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Corner Writing

Bet you thought this would be some great knowledge how-to on writing?

Wrong.

I’ve written myself into a plot corner.

Hate when that happens. 😳

I’ve been moving along pretty steadily in my plot, using my synopsis as a guideline, but now I need something to happen, but if I write it the way I need it to happen, all the characters will come across incredibly….stupid.

So…can’t do that. Which means I have to sit and ponder how to make what I need happen…happen, without making a bunch of demon hunters look like a bunch of dimwits.

Sometimes writing is a maze. You go one way and keep making your way around the maze with no problem. And sometimes you hit a block with no exit, so you have to back your way out, find another way to go. The important thing is to keep moving…always moving…never stop. You eventually find yourself on the right path again.

And while I paused writing this blog post, I figured out how to get out of the corner. Now I’m out of the maze and chugging along again. :giggle:

See? Just don’t stop moving. :sasmokin:

It’s Monday, Isn’t It?

And it’s already the end of July. Yikes.

Weekend was fun. Biker Dude and I went on a Poker Run charity bike ride for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. It was hot and sweaty and a really long day out in the sun, but we had a really good time. We rode to different locations, got a different ‘card’ for our poker hand at each locale, and ended up at Harley dealership where we didn’t win the Harley they were giving away, but Biker Dude did win a t-shirt. Hey, better than nothing, right? :giggle:

Then we came home and did yard work. More hot sun and sweat. Yuk.

Sunday we went shopping with our daughter and bought her a nightstand for the condo she’ll be sharing with friends at college. Yes, just a few more weeks and she’ll be off to college. She’s so excited and we’re excited for her. :cheer:

No writing at all this weekend, which I didn’t really mind. I need to take time off and refresh the brain (ignores Sven’s leering, sweaty face over there on the right). Since the 70 Day writing challenge started on July 8th, I’ve added over 100 pages to The Demon’s Touch, so I’m rockin and things are going really well with the plotline.

Today is working on the book, which after having taken the weekend off, I’m anxious to get back to. And of course, :laundry:

This week’s agenda?

1. Write at least 40 pages on The Demon’s Touch

2. Surgery later this week for Buddy, our lab, who tore his ACL. 😥

3. Make appt for Jaz and Bella at the Groomers (man, do they really need haircuts)

4. Grocery shopping!

What’s on your To Do list this week?

Oh and 31 DAYS UNTIL HUNTING THE DEMON RELEASES!!!!! :hips:

Sex

Always a fun subject for a Friday, huh? :giggle:

I was having a discussion with some friends yesterday about sex scenes in erotic romance, and it made me think about those of us who write sex scenes. And how we write them, or how they come to be.

When I write an erotic romance, I tend to plot out the storyline, with an inkling of where the sex scenes might go.

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