Making good on that progress idea

Yes, since I last blogged, I've actually made progress in writing. I'm back on track. And it does feel good. I've written about 3,200 words in a week. Not great but not bad, right? The day job is still crazy but should slow down like next weekish. Then I might even have time for creative cooking too. lol You never know. =)

Buenos Noches,

Lauren

Making progress

I was on such a high on getting the contract from Red Sage, I'm still celebrating, that I fell away from my writing routine. That's a terrible thing to do. For me, it's like exercising. And believe me, that's something I need to do far more of. lol

Seriously, I don't know many people who actually LIKE to exercise. Do you? I have friends who are really into it. They go to the gym and have the home treadmills and workout DVD's. But do they get up in the morning and say "I can't wait to do my 40 minutes of cardio"?

No. lol

For me, writing is the same thing. Maybe it's my newness but I dread writing. What if my story falls flat? What if I say something stupid? What if my single sale was just a fluke?

So every day, I dread writing. I know I should, like I know I should exercise. I know I have to. Especially now since I did sell something. And just like exercising, once I've written? I feel incredible. I'm in a good mood all day.

For the last week, I wrote nothing. What did I feel? Guilty. Like a failure. I did everything BUT write. I even pulled out all of my dishes one day to clean the cabinet shelves because I convinced myself it was far more important than my little meandering stories. How sad is that?

Today, I reasoned with myself. I could continue on procrastinating and make myself feel worse. OR I could get to work. So I rolled up my sleeves and wrote a little over 400 words on the one story. I got stuck so I stopped and went over to the other story and did about 550 words. I feel VERY good now! lol The one story is about 4k so far, the other 2k.

The point is I made forward progress. It doesn't have to be perfect or brilliant or even good.

It just has to be...

Buenos noches,

Lauren

Another week passes and I'm very happy...

So my first story is coming out soon from Red Sage. It's a spicy ethnic novella entitled Sofia's Lobo.

Sofia Tijerina has returned to her native Mexico to capture the ghost that haunts the Rio Grande, La Llorona, on film for her reality show This Old Haunted House. Antonio Valdes, the sexy werewolf lover she left six years ago, is a terrible distraction and a temptation she can't resist now that he's reentered her life. When Sofia begins to have visions of the female ghost, she realizes that Antonio is tied to the mystery of the spirit's fate. Will the secrets he kept from Sofia all those years ago resurface to tear them apart once again?

I'm so excited about this. I've been a fan of Red Sage for years, I've read every story from Angela Knight to Cynthia Eden but I never dared to hope when I sent in my ten pages that I'd ever be there. ;)

Soon I will be and I can't be anything but humbled by that.

I'm working on two stories at the moment when I have the time. I've been working some overtime lately and I'm so tired when I get home from work. But don't I have incentive now? One story is about a woman who gets more than she bargained for when she signs up to be a nude model for an art class. The other is about a woman who inherited a Spanish castle and two very sexy personal bodyguards. ;)

I'll catch you up on my recipes when I get a chance. Right now, I'm off for sleep.

Buenos Noches,

Lauren

Very good news coming soon...

Darn it, it's not official so I can't really announce it yet but I have to tell someone! lol And considering all my ramblings so far, it's not really hard to guess what that news might be now is it? More soon...