Yesterday was a great writing day! Dialogue was flowing, their chemistry was electric. Roth gave me some awesome quotes! 🥵😍 I had to do some research to fill in some plot things involving Rami and Ariana. 💣💰🔫 Happy that’s finally sorted!
“Are you listening to me?... 2023-08-19 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Suggestions for her sisters middle names?
Colette ____ Hennessy-Caruso
Ariana ____ Hennessy-Khan
2023-08-18 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostI just shared this on Discord because I couldn't help myself and I'm evil. Part of a scene I was working on yesterday:
Her nightmare was coming. Panic engulfed her. She had to get out of here. She beat her fists against the gold metal doors, screaming at the top of her lungs. ... 2023-08-17 20:28:35 +0000 UTC View Post
OMG you guys! I’m not gonna lie. I’ve been wrestling with these opening chapters far longer than I thought I would. I think the original draft of this chapter was between 12-14k words. I divided this into three chapters to make it easier to edit, and today this scene just tipped over 21k word...
2023-08-17 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostShe lifted watery eyes to his face and saw the rage there, barely contained, and felt a surge of terror that she was sure reflected in her eyes because he rested his forehead against hers. He panted as if he was the one being suffocated, as if he couldn’t breathe. His hot breath fanned... 2023-08-15 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a peaceful skirmish between two adults having a disagreement...
“I had my faults, but I never thought I’d see the day that you ran to the man I freed you from.”
His words hit her like a punch in the gut. She felt the blood drain from her face.&nbs... 2023-08-13 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Was I such a monster that you felt that you had to sell your soul to the devil to get away from me?”
“Better the devil I know than the one I don’t.” Her tears seeped into his shirt, mingling with the remnants of her bath water he still wore. “My fathe... 2023-08-12 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I still have a bit more to do on the opening chapter. The dialogue bogged me down big time, but we're blasting through and will come back and clean and refine later during rewrites. The ups and downs in this long ass scene tires me out, but will definitely be worth it in the end!
They...
2023-08-10 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hoping to complete this opening chapter which has been kicking my butt. It’s now close to 17k words. It may be split into 2 or 3 chapters later but it’s one continuous scene like the end of Bitter Secrets. Mostly dialogue and touching on super important topics we need to sort out before movin...
2023-08-09 20:06:06 +0000 UTC View PostI'm still fiddling with the annoying opening chapter because they address so many important topics. There's nearly two dozen versions of this scene from 2021 to now. The range in discussions, locations in the penthouse where this takes place, and emotions run the gamut and is driving me a little ...
2023-08-08 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Lyle would do almost anything for you,” Roth said.
“I know.”
“He loves you.”
“Yes.”
Roth captured her chin and leaned down so his eyes were all she could see. ... 2023-08-06 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-08-04 23:07:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been so long since I’ve read the beginning of Bitter Confessions that I forgot I wrote them as parts rather than books. In the original, the only flashback I showed during the course of the story was him showing up for her graduation. The flashbacks of their first meet and coffee date ca...
2023-08-04 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
This chapter is almost the length of a novella. 🙄 Editing what I wrote in 2021 and adding new stuff. They talk throughout the whole chapter. It's an insane amount of dialogue. IDK if I'm going to kee...
2023-08-03 23:44:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe original opening for Bitter Confessions goes right into the morning after Roth and Jasmine’s big fight in London. I thought it would be a good change of pace to have a softer intro. I brainstormed and decided to show Jasmine as a child. She’s around ten or eleven, at Tuxedo Park on summer...
2023-08-03 01:31:25 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve been thinking about this a lot as I delve into book 3 in the series. I think it’s more common for a series to have one couple per book. Christine Feehan, Nora Roberts, Nalini Singh come to mind off the top of my head. I love that, but most of the time, if I love the couple, I want more.<...
2023-08-03 01:26:53 +0000 UTC View PostI told myself that all I really needed was Maximus’ POV for the blackmailing showdown. I should be laying down words in BC (Bitter Confessions), not in book 5 that won’t see the light of day for some time. But, when I woke up yesterday, the aftermath of that scene from Roth’s POV was playin...
2023-08-03 01:21:29 +0000 UTC View PostBecause of some references in Bitter Confessions, I knew I needed to work on this Roth & Maximus showdown. Since books 1-4 are from Jasmine’s POV, this scene will appear in an extra book (5) that will show different character POVs (mostly Roth’s). I wrote pieces of R & M showdown in 2...
2023-08-03 01:19:54 +0000 UTC View Post