It's done!

Anything You Want is now finished! It will go through some editing and polishing of course, but the five hours of unexpected layover in Minneapolis today paid off!

And it was worth all the rewriting! It turned out good, because it works, because the characters are right. Now.

So, thanks for listening to all my whining about it! (maybe it was interesting seeing a little bit of how this process works?! Or not.)

I can't wait to let you know how Super Editor, Lindsey, feels about it ;)
Erin

This #$%&-ing book, Part IV

Okay, I can finally post with absolute certainty that I no longer swear-at or hate this book! :) I never really *hated* it but we were really having some problems getting along as you know. Well, I'm two chapters away from the end and I really, really like it!

Turns out our Former Hero isn't as heart-broken as we all thought he would be... which helps. And it turns out that our Current Hero and our Heroine are completely perfect for each other. Also definitely helps.

So, I'm approaching the finish line!

The title is Anything You Want (unless Lindsey wants to change it...) And the next book, with the Former Hero (guess he'll have to move to Current Hero status then, huh?) is also plotted out! Yay!

I'm also gearing up to start talking more about Just My Type (out in September!). Sara and Mac really needed their own story... I was very happy that it happened to be the *same* story! They go together so well-- once Mac gets over his she's-my-best-friend's-little-sister thing!

I'll post some excerpts and stuff for sure and I'll be having contests etc on the website and other places (The Romance Studio and Author Island) so keep a look out!

Thanks for reading!
Erin

New Cover for Just My Type!

In the same week I get the final version of my next book AND I hit the road for Denver to attend Rom Con!





So exciting!
Thought I'd share the cover here... and then I'll post some fun things either while at the conference or when I get back!

By the way, if you've read Just Right and/or Just Like That you'll be happy (I hope!) to know that Mac Gordon (Sam and Ben's buddy) and Sara Bradford (Sam and Jessica's younger sister) are the stars of this next book!

Take a look:



More to come soon!
Erin

This #$%&-ing book, Part III

It is with trepidation that I announce that this book is now moving at a fast, but fairly smooth pace.

Sure, I've had to let go of some of my control issues. Sure, I've had to come to terms with creating a really nice guy who's, well, too nice. And then making him suffer just a little for being that way. But now it's going somewhere. And, wow, it feels good!

See, the fix was to look at something that seemed like a problem as an opportunity. The hero and heroine don't like each other. That seemed like a problem. But the truth is, they have good reason for not liking each other and feeling passionate about somebody is still... passion. Which is something a romance writer can definitely work with!

Actually, our hero summed it up nicely when he said to our heroine, "I don't have to like you to want to see you naked."

Ah, good point. And something that can drive things forward! :)

So, it wasn't how I planned it. But you know what? It's kind-of fun to see how things look from the passenger seat versus the driver's seat.

Now my fingers and toes are tightly crossed that there aren't any hairpin curves ahead... because I definitely don't have a driver's manual for this!!
Erin

This #$%&-ing book, Part II

Dear Muse,

You are being such a...

Okay, okay, sorry. That's not nice. But I thought we were friends. I mean, we've been together for a long time, we've been through a lot, you've really come through for me in the past.

But now... this. This book. This story. These people! None of it's going the way I expect it to, the way I want it to. Every time I write a scene, you decide there should be a twist.

FYI, *I* don't need to be surprised. The readers do. Maybe that's where you got confused. I'm a reader. But in regards to my own work I'm the writer. It's okay for me to know what's going on. It's okay to follow my plan. At least once in awhile.

So, can we *please* do this next scene the way I want to? Just this one? Pretty please?

Your friend-for-now-but-we'll-see-how-this-turns-out,
Erin