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The Making of a Story - How 'Guard My Body' Came to be

This is the first story that I’ve published that resulted from a writing prompt. So I thought I’d write a post about how this story came to be, in case it is of interest to others. I guess this is sort of a behind-the-scenes type thing like they do with movies and TV shows. When I’d finished drafting Beach Fling with the Biker , I wasn’t sure what I was going to tackle next. I needed something to keep me productive, so I wasn’t six months or more between releases again. I have used the editor on the Reedsy website for the past few stories to format my manuscripts into ePub to upload to Amazon. It made that part of the process quicker and easier for me. One day when I was on their site, I noticed they had a thing called a Plot Generator. So I thought I would indulge in a bit of creative procrastination to see what it did. A Writing Prompt to Get Me Going First off, their Plot Generator is not some AI thing. As of now, I’m staying away from AI for my creative writing. There is far too m...

New Release - Guard My Body

Another new release! I'd hoped to have this one out by the end of June, but it just didn't work out that way. Hot weather set in, which always makes me a bit lethargic. Then there was a holiday. While I didn't have big plans for the Fourth of July this year, I took it a little easy and enjoyed the holiday. With that said, I present to you: Guard My Body - A Short Bodyguard Romance I had a lot of fun writing this one. I can only hope you have just as much fun reading it. Enjoy!   A dive bar, a broken elevator, and a man hotter than any fantasy. What could go wrong? Madison Being a writer is not at all what I thought it would be. Writing about crappy restaurants and dumpy hotels is not the life I imagined. Then again, I get stuck in a hotel elevator with a man hotter than sin. Who turns out to be interested in me. Except, it is just my luck to lose him as quickly as I found him. Will I ever see him again? Considering my bad luck, I doubt it. Jackson One unpleasant job ...

Cover Reveal - Guard My Body

Whao! Would you look at this, a cover reveal. Obviously I've been working on another story. The title is Guard My Body. It's about a hot protective bodyguard and a writer. Because who doesn't want a hot bodyguard as a book-boyfriend? Writing this story has been a lot of fun, I'm about to enter the final stages of it and hope to have this story out by the end of this month. When I was finishing up Beach Fling with a Biker I wasn't sure what I was going to write next. The past few stories I've used the Reedsy editor to format my manuscripts to upload to Amazon. It has saved me a lot of time with formatting. I noticed on the Reedsy site they have a plot generator. So I decided to check it out. It spit out an idea about a bodyguard, which intrigued me, but I also dismissed it. However, the concept wouldn't leave me alone, so I went back and started generating plots involving a bodyguard as my hero. And no, their little plot generator is not some AI thing. From...

Blogs - Why I Love Them and Why I Want to Do More

  I like blogs. I read several almost daily. Most of the ones I read are by authors, but I read other kinds of blogs as well. Some blogs have helped me. For example, when I decided knitting a pair of socks was a great idea, I found a blog to help me figure out the stitches for the heel of the sock. Or when I decided to dual boot my laptop with Linux, while retaining Windows. Although, I'm not sure why, I've never really logged into my Windows partition. Oh well. The point is the info on a blog was there to help me. As some of you know I'm not big on social media. I've never understood Facebook and honestly, I'm not sure I ever will. To some extent I do, but mostly I don't. I feel like everybody is shouting, "Hey, look at me, and here's my views on this and that, today I'm upset at this other thing, and oh by the way this is what I had for breakfast with photos." I can live my life without that madness. Once upon a time, I did try to be active o...

Four Years of Self Publishing - What I’ve Learned and Looking Ahead

  Last month marked four years since I began my self publishing journey. It’s hard to believe that it’s been that long already. In some ways, it’s even harder to believe that I’m still at it and still trying. It’s been a learning journey for certain. Not just about writing and publishing, but also about myself. A Brief Look Back I’ve published nine stories in these four years. I’m disappointed I haven’t published more, but at the same time, I’m amazed at how far I’ve come. From being scared to death about putting myself out there, to having nine stories published. Not a big win, but a win I’ll take. When I started this, I set out to write erotic short stories. I'd read a few books that claimed that writing short erotica would have you earning money in no time. Sounded like a good idea to me. My first three stories, His Workaholic , Getting Her Clients and Her Holiday Fireworks , certainly revolved around sex. But they also have romantic elements and could've passed as erotic ...

New Release - Beach Fling with the Biker

 Another new release is here! Beach Fling with the Biker is live! The last thing I needed was the temptation of a hot biker who takes my mind off everything but him. . . Alexa A week alone on the beach. That’s all I wanted. A week to figure out how to escape my father’s accounting firm that he expects me to take over one day. Except, a reservation screw up ends my alone time. Now, I’m sharing it with a god of a man who rode in on a bike. I’m supposed to be figuring my life out, not obsessing over a hot biker I won’t ever see again when the week is over. Would I risk my father’s wrath for a man I barely know? Or could this biker be the life path I’ve been searching for? Damon All I wanted was a week alone on the beach. One last time to live wild and free before I take on responsibilities my family is pressuring me into. Only a reservation screw up has me staying with a woman who wears loud shirts and tempts me like no other. By the end of the week, I’ll have to make a choice. Do I r...

A Story of a Beach Story - Part 2

  Thought I'd give a quick update. If you've been following along then you know that last summer I was writing a beach story . Every thing was going well until I was struck down with a tired spell. I've also come up with an idea for a series of stories. Then I was torn about which to pursue first. I've done some noodling with the series, but nothing has quite gelled with that yet. I decided to uncover that beach story to see what I had and to my surprise it was close to being finished. Since it was almost done I decided to finish it and make it my next release. I still have a lot of work to do before I can get it out. My hope is after this story I can get a better writing routine going and stay with it. I have my fingers crossed that I don't get struck down by some weird illness and things of that nature. While I'm still sort of noodling around about the series I mentioned, as of now I'm not sure if that will be what I work on next or not. I've had a bit...