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Lisa Lane
LUST IN SPACE Contest!
2009.05.17 00:31:45

For those who have read Lust in Space, I have a contest just for you:

I am currently developing Lust in Space 2, and I would love some reader feedback.  If you could answer one or more of the following questions, I would be most appreciative:

1. What types of issues would you like to see the crew experience/endure?

2. Which characters do you want to learn more about?

3. How about the sex?  Do you want more of the same, or do you want to see the bar pushed even further?

The winner will have a new character featured in Lust in Space 2, an android or robot (I haven't decided, yet) named after him or her.

Thanks ... and good luck!

You can contact me through the form on my website, through MySpace, or via a response here.

I've already received some phenomenal feedback, so your work is now cut out for you. ;-) With that said, good luck and thanks for reading!



Tags: Lust in Space | Lust in Space 2 | contests | characters | name Lisa Lane

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C Margery Kempe
Beginnings and Endings
2009.02.28 22:12:50

I just finished a novel (a sexy espionage thriller) and experienced once more the incredible relief and joy that typing the very last words of a book brings.  There's such satisfaction in finally reaching that point after the long haul of chapters.  This was a relatively short process, about two months (some novels have taken me years), so the beginning was still fresh enough in my mind to feel a genuine sense of wonder that I had reached the end.

It's satisfying to have created something out of nothing.  That's the magic of writing.  

I find it especially gratifying when it's on the scale of a novel.  You're conscious of juggling narrative threads, characters and locations with manic energy throughout, so when you can finally set them all down neatly in a row, the sense of accomplishment is worth savouring—and celebrating.

But then comes the inevitable sadness; with luck, you get to enjoy the happiness for a while before you realise that the people with whom you've spent so much time have gone away.  You miss them.  They've been talking in your head for so long and now the voices are silent.  Fortunately, I will in all likelihood be seeing many of these characters again.

However, the only real solution is to find yourself typing those other words that have as much thrill as "The End"—those words, of course, are "Chapter One" or any other start up phrases. Think of the thrill inherent in the phrase "Once upon a time".

Begin again—writing is an endless cycle.  Stories only end so new ones can begin.  The magic is always waiting to be reborn.

 Make some magic today.



Tags: inspiration | composing | writing | magic | suspense | characters

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Amber Austin
Where Do Characters Come From?
2009.02.18 02:47:48
A few years ago, I was doing a live radio call-in show when a listener phoned in and insisted I'd used him as one of my characters. I told him I was flattered that he saw himself in one of my characters, but all my characters are fictitious. I dare say that's true for most novelists and short story writers.

Of course, characters can be inspired by flesh-and-blood people. Often they're amalgams. A character might combine the traits of several people--your sister's hair, your boss's feisty temper, your best friend's interest in archery. It's not uncommon to give a character a few of your own attributes--or to endow him/her with qualities you wish you had. You can make your character taller, prettier, smarter, braver, richer, better hung--whatever you please--then send him/her out into the world to do all the things you'd like to do. How cool is that? Writers get to play God/dess.

Some characters seem to emerge "out of the blue." Even the writer doesn't know where they came from. They may turn up at your desk fully formed and demand a role in your story, or slip in the door quietly and begin sharing bits and pieces of themselves until you're hooked. As you fellow authors know, characters have minds of their own and they can be quite insistent. They keep you awake nights talking. They distract you when you're supposed to be busy doing your day job. If you let them, they'll take over your book and try to run the show.

Writers have lots of imaginary friends. We never go anywhere without a few of them tagging along. Being a writer gives you license not only to talk to yourself, but to your characters as well. My characters like to ride in the car with me. When I started writing my first mystery, I didn't know whodunit until I was halfway through the book. One day I driving down the highway when the villain appeared in the seat beside me and said, "We've all gotten together [meaning the characters in my book] and decided it's time you knew. I'm here to tell you I did it." Of course, then I had to go back and rewrite the first half of the book.

TAROTICA, my forthcoming novel for RR, features lots of colorful characters based on the 22 cards in the Tarot's Major Arcana. It's been great fun translating centuries-old archetypes into contemporary characters who depict the qualities and symbolism pictured in the cards. I hope you'll enjoy meeting Lancelot Lucas, a sex magician who conducts erotic rituals in a secret pyramid; Freeman, who hangs upside down from a tree in order to see the world better; Bradaigh Malone, a hermit who collects crystals that predict the future; Giselle Constant, a winemaker who keeps a mountain lion as a pet--and lots more. And I'll be interested to hear your feedback, especially from those of you who use the Tarot. What decks do you like best? What do the symbols mean to you? Which card(s) represent you?

Write On!
Amber



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Angela Cameron
Writer’s Separation Anxiety
2009.01.23 21:04:17

You know that sick feeling you get when you've spent a lot of time with someone you really enjoy, but now you've got to leave them indefinitely? It's almost the same as being homesick. Well, I have it...but over a character.

I'm wrapping up the second novel in the Blood & Sex series, and I'm finding that I have a severe case of separation anxiety. Jonas and his new love have been such entertaining people to spend time with. I've enjoyed writing his story and watching them fall in love. As always, that fratello has taken me to some pretty kinky places and shown me things beyond what I could have imagined. He's so fascinating and such a strong personality that throughout the story, I found that I was dreaming about him. I would wake up and couldn't wait to write more, just so that I could see him. Talk about a case of writer's schizophrenia!

Now, I'm finishing the edits and still writing about him here and there. It's new stuff that has nothing to do with his romance with Elena. It won't even be in the books, but I can't stop. He's insatiable. I thought that he just enjoyed watching me drool. But now I'm starting to wonder if he's going to make room for the third hero. Michael was fun, but by the time I was done with Michael's first draft, Jonas was standing around, tapping his foot, and occasionally flashing a set of handcuffs and a lascivious grin in my direction. The third hero is quiet, not quite the flirt that Jonas is.

I think I'm going to have to strap Jonas into some of his bondage equipment and leave him there while I spend a little time with bachelor number three.

Until tomorrow...

Angie



Tags: Blood & Sex | bondage | characters | Elena | handcuffs | Jonas | Michael | muse | new work | process | ravenous romance | schizophrenia | vampire | vampires | writing

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