I don’t have a picture of the cover of Her Demonic Angel yet, as I haven’t designed it, so I’m going to use a portion of the oh-so-delicious banner of my Her Angel series site (coming soon, I promise! I just need to finish designing the damn thing and get it built) for my posts about the book as I write the first draft. Her Demonic Angel will be the fifth book in the Her Angel romance series and will be the second full length novel.
I have to admit that I’ve been feeling more than a little apprehensive about this book. After the praise that Her Guardian Angel received from readers and reviewers, and how many of them stated they couldn’t wait to see where I took the series next because Her Guardian Angel was a complete game changer, I’ve spent the past few months stewing and fretting that Her Demonic Angel will deeply disappoint.
This is a new feeling for me and the writer in me doesn’t quite know how to process it yet. It’s something I’m also experiencing with my Vampire Erotic Theatre series. I’ve never had reviewers and readers really get behind a book like this and a series, and have expectations about the next. I’m sure it happens a lot to authors and I’m also sure it’s something that I will eventually be able to handle, but for now I’m going to write this one on the edge of my seat panicking that it won’t be good enough. Paranoid? Probably.
I spent the weekend getting the outline of Her Demonic Angel together so I could start writing it today. I took myself off to my local cafe to avoid my new neighbours moving in and find some peace. Yes, I write best in cafes. I know most people think that’s crazy because of all the comings and goings of people around me, and the screaming kids, but I have my music on and I really do zone out when writing. I become immersed in the book and can pretty much block out anything. Years of writing on trains with people sitting right next to me and in cafes at lunch have hardened me to writing in public.
Despite the frigid temperatures in the UK right now, I ventured out into the world to the cafe and assumed my usual spot hidden away at the back. Far from the door and the draught, and tucked into a corner in a comfy seat. I took a few deep breaths and then took the plunge. Thankfully I had already written the opening in a previous fit of scene-note-writing. So I tapped out the opening line and off I went. Want to know what the opening line is? Here it is:
And that’s it. Following that is around 10000 other words I wrote today, completing the first three chapters of the book. Veiron, the hero, has met Erin, the heroine, and they’re starting their love story.
I’m hopeful that my productivity today can be matched tomorrow, and the next day, and every day until the angel romance book is complete in first draft. I take it as a good sign that during my walk home the opening of chapter 4 came to me and I had to pause to jot it down in my phone, even though I nearly froze my fingers off by doing so.
In other news, I also wrote four posts for my Covet Book Tour and managed to snag myself J R Ward’s Lover Unleashed and Lover Mine for the princely sum of £3 from the local discount bookstore. That’s under $5 US.
Happy days!
