Posted by Silke on Feb 28, 2009 in
Bragging Rights,
Writing 
Here I am, having typed "THE END" about 20 minutes ago…
I should be ecstatic. I should be on a total high.
Yeah.
I’m completely lost now.
I can’t quite sit down and read through all of the manuscript yet, I can’t quite get started on editing it (Which will look very much like the page above…) and I want to yell it off the rooftops.
If only the neighbors weren’t asleep.
My better half is out, working (It’s midnight, he should be home soon), so I can’t tell him, either.
Seriously though. What do YOU do, when you’ve finished the book?
(Aside from starting the 2nd Draft!)
Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee.
She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London.
Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.
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Posted by admin on Feb 4, 2009 in
Holidays How could us romance writers not talk about love during this particular month? I mean, this is OUR month to shine, right? Valentine’s Day is only 10 days away and the stores are filled with chocolate, flowers, balloons and stuffed animals.
So what should you do for your spouse/loved one? I’m going to pretend most of you are women who are reading this, but regardless of that, these suggestions are pretty much genderless.
Create a scavenger hunt. I did this for my hubby during our second year of marriage. It was a TON of fun. I created poetic riddles and sent him on a wild goose chase all over town…He first got a hint via cell phone to check in the bedroom when he got home and that’s where he found his first riddle. I left a small gift there-Valentine’s Day boxers. The second riddle sent him to his car and I left another small gift. From there he went to several different locations and received a new riddle and gift. At that point in our marriage we had a limited budget and the extravagant hotel room I wanted to get was out of the question, so instead he circled back to our house, where I had decorated our bedroom and myself with his last gift.
Write a poem. I’m all about personalized gifts. How impersonal is a box of chocolates…well, unless you’re like me and REALLY like chocolate. I don’t even care for jewelry all that much, although my husband has gotten me a couple of really good things. Don’t worry, if you’re not the writing type, get a rhyming dictionary. It’s an amazing tool that any author should have in his/her library anyway. ANYONE can be a poet with one those books!
Write a short story about you and your loved one, featuring your husband as the hero. What man doesn’t want to think he’s the knight in shining armor?
Take a weekend retreat. Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, so I’m sure hotels and bed and breakfast’s are filling up with reservations already. While you’re away schedule a dual massage at a local spa. And make sure to take a hot bubble bath with some sparkling cider and lots of candles!
Go out to a NICE dinner. I’m not talking Subway or Pizza Hut here, nor am I talking about a trip to Chuck E. Cheese with the kids. So often our lives are filled with chaos due to children, work, or our own lack of prioritizing. I don’t remember the last time I had a nice dinner with my husband ALONE. Any time I could do that would be a happy day indeed. Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that fulfill us the most.
Rent a bunch of sappy movies together and end the night with a conversation about what about the other person made you fall in love. Personally, Castaway makes my husband all mushy-gushy. And it doesn’t hurt that I see it on TV at least once every few months. It never fails at the end, he rolls over next to me in bed when it’s over and says, “Why did you make me watch that?” I just grin. Other movies are: The Notebook, P.S. I love you, Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, Terminator…yeah, maybe that doesn’t quite fit, but there’s an amazing love story in it, Casablanca, The Princess Bride (one of my favorites), Ghost, and a really cute comedy – What Happens in Vegas.
Hope everyone has a great Valentine’s Day!
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