Breakthrough

There's simply no other word for it. As I was writing yesterday, working on Part II of my second novel, which shall remain nameless, it happened. As I generally do, I write with a skeletal outline in mind. It's in my head but rarely works out exactly as planned which can be frustrating, however, yesterday I had a breakthrough. Two characters were talking. Since they are lovers who have known each other for a very long time they both believe they still "know" each other, taking into account, but never believing how their individual life experiences have changed them.

So, they are talking... fighting actually, and words just flow, leading to discoveries and voila! A piece of the puzzle is there...like it just dropped from the sky and explains so much about who this character is. Okay, it's Christian Du Maure, my intense, solitary, mesmerizing vampire who is being taken on the ride of his life. To his credit, he has not flipped out....yet.


It's truly magic when this happens for me and them. When my characters take over and basically tell me how things will go I realize how out of my control it writing can be and I can only thank my muse for not tapping on my shoulder, but taking keyboard in hand and just banging things out.

I can't seem to really express my self but I know it feels right. Enough said.

Back at Square One

Recently I blogged about an agent who was interested in a partial (50 pages) read of Immortal Obsession. While I was excited about it I am also a realist. While I consider Immortal Obsession a paranormal romance, it is erotic and dark. I tend to like to read novels that portray the struggles of characters, whether they are humans or vampires. Too much romance and fluff negates the respect and the fear we should have for this supernatural being. The last thing I want to do as a writer is contribute to the homogenization of this archetype.

So, I am back at square one, having queried more agents in the hopes that someone will want to read more than just my query letter. Perhaps an agent will want to take a chance on me and my world of beautiful seductive vampires with their power struggles, love triangles, lust and betrayals. It is also a world full of morality and hope, not unlike ours.

My muse leans over my shoulder and whispers "just write" and so I do and book two in my vampire series unfolds.