The Writer's Desk

Writing Session 1: Cutting BackAuthor/Genre: AW/horrorWords written: 1132 Total words: 12,582Time Spent:  15 minutes (break)  Notes: I kind of got on a roll with this today – had to force myself to stop! Melanie’s got an odd crisis on her hands…a mental disconnect that’s forcing her to reevaluate things like friendship while she deals with […]

Writing Session 1: Lemon CreamAuthor/Genre: TM/erotic romanceWords written: 855 Total words: 13,396Time Spent:  15 minutes (break)  Notes: After a no-writing day yesterday (the day job was super busy, and after work I was just mentally fried, so I read a book instead) today’s been much more productive already. The rest of this scene just came […]

Writing Session 1: THDAuthor/Genre: JD/romantic suspenseWords written: n/a Total words: n/aTime Spent:  15 minutes (break)  Notes: With revisions done, I decided to just do a quick spelling/formatting check and get this sent off to my editor, finally. Was going to do it last night, but got distracted by domestic stuff. Feels good to have it […]

Writing Session 1: Jasmine BetrayalAuthor/Genre: JD/romantic suspenseWords written: 182 Total words: 182Time Spent:  15 minutes (break)  Notes: Ooo…this is going to be good. And freaky. It always takes longer to write the beginning of a story, because I have to get to know the characters, and explore the world they’re in. Well worth it though. […]

Writing Session 1: Mr. Mysterious Author/Genre: JD/romantic suspense Words written: 216 Total words: 10,347 Time Spent:  15 minutes (break)   Notes: Not all that many words, but considering I have to re-read all three of the last holiday installments before I start writing these, not bad. And man, does it feel good to work on […]

Writing Session 1: Mr. Mysterious Author/Genre: JD/romantic suspense Words written: 216 Total words: 10,347 Time Spent:  15 minutes (break)   Notes: Not all that many words, but considering I have to re-read all three of the last holiday installments before I start writing these, not bad. And man, does it feel good to work on […]

Writing Session 1: Lemon CreamAuthor/Genre: TM/erotic romanceWords written: 592 Total words: 12,241Time Spent:  15 minutes (break)  Notes: Alrighty then. Physical stuff over, head games back in play. I sometimes struggle with the internal conflicts – the mind games we play with ourselves in relationships. Trying to make it real and not just tedious is sometimes…well, […]

Writing Session 1: The Handyman’s Dancer (formerly THHG)Author/Genre: JD/romantic suspenseWords written: n/a (revising) Total words: n/aTime Spent:  15 minutes (break)  Notes: I tried to work on this several times yesterday, and simply couldn’t do it. Ugh. I managed to revise two scenes this morning, one of which had to be half-rewritten instead, but I think […]

Writing Session 1: The Handyman’s Dancer (formerly THHG)Author/Genre: JD/romantic suspenseWords written: n/a (revising)Total words: n/aTime Spent:  15 minutes (break)   Notes: After a day of *thinking* about revising, and doing everything in my power to avoid it, I’m back at it today. Just revised the 10th scene, which involved rewriting an entire conversation. I’m actually kind of surprised I got it […]

Writing Session 1: Lemon Cream Author/Genre: TM/erotic romance Words written: 694 Total Words: 11,277 Time Spent: 45 minutes (after work) Notes: Man, it feels good to get back into a draft. Revisions suck (hence nothing done on breaks today, unless you count staring at the words thinking “duh…” for 15 minutes). Drafting is fun. And […]