I keep delaying my posts in the hope that I have something to tell you. But I have nothing to tell you. So to keep me going and to keep the crows at bay, here is Jean Claude Van Damme with my own personal mantra. Maybe it’ll be this week.
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Jackie Ashenden and the Inbox of Doom
After nearly two weeks of waiting by the Inbox of Doom, nothing. I was kind of hoping not to post until I had news to relate but, sadly, I have no news to relate. No boulders falling from the sky. No snakes. No flaming arrows flying at my head. No jewels waiting on the head … Continue reading “Jackie Ashenden and the Inbox of Doom”
A Miracle – The Non Sassy Heroine
Is this even possible in Modern Heat? Having a heroine who is not sassy? Is not quick with the comeback? Does not give the hero what-for at every given opportunity? This, friends, is my conundrum. Having left the Frenchman to stew quietly in his own juices (don’t go there) for a wee while, the time … Continue reading “A Miracle – The Non Sassy Heroine”
So What Do I Do Now?
Okay, so here I am, still waiting. No drama though. In many ways still waiting is good. Everything is still a possibility, nothing has been rejected. Yet. Groan. My only problem is feeling sick every morning as the Inbox of Doom fills up with emails.Anyway, in order to help the NTAI along a little, I’ve … Continue reading “So What Do I Do Now?”
Hi, My Name’s Jackie and I am a Writerholic
Just got back from an Easter break and am feeling very writing deprived. Apparently it’s good to have a rest but I tell you five days without writing anything feels like torture to me. Luckily I wasn’t in the middle of a wip otherwise it would have been hell. Still, the one good thing about … Continue reading “Hi, My Name’s Jackie and I am a Writerholic”
The Importance of Being Nervous
Why am I nervous? Because I’ve heard from the editor that I’ve been working with and she’s told me that she should be getting to my partial in the next couple of weeks. Argh!!! And I’ve gone from impatient waiting to nervous twitching instead. Perhaps it’s nicer not knowing. Because when you don’t know, you … Continue reading “The Importance of Being Nervous”
Headache or Plot Device?
Finished my Frenchman. Yes, it was fast but I’m realising that writing the first draft really quickly is kind of my process. I have to get it down ASAP because if I don’t, I lose interest and never finish it. And since finishing is a weak point of mine, it’s something I really have to … Continue reading “Headache or Plot Device?”
The Trouble with Endings
Is that I find them hard to write. I think I may have mentioned before how hard I find them. Which is possibly why, until I started writing romance and seriously trying to get published, I never finished any of the stories I used to start. I’m not sure what it is about them that … Continue reading “The Trouble with Endings”
The Rudeness of the Frenchman
I’m not talking about Frenchmen in general, just about my particular Frenchman. And his problem with rudeness. Because sadly, in the first chapter he is not at his best and is quite rude to the heroine. Now some people who have met him had no problems with his rudeness and yet others found it difficult. … Continue reading “The Rudeness of the Frenchman”
Don’t Just Stand There – Do Something!
Yes, problems with the Frenchman yet again. Honestly, I don’t know what it is about this ms that’s causing me so much grief! That man needs – in the immortal words of my paternal grandfather – a good whipping with barbed wire. Anyway, so after rewriting the first chapter five times, I then had a … Continue reading “Don’t Just Stand There – Do Something!”