Moving on . . .

After weeks of editing and re-reading, my three entries for the Valerie Parv Award are now heading over to Aussie. Sigh of relief - despite almost not wanting to hand the package over to the post office lady.

But now, the question is, where from here? After writing 3 manuscripts in just over one year, I am actually panicking about what to write. The last three ideas have taken hold of me and commanded me to write them, but this time my thought process is taking a little longer. One story that was shelved last year is a Desire-type m/s, but was put on the back burner when something else came along. Now I know it has potential, love the characters and all that jazz, but I'm just not sure if it's the right book for me to be working on now? I have an idea for a series of books set in the Outback of Australia, did I mention that on a recent stop in Brisbane airport I raided the bookstore and purchased a ridiculous number of Outback books!!, but I need a little longer to think that one over in my mind before I start. The only problem is that makes me feel kind of guilty, despite the fact that over the last two weeks I completed around 15,000 words worth of feature stories for one magazine I freelance to! For some reason, it just doesn't feel like it counts, or gives me an excuse not to write romance.

To be honest, the last story I finished, named Outback Home Coming, captivated me so much, that I almost wrote every day. It only took me around 7 weeks to complete and I love it almost more than other 3 unpubbed manuscripts piled high in my office.

The verdict: chew it over a little while longer, to make sure it's an even better story than the last one. Once I get another Sweet style book out of my system, I'll be ready to pen the raunchy, sex filled Desire story that's still toying with me!