As I’ve mentioned in a few previous posts, I’m in the middle of writing what seems to be a full-length contemporary, THE OPAL HUNTER. This was originally supposed to be no more than 30K, but now I think I’ve reached 30K, and the story’s still going. Guess I’ll try for at least 40K and see where it goes from there.

Typically, with the shorter erotic stuff I’ve done, the writing is a snap. Part of the reason is that I can get to the sex pretty quickly. The scenario usually calls for that. When you’re dealing with something under 20,000 words, you have to move things along. VARGAS GIRL, for example, I started and finished in a week or so.

But THE OPAL HUNTER started out with a slower introduction of the hero and heroine. I had to build more of their backgrounds and characters. Dig a little deeper. And when you put a lot of obstacles between the hero and heroine, it takes a lot more work to bring them together.

I’ve gotten to the point where I’m struggling with moving things forward in the right way. Then, this morning it struck me….I need to please myself first. My writing always works best when I’m thinking about what *I* would like to read next. And right now, I really want these two people to get together. In other words, bring on the sex, baby!

So, I’m really looking forward to diving into my story today. I get to write a hot sex scene!  Hooray! Bring these two people together and let the sparks fly.

That’s one of the best parts about being a writer. I get to write the story the way that I want and satisfy myself first. In the end, that will satisfy my audience, too.

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