partial | Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author

Chocks Away!

Jackie Ashenden — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:37:00 +0000

It’s done. Cat and Sean are winging their way to London. Hope they like it over there. Hope the ed likes them. They’re really a lovely couple. Much nicer now I know them properly. Sean has been re-alpha’d because the ed warned me not to make him too good. And Cat has been de-immatured.
They have issues though, issues they really need to work through, and I hope they get the chance for their HEA.

Seriously, one thing I’ll say for this partial is that it’s waaay better than the last one. At least, I think it is. And that’s mainly because I know my characters a lot better. Those character bios were a godsend and I can’t think why I didn’t do them earlier. Maybe one day I won’t need them but for now, until I get a handle on this conflict drama, I’ll do one for each new story. Before I start writing.

Right, so now I can kick back and relax on the beach holiday we’re going on tomorrow. For maybe five minutes. Will get web withdrawal I’m sure of it – which is why I’ll be visiting the local WIFI hotspot frequently. Am also taking my trusty laptop so I can rewrite the rest of Cat and Sean’s story in the hope they’ll want the rest of it. Nothing like starting 2010 with a bit of optimism!

Hope you all have a lovely week or two. Here’s to NTAI!

The post Chocks Away! first appeared on Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author.

New Year’s Eve vs My Partial

Jackie Ashenden — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:37:00 +0000

Right, well, I suppose I should be thinking about resolutions and whatnot, it being New Year’s Eve today. Thing is, I’m not paying attention to anything much (including the kids) because I am totally immersed in fiddling with my partial. In fact, I’d like to give New Year’s Eve a total miss so I can get this sucker done and away before we head up north. Is that sad or what?

Anyway, I suppose I should get into the spirit of it and list my goals for 2010:

1. Get published.

2. Get published.

3. Get published.

4. Get published.

5. You getting the idea?

6. Get published.

7. I think you are by now.

8. Get published.

9. Eat chocolate (fooled you there for a minute).

10. Yep, you guessed it, get published.

Here’s to a very happy 2010 for everyone! May we all realise at least one of our goals. I can definitely predict that number 9 on my list will come true.

The post New Year’s Eve vs My Partial first appeared on Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author.

All Dressed Up

Jackie Ashenden — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:08:00 +0000

Okay, well, the partial is done. Its got its party dress on, hair has been styled, the makeup done. Now all it’s waiting for is to be asked out. Don’t want it to be a wallflower…

In other romantic news, the darling Dr Jax took me for a suprise wedding anniversary weekend to Waiheke Island, one of the islands in Auckland’s gulf harbour. A kid free weekend and it was bliss!
Not to mention giving me a few ideas for my next wip. Yes, a writer’s imagination is always working.

This wip is the infamous Kate and Alex story and I finally, finally think I’ve got the conflict and plot exactly as they should be (at least I think so). Waiheke is home to lots of hippy-type people as well as very rich-type people. So I can see the Modern Heat potential. Lots of beautiful vineyards, lots of five star resorts, lots of tie-dye and dream catchers. The perfect place for the child of hippy parents to take on a rich and unscrupulous property developer…

Now I’ve got a handle on the old action/reaction and the KISS principle with regard to conflict, I think I could make this one work. Now what I really need to concentrate on is NOT adding additional strands to my conflict but that’s a whole other story…

The post All Dressed Up first appeared on Jackie Ashenden - Romance Author.