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Gail



I get inspired when I get a character's voice inside my head. Over the weekend, I heard a female character say something that I *had* to write down. Next thing I knew, I was deep into a new book, lol.

As for sex scenes, yeah, they're in there too. But I like to have a story built around them. I don't mind longer sex scenes as long as they hold my attention. Depends on how they're written. If I can immerse myself in the character and the moment and feel those sensations building up, the length of the scene doesn't trouble me ;)

That's the same way I get inspired as well. Someone just starts 'talking' to me, and won't leave me alone until I write down at least some of what I want to say.

And while I might like to read the hot and heavy action, I don't like to write it, so I fade-to-black over the actual mechanics.

Nah, I just write what they tell me to ;)

I agree with you, Arshad, about how annoying it is to get stuck in a corner. I've had it happen a time or two! Personally, I don't like to begin with an outline since that mskes me feel too hemmed in, but I know that a lot of writers find it helpful. There are as many different ways to write as there are writers, lol.





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As for how I write, I try to get to a place in my head where the characters take over. I've got some pretty messed up characters up in here so it gets interesting. ;)

The dialogue comes to me before everything else. I need to write how the characters interact / react to each other before I focus on details. the setting, to me, is a crucial part of the dialogue.
And sometimes ... I write for hours and have to go back and why my characters ended up in such a pickle.




I tend to "daydream" about plots, characters, their situations, their conflicts, etc. I am not a plotter by nature. For a majority of my stories I let it flow cause I've thought about it so much I know what I want the charcaters to do. If I get stuck I start plotting.


I'm like Juliette in that I will start thinking about characters, plots throughout my day. I carry a little book in my pocket and write down anything really good in point form. I like to develop my characters before I start to write just so I know what they would say and do in every sentence.
I want to be able to feel them as I write. Is that possible? lol
I want to be able to feel them as I write. Is that possible? lol

Meanwhile with romance/romantic suspense, characters and plots are linked chains that refuse to be separated. I think that's why I prefer the romantic suspense realm; I'm fascinated by WHY things happen to my leads/supporting characters, and WHY the leads are drawn together, and the solution to the mystery (whether it's a crime or 'just' a dark secret that's been plaguing my characters) always relates to who the characters really are -- or who they think they are. Even in my paranormals, the supernatural aspects of the plot (heck, even the type of supernatural being that's involved) are related to who the character is, and vice versa. I can't separate the two.
Um, so, yeah. Sorry for the babbling on. :)


Totally agree, sometimes sex is written in just to be there. I want angst in mine.
I want the DANCE! LOL
Currently though, my 1st story, isn't so much the drama between my characters, but more so the drama being thrust at them. But they were so alive. They made me laugh and wish they lived next door.
When it gets scary for me though is when you finish that chapter and realize, you didn't foresee any of it. Where did it come from? Wow, that twist came from whom?
Makes me wonder if I suffer from split personality or something. LOL.
:)
Dana-D. Dye

For me, it's all about music. Music inspires me, but you really can't listen to all this new pop music (Except for Adele, who has provided me with inspiration for hundreds of story lines) to write a story.
If you listen to Wiz Khalifa, chances are, you'll end up writing a story about jail...
So, what I do is listen to cabaret Goth bands, such as: Creature Feature and the Clockwork Dolls.
Goodness knows how many times I've written a story based on Creature Feature music (To those who like to write gothic horror, listen to them. NOW.)
For example, I once wrote this story 'The Greatest Show Unearthed' inspired by the song.
Second, is the characters. I ask myself 'What type of character would be singing this and who would be the audience'.
So I ended up with an abusive ringleader and a girl who's run away from home to join a carnival- the carnival of the dead, that is. Not original, I know.
Next, comes the setting. I ask myself 'Hmmm... what year and place would this song take place in?' (Of course, rock music didn't exist in the 20's, but use your imagination, people.)
So, I ended up with the year 1926 in an abandoned farmhouse in Idaho.
Then, I listen to some more music and start writing different plots and such.
Then, before I write, I do my research.
Then, I pick up my pen.
And that, my friends, is my entire writing process.



I know we'll all get over our blocks and our fingers will be flying over the keyboards once again very soon. :)



In another situation, I had a dream about bristly little black pigs with red eyes and bat wings. Those weird little beasties show up in the upcoming Little Demons.

I may post this in the romance forum too, just so interested in what people have to say!