Take That, Crows!!
I was feeling a little insecure over the last week, since I sold my second book and a request for a third didn’t land in my inbox right away, I know…greedy much? Well, more insecure. It’s a strange transition going from slush pile submitter, to being on contract…and then being off-contract only two months after getting offered contracts!
I’m still at the stage where I just feel thankful they’ve even bothered to read my writing, and I haven’t fully realized that they actually…like it.
So I was a very happy camper this morning when a request for book #3 landed in my inbox! Another contract likely won’t be extended until book #3 is accepted…if it is. 🙂
But in the meantime, I have a new WIP with a very sexy Greek Entertainment Media Mogul and a curvy, somewhat insecure, career oriented heroine. It’s been fun to write so far, even though about a quarter of the way through I discovered that I have a bit of a nonflict. The tension just wasn’t there! So, first I pointed fingers at the sexy Greek. Not alpha enough!! I shouted at him. Why wasn’t he more alpha anyway?? I kept intending him to be and then he’d go all mush at the end of a scene. Where was the ruthlessness??? Nowhere I could see.
But then I realized something. It wasn’t him. It was her. I’d created this sweetly vulnerable heroine, who wore her tenderness on her sleeve so obviously even he could see it and I just couldn’t bear for him to be hard with her! So, at Jackie’s suggestion, I’m giving her a bit of a tougher exterior. The vulnerability is still there, but as I’ve said before, in order for me to make an effective alpha, I can’t have him being a bully! This girl has to be able to give as good as she gets. Without it…we have no tension. We have a nonflict.
But, now that it’s been identified, I feel very happy about it. And I’m really happy to have the partial for book #3 in!! TAKE THAT, CROWS!!!
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Congrats! And isn’t that Jackie one talented chickadee!
Aw shucks. 🙂
Hey, great that you discovered the real problem Maisey! AKA pesky heroine. Can’t wait to see how you alpha her up. 😉 Hidden vulnerability is great cos then the hero can peel back her defences – great for upping tension.
congrats Maisy!
And good on for finding the problem without completely disgarding the characters of totally changing them. Good heroes are not bullies so i’m glad you didn’t make yours one! Giving the heroine that tough exterior sounds like the charm! Good luck 🙂
Thanks, Kerrin. Yeah, they’re coming along nicely now, and voila, my tension is building!
Yayyy, congrats on the book #3 contract and for delivering. And loving the new word, “nonflict”!
I haven’t officially been offered another contract, but here’s hoping! 🙂
Yeah….nonflict *snort*
Congratulations!! That’s awesome. Have fun toughening up the heroine. 🙂