Saved By A Soldier (Love Conquers Life Book 1) Read Online Free
Author: Alison Mello
that I have some ideas on when I want certain things to happen in the book.
Opening my laptop I click on the Word icon to open a blank document and begin typing. I’ve never been a writer who maps out their book fully before they start. I’ve always been able to simply sit down and write. The first two chapters or so can be difficult, but once I get going I can usually keep my book flowing without a problem. For some reason, this book has been the toughest to get started and I think it’s because I feel like I have to top the last book. My agent is putting too much pressure on me and that really makes it difficult to produce good work. During my walk today, I decided to clear my head of all that is my agent and my last book. My only thoughts are of what I want my story to be and I’m simply going to write it, she’ll get it when I’m ready.
I’m writing about a lonely woman who is nearly thirty and has yet to experience love. She has dated but ended up either hurt badly or met men who couldn’t keep her interest. That is, until she finally meets ‘Mr. Right.’ The problem is she’s now so full of doubt she can’t see that the man of her dreams is right there in front of her.
Having the gist of the story is the easy part. It’s creating all of the details while keeping my readers interested that’s the problem. However, a few hours later, I manage to have the first two chapters completely written and I’m quite proud of myself. I decide to rub it in my agent’s face by sending her a text.
Patty: Chapter 1 and 2 written more to follow.
Joan: Nice! Are you at the lake?
Patty: Yes. I need to do some posting online now so I can get my followers thinking about this next book. Talk to you later.
Joan: Talk to you later.
I open my Facebook author page and write:
Guess who has started their next book? Yup, me! Who’s excited to see what comes next from the world of P.A. Fitzgerald?
I click post and in a few minutes’ time I have followers responding, stating how excited they are about my next book. I also go onto my web page and add the book to the work in progress section of my website with a brief idea of what the book will be about. I’ve started getting quite a few hits on my website so I want to make sure I keep it up to date. I also add a brief blog entry letting my readers know that I’m still around but hiding out writing my latest book.
Now that I’m done with my posting, I click on my notes icon and read through what I have. My agent is trying to get me to write a trilogy but I’m just not sure I have it in me to write three books about the same couple. That takes a bit more planning, but she keeps telling me it would be the next best romance since Fifty Shades of Grey and The Crossfire Series . Despite telling her that I have no desire to be compared to either of those trilogies, I’ve been putting some thoughts on paper in case I change my mind. Although I will not allow myself to be compared to them, I will be the best me I can be and that is it.
One issue I have always had as a reader is waiting years between books to see what happens next. As a writer, I would have to feel like I had enough in mind to write all three books close together so my readers are not waiting forever to find out what happens next. Looking at my notes I am not anywhere near there. I’m adding ideas all the time and my notes are growing but I’m still not ready, so Joan’s going to have to accept the standalones I send her for now.
There’s a knock on my office door, and I look up I find Celia standing there. “Sorry to bother you Patricia, but dinner is ready. Would you like me to leave a plate for you or are you ready for a break?”
I smile, welcoming the break. “You have perfect timing. I’ll be right there.”
“Great.” She leaves the office to finish preparing our dinner. I close my laptop and head to the bathroom so I can wash up for dinner. When I reach the kitchen
Opening my laptop I click on the Word icon to open a blank document and begin typing. I’ve never been a writer who maps out their book fully before they start. I’ve always been able to simply sit down and write. The first two chapters or so can be difficult, but once I get going I can usually keep my book flowing without a problem. For some reason, this book has been the toughest to get started and I think it’s because I feel like I have to top the last book. My agent is putting too much pressure on me and that really makes it difficult to produce good work. During my walk today, I decided to clear my head of all that is my agent and my last book. My only thoughts are of what I want my story to be and I’m simply going to write it, she’ll get it when I’m ready.
I’m writing about a lonely woman who is nearly thirty and has yet to experience love. She has dated but ended up either hurt badly or met men who couldn’t keep her interest. That is, until she finally meets ‘Mr. Right.’ The problem is she’s now so full of doubt she can’t see that the man of her dreams is right there in front of her.
Having the gist of the story is the easy part. It’s creating all of the details while keeping my readers interested that’s the problem. However, a few hours later, I manage to have the first two chapters completely written and I’m quite proud of myself. I decide to rub it in my agent’s face by sending her a text.
Patty: Chapter 1 and 2 written more to follow.
Joan: Nice! Are you at the lake?
Patty: Yes. I need to do some posting online now so I can get my followers thinking about this next book. Talk to you later.
Joan: Talk to you later.
I open my Facebook author page and write:
Guess who has started their next book? Yup, me! Who’s excited to see what comes next from the world of P.A. Fitzgerald?
I click post and in a few minutes’ time I have followers responding, stating how excited they are about my next book. I also go onto my web page and add the book to the work in progress section of my website with a brief idea of what the book will be about. I’ve started getting quite a few hits on my website so I want to make sure I keep it up to date. I also add a brief blog entry letting my readers know that I’m still around but hiding out writing my latest book.
Now that I’m done with my posting, I click on my notes icon and read through what I have. My agent is trying to get me to write a trilogy but I’m just not sure I have it in me to write three books about the same couple. That takes a bit more planning, but she keeps telling me it would be the next best romance since Fifty Shades of Grey and The Crossfire Series . Despite telling her that I have no desire to be compared to either of those trilogies, I’ve been putting some thoughts on paper in case I change my mind. Although I will not allow myself to be compared to them, I will be the best me I can be and that is it.
One issue I have always had as a reader is waiting years between books to see what happens next. As a writer, I would have to feel like I had enough in mind to write all three books close together so my readers are not waiting forever to find out what happens next. Looking at my notes I am not anywhere near there. I’m adding ideas all the time and my notes are growing but I’m still not ready, so Joan’s going to have to accept the standalones I send her for now.
There’s a knock on my office door, and I look up I find Celia standing there. “Sorry to bother you Patricia, but dinner is ready. Would you like me to leave a plate for you or are you ready for a break?”
I smile, welcoming the break. “You have perfect timing. I’ll be right there.”
“Great.” She leaves the office to finish preparing our dinner. I close my laptop and head to the bathroom so I can wash up for dinner. When I reach the kitchen
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