It’s kind of amazing how a couple of editorial sentences can make you look at an ms and suddenly you see exactly what isn’t working. The email I just got from M&B was just like that. In fact, in terms of revisions, it was one of the best ones I’ve ever received in that it … Continue reading “Revisions are Groovy”
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How Throwing a Tantrum Can Work
Soooo….you know how I threw an epic tantrum about how nothing was happening?? And many of you said to hang in there and things will start to move? Well, I woke up this morning to an email from the wonderful editor at M&B about Mr Sheikhypants. They love him and his conflict (yay me for … Continue reading “How Throwing a Tantrum Can Work”
In Which Jackie Drags Out Yet Another Tired Analogy
For the few people still reading this blog, I thought I’d vary my analogy today. I’ve given up supermarkets for the moment, since supermarkets imply movement. I’m going with quicksand today since there is absolutely no movement whatsoever. Plus I can also get in the whole ‘journey to publication’ thing since, apparently, it is a … Continue reading “In Which Jackie Drags Out Yet Another Tired Analogy”
Supermarket Queues
So I’m at a packed supermarket and I’m trying to find a checkout that hasn’t got fifty million people queued up and not having much luck. I can’t use the 12 items or less checkout because I have more than 12 items and the self-serve checkout is a little bit new-fangled and freaky for me. … Continue reading “Supermarket Queues”
Research. It’s Weird.
Another WIP finished, another ms to add to the pile. Yeah, finished Mr Rough yesterday. And I mean finished very loosely. My endings are so bad, mainly because I hate writing em. Usually because it’s not until I write that I figure out what’s missing in the rest of the ms. With Mr Rough I … Continue reading “Research. It’s Weird.”
Jackie’s Little Checklist
Again, thousands of apologies for my lack of keeping this sorry excuse for a blog up to date. And also apologies for not doing my usual round of visits to other people’s blogs. I’ve been keeping my social media distractions to a mimimum for the purposes of pretending that I am an NYT #1 bestselling … Continue reading “Jackie’s Little Checklist”
Emotion – The Heart of the Character
Hmmmm, bad blogger me with the weekly posts. I should be doing more. But well, I tend to slow down when I’m feeling in a low patch and have had another dip in the trail in the past couple of weeks. The journey to publication has gone way downhill, past the swamp and the garbage … Continue reading “Emotion – The Heart of the Character”
The Trouble with Women
So I had problem with alphas in my last post. My new hero, Mr Rough, is being let off the reins and he’s loving it, but now I’m wondering all over again about sympatheticness (if that’s even a word) as it relates to the heroine. The romance heroine does have a reputation for being a … Continue reading “The Trouble with Women”
A Hard Man is Good to Find – Fear of the Alpha
I think you’ll all know by now that when it comes to heroes, I’m an alpha girl all the way. I like a hard man. A man who doesn’t take any crap from anyone. A take charge, protective man. And most especially a tortured man. Mmmmmm….tortured man….*Homer Simpson donut noise* Ahem. So anyway with all … Continue reading “A Hard Man is Good to Find – Fear of the Alpha”
Lucky 7
The lovely Rach has tagged me for the Lucky 7 Meme and since I’ve been away for Easter, this is slightly late but…well….better late than never, right? The deal is this:Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP■Go to line 7■Copy down the next 7 lines–sentences or paragraphs–and post them as they’re written. No cheating.■Tag … Continue reading “Lucky 7”