Over the holiday break, I’ll still be active on Google + and Facebook at least.
2015 has been a big year
of writing for me. I’ve written more words than
I’ve ever done before. With many, “I don’t know
what the heck I’m doing” nerves, I made my social media sites around April
2015. It’s been non-stop writing in one form or another ever since.
Writing on the blogger
site, pushed me out of my comfort zone of penning romance to post about topics
that might interest readers. I’ve featured romance books written by other
authors. I made comments about movies I'd watched. Wrote posts about astrology, cooking,
dancing, history, strange and spooky things.
On Google+, I discovered a
treasure trove of posts from people all over the world that interested me. As the
months passed, my mind, heart and creative world opened up in ways I didn’t
expect. I read about many different perceptions of love and romance. I enjoyed the blog
stories of other writers. I couldn’t resist the beautiful artwork. I got caught
up with dancing, and the tango wouldn’t let me go. I soaked up the inspirational
posts and was starved for more. The Vintage and Victorian Age posts caused me
to reflect on the times and memories of life before the digital revolution.
I’m appreciative of the
friends I’ve met in the social media worlds.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Hen
Party
Throughout the year, I
wrote over 80,000 words toward my romance stories.
The Hen Party story is going
to be a long one. I think I’ve reached the half-way mark of the party. The
bunch of misbehaving bachelorettes and the rooster-on-the-loose won’t stop
telling me more about their party shenanigans. They can't run amok forever, and all of the cast of characters
will ultimately end up in big trouble.
It’s been a challenge
writing scenes with multiple characters who create mayhem in their own ways. Some writing friends have critiqued the first novella. It
seems likely that in 2016, I will quietly self-publish novella-sized books from
the Hen Party story in Amazon’s kindle store. Publishing dates will depend on finalizing editing, blurb writing and book cover design. I haven’t found all of
the helpers for the book production yet.
When I finally finish the
Hen Party story, I’ll write about the full book launch on my social media
sites.
Hen Party is the first
book in a series that I’m planning to write about the romance between smart,
sassy Kyra, and Mr J, the mysterious hero. Their attraction for each other starts
during the trying circumstances of the hen party. The couple’s path to love will
continue to be a bumpy ride all the way until they surrender their intense feelings for another. Smooth, sexy Mr J thought he knew a lot about
women and seduction, until he met Kyra and the bachelorettes.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Ambush
& Surrender
I have almost finished my
Victorian Age short romance, “Ambush & Surrender”.
A story about the heroine, Vonnie, who ambushes the hero's carriage and persuades the gentlemanly Mr. Renton to help her find her missing
sister. The unlikely couple find love along the way.
Unfortunately, I took a story direction that
landed me at a dead end. I need to go back and pick up the story threads and get
the story back on track again.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
A Scandalous Victorian Love Story
I haven’t finalized a
story name, but I’m also writing books in another Victorian Age romance series.
The books will tell the story of Lord Wylie’s scandalous pursuit of an
inconvenient and bewitching woman who is far beneath his social class. Her name is
Adeline, and she is a worldly woman who is wise to the ways of rogues and
rakes. She falls in love with the lord when their eyes first meet, but she will
resist her desires, and keep to her plans to leave London.
When the lord’s mother
passed away before her time, he lost his happy home life and his family
broke apart. He won’t give up his courtship of Adeline. She’s an extraordinary
woman who brings him happiness like no other he’s met. The clash of wills and
the call of love can’t be ignored by the couple.
A writing friend is
currently critiquing the first book. Another round of editing will follow. I
would like to write many books in this series before I think about publishing.
Writing historical romance is a slower process for me, because of the need for
research and to keep in the tone and voice of the times. So it’s likely, I
won’t post much about this series until I’ve completed more books.
In 2016, I’m planning to
start a Victorian Age Collection on Google+. I’ve thought a lot about the
changes to Google+. The move away from the style of individual posts to become
more focused on Collections and Communities. What can I do, but flex and adapt
to the changes? That’s life. Live, learn and love. Write on!
Enjoy the week to come.
I hope it's not too hectic.
Festive cheers,
Ashlyn.
P.S Most of the images in this post were purchased from fotofolia.com
I hope it's not too hectic.
Festive cheers,
Ashlyn.
P.S Most of the images in this post were purchased from fotofolia.com
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