This week I kicked out some writing! Yes, it's true. I'm officially a workaholic according to my teenage son. Whew, I'm glad he thinks so. This may mean I'm too busy for laundry.
Seriously though, I've churned out some new work, padded down my emails with queries and a synopsis here or there and waved good-bye. It felt pretty good. There's still work piling up and never mind edits but five submissions went out the door.
Yes, I did say FIVE!!!! The reason so many? One was previously published so I just had to read over it again and make a few edit changes. One was a short story (less than 15000 words). One was a novella that has been on my computer in dire need of an ending for nearly a year (translation: I finally wrote THE END by adding two more paragraphs) and the other two? I'm not even sure I can describe the earth-moving experience with those. I finished a novella that I actually forgot I started two years ago and I turned in a sequel for a new paranormal series that should've been out the door three months ago.
In any event, with all of the activity, I had time to reflect. After all of the genre hopping I've done over the last few weeks, yesterday I decided I have a new love. I love writing westerns. Almost as much as casino-related stories. Must have something to do with the fact that I personally think that the sexiest men in the world are either gamblers or cowboys.
In any case, I decided that western erotic stories are my new choice flavor this week. Of course, last week, I tried my hand at a little BDSM and thought it might just take the cake and become a preference too. Before you get too excited, I'm talking about writing it and not…well, never mind. J My wings were clipped momentarily. Passing thought. Hmm…not really. Tie me up in a corner somewhere. Leave my hands free and a computer handy (so I don't get behind on work and checking in with everyone on MySpace) and oh yes, send me Apple Martinis on a regular basis hand-delivered by a cowboy or craps player. Dreamy.
BDSM proved fun to write. I loved the research. Again, don't get too excited. I did most of it online. The story is on the darker side of romance so stay tuned, I can't wait to tell you more and look for BDSM stories from me later this year. I'm going to like writing these.
For now, I have a question of the day and I hope to hear from you!
If you read, what genre do you like to read most? If you're a writer, weigh in with your favorite genre to write! AND publishers and agents, what do you like so much right now that you have an open call for submissions? Check in when you can!
Hugs!
Destiny