Red Hot Wild Women Writers answer sizzling and sane questions!!!

Aloha everyone! I'm very happy to announce that 6 of us RED HOT women writers have teamed up with our Publisher MuseItUp. There are 6 hot to trot, romance erotica books in one bundle. Good value for the holidays! And it's fun for all of us to get together and share our stories with you :-) Ruby will be joining us on Part 2 of this blog when we'll have more sizzling and sane Q and A's. :-) 

We have a selection of paranormal, committed m/m/f menage, vampires, cougar shapeshifters, dark secrets in the waters of the Scottish Highlands, BDSM playhouse, Terentian warriors and Hawaiian hybrids. Something for everyone. All with the theme of dark, searching, lost and found... in the Wild Darkness Calls Series. 

On your first published work. How did it feel to pop your publishing cherry?

IONA: I would liken it to losing your virginity! There's lots of build-up, endless discussion and finally it happens. But then life goes on. You feel like there is something different about you and that it must be obvious but nobody notices. You feel like running into the street and shouting, “everything is different, can't you see the change in me?”

MIKEY: Unreal, yet you realize the need to keep writing and other stories roaming around in your nugget demand to be let out, so there's no real rest for the wicked.

KAY DEE: I’m with Iona on this one – it was like running naked in the streets. Everyone could now read my flaws and what if no one enjoyed my story? Especially with a mix of reviews…isn’t everyone supposed to like it? *LOL* Then the dust settles and naked (so to speak) becomes the norm.

ALIX: I was astounded. Choked up, had to go to the site to see for myself that it was real. It was like a dream had come true and it was hard to believe it actually happened. Even to this day, it seems like a dream and I’ll wake up and it won’t be there. Funny, the one thing I wanted to be I became. And here it is, real and just an awesome feeling. :-)

MEG: I don’t think I really even clicked on the day what was happening. I missed the sense of reality with it. I’m more excited about my second book Saint Nicholas coming out on the 28^th of Nov. The same date as this bundle actually. I think it has sunk in, in phases. LOL. I was like that with sex though… LOL. People ask that question. What was your first time like? I haven’t got a clue. It didn’t impact me in any way that I remember it. I do know I’m much confident now in telling people I’m a writer. I don’t feel I have to explain myself. I simply AM an author and that’s an incredibly nice feeling. :-)

Favourite author:

IONA: Diana Gabaldon

MIKEY: Tough one. There is a wide variety of authors I read. David Stone, for his Micah Dalton spy novels, Agatha Christie for her mysteries, but also for her uniqueness as a person. Dan Skinner gets to make me cry. Amy Lane for the same reasons. Abigail Roux for giving us Ty and Zane. Shit, there's just to many to name. Josh Lanyon for his Adrian English series. Elizabeth A.Lynn because she gave me Dancers of Arun...yeah and she made be cry too...bitches. I'll read anyone.

  

KAY DEE: Kate Douglas (love her sexy shifters and their world)

ALIX: Way too many! LOL Sherrilyn Kenyon and Christine Feehan. Wonderful pieces woven into each story connected to others.

MEG: Noel Barber, he wrote great sweeping sagas in gorgeous locales.

Where did the inspiration for your sexy, sensual characters come from?

IONA: In 2013 Scottish sculptor Andy Scott created two thirty metre high water horse statues for display in a new park in Falkirk. These huge and controversial statues were meant to use the transforming image of the water horse as a metaphor for both the endurance and the transformation of Scotland's water ways.

However, what they got me thinking about was Kelpies (water horses that could appear in the guise of men) and Scottish mythology in general. From there it was only a short leap of the imagination to envisage what an ancient predator appearing in the form of a man might look like. I'll give you a clue – pretty damn hot!

*See above photograph

MIKEY: Most of the characters, especially the male ones have a lot of me in them, even when it comes to their psychosis. As far as physical descriptions, I like blonds and redheads, sue me. I like tats. I like protagonists who are the antihero. My stories are dark and so are my characters.

KAY DEE: Cougars have been a fascination of mine for as long as it’s fascinated “Holly” – star of the story. They’ve been elusive in MI, no one admitting to the fact they lived here…until finally there was no denying it. “Holly” wanted a picture of the beast and the story unfolded from there.

ALIX: From dreams and real people, with a sprinkle of history mixed in for good measure. Kind of like taking a historical male/female and setting them in the modern era. The mix that appears is very sensual and a turn-on. Seeing how the tough warrior from two-thousand years ago is still the same tough guy today, but not the stereotyped one we’ve been led to believe existed back then. I like to fashion them to be timeless. I don’t believe the “soft” males are a modern moment. It’s always been there in the men, that’s what I want to expose. Share with my readers.

MEG: They come from men I’d like to meet. People I have met. My dreams and fantasies. I think all my female characters are based on me. LOL. But the men are all parts of different people I’ve known, loved, liked, sometimes disliked. I like vulnerable men and metro men. They’re incredibly sexy and sensuous to me. That moment when I man can open up and express his emotions and feelings hits some inner core of sensuousness for me. Men in their softness are very masculine to me. 

Do you like pubic hair on your heroes or heroines?

IONA: Personally, I don't like to get into this level of detail. No hair grosses me out but by the same token if there is hair I really don't want a detailed description.

MIKEY: Mikey forgot to answer this one, but I think from memory she likes either. But also comments - trim that shit! Or that could be beards? LOL Sorry Mikey my man!

KAY DEE: Quick answer – yes.

ALIX: I’m not a fan of no pubic hair personally. Reminds me too much of pre-puberty. *shivers* So, yes, they all have pubic hair. However, on that note, they are all neatly trimmed (man-scaping anyone? lol). I’m all for au natural but even I have a limit.

MEG: I can’t STAND no pubic hair. LOL. Recently I’ve allowed a couple of my male/male romances to have shaved balls. But that’s my limit. LOL. I like the allure of pubic hair, the sheer sexiness of it. A man without pubic hair reminds me of a man going out in his dress shirt and tie, shoes and socks on, but no trousers. It just looks weird!! And not remotely sexy to me. I like my men to look like men, not little boys. 

See what I mean? Just gruesome... 

Le Difference... hmmm hmmm

How do you characters turn up? Do you plan them out? Or do they just arrive one day shouting out their stories?

IONA: Oh, they definitely arrive! The character has to come first. There's no point in thinking of a sexy scene then shoehorning in a character. The character has to come first and they dictate the actions (well, they do in my head!)

KAY DEE: I’ve done both ways – drawn up detailed character sketches / interviews intuitively drawing from who they are inside my brain…to the point of in-depth emotions and the “whys” of them. Some have simply evolved to me as the story gets written. I like to know a little about them…so I know if we’ll resonate: )

ALIX: LOL Mine have been roaming about in my head since I was a child and entertaining my siblings with stories. Okay, okay, so those are my ancients and immortals. Most recently, they appear and want their tale told and others wait patiently in the wings for their moment to shine. I also have those who demand (very loudly, lol) that it’s their turn and they refuse to wait a second. Guess, mine are a mix of each one. I still have a very patient male who is just sitting there smiling at me...waiting. Now why couldn’t the others be that polite? LOL

MEG: LOL. Oh mine, just stampede into my brain out of the blue. It might come from one remark, one person, anything could cause them to turn up. But I have no part in the planning of them. They turn up, do their own thing, tell their own stories, with me tentatively suggesting things from the side lines. LOL. I have characters that go ‘rogue’ on me. Back when I first started writing, I thought I was in control of things. “I” was the storyteller. But apparently I’m delusional. I’m merely the person they dictate the story too. I’m essentially the typist.

Favorite food:

IONA: Cheese

MIKEY: Bangers and Mash with Guinness gravy...also I won't pass on a nice liver steak and onions.

  

KAY DEE: Chocolate (isn’t that a staple?)

ALIX: Pizza. All food groups in that one. :-)

MEG: New Zealand fish and chips

What’s the thing you enjoy the most about writing sex scenes?

IONA: I enjoy writing all sorts of scenes. You know it's going well when your fingers are flying over the keyboard and you literally cannot stop until it has finished (the scene and the act, if you know what I mean).

MIKEY: The physical connection between the characters, the fulfillment of the needs, emotionally and physically. I like to do things differently. Usually, at least one of my sex scenes per story will be something out if the norm for those characters. Not a lot of missionary in my stories, but once or twice I'll throw in a variation on the old theme.

KAY DEE: How natural writing it comes to me…I’m there, filled with the emotions and passion in the story – and those scenes are my most fun to write (so my stories tend to sometimes have a lot of these scenes).

ALIX: The emotions and feelings generated. The way the words flow. How it suspends time. That moment when I step back and realize I wrote that and not that it actually happened. The realness of the scene and characters. I enjoy blinking and wondering what in the world just happened. :-)

MEG: I like the feelings it generates. The sensuality and flow through my brain and body as the scene unfolds. The way I can get lost and turned on writing the scene, immersed in it. I hope the readers will get the same reaction from it. If the scene’s not turning me on, it’s probably not going to turn anyone else on either. I like the intense connection between the characters, the heat and emotions it generates.

  

Favorite place:

IONA: Bonnie Scotland of course!

MIKEY: Here...in the woods, in Washington State...up on my mountain.

KAY DEE: Upper Michigan…rural areas with water :-)

ALIX: Beaches and mountains. Nature.

MEG: Hawai’i, France,and New Orleans I’m sure if I visited it in person. :-)

Scotland

The view from the gondola on Crystal Mountain to Mt. Rainier

Roussillon, Luberon, France

What do you consider a romantic date?

 IONA: Something quirky that is tailored just for you. It is so romantic if somebody considers you as a person and thinks of your likes and desires and translates that into a date. Men take heed - it's not all about cookie cutter “romance” it's about really taking your time to consider your partner and doing something just for them.

MIKEY: Dunno, never been on one, but for me...probably a football game, dinner and drinks. Now I have had a romantic lunch, up on Crystal Mountain, at the summit lodge for my birthday. Unhubby took me there and we rode the gondola up and Mt. Rainier was simply stunning. It was romantic and the food was excellent.

KAY DEE: When he goes out of his way to make it “perfect” – even if it’s simply a picnic, but he remembered my favorite wine, cheese, or bread. My favorite song on the radio, my favorite beach, park, or lake :-) We’re connected on a kindred level with conversation and he’s attentive (affectionately) and “hears” me. That absolutely rocks my world.

ALIX: Good food and awesome music. On the beach in the evening/night with a bonfire ablaze. Just the two of us on a blanket, listening to the waves as they come ashore. Watching the stars overhead and the flashes of falling stars. That would be the most romantic date for me. *sigh*

MEG: A five star fine dining restaurant. A bottle of wine on a beach. A bottle of wine, Glenn Miller on the stereo by the water. A meal cooked at home, wine, candles, flowers, music.

  

Fine Dining for Fur Children

What kind of underpants turn you on in a man?

IONA: Tighty Whities! No flappy numbers please.

MIKEY: Well, besides none...boxer briefs.

KAY DEE: None – when he wears none and it’s a big surprise *grins*

ALIX: Commando. Does that count? *smirk* Oh, all right. *sigh* Nice form-fitting ones. I enjoy looking. :-)

MEG: I like form fitting briefs or bikinis. Or the new boxers. Don’t give me those floppy shorts or boxers of old. And no y-fronts!! I want a lovely outline thanks. :-) Very sexy.

Black, blonde or redheads?

IONA: Any.

MIKEY: I like them all, but I'm partial to blonds and reds, but pairing them with tall, dark, and handsome.

KAY DEE: Dark haired – so black or brown

ALIX: I’m a sucker for them all, just sayin’. But I REALLY love black haired males. Especially if they have a dark tan with light/pale eyes. I’m a goner. :-)

MEG: Black or redhead. But the black haired men always really wow me.

Long or short hair on men?

IONA: Any. Really short and really long can both look good depending on the personality of the wearer.

MIKEY: Long. My unhubby's hair is now down below his knees and he's 6'3" and has a long torso.

  

KAY DEE: I love longer hair that’s wild, yet groomed – hmmm, is that even possible? That’s what I picture on most of stars in my stories.

ALIX: Depends on the man. Some men can rock long hair (Native Americans), while others look hotter with short hair (British men). Either way, they’re HOT!

MEG: I like long hair on men. I don’t mind short hair as long as it’s not a number one, or the shaved look/stubble look. That turns me off. I like hair on a man’s head, with a bit of a sweep back to it. Really short men’s haircuts do zero for me.

Give some details of your ideal home and its location.                              

IONA: A sprawling country house in the highlands of Scotland.

MIKEY: Cabin in the woods, or an underground home in the woods. Prefer a nice green wooden area with rich soil and soft emerald moss. I don't need grass.

KAY DEE: I love the look of a modernized log cabin with all the conveniences of wi-fi, water, and electric – it would have the wrap-around porch, a sunroom (for writing), and be located in a lovely rural area in Michigan surrounded by trees (but not so dense the sun can’t filter in) with a babbling creek close by and I can enjoy the seasons: )

ALIX: In the mountains, secluded. Would love to be snowed in during the whole winter. Nice big windows with a beautiful view of a valley below. A wrap around deck, overhanging, to give the feeling you’re floating above the valley floor. Large rooms, lots of space with huge fireplaces for heat. A combination “A” Frame house and log cabin would be ideal. Oh, have to have a hot tub or maybe a Jacuzzi, so I won’t freeze when I want to sip wine and soak outside. :-)  

MEG: Tough one. I have a few places that would work for me. One is a big open airy Hawaiian house on the Big Island of Hawai’i in Kona. A big lanai, big kitchen, art festooned walls. A hammock and orchids on every surface of the lanai. Tropical plants for miles, coffee, papaya, plumeria, ginger, bananas, hibiscus, Jacaranda, Poinciana. 

The other would be a place in New Orleans right in the CBD of the French Quarter. Being able to step out the front door, knowing that a decent fine dining restaurant or ethic food was right around the corner, a short walk away. An inner courtyard, sheltered and private from the outside world. Rich tropical plants, art for Africa, lots of glass and light. An oasis in a city. Private and sensuous. A hammock outside.

Earrings or other jewelry on men?

IONA: A watch and a wedding ring is all a man should wear.

MIKEY: Yes. Earings, bracelets, anklets, rings. Unfortunately my unhubby has huge hands...to give you an idea...I can put his full face helmet on my head and spin it all their way around my head. He's a big Scottish boy.

KAY DEE: No…not so much.

ALIX: Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, you name it. I think they look sexy. It’s an eye catcher for me. Draws my gaze every time. I just cannot help myself. :-)

MEG: I LOVE earrings on a man. LOVE LOVE LOVE them. LOL. You could probably sweep me away if you were a man with earrings. LOL. I like them in one or both ears, up to two in each ear. I also love bracelets, necklaces, rings… I like metro men, can’t you tell. :-)

This sexy beastie with his jewelry is just for Iona. LOL. No.. a wee bit too much Iona? :-)

My man Morgan with his lovely lovely gold hoops. Hmmm hmmm 

CONTACT EACH OF OUR HOTTIES AT: 

IONA

www.ionabrodie.co.uk

MEG

www.troikaromance.com

www.trokaramance.blogspot.com

www.facebook.com/meg.amor.5

ALIX

Face Book: http://tinyurl.com/mb9oscg

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlixRichards

Goodreads: http://tinyurl.com/l47m6ge

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlixRichardsSoulsImmortal/posts

                                        

MIKEY

www.michelerakes.wordpress.com
http://www.facebook.com/michele.rakes

www.twitter.com@michelerakes

KAY DEE

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kaydee.royal

Twitter: http://twitter.com/kaydeeroyal

Blog: http://www.kaydeeroyal.blogspot.com

RUBY

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NEWSLETTER Meg Amor - Sensual Erotic Romance Writer!

Aloha everyone!

I’m out of my schedule, sorry. We have another Conversations with Spencer coming up at the end of week or so, but in the meantime I thought I’d give you all a rundown on where I’m at with things.

My publisher Muse It Up Publishing is celebrating their 4^th birthday this month and there are lots of lovely discounts on books available. Mine included. DARK WAR is at .99 cents.

This is a committed polyfaithful m/m/f romance. I took my guys I have in a main series and darkened them up slightly for an anthology call. So if you fall in love with Henry, Izzy and Charlie, they will be back soon in a new book coming this Spring 2015 with Muse It Up Publishing. They’re not quite as dark, although their main personalities are still there. When you get to know Charlie, you could see this being one of his self-destructive bents when he’s feeling unlovable and not good about himself.

AMAZON .99 cents

I imagine they find Charlie in a big old Plantation like this, but more ramshackle.

There's a storm brewing, thunderheads roll in off the bay, lightning sparks the sky. They find Charlie and cleanse him lovingly in a deep bath while the storm rages outside. Inside, emotions are exploding too...

He’s my most complex of the three of them. The one everyone falls in love with. He captures people with his vulnerabilities, all maleness and his deep emotional intelligence.

This is very much Charlie when he was younger. Slighter darker in skin tone, but oozes sexuality. Add in Smokey Robinson eyes and you have Charlie. :-) This is actually Adam Ant, a Romani who I just love. :-)

Of course, people also love Henry. My beautiful Southern gentleman, a Creole like Charlie. His gentle deep nature and loving toward Izzy and Charlie are really the backbone of the relationship between all of them in many ways. When Izzy and Charlie are frothing at the mouth, Henry is quietly keeping everyone together.

Morgan Freeman is very much the prototype for Henry. Sex on a stick. Very beautiful man

And Izzy… J Izzy is essentially me. She is younger, can throw well, and dance Swing. Other than that, she’s me. Would I really tell someone to fuck off out of my house if they were being racist, homophobic or bigoted? Oh hell yes. LOL. I cannot abide that sort of thing for a second.

Izzy :-) 

Would I make love in the open, in a park with someone… Oh hell yes. J

And would I love Henry and Charlie the way Izzy does… Oh hell yes. 

Without question. I have a deep belief in love. I see people’s souls, their hearts. That’s who I love.

So that book Henry and Isolde is coming out in Spring 2015.

It will be the first novel of the trilogy in the Troika Love Series. Troika is a Russian word that means three equal things and that’s what these three are in their relationship with each other. It’s very beautiful. I write about deep soul connections with people. It’s how I live my own life.

Troika horses are harnessed side by side in equal harness. 

If you want a taste of what’s coming up, grab a copy of Dark War to meet Charlie, Henry and Izzy in one of Charlie’s bad moments of self-loathing. But he’s so loved that I hope you’ll see the redemption for him. They’re very sensuous lovers with each other too. That sultry heat you get in the South in New Orleans is in their bones. Even though, yes, Izzy is a New Zealander. She is a Southern Kiwi and was born for the city of New Orleans. The city fits her like a glove.

A little closer to the end of the year, my Christmas story comes out in the Ohh Santa series for Muse It Up Publishing. This to date is my ONLY male/female romance. LOL. Saint Nicholas 

A beautiful heartfelt, sensual erotic romance story—New Zealander, Daisy struggles with the death of her husband, and the days become blurs of unreality. Her one bright spot is buying a lotto ticket twice a week from the gorgeous Greek store owner, Nicky Constantine. He’s flirty and fun—he’s probably nice to everyone. Good Greek Boy, she thinks in her sarkier moments.

But one day, Nicky touches her hand and she’s transported into another time and era—she sees a flash of a heavy sheepskin flight jacket and peaked service cap. In her confusion, she leaves her cash card at the store.

Unbeknown to Daisy, Nicky’s only flirty with her. He’s been watching her for months, concerned for this lovely, fragile woman.

Finding her card, he takes up her challenge that men aren’t romantic anymore. He arrives at her door with an invitation to drive down to the river.

He’s packed champagne and candles…

The magic of the bubbling waterfall and enveloping darkness, entice them into the world of passionate lovers.

Not just present day lovers, but past lovers, from another lifetime…

Christmas is right around the corner, has Saint Nicholas come early this year...

This is as close to Nicky Constantine as I can get... but pretty sexy Greek... Yummm

I love this story because I wrote it at a time when I was struggling badly with my own loss this year. I’m still having a hard time with it, but it is getting better. I’m not as ‘crazy’ as I was. I feel slightly saner. LOL. I’m still not up to speed, but I’m on the mend, piece by piece. What I desperately need right now, is somewhere I can go and live for free and just have some time to rest and recuperate. Being on my own and coping by myself has been a bit of a test in endurance. If it wasn’t for my online friends and phone calls from people, I would have gone stark raving mad here by myself. I like my own company, but 24/7, month in, and month out has taken its toll. I’m ready for some human contact again. I’m actually, like Daisy… ready for a lover, partner and friend again. I’m inviting him into my life. It’s time.

I’m not really keeping up very well with things in the outside world still… but somewhere a new story birthed itself recently. Prompted as always by the wonderful Michele ‘Mikey’ Rakes, I wrote my first gay male/male romance and ohhh, it’s so lovely. I just love these characters and the setting so much. Hawaiian Lei. 

This is how I imagine Beau Toyama looks, but he's older and has long hair. 

This is as close as I can find to Mattie at the moment. He's part New Zealand Maori/Norfolk Islander, lighter skin with freckles. This is very much Mattie's face, the eyes, smile, the build. Hair's probably slightly thicker and skin slightly darker. I haven't really been able to find a picture of Mattie, but I borrowed this from a fellow Kiwi writer E.S. Skipper who writes sexy interesting male/male romances.

His book Flight of the Kiwi: London Calling is excellent. 

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I wrote this for Aaron, my husband who died. He was a New Zealand Maori from the very tough Ngati Raukawa tribe and came from an abusive background. Some of his stuff he never got to work out or face. I often wonder if he’d still be here today if he could have worked through some of this stuff. I think he might have been. And that’s sad, to pass on from this life, with a song still in you. So this book is dedicated to him. There are parts of my own things as always that I’m trying to work through and integrate back on board with my life.

I have to say, I am always a little startled at the writers who say that there’s not much of them in their characters. I’m unsure whether that’s really true and people are oblivious to their own stuff. Or whether some of us write from ourselves and some write from outside ourselves. I can’t decide.

Hawaiian Lei has just been put in for submission TODAY!!! Terribly exciting when you finally hit that SEND button and quite terrifying. You’ve gone over every single thing you’re sending about 153 times to check there’s no spelling mistakes, glaring grammatical errors, and other hideous balls-up that the admin editor is going to take their figurative big red pencil and go NO across. You've double checked everyone name is spelt right. That you haven’t called the publishing house Moody Publishing instead of Mood Publishing. Honestly, it’s amazing how haywire the brain can go sometimes. LOL. I don’t want to write ‘We’re thinking of going pubic hair,’ instead of public here. And other terrifying things you’ve convinced you might have done once you’ve hit that SEND button. And yes, it really does look that big when you hit it. LOL.

So, my latest ‘baby’ and in some ways a very personal heartfelt one for me has gone out today to see if someone will give it a new home. Stay tuned. I hope to have some good news soon. J It’s a very soul deep story and the connection between Beau and Matt is just gorgeous.

Beau Toyama flies one of these gorgeous Stearman biplanes

This lei pattern is somewhat particular to Tahitians

Bora Bora... gorgeous

Tiare flower - Tahitian gardenia. Gorgeous scent which features prominently in this story. 

Here’s the wee blurb for it:

Hawaiian Lei is a heartfelt soul connected, sensual love story. Two stunning Polynesian men, each experiencing existential crisis, meet and fall in love. They find healing against the beautiful backdrop of the mystical Hawaiian Islands.

Beau Toyama, a “mixed plate” Hawaiian/Japanese/Tahitian man is a flight instructor on the Big Island of Hawaii. He’s a lovely gentle shy soul from a dysfunctional island family. He was married until one day his wife Mikey said, “I love you, babe, but this isn’t working. I need a good man…” she’d paused. “And so do you.”

Matt Quintal, a New Zealand painter with a Norfolk Island and Maori background has been living the “gay scene” in LA for a year and knows it’s a crock. Feeling the need to escape the scene, his Polynesian soul is drawn back to the Pacific. He decides to visit his sister Rach in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.

When his heart is drawn to the sound of radial engines in a biplane flying overhead one day, his life is about to change. There’s an instant soul connection between Beau and Matt.

They both have things they bring to the relationship which get triggered. Family dysfunction, abuse, redemption, healing, trust and love come to light, as Beau and Matt work together. They both need to profoundly love and trust again. There are deep emotional vulnerabilities between these two men who both want a loving committed relationship. But they must allow their hearts and souls to open.

So, I’m hoping by Spring next year, I will have four books out there in the world. With more on their heels.

Here's the beautiful Ahi Stack that you can get at Jackie Rey's in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii (my American home state) I think I have everyone eating one of these in every book that features Hawai'i. LOL. They're so amazing!!!

Now, that Hawaiian Lei has been sent out, I’m about to put The Chi Circle back into edit. I am a VERY verbose writer. I know you’re all thinking, really? Yes, I am being a trifle sarcastic. I had to fire up the chainsaw and take 66,000 words out of Henry and Isolde to get it into the 110K ceiling for Muse.

It is the way I write. I just get down what the Muses (my own personal set) are saying and later go back and take out all their ‘that’ ‘and’ ‘is’ ‘ing’ and the list goes on words. LOL. I usually work with an edit list of about 130 words when I’m going through a MS. I have learnt to make it tighter as I’m writing too. But I never want to break up my flow. So I just write whatever is there and go back later to edit. It’s much easier. I’m a pantser writer, so I need the looser structure. It’s a very organic process.

The Chi Circle or Chi is the second book in the Troika trilogy series. We see the full relationship between Henry, Izzy and Charlie, another past life is revealed and we have Charlie’s high octane sexual energy adding steam and heat to this book.

If you imagine the yellow gold band carved with plumeria flowers, you'll know what Charlie buys Henry and Izzy in Hawaii representing the three of them.

I currently still have about 30K of words to still chainsaw out. J I'm hoping that perhaps my publisher will let me have a slightly higher ceiling. With three people in a book, you do need more word allowance. Especially when you write the sensuous love scenes. You have to make sure that everyone is being looked after and that requires more pages, more words. 

Plus, Charlie has such BIG energy, that we really get to see what makes him tick in this novel.

The last final thing that’s happened lately is that I just received news a couple of days ago that I’m going to lose my must loved editor Susan Davis. She is going to be devoting more time to her own writing, which I am really glad for her on. But of course, sad for me that I’m going to lose my wonderful editor who has helped me so much. She’s become a friend too, so I won’t lose her entirely, but she’ll be sorely missed as my editor. To find someone you click with is never super easy for me and Susan and I just clicked. J She’s a gentle lovely soul, with fairie like ethereal energy and it’s been a joy. THANK YOU!!! Much love and hugs.

So… that’s what’s been happening on the writing front for me. On the personal front, I’m getting there piece by piece. As many of you know, my husband Aaron died in January this year. It’s been, honestly… a pretty shitty year. But… the one thing that has stayed with me, even in the worst moments has been my writing. It’s sustained me when not much else was. And for that, I’m very grateful.

As well as every single person, too many to mention who help me in ways you’re probably not even aware of. Thank you. J

I’d also like to thank my mentor who knows who he is. J Love you, babe. J

And last, but by no means least. Thank you to the wonderful readers who sustain all of us as writers. We all deeply appreciate you as writers. It is so nice to know that someone has read your book and enjoyed it.

Thanks and aloha Meg J

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