A Book Release, New Ideas, and A Stubborn Heroine
Yes, yes, it is true, His Virgin Acquisition is officially, officially released in the UK and India! Then in September it will be out in Australia and NZ, followed by the North American release in October! (and then we’ll have the UK release of A Mistake, A Prince, and A Pregnancy in the UK in October…yikes!)
Thanks to everyone who’s bought to book, or is thinking about buying the book, for giving a newbie a chance. 🙂 I appreciate it so very much!
And before this starts sounding like an Oscar’s speech again, onto the new ideas.
I have two of them. One of which appeared to me, fully formed, as I was bringing groceries in from the car. The other idea isn’ a fully formed book…it’s just a hero. But an unbearable suave and sexy hero that I can’t *wait* to start torturing. I mean…writing about. Not torturing. I don’t do that. That would be mean. *ahem*
Sadly, I can’t get to those ideas just yet, which brings me to, A Stubborn Heroine. The heroine in my current WIP is a tough nut to crack. She has secrets and she doesn’t want the hero to know them, but even more, she doesn’t seem to want ME to know them!
This has required me to take drastic action. Knowing vaguely who she was in the past simply isn’t enough, not for this heroine. I’ve really had to go back to her past and sort of write what happened to her then, in an attempt to understand her better now. This isn’t something I’ve done before, and since her past is a little bit tragic, it’s a very sad place to have to go with her! But I’m going. And I think I understand her better, and, more importantly, I understand what happened. More or less. She’s still being cagey about a few details. (Who says writers are crazy? We’re totally normal!)
Ultimately though, I’m going to go with the thing that will provide me with more conflict. Because we loves conflict. We loves it, preciousss. (so not crazy. nope)
Figuring out what’s going to give me more conflict, however, is requiring an exploration of my heroine’s past, present and future. And is forcing me to go about approaching this MS in a different way than I normally do.
So what about you guys? Got any prickly characters who like their secrets? And do you find one method fits all when it comes to MSs, or does your approach change?
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Yay for your heroine! Like conflicts oh yes… Great idea re writing about her past. I have a heroine like that. Very prickly. And she only let me know what her problem was when the hero made her tell him. Honestly, she had me guessing till the last minute. A cast iron example of why you should never submit a partial until the first draft is down.
Anyway, this is a conversation that people who aren’t writers would be going ‘duh?’ about! 😉
What a great idea for dealing with a stubborn heroine. I love it when someone has a really torturous past so I can’t wait for this one.
Big yay for His Virgin Acquisition official release. Buy it people! Buy it!
I found your book in my local shop yesterday, Maisey, so can’t wait to start reading it! (thats what I’ll be doing later). Very exciting. Its reached Ireland!
I hint I got about silent characters, is to interview them. Yup, instead of writing what you know about them, write: so, why do you feel like this? etc. Sounds really weird, I know but I did it, and came out with all sorts of answers I didn’t know… sort of like your characters answering. I even got to ‘I don’t believe you feel like that, why would you?’ and got stroppy answers back. Sort of worrying really!
Ah yes, Jackie, we do tend to make non-wrtiers go…guh?? Ah, the prickly heroines. I finally have this little thing figured out. Oh, she is tragic.
Lacey, glad you like a torturous past. 🙂 Please to check out A Mistake, A Prince and A Pregnancy and most especially, The Inherited Bride. 😀 (I like a tortured past too!) and thanks for the advertising! 🙂
Sally, I’ve had stroppy answers back too! Strange how that happens! And yay for HVA being in Ireland, and thanks for buying it! Hope you enjoy!
It won’t be long before you can visit your books in store!
Ee! Lacey, I can’t wait!
Photos are a must!