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08/27/2004: "I love it when a novel comes together"
Well, not novel. Novella.
I've been working on SSD, my Brava novella, every day, and aside from the trauma of finding a typo in my contest entry, it's been going great. I love the freedom of writing "real" language.
That's not to say that there aren't people for whom real language and life doesn't mirror what you'd find in an inspirational romance. Or a family-oriented romance. Or even a Temptation or Blaze. But for me, "real" includes a lot of frank language. I'm ex-military, and I'm married to a sailor. And let me tell ya, the ship get-togethers can get pretty raunchy! The guys definitely do not sit around talking about feelings and cooking and gardening. 
So anyway, working on SSD has been fun. Yesterday I wrote a scene out of order--I jumped ahead a chapter and a half because a scene was sticking in my head and I needed to get it out before I forgot it. Writing out of order is something I might have panicked about just a year ago, but I think I've finally hit a good place in my confidence level and abilities, and I'm trusting myself so much more.
Writing is still a lot of hard work and I know I have a long way to go as far as learning the craft, but it's becoming more fun.
Ooh, and has anyone else noticed that with the rising popularity of novels with sexy premises came a lot of sex toy shops, erotic bakeries, sexy candy shops, etc? Want to write one because you just can't get enough of that same old plot line? Well, here's my gift to you. I give you, already made, a "sexy" premise and a hero with a problem! 
Naughty Baker's Diminished Sex Drive Starting To Affect His Work
LOL
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