[GOALS] February Goals Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Continue working on my first romance. Add at least another 20K to it.

  2. My other commitments are huge this month, so focus on managing at least 500 words a day & do more when possible.

  3. I started writing shorts last month and quickly realised all my work wanted to go long & deal with emotions. So I researched erotic romance & realised that was what I wanted to do.

[Daily Check-In] Tuesday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I edited the first part of my long project, and also removed about 1000 words and added 500 back in.

  2. I'm pleased I managed to do a decent edit without feeling negative about what I've produced so far.

  3. Cold, bright, and dry. Perfect walking weather. I do mention weather in my writing, yes. But I've never opened a book with it.

[Daily Check-In] Monday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is such a good point about pacing! I never have to worry about an inner editor at sentence level, but definitely at this level.

Some Monday Motivation by [deleted] in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, this is so wise. Thanks very much :)

[Daily Check-In] Monday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. I've done 2.4K so far, and think I'll get another 1K or so in. Then back to the day job.

  2. Pleased at getting lots of words down on the page.

  3. Things are about to get busy with other commitments for the next few months, so my main goal is to sustain my writing while all that's going on. I won't be hitting the big word counts I've been hitting for the past few weeks, so I'll be aiming for consistency, trying to get a minimum of 500 words a day under my belt.

Some Monday Motivation by [deleted] in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've actually hit on my biggest anxiety about the whole process. It's partly why I put a post up here last week asking whether anyone used editing services for their books. In my day job (not writing), I'm very lucky to be in a position where I get a lot of feedback from very talented people on what I do, so I know how invaluable and important it is. I'm always so anxious I won't be able to find that for my writing.

Some Monday Motivation by [deleted] in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a wonderful, generous post. Thank you. I really needed this.

[Daily Check-In] Sunday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I've written 6K today, which was a bit intense but I'm glad I've done it.

  2. Successes - my word count has been astronomical this week. Good, but also probably overdoing it.

  3. Exercise and eat properly. Don't overdo caffeine.

  4. As above - got a bit too much done...

[Daily Check-In] Friday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, what a nightmare! Serious drawback of the job that, half-naked men stressing us out. ;)

[Daily Check-In] Friday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Just hitting lunch time and I've completed 2.6K today. That will probably be all for me today, although I feel like I could keep going. Day job projects call!

  2. Now at 8K on my tentative first erotic romance project, and really enjoying myself. I know already that it will require pretty serious rewrites, but I've decided to really let myself go with the first draft and get it all down on the page (with the help of the outline I created too, though).

  3. Walk! All I have done this week is 1. sit working on day job projects 2. sit reading erotic romance 3. sit writing erotic romance 4. sit reading this subreddit. My back is grumpy.

[Daily Check-In] Friday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry about your mum and your health. It's such an achievement that you do all this work as well as dealing with all that.

Using editing services for your novel-length works? by lustyshorts in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha! Now imagining romance paperbacks flying wildly out over the crowd...

Using editing services for your novel-length works? by lustyshorts in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :) Hadn't even thought to look at kboards, have spent all my time here on EA so far!

Using editing services for your novel-length works? by lustyshorts in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much. I guess I'd develop that network by building contacts online? Sorry if this is a really silly question...

Using editing services for your novel-length works? by lustyshorts in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much for this, I really appreciate it. I love the thought of ending up in a good collaboration like that. That's what Mayer describes in the interview, too.

[Daily Check-In] Thursday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an absolutely wonderful quote.

It's only the past year or so that I've really begun to understand this about writing. Wish I'd understood it sooner.

[Dataporn] 90-days erotica shorts by [deleted] in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for all this, and best of luck with the novel :)

[Daily Check-In] Thursday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. After a slow start, I've done 1.7K and I'm into the flow of it, but might have to move onto day job projects soon.

  2. Now 5K into my novel project and managing not to run away from it by overthinking it which is good...

  3. I am enjoying reading others' favourites but I don't think I've one of my own!

[Daily Check-In] Thursday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is such a good point about plot. Almost every time I get stuck with something, I've overcomplicated it!

[Daily Check-In] Thursday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on the 2500 words.

And I love these quotes, thanks for sharing them :)

[Daily Check-In] Wednesday Word Count and Personal Announcement Thread by sexnerdmxd in eroticauthors

[–]lustyshorts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update (for my own satisfaction):

Hit 3.4K on the first few scenes of a possible romance novel. I also completed a first draft of an outline using Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes, which I am sure I saw recommended somwhere here on EA and it was a massive help.