Book 3 is finished !

I'm happy to tell you that today, May 30th, 2016 I finished 'The Hunt 3 - Beaten'
Now I'll start on book 4 - Severed and work on that for a month or two before I go back and give 3 - Beaten a proofread.
 Again I'm sorry that I'm not gonna publish yet. It have something to do with me being a perfectionist and that I hate deadlines and don't want to risk having one. But soon I'm halfway through the series ;) I hope you can wait and will support me on my way to completing the series.

Writing tip: Keeping track of tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks:

Short, but good. Writing a full physical of your character is always a help. But really it’s annoying to have to go back there now and then to check ‘was it his right or left arm the tattoo/scar/whatever were?’
To give an example:
I’ve drawn a sketch of Jake, as he have five tattoos, it’s sometimes difficult to remember where they are, and what the motives are. “But I can’t draw.” You whine with a sad frown, while you read my post. Well, tip for you. Thin piece of paper (no lines, just blank) find a model (male or female matching the description of your character), put the paper on the computer screen and gently draw the figure with a pencil. And then add the tattoos, scars or other distinguishing marks your character has. To make you feel better I can absolutely not draw people. So I used this little tip as well. (I can only draw horses, and Donald Duck figures.)
Most of us have a lot of notes, lists, and stuff to go with our stories, what’s an extra piece of paper? Nothing to me to be honest (Check out my post ‘I need this shit (left) instead of this shit (right) posted March 8^th 2016) I’m also so super lucky to have a friend who is absolutely awesome at drawing on computer, and she have made a proper sketch for me. And to be honest, it’s just as easy to open an image file as having a piece of paper instead of reading though a physical description of your character.
Nivi, thank you for providing me with your drawing skills!
That’s it for today. Remember if you have any questions or have a problem you want me to help you with then swing by ‘Get in contact’ and write to me ;)

Getting through a tough chapter - follow up

Remember that mini writing tip I gave you last week about getting through a tough chapter? I wrote it because I was going through the same thing and wanted to share with you how I get through that kind of thing.
So, now I have some good news. Yesterday I finally finished that tough chapter. Proud of myself? You betcha! And now I can move on to the next, which I have so many awesome ideas for. Three chapters to go and I've finished book three of The Hunt. (The adult/erotic fantasy series I'm currently working on.)
Then, of course, there's all the editing and I have to read it from start to finish a couple of times, but for me it is deeply satisfying to proofread my own books from start to end.
Though I usually start writing the next book and wait 2-3 months on editing from start to finish, that way I'll have fresh eyes on it. (You can read more of my writing tips about proofreading your own stories under 'Writing Tips' (obviously) ;)

Talk to you soon :)

Mini writing tip - Getting through a tough chapter

So, now I’ve worked with a chapter the past 10-11 days. It usually doesn’t take me that long to write a chapter and I can feel I’m struggling a little to find motivation, mainly because my steady writing flow got interrupted. First because of holidays, second because of research.
So now I’m gonna tell you how to ‘survive’ and get the chapter finished even though it’s hard.
First off DO NOT continue to kick yourself in the ass for not finishing a chapter as fast as you normally do. Same goes for kicking yourself over not writing as much each day/writing session as you use to.
Second, look at your chapter every day. I usually read ½ -2 pages to ‘get into the story again’. Here you can also proofread what you already wrote. You can also read the chapter from the top, but after a week of reading the same chapter over and over I move on to the ½-2 page method.
Third, try to write every day. Just one sentence is enough (here it’s important to remember the first rule) It is okay to stare at the page for an hour and only write one sentence or half a page. At least you’re going somewhere, and at some point you’ll finish that chapter. Sometimes one sentence bring forth the next one and before you know it – BAM – you have a page. Soon you’ll have a chapter and can move on.
Fourth, Praise yourself for writing one sentence, praise yourself for writing half a page. Remember you are one sentence, one paragraph, one page closer to getting through this chapter.

My point is: push through it, writing is hard sometimes, and sometimes it’s pure fun :D
Push through the hard parts – enjoy the fun. You can do it.