1. Are you a panster or a plotter or perhaps a bit of both? More a pantser than a plotter because my characters help write the book. I know the basic plot of the book as I write and try to keep the book flowing with that loose version of the plot in my head. Thank goodness my characters have never taken me off on a weird tangent. They stick to the plot like I do.
2. Which comes first - characters or plot for you? Normally characters. I've been working on sequels the last few years and I am using characters from the previous books so I didn't have to develop them as much and jump right into getting that plot going.
3. What are you working on now? Is this a book in a current series or something totally new? I think I kinda answered that in the last question, didn't I? Right now I'm working on a sequel to Tears of the Queen and will start on a sequel for A Quest for Love once I have the rough draft done on the Tears Sequel and I will continue on my Vespian Way series.
4. Do you have some kind of object or place that figures in most of your books? I don't think so. I've written time-travels, futuristics, historical and urban fantasy and there aren't anything that seems to show up in all of them, except maybe humor?
5. Do you write everyday or just when the spirit hits? I write every day unless my sister is around. She's my best friend but we don't live close so when she's either visiting me or I'm visiting her I spend all my time with her.
6. Where can we find you? Barbaradonlonbradley.com, https://www.facebook.com/barbbradley , https://twitter.com/barbbradley , https://twitter.com/Bethany85799163 I am working on creating more sites for Bethany Drake which is my pen name.
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Friday, February 8, 2019
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Saturday's Blurbs features Books by Barbara Bradley #MFRWauthor
Dominated By Desire:
Heather can't believe she is the only person on Earth who can protect Storm, the ambassador from Vespia. It has something to do with some pheromone the Vespian male exudes. Although everyone tells her she is immune, she doesn't agree. There is something about the man that makes her desire skyrocket whenever she is around him.
Storm finds Heather fascinating, like her bright violet eyes that hold a world of emotions in them. He's drawn to her, wanting her with a depth he never experienced before.
When she becomes the focal point of several kidnapping attempts, he realizes she's going to need his protection: the perfect excuse to get to know her better.
Animal Desire:
Heather is now six months pregnant and finds her mate a bit overprotective. She can't help if she glows when she is frustrated. Things get a little more complicated when she is called home because of Ialog. He released information, making it look like she is being mistreated by the Vespians. How is she going to hide her pregnancy? She left Earth sterile.
Storm isn't happy about her leaving the safety of Vespia, but wants to show that Heather is happy and safe under his care. He knows Ialog and is worried the man is going to try to take his mate from him again. His fears become very real when Ialog kidnaps her. Now he has to find a way to bring her home.
Forgotten Desire:
Heather and Storm’s story continues...
When Storm leans against one of Bert’s machines and is sent back in time, without his memories, Heather has to go after him.
A simple retrieval won’t work. She has to make him remember before they can return to their own timeline.
Finding him is easy, getting him to regain his memories isn't. Then she finds out Ialog is there, giving Storm something to keep his memories at bay.
Now she has to find a way to stop her old nemesis and bring her mate home.
Buy Links:
Publisher: http://www.phaze.com/author.php?author=21
Friday, February 3, 2017
Friday's Guest - Barbara Bradley What She Was Before #MFRWauthor
1. What were you in your life before you became a writer? Did this influence your writing? I am still a merchandiser. I represent manufacturers in the military exchange system in Hampton Roads, VA. I love this job because I get to talk to so many people and eaves drop on so many conversations. The best part is I tend to work through scenes when I'm stocking. I write futuristic romance so I can't say it's a big influence but I do know a lot about the military and their ranks because of my job and that does help in the series I'm working on.
2 Are you genre specific or general? Why? I don't mean genres like romance, mystery, fantasy etc. There are many subgenres of the above. I tend to write what moves me. So far I have written a time travel. I actually have two but the second one isn't good enough to try to publish. I've written a historical, a contemporary urban fantasy (this one is still in the editing phase) as well as my futuristic fantasy. That is what is so fun about the series I'e been working on. My sixth book Forgotten Desire is a time travel within the futuristic SF world. and the latest book published Timeless Desire is an alternate reality story.
3. Did your reading choices have anything to do with your choice of a genre or genres? It sure did. I've read SF as well and romances and when I found the books that merged the two genres I fell in love. When I started writing in high school is was the SF type of book with romance in it so it was quite natural to continue in that vein.
4. What's your latest release? Timeless Desire. The book I mentioned earlier. Although part of the series this book is more like little vignettes of how my main characters would still meet if the timeline had changed. It was fun to figure out how they would meet each time and how they would figure out what was happening to them.
Here's the blurb:
Someone keeps altering the timeline and only Sam and Skye are aware of the change.
The culprit doesn't want Heather and Storm together, yet they keep finding each other, no matter how many times it is changed. Everything needs to be righted and the person messing with it needs to be stopped.
It's up to Sam and Skye to get things back the way it should be.
5. What are you working on now? This is a little tough to answer. I have finished the rough draft of the tenth book in the Vespian Way series, but it has been sitting in my laptop for about 5 months, I lost my mother-in-law in February (2016), I was her caregiver, I think when I lost her I lost my urge to write for a while. I forced myself to finish book ten (no title yet) but I know it needs a major rewrite and haven't been in the mood to go back to it. When Christmas came around my husband even asked if I was writing and I told him no, but there are still scenes running around in my head. I believe I'm not writing because of grief. Not too long ago I pulled a book out of my need to edit list and decided to work on that. I have a strong need to write but the Vespian Way series was all I worked on when I took care of June. That's why I pulled out a werewolf story I had finished. Do something different to get back to writing. I'm thinking it's still a little too soon to go back to the series. I do promise to get back to it, but I need to get back to it at my own pace.
6. Where can we find you?
Here's my social Media Links:
Web Page: www.barbaradonlonbradley.com
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Saturday's Blurb - Books By Barbara Bradley #MFRWauthor #sciencefiction romance
Dominated by Desire Book 1 Of the Vespian Way Blurb:
Heather can’t believe she is the only person on Earth that
can protect Storm, the ambassador from Vespia. It has something to do with some
pheromone the Vespian male exudes. Although everyone tells her she is immune
she doesn’t agree. There is something about the man that makes her desire skyrocket
whenever she is around him.
Storm finds the Heather fascinating, bright violet eyes that
hold a world of emotions in them. He finds himself drawn to her, wanting her
with a depth he never experienced before. When she becomes the focal point of
several kidnapping attempts he realizes she’s going to need his protection, the
perfect excuse to get to know her better.
Animal Desire Book 3 of the Vespian Way Blurb:
Heather is now six months pregnant and finds her mate a bit
overprotective. She can’t help if she glows when she is frustrated. Things get
a little more complicated when she is called home because of Ialog. He released
information, making it look like she is being mistreated by the Vespians. How
is she going to hide her pregnancy? She left Earth sterile.
Storm isn’t happy about her leaving the safety of Vespia,
but wants to show that Heather is happy and safe under his care. He knows Ialog
and is worried the man is going to try to take his mate from him again. His
fears become very real when Ialog kidnaps her. Now he has to find a way to
bring her home.
Hesitant Desire Book 5 of the Vespian Way Blurb:
Heather swore she’d never go back to Aruka after a mission
had gone bad. The planet had an archaic view of women and Heather fought
against those views, angering one man to the point of whipping her. Now Earth
has requested she rescue a missing woman on that planet. She wants to say no,
but Storm has already accepted for her, as long as he accompanies her. They
hoped it would be a quick in and out assignment but didn’t expect to run into
the man carrying such hatred for her all these years. Now they have to try to
finish their mission while evading the man who’s only goal is to make Heather
pay for her crimes.
Hidden Desire Book 8 of the Vespian Way Blurb:
Heather wants to fight beside her people, not watch from a
safe distance. So when her brother comes up with a way to disguise her she
jumps at the chance. Now she can try out for an elite team to help defeat
Reasta, who has a stronghold on their planet. No one knows who she is,
including her mate, who has also been disguised. They must find each other,
qualify for the team and help rescue the elders without being found out.
Timeless Desire Book 9 of the Vespian Way Blurb:
Someone keeps altering the timeline and only Sam and Skye
are aware of the change. The culprit doesn’t want Heather and Storm together,
yet they keep finding each other, no matter how many times it is changed.
Everything needs to be righted and the person messing with it needs to be
stopped. It’s up to Sam and Skye to get things back the way it should be.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Friday - Barbara Bradley - Talking About Heroes, Heroines and Villains #MFRWauthor #writing
1. Do you write a single genre or do your fingers flow over the keys creating tales in many forms?
Does your reading choices reflect your writing choices?
Are there genres you wouldn’t attempt?
I mostly write SF.Futuristic (hot) romance with a fantasy short story thrown in for fun. But...I have published time travel, fantasy and a straight historical. I love reading SF of any kind and when I found the romance novels in that genre I read as many as I could get my hands on. I find them fun to write. As far as what I wouldn't write I don't think I'd write a murder/mystery right now. It's not something I see myself writing.
2. Heroes, Heroines, Villains. Which are your favorite to write?
This is a tough one. I do have fun with my villains, but love my heroes and heroines too. Can I say all of them?
3. Heroes. How do you find them? Do pictures, real life or plain imagination create the man you want every reader to love? Do they come before the plot or after you have the idea for the story?
Wow, this is a good one. My heroes are part of plain imagination. I don't use pictures or real life people. I normally have my characters and a basic idea for the plot when I start writing. My books are character driven so they'r always the first thing I create when coming up with a new story.
4. Heroines. How do you find them? Do pictures, real life or imagination create the woman you want the reader to root for? Do they appear before the plot or after you have the idea for the story?
My answer is pretty much the same as it was for the heroes. I'm not one to look for people who look like my characters. These characters whisper in my ear and they're never happy with anyone I think that they could look like.
5. Villains or villainesses or an antagonist, since they don’t always have to be the bad guy or girl. They can be a person opposed to the hero’s or heroine’s obtaining their goal. How do you choose one? How do you make them human?
They basically come out of my plot. I'm a pantser and don't have much more than a blurb in my head as I start my books. It's kind of weird to other authors because I write linear. I start at the beginning and keep going until the book is done. I don't jump around and write different scenes then string them together. I'm not sure why I write this way but it does work. So as I write (I normally have two to three upcoming scenes worked out in my head as I write the rough draft) my way of plotting will work out who the villain is and why they are after the hero/heroine.
6. What is your latest release? Who is the hero, heroine and or the villain?
My latest release is the 9th book in my series The Vespian Way. Timeless Desire features Heather and Storm, my main hero and heroine of the series. In this book they find Susan (a character from book 3) keeps changing the timeline. She has never liked Heather and wants what she has. Skye and Sam weren't effected by the timeline change and have to fight to get everything back the way it was.
7. What are you working on now?
Right now I'm working on the 10th book of the series. Heather and Storm have declared war on Reasta and Earth has volunteered their help so I have humans on Vespia which has never happened before. I'm about halfway done - that's when I got that aha moment to my plot so have gone back to the beginning to add a few things before I continue to write that rough draft.
8. How can people find you?
Like most authors I've got a lot of social media links - pinterest, facebook, twitter and my blog - which I try to post to twice a week - one in an interview of other authors - it's so much fun to see the answers, I also do one one the art of writing and have been toying with the idea of doing one on my writing. I keep getting aksed how I find time to write so thought maybe I should try to show how I get it done. Here's the links -
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Saturday's Chapter Hesitant Desire by Barbara Bradley
Book 5 of the Vespian Way Hesitant Desire
Available at Phaze
Blurb:
Heather swore she’d never go back to Aruka after a mission
had gone bad. The planet had an archaic view of women and Heather fought
against those views, angering one man to the point of whipping her. Now Earth
has requested she rescue a missing woman on that planet. She wants to say no,
but Storm has already accepted for her, as long as he accompanies her. They
hoped it would be a quick in and out assignment but didn’t expect to run into
the man carrying such hatred for her all these years. Now they have to try to
finish their mission while evading the man who’s only goal is to make Heather
pay for her crimes.
Excerpt:
Chapter 1
Heather had a few minutes before she needed to get to
council chambers for the afternoon and was taking advantage to play with her
children.
“There is a communiqué from Admiral Barrister.”
“Thank you, Cim.” After picking up her daughter and
putting her in the play area that Storm had created for the twins, she went for
her son. Once she had them settled, she returned to the living room. “Go ahead
and put Bear on the main screen.”
“Good morning, Commander.”
“How are you, Admiral?” He was awful formal. Why did
he call her commander?
“We need your help.”
“You don’t mess around, do you, sir.” Great, another
assignment. She had tried to leave security several times but Earth wouldn’t
take her resignation. She sat on the couch.
“Time is of the essence.” He looked off screen for a
moment and nodded before he focused back on her. “The daughter of the
ambassador from Basuya has been kidnapped and only your expertise will work.”
“You know Vespian protocol, sir. You have to ask the
ambassador before you can even approach me.”
“I know that and he has given his permission as long
as he gets to accompany you.”
She smiled. Her mate always sought to protect her.
“What do you need?”
“The ambassador and his family were learning about
Aruka.”
“Oh, no thank you.” She didn’t want to hear anything
else. The last time she had been on that planet she came close to spending the
rest of her life as a slave and swore she would never go back.
“You are an officer of Earth’s military. You don’t
get to refuse.”
“Yes, sir. Sorry, sir.” From his tone, she knew
better than to say anything else.
Bear steepled his fingers as he chose his next words.
“Heather, you know the native language, have more personal knowledge of their
society’s dos and don’ts, and firsthand knowledge of the land. I don’t have
anyone else I can send and we must get her back as quickly as we can.”
“Permission to speak freely, sir?”
“Granted.”
“Let me guess.” Heather pinched her nose. Anger
filled her as she realized she couldn’t say no. “You’re trying to sign a treaty
with them and getting the daughter back will make sure that happens.”
“When can you leave?” He didn’t answer her question
so she had to be right.
“How come I seem to be the one you turn to when you
need to make sure treaties are getting signed all of the sudden?” She muttered
the words to herself but knew Bear heard her. Heather sighed as the data stream
on the young woman she was to find filled the screen. “What do you know?”
“Not a lot right now. I have included your old file
as well as everything you need for this mission. Storm has the same file.”
“Oh, great.” Now her mate would learn about one of
her not so great missions. The only good thing about it was he could say no
after he read what happened to her.
“I have explained to Storm I need you to leave as
soon as possible. She has been missing three days.”
“Three days?” Her eyes widened. A couple of hours
were all a kidnapper needed on that planet. Three days would leave them with a
very cold trail to follow. She stood, knowing every minute she wasted could
mean failure in finding the girl. “I’ll send a message when we’re on our way.”
She ended the communiqué and walked into the playroom
to look at the twins. Their naming ceremony was just a few days away. Would the
council allow them to postpone it? “You know I love you two very much.”
“Yes, mama.” He son toddled over and hugged her leg.
“I need to go help someone’s little girl make it back
home.” She leaned down to pick him up. “Goodness you’re getting heavy.”
“I help.”
“And you will. You need to take care of your sister
and listen to your uncle and aunt. No more grabbing his nose.” She touched his
with gentle fingers.
Her son’s bottom lips poked out.
“He wants to protect your sister as much as you do.
That is why he goes to her first. You need to let him know you want to be
picked up first and he’ll realize he’s favoring your sister without knowing
it.” Heather stooped to pick up her daughter as well when the doors open.
“You really do like trying to get yourself into
trouble. You know they are too big for you to pick them up like that anymore,
yet I catch you continuing to try.” He took their son out of her arms so she
could pick up her daughter. He then offered her his hand so she could stand
without too much of a problem. “Old habits die hard, don’t they?”
“Read the file already I see.” She brushed a few
hairs out of her face, waiting for him to chastise her.
“You’re still my heart.”
“Yeah.” She never wanted to think about that
assignment again, yet here it was, rearing its ugly head. “I knew you’d be
happy to see how bad that got before I was able to turn it around.”
“I now see why Bear feels you are the best.” He
headed toward the doors and waited outside for her to join him. “Anyone else
would have ended up dead. Including me. You did what you had to do to get the
job done.”
“I lost control.”
“Why do you say that?”
“I was a woman. When I first arrived the people who
pretended to buy me wanted to brand me which I fought. Then I broke the number
one rule and fought with a man.” Did he read the whole file? She had made
mistake after mistake on that planet and had never forgotten about it. Heather
moved down the hall, holding her daughter close. “Have you spoken to the
council?”
“Informally. I spoke to my mother who contacted the
rest of the council and they understand. The decision is ours.”
“Great.” She had hoped someone would say no, but so
far nothing was going to stop her from reliving something she’d rather leave in
the past. “You know I don’t want to do this.”
“But you won’t leave that girl to be trapped on that
world.”
He knew her too well. The thought of what the girl would
go through if she didn’t try to bring her home drove her to face her demons.
She walked into the medlab with Storm on her heels. “Kuarto.”
“Heather? They’re not sick. I just saw them, so why
are you here?” His voice held an annoyed tone. He had complained before that
she worried too much about the health of the twins.
“I know, and I promise I didn’t bring them here for
another check-up. I need a favor. Can you and Toki babysit for a few days?” She
placed her daughter in the crib he had set up for the twins. “Earth’s
government has asked us to go on a mission and we need to leave immediately.”
“What about the naming ceremony?” His frown showed
his confusion.
“Storm has spoken to his mother and she understands.
The one thing we need to do is formally approach the council and ask
permission, but we already know they’re going to say yes. Can you ask Toki if
she could postpone it for a few days? We’d really appreciate it.” She touched
her daughter on the head, not wanting to leave her or their son, but she knew
she had to do this.
“Then Storm is going with you.” Kuarto looked at
Storm for answers before he reached for their son.
“Yes.” Storm patted his son on the head as he settled
in his mate’s brother’s arms. “So we’re relying on you and Toki to care for
these two until we get back.”
“That won’t be a problem. You know that.” He kissed
their son on the head before he set him down next to his sister. “Can I help
you with anything?”
“We’re going to need some physical alterations to fit
into Arukan society,” said Heather. She fought hard to keep her anger and
frustration inside. She knew she was focusing on the task at hand instead of
her brother’s curiosity, but if she wasn’t careful she just might lose the
tight hold she had on her emotions.
“Arukan? Have you been there?” He grabbed his scanner
plus his pad and walked to the computer to pull up a three dimensional image of
Heather and Storm.
“I have.” She kept her features under tight control,
trying not to show how the memory of the place made her feel.
“So you know how women are treated there.”
All she could do was nod.
“Anyone else going with you two?” Kuarto looked at
Heather for a moment before he started to alter their images to get the desired
look for the race there. He never missed a thing and she wondered what he
suspected. He didn’t ask her anything else as he used his pad, the screen, and
their images to get what he wanted.
“Fridon will be coming as well.” Heather couldn’t
keep the flatness out of her voice.
Kuarto nodded and loaded his image as well. “You
realize you’re all a little tall for this race.”
“Yes.” Heather hated this. The last time she was on
this planet her height had been one of the reasons she was so coveted. That and
her hair. No one on the planet had such light hair. Then there was the length.
The shortness of it made them think she had been punished by her master and
then sent away because whatever she had done had been so bad he never wanted to
see her again. It made her a target for many reasons and now she had to go back
and face that reality again. “We’ll have to work around that.”
“And women are second class citizens with no power?”
He watched her face as he brought up the subject again.
“I am all too aware of my status there.” She refused
to rise to the bait as she watched him make the changes. Her fair skin turned
golden with the sparkle the people from the planet had. They all looked like
they had glitter on them from the way their skin sparkled in all types of
light. “Can you make that stick?”
“Let me guess, the last time you went there you went
just as you are.”
“Earth doctors couldn’t change my skin tone and hair
color. My chip didn’t allow it.”
“Well, we have the ancient computer who knows your
DNA so we should be able to make the proper changes.” Kuarto circled her image,
bobbing her ears so they came to a point like the people from the planet. Then
he changed her hair color. “One down, two to go.” Now that he had made the
changes to her image all he had to do was press a button for Storm’s and
Fridon’s images to switch. In an instant they all looked like the natives.
“I’m going down to the main compound to work on our
outfits.” Heather headed out the door. Kuarto had what he needed to get them
physically ready, now it was her turn to make sure their clothing fit as well.
****
“She seems very upset about this,” Kuarto commented
as he continued to work on their images, perfecting their looks. “Can I assume
the last time she was there it didn’t go well for her?”
“Not the way she wanted, but she still had a
successful mission.” Storm pointed to the images. “How long before you’re
done?”
“I should have a chip to implant in about fifteen
minutes.”
“Good. I’m going to see what I can do to calm my
mate.” Storm strode out of the medlab and headed to the ancient complex. Using
his implant, he contacted Fridon and made him aware of the mission and let him
know he had to visit the medlab to get the changes necessary for the mission to
be a success. When he entered the lab he saw another three dimensional image of
the three of them all lined up as Heather worked on the outfits. His and
Fridon’s outfits were pretty nondescript. Tunics and flowing pants. Typical for
an arid planet like the one they were going to. “My heart?”
She turned to look at him. “I hate this, Storm. Women
have no power. They aren’t allowed to speak to men unless spoken to. They can’t
own any property. Most women are the slaves of the family. There for breeding
and doing all the work.”
“The men don’t do any of the work?”
“None of the labor. That is left to the women.” She
pressed a button and worked on the intricate details of the garments. “The
admiral has set up our identities already. You are a man of wealth and power. I
am your most prized possession.”
“That much is true.” He stepped up to her and touched
her cheek. “You will not be alone on this mission.”
“I know, but it’s the memories that get the best of
me.” She pressed her face into his hand.
“Do you wish to talk about it?” He could feel her
distress over this mission, but nothing else. She had locked everything else
deep inside.
“No.” She gave him a smile, but he could see the
sadness in her eyes. “Maybe when this mission is over I will, but right now I’m
not ready. It’s something I had tried to forget. I need to come to terms before
I can tell you anything.”
“What are you doing now?” He turned back toward the
images, knowing it was time to change the subject.
“Making sure our garments are ready. Men of power
have a brand or mark that adorns their clothing. It is also on all their
possessions.” She tapped her pad. “What would you like as a brand?”
“How about this?” He lifted her hair and gently
brushed her mark. “No one can deny that you are mine if it is on my clothes.”
Her smile was more genuine. “It also might keep them
from branding me with your mark if I already have one.” She put the pattern on
his and Fridon’s garment. Once she was happy with the image, she made several
other outfits so they would have the proper garments to change to when they had
to.
Storm watched as she brought up her image. Her
Vespian gown disappeared and was replaced with an outfit he swore was
appropriate only for the bedroom. “That is what you must wear?”
She nodded.
“My heart, my eyes will be glowing the whole time
we’re on that planet.” The two piece dress left a lot of skin exposed. The
bejeweled top had demicups that he was sure wouldn’t contain Heather’s breasts
for long and the skirt sat so low on her hips he wondered how it stayed up.
She gave him a fleeting smile then worked on the
image, putting the mark on her outfit as well. There was a band at the top of
the skirt about six inches wide made out of the same thin material as his and
Fridon’s clothes, then a border of it on the bottom. Everything in between was a
thin transparent material. There was also a thin strip of cloth that held his
mark half way down her upper arm, but he didn’t see any other straps that would
keep her top on.
“Can I see you in that?” If she had that on all the
time he wasn’t sure he could keep his hands to himself.
“Storm.” She didn’t want to have that awful outfit on
before she had to.
“My heart, if just this image is making my desire for
you skyrocket, then I need to see what the real thing is going to do. I need to
be able to control myself.”
That got a laugh out of her. “You have never tried
before.”
“I can’t help that your luscious body calls to me,
begging for my touch.” He grinned as he pulled her into his embrace.
“I know your one track mind and there is a lot to do.
I need to show you how to use my chain.”
“You’ll have my undivided attention in that.” He
looked at the image once again. “I know you see the outfit as degrading. What
better way to wipe that feeling from you then to have me worship your body
while wearing it.”
“So you think it will empower me?”
“Has in the past.” His need for her was getting
stronger by the second. “One wonderful memory to burn away the others.”
She closed her eyes for a moment, probably talking to
the ancient computer. Her dress disappeared to be replaced with the outfit she
hated so much.
She took his breath away. His hands had to touch her.
They gently followed the edge of the small top, causing goosebumps to rise
where his fingers had been. Sliding along the edge of the skirt, his touch
caused her to take a sharp intake of breath. It was one of her more sensitive
spots. He noticed a small gold chain around her waist. A long length of it fell
to the floor.
“What is this?” He picked it up. The lightweight
material didn’t look like it would take much abuse.
“My chain.”
“Excuse me?” He heard the flatness of her voice. It
angered her. Another thing she resented. His libido needed to wait so he could
find out why.
“Like a pet I have a leach that you control.”
He was starting to understand why she hated this so
much. To treat women in such a way went against his beliefs as well. “And you
must wear it?”
“And you need to know how to use it to control me.”
“I have never been able to do that,” he joked as he
continued to slide his hands over her soft skin. Time to defuse the strong
anger she felt.
“Storm.” She stopped him then placed the end of the
chain in his hands. “It’s all in the flick of the wrist.” She made a few
movements to show him what she was talking about. “My place is behind you as we
walk. If you wish to stop, you drop your hand to signal me.” She showed him
what she meant. She went through several other movements.
“And what if I wish to show you affection?”
“I don’t know.” She looked sad. “I never saw any of
the men show affection to their women. But I do know some of the commands for
different sexual poses.”
“Perhaps I need to make a few of my own
commands.” He started drawing the chain to him so she had to step closer. “Like
when I want to kiss you I’ll just drag you to my side.” He lowered his mouth to
hers, drawing her tongue out to dance with his. Tension flowed out
Friday, September 6, 2013
Friday's How She Does It featuring Barbara Bradley
We all know there are six elements of fiction. Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. I believe the first five lead to the sixth which for me is plot. What's your take on this>
1. How do you create your characters? Do you have a specific method? My characters kind of create themselves. It's really hard to explain because sometimes they come to me in dreams. Other times while I'm working, focusing on what I'm doing and they just start talking to me.
2. Do your characters come before the plot? Do you sketch out your plot or do you let the characters develop the route to the end? Oh definitely the characters come first. I let them guide the story. I normally have a scene that spurs me to write the story but they whisper in my ear and try to take control. I enjoy the ride as they take me along.
3. Do you know how the story will end before you begin? In a general way or a specific one? I know what the climax is. It might not be word per word in my head but I know where I'm going before I start writing. I like writing this way - I know my beginning and my end it's the middle part that is a bit murky at times and the discovery of how I get from the beginning scene to the ending scene is the part I like most.
4. Do you choose settings you know or do you have books of settings and plans of houses sitting around? I write SF/Futuristic so that doesn't always come into play for me - if I'm imitating something then I do look it up but no I don't have plans or books on settings. My very vivid imagination creates a lot for me. That doesn't mean I don't have research books - I have a ton of them.
5. Where do you do your research? On line or from books? If I'm not creating a whole new world from scratch I do it on line - I find it easier and more up to date on what I'm looking for.
6. Are you a draft writer or do you revise as you go along and why? I'm a draft writer. I write better and faster that way. I do edit as I go from time to time if something just doesn't feel right, but I pretty much right a rough draft then go back and clean it up. I tried editing as I go and found it too difficult for me and I believe in the old adage if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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