“Changeling” is breaking soon and I can’t resist giving you another little peek. Enjoy!
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Happy Belated Birthday To My Favorite Pirate! Here’s A Piece Of Fanfic To Celebrate!
Yesterday was Colin O’Donoghue’s birthday and I meant to post this yesterday – somehow I got my days mixed up. I’m juggling three major projects right now and sometimes, that shit just happens. Anyway, in honor of the indomitable Captain Hook and the overwhelmingly talented piece of mancandy that portrays him, here’s an excerpt from my fanfic, “These Dreams.” In this chapter, titled “The Black Swan,” Emma finds herself suddenly aboard a ship, and a pirate captain who encounters none other than our darling Killian Jones, who seems to have no memory of her…
My Thoughts On “Traditional” Publishing
You’ve no doubt noticed that I’ve published exclusively in e-book format and on my own platform via Kindle and Smashwords. I did try to go the traditional route first, but Sky Woman was a tough sell due to the nature of the plot – it sort of went out of the bounds of a mainstream romance but not far enough out to be considered kink or fetish. Every editor that saw it wanted me to either pare it down or load it up with vampires, lesbians, three-ways and bondage scenes.
That wasn’t this book.
Happy Friday, Everyone – Here’s Another Teasing Peek At Book 3 Of The Seeder Saga!
Are you ready for another tease of the upcoming book? Changeling is the story of Indar, a Seeder who travels the galaxy “seeding” people onto existing and newly-colonized worlds, and Lizzie, a human girl who isn’t all she appears to be. The chemistry between them takes them both by surprise, and we get to watch them sizzle. Here’s a tiny taste of what they’ve got in store…
Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?
Inspiration is, of course, a very personal thing. We’re all inspired differently and probably a lot of it is happenstance (isn’t that an awesome word? I so rarely get to use it in a sentence…).
In my case, I do a lot of daydreaming.
I mean, a lot of daydreaming. More so now that I’m a single woman, and I have to confess to you that I honestly worry about finding myself in a stable relationship someday. Will I lose my mojo? God, I hope not.
I often get a kernel of inspiration from a TV show or a video I’ve seen – that’s where the latest one came from. I saw a YouTube video that took place in Dublin and I’ve been toying with the idea of visiting myself (and even went so far as to bookmark some sites for different places around the area that I’d like to visit) and on top of that I was re-watching an episode of a favorite TV show and suddenly, a plot started twisting through my head.
My next series (it’s going to be a quad instead of a trilogy) began as a short story I wrote for a contest I was in. It was a horror flash-fiction and creepy as hell, but I wondered what would happen if I made it not as creepy as it seemed? What if I took that premise and shifted it a bit, making it fascinating instead of flesh-crawling? And what if there were others like this girl, whose abilities were similar, but defined by other elements? Hmmmmm…and now suddenly I have a series.
And of course, I’m always inspired by sexy guys I want to get busy with. And they’re all around and easy to write about.
What inspires you?
So Tell Us, Britt – What’s Next?
As you may have guessed, the final book of my Seeder Saga is breaking shortly, and I’m already scribbling away at the next story – a contemporary romance – along with another full fantasy series that’s been teasing at my brain matter.
But first – the contemporary. One thing at a time, Britt, one thing at a time.
The picture above is a bit of a clue – my next story begins in Dublin, with an American lass on a modern-day quest and the Irish lad who’s more than happy to assist (in any way she wants his assistance and then some).
It’s going to have steam, of course, and romance, that’s a given, but this one has a hook that makes it a little more poignant than my usual fare.
I plan to spend most of this weekend getting it partially written – I already have the framework in place and a few scenes built out. This thing seems to be writing itself!
I’ll keep you posted, but in the meantime, I’ve decided on the perfect title.
Someday In Dublin will steal your breath, and your heart – I promise.
And Here’s A Tease For All You Captain Swan Shipping Once Upon A Time Fans
This is from “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” – part two of my Memory Keeper trilogy, where we meet Killian and Emma’s daughter, Meriel. Meriel and her companion time-travel back after an evil villain keeps her parents from ever meeting. We get to know a very different Hook and Emma, and their first meeting runs a bit differently this time around…
My Moment Of Inspiration For Today
Welcome To Tease Week, Everybody! Here’s A Taste Of “Sky Woman”
In anticipation of the pending release of Changeling: Book Three of the Seeder Saga, I’ve decided to spend the week teasing the hell out of you with bits and pieces of the first two novels. Today, you get a tiny taste of Miri’s world in “Sky Woman.”
What happens when you land on a planet where you’re an extremely valued commodity? And what happens when three gorgeous men decide they’re going to win you? Steam. That’s what happens…
Making A Fanfic Into A Novel – It’s More Work Than You Think
If any of you are followers of my fanfiction, you know that I pulled one of my fics and reworked it a few months back into the novel “Eight Nights At Sea.”
I thought to myself at the time, “Well, this will be a piece of cake. I just have to change some names and tweak it a little…”
Nope.
First of all, changing names is harder than you think. You can do a search in word and replace, but if you’ve got a name that carries the same letters as a common word, you’re really going to have fun. And don’t forget places where you may have bastardized the name – for instance, in one sentence I had the girl drunkenly singing the hero’s name, and therefore I hyphenated it to stretch it out for effect. Guess what I missed on the first upload and a reader caught for me. Yup!
Then there are things that are particular to your character that you might need to weed out – some because they’re just way too associated with a popular TV character (for instance, my novel pirate doesn’t have a hook replacing his hand, of course) and some you need to weed out because they don’t make a lot of sense outside the TV or Movie universe they were originally set in. Continue reading
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