KISS and TEASE

I am seated somewhere with my writing gadgets with me.

I have an installment romance novel I have engaged myself to write a chapter or two each day. Whenever I finish to run an errand, I stay in the car for 30 minutes before going to another scheduled business call. I have two options where to write the draft of Romantic Bones, I have my Blackberry for continues typing since its in QWERTY keypad or typed freely on the iPad.

They are mere gadgets, yes, might be a status symbol to some, yes! But they are my best companions for my writing ambition.  I didn't buy them for the reason of flaunting them but to be my tools, rather. It really works.

I work as a Radiology and Interventional Specialist with Bayer Philippines. Basically my job is running around. I spend more time in driving rather than sit somewhere. After meeting my objective with the people I need to call in a certain outlet or hospital, then I go. Oftentimes, 15 minute talk is the longest conversation I could manage unless we are talking about books. But being a salesperson, my day is either bagging the sales or better luck next time. There are several factors that affect my job yet I really have to find something that will boost my potential and never be burned out.

My previous blogs already shouted a lot about my aspiration to be a writer. Who of his right mind doesn't want to be published? You seeing your name written on a blackboard ignite your interest, how much more seeing your name on the shelf or most sought in Amazon or other sites.

First, I signed up in this blog just to pour out my emotions yet being human, we thirst for recognition. Let's face it! We do not acknowledge that often but pat on the back can really pull you out of your misery and suicidal tendencies.

Then I started getting feedback that I was doing well. Not excellent but well. That's a good start!

I have a pending YA Fantasy titled PASSAGE and on my 40K words already but I have research to do and need to polish the novel very well. It's hard to proofread while writing is ongoing because I tend to change plots and never finish altogether.

The novel has already run for 6 months and I am still halfway. Am I doing it right? Do I really have to research? Why don't I write everything I want since it's a fantasy and be done with it but no!  I need to do a lot of reading to make it something realistic. Something that already happened to a reader but he had never tried to analyze. I wanted to connect with my readers as something like a missing link of a Tiffany chain.

I love Suzanne Collins and Veronica Roth and how they had played with my thoughts and stole me my beauty hours. It will be so ambitious of me but I want to have that same effect with my readers. That connection between the reader and the protagonist/s. YA Scifi/ Fantasy is thoughts-provoking and anxiety drivers. You tend to over analyze things and live for a while with the what-ifs.

It is not impossible yet it is a long run but every lap starts from a single sprint.

Currently, in between work and my YA Fantasy, I write a romance novel titled Romantic Bones and publish one chapter each day or if time permits, two chapters.  I do not have the whole manuscript ready. I write everyday, plot depends on the continuity of the novel but I post once I am done with 1k-2k+ word counts.

From Blackberry, I would copy and paste the novel to Gmail and send it to my Gmail account (BB does not publish once a document have more than 1700 word counts, my theory. I was always having a hard time.) From inbox, it will be another copy/paste to Wordpress, proof reading, insert photo and ola! Published!

I am just having difficulty with Romantic Bones since I share it on Facebook, which is basically read by family, friends, church mates, classmates and conservatives, I am very keen on the intimate scenes. I can not even write maturely because I am thinking I might be offending somebody.

Moreover, I am also conservative in upbringing so I am torn between a writer who expresses whatever I want and a writer who does not want to go on explicit romantic details just like what I want to read from Romance Novel.

Every time I end my chapter, I see to it that it leaves me a smile and something to giggle with.

Nonetheless, I don't think all I can write is a kiss and a tease.