Writers Block – it arrived and bit me in the butt!!
So happy to be here with fellow Romantic Novelist Association member, Teresa F Morgan! Thanks for having me visit, lovely lady.
I can’t
help feeling my inability to move on with my current work in progress has been
brought on by karma. I have always said that ‘writer’s block’ doesn’t exist.
Just write! Anything…everything…it can always be edited, changed or cut, just
write. Well, I’ve tried and tried and still I keep looking at what I’ve written
and say to myself, “What in the world is that supposed to mean? Do? Say? It’s
complete rubbish.”
The
answer, of course, is that something is wrong with the book itself, whether
that be the plot or characters…but lord in heaven knows what! Thankfully, I
have an amazing editor and an amazing trio of critique partners who are
stalwartly trying to pull me through this mire that is my next contracted book
with Harlequin Superromance. Thanks to their feedback, I think the problem lies
with my hero and his motivation. It’s flimsier than a pair of seven denier
tights! No doubt, the mist will clear eventually… L
So what happens
next? Back to the drawing board, I think. My editor has a lot more belief in me
than I do right now but that’s what writing is, it’s a hard, dirty job that a
huge amount of aspiring writers give up on. Teem the hard work, with the lack
of ideas, with the time constraints, with the rejection and you’ve got to ask
yourself, “WHY am I doing this?”
The
answer is clear to anyone who feels, like me, they’ve found their calling…we
HAVE to do this or be less than half the person we were meant to be. So onwards
and upwards…watch this space for the result, which should be published during
the summer 2015 J
As for
other writers out there? I sincerely hope I’ve inspired, rather than depressed
you, lol! You can do this and having written fourteen novels and two novellas
to date, I wanted to share that it isn’t just you who suffers these days/weeks
or months of inactivity, it happens to us all. Keep writing!
Rachel’s
latest release is the third book in her ongoing Templeton Cove series with
Harlequin Superromance. What Belongs To Her is available right now!
Here’s the blurb and buy links:
She's ready to take back what's hers
Since the
moment a local crime boss claimed ownership of her family's fairground, Sasha
Todd has dreamed of righting the wrong. Now it's time to act, and backing down
from the man's estranged son is definitely
not an option. After all, giving up her legacy to hot-blooded John Jordon means
losing the chance to finally heal the wounds in her past.
Stopping
John in his tracks—and resisting the sizzle between them—is Sasha's best
defense. But there's more to him than she thought, which changes everything.
With what matters most at stake, she'll have to risk a brand-new future with
John, or walk away from the man whose heart belongs to her.
Buy Links:
Bio:
Rachel
lives with her husband and two young daughters in a small town near Bath in the
UK. After having several novels
published by small US presses, she secured agent representation in 2011. In
2012, she sold two books to Harlequin Superromance, followed by a further three
book contract in 2013. She also writes Victorian romance for Kensington—The
Seduction of Emily and The Temptation of Laura are available with a further two
books coming soon.
Rachel
is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of
America. When she isn’t writing, you’ll find Rachel with her head in a book or
walking the beautiful English countryside with her family and beloved black
Lab, Max. Her dream place to live is Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England…although
she hopes a dream visit to Canada might just change her mind!
She
likes nothing more than connecting and chatting with her readers and fellow
romance writers. Rachel would love to hear from you!
Links:
Thank you, Rachel, for taking over my blog today :-) Some good advice and you really have inspired me! Look forward to meeting up with you again soon. Teresa x
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