It’s funny seeing your writing style change over time, but I never thought it would happen so quick over a two-year period. I have glimpses, whole sections of dialogue and exposition that I find wonderful, mature and continuously impressive to me. But betwixt such ingenuity I see puddles of crap that need to be cleared up.
I’m also fighting with the ongoing “Is this erotica or not?” battle. Since deciding to write erotica two years ago, many of my new story ideas have centered around that tone. My older stories in this series, with the exception of the boys’ stories, Kaven and Kane (those being relatively new stories as well), were all conceived with a mainstream romance vibe in mind. I like erotica, not just for the sex factor, but because there are a great many less restrictions to bind me, no pun intended. I like to use profanity when I want, and I have no problem describing certain events in a more descriptive, grittier context. And I’ve read some fiery mainstream romance one could classify as erotica, so, hey, who knows anymore?
My outline has been reevaluated, and I just need to identify those various holes in the story so that I can concentrate on making this work one cohesive story instead of garbledy-gook strung together with all-caps notes and empty promises that I’ll get to them eventually. I’m better than this.
JLH
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