To Novella Or Not

So I have had to make a really tough decision...whether or not to turn my book into a novella or make it a novel. Basically a novella is anything under a 50k word count and a novel is over. Traditional Love was a novel.

Traditional Terms (the sequel to Traditional Love) now stands as a novella. I just feel that the story is done, complete...finished. My fear is that the fans of my first book will feel cheated somehow. Like I didn't give them enough of me and my characters. I LOVE the story. I LOVE the characters...but I fear that I will upset the reader by them wanting more.

I know having these worries sound crazy right? I should follow my muse and just allow my creativity to flow...right? Yeah, well tell that to an angry reader or reviewer! They can be ruthless! :)

Ahhhh the dilemma of an Author....

Who Is Searching For Me?

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I find this interesting...especially "alta hensley pussy" Ha Ha :)

Summer Break

It has truly been a summer break for me. I did however, finish an anthology for an October release. Other than that...my writing, my tweeting, my blogging, and my research has suffered. Being an author means being a hermit in a way. You stay home in your comfy clothes, with a glass of white wine, in front of the fire and write. Or at least that is how I rock it. So autumn and winter are the best times to be productive and crack out the word count. Summer has been quite the distraction.

I have vacationed. I have been boating. I have enjoyed visiting with family. I have spent every weekend enjoying the weather, when I should most likely have been typing away. But hey...I was on summer break. :)

So now that autumn is approaching, I will drink my wine, cuddle up with a warm fire and create the smut. I promise. Break time is over. Time to get busy. I promise!