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90,000 words in, and I’m up to Chapter 27! I seriously cannot believe how fast I’ve been flying through this thing. Knock on wood that I don’t stall out with another bout of writer’s block. I just need to get through one more really dramatic moment, then the wrap-up. At this rate, I might be […]
One of my favorite things about Chapter 24 is the Lamborghini. I just had to work one in for my super-car-obsessed eleven-year-old. My boy loves his Lambos. He owns several. Of the pocket-sized variety. Also, all the video game sessions in the book are a nod to my older son who is a hardcore gamer. […]
After a slow start on the manuscript, I am now ripping through it. Almost done with Chapter 20. In this one, Andy decides to broaden the scope of her lessons with Luke. (That’s code for shit’s about to get steamy.) Also, I love that I was able to work in a nod to Helen Hoang’s […]
Chapter 15 done! Love how this one turned out. After Andy has an embarrassing moment at the beach in front of Kyle, Luke comforts hers back at his condo. Which naturally turns into a heated moment between them. One that may or may not involve a shower and a bar of soap. Me and my […]
Well, the writing is still going very slow, but I’m gonna cut myself some slack here since it’s the summer, and I’ve got my kids at home. I was able to work on Chapter 11 today. In this one, I got Andy going on her first surf lesson with Luke. Because of her anxiety about […]
The roses blossomed this month. The writing did not. Only finished one chapter. But at least I got the overall premise for the book mapped out. This is one of those stories where Character A (Andy) likes Character B (Kyle), so she enlists the help of Character C (Luke) to help her woo Character B, […]
31,000 words in, and I just finished Chapter 8. I had to look up public indecency laws while writing this chapter. Turns out, in the state of California, you can get hit with six to twelve months of jail time and a thousand-dollar fine for getting your freak on in public. My boy Luke is […]
Chapter 7 is done, manuscript word count is at 24,400, and I’m cruising right along. Lots of good tension between my MCs in this one, and I’ve now got Andy out of her old job and into her new one at The Sand Spot where she’ll be seeing Luke on a regular basis. So of […]
Just finished Chapter 6 which ends with Andy and Luke having their second encounter in the book, and oh man, it’s a good one. I had so much fun building up to that moment. It was also cool to introduce Luke’s sister in this chapter because Mary’s just so awesome. She’s the manager of the […]
Worked on Chapter 5 today which takes place during one of Andy’s shifts at ManCave Outfitters. ManCave. Where do I come up with these names? It’s just so cheesy but, hey, it really worked to set the tone of the scene I wrote this afternoon, so I’m glad I’d dropped that detail about Andy working […]