Aw, feeling the flow now. Chapter 34 done.  Lots of action going on in Eli’s recording studio for this one. Which was great fun to write.  I slipped in some sexy shenanigans as Eli gives Lily a private tour of the facilities, and I worked in a big musical number. For some reason, all my […]

Just finished the first scene of Chapter 32. I really like how this bit between Eli and his mom turned out. They needed to clear the air about some stuff. As does my girl Lily with her mother, Dani, but I’m building to that business because their history is more complicated. But as for things […]

Whoo-hoo! Knocked out Chapter 31 in just four short afternoons of writing. It’s only a 1300-word scene, but I’ll take it. I need to start building some momentum with the writing again, so I can slam dunk New Year’s Res # 3.  I also need to get back to having fun with it, and Chapter […]

Okay, for some reason Chapter 30 tripped me up for like two friggin’ months. I don’t know why. It’s mostly just Lily sitting in a damn vet clinic gabbing on the phone to her girl Penny.  In my head, this bit should have been a cakewalk.  Alas, it was not.  I rewrote the scene multiple […]

New Year’s Resolutions for 2021: Get that vaccine. Lose 20 pounds (or 40.) Finish this dang manuscript! (Holding myself accountable by publishing the shortlist to the masses. My longer list includes a haircut, a new tube of lipstick, and a trip to some place that serves drinks with little umbrellas.)

Okay, major writer’s block this month. That’s what I get for not journaling in yonks. Good news is, I am now about three-quarters of the way through the manuscript, and I’m currently working on Chapters 27 and 28, titled “The Beasts” and “The L-Word” respectively. This section of the story is a doozy. Lots of […]

Woo-hoo! After finishing Chapter 20, I’m at 60K words, halfway through the manuscript, and I’ve drafted everything I had written chapter summary cards for. The chapter summary cards are really my rudimentary way of outlining or storyboarding as I go since I am very much a “pantser.”  (See my May 19 post for a sample.) […]

So, I was able to work in a couple small scenes with my favorite British bodyguard character Watson. The first is between him and Lily at the end of Chapter 18.  Lily’s had a rough night and Watson’s playing chauffeur, and after she climbs into the back of his ride all emotionally wrecked, he gives […]

So, I’m almost done with Chapter 18, and that pizza I mentioned a couple posts ago, definitely got wasted. That bit was so damn satisfying to write. I think of it as Lily’s Carrie Underwood moment.  Right now, my girl is well and truly pissed at Eli… and hurt. And by the time I finish […]

I’m halfway through Chapter 17 which introduces a group of musicians Eli works with at his studio. The band is called RMO, and I love this trio of characters (Ryder, Morgan, and Oscar) so much that I’m already writing spinoff material in my head for them.  Also, their music style was inspired by an indie-pop […]