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Progress on Bewitch has been coming along nicely. I meant to finish it this week but some other things came up and delayed me. I have the final two chapters to write and I’ll get those done on Monday. So far in the book, we haven’t seen any of the previous characters from the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series as Payne hasn’t been at the theatre. Don’t worry though, we’ll definitely catch up with them in this story and I have been talking about them and how they’re doing, so you’ll all know how things have been at Vampirerotique since the end of Enslave. I’ll be setting up some stuff for Snow’s book towards the end of Bewitch, so the big guy will be making an appearance together with other heroes and heroines from the series.

Part of the reason I’ve been slow finishing Bewitch is because my RSI is playing up. I guess writing 10-12,000 words in one day is not a good idea after all, at least not if you want to be able to keep writing the next day and the day after that. I’m going to have to cap myself or at least incorporate more breaks and moving around when I’m writing. It’s very difficult though. Once I get into a scene, I don’t want to stop to go for a lap around the cafe or stretch! I just want to keep writing like a fiend. I did manage to write 8000 words of Bewitch on Thursday with plenty of breaks and moving around, so it can be done.

I’ve also been busy with a new series idea that I’ve mentioned on Facebook and Twitter already. It’s another vampire idea and I will be working on it with my agent, Jenn, and hopefully we’ll be able to submit it to publishers next year when I have the first book completed and the series arc mapped out. Exciting times. I think it will be like a blend of Vampires Realm in terms of the sort of romances / action plots but with the heat cranked up to something more like Vampire Erotic Theatre.

I’ll tease you all today with a little snippet in Elissa’s POV and we’ll catch up with them again next week when I’ve finished their book.

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I’ve been working hard in my writer’s den this week working on the first draft of Bewitch. Okay, I’ve actually been in a cafe for two out of three of my writing days. I did spend today in my writer’s den and I officially claim my two regular cafes as an extension of my den. It’s been great delving back into the world of the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series. I haven’t been able to write any wicked debauchery on the stage of Vampirerotique yet because Payne is out on business, dragging his backside deep into the fae underworld to uphold his promise to help Andreu and his saucy succubus with their little problem.

Payne and his witchy heroine, Elissa, have been very enthusiastic about their story being written and extremely helpful. They haven’t given me any problems and the writing has been flowing smoothly. I tapped out at 12500 words yesterday and 7500 words today, bringing the total written so far to 30500 words. Not bad for three days work. I am loving the dynamic between these two. They’re scorching, really burning up the pages. Elissa keeps pushing Payne to his limit and Payne keeps trying to hold back. He can’t help it. It’s in his nature to reject the part of him that Elissa is trying to make him embrace. If he can’t embrace it, their chances of getting what they both want are zero. Of course, Payne is convinced she just wants to get into his pants.

It’s refreshing to write a hero who is a little off the rails, has a past as black as midnight, and is determined to keep his distance from everyone, but who doesn’t give me hell while he’s at it. He’s incredibly compliant and hasn’t given me any trouble so far. I normally have problems when I’m writing a hero who is desperate to keep his distance or deny himself. Payne has been a breeze. *pets him* As much as he hates attention, he seems to be enjoying all the attention he’s getting from his heroine.

I’m also really enjoying writing Elissa. I’ve always liked writing witches. She’s fun and very determined to get what she wants, and that’s Payne helping her take back something that was stolen from her (as well as getting in his pants). It’s been great writing the push and pull between them. Elissa pushes and Payne does his damnedest to pull away. No shock there since Payne doesn’t like it when anyone pokes their nose into his private life.

I’ll tease you all today with a little snippet in Elissa’s POV and we’ll catch up with them again next week when I’ve made more progress on their book.

Enjoyed the tease? Do you think Elissa is going to give Payne hell, and maybe give in to that crushing forbidden need for him too?