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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Pen name dillema solved! ...sort of
I've been going back and forth on this for a while, driving myself half insane (like that was a far trip lol) and what I've decided is I'm keeping Samantha Lucas for my more character based, emotional, romances, and writing extremely hot sci-fi and pure escapist fantasy under the new name...which I've picked out, am very happy with and already have the first book halfway written for. WOOHOO!
Now I just have to decide whether to blatantly connect the two names or not...sheesh, it's always something.
Now I just have to decide whether to blatantly connect the two names or not...sheesh, it's always something.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Writing pains and growth
I'm sitting in a truck stop in Chicago working on my current book. It's a kidnap/bondage/menage unlike anything I've ever written and I'm LOVING it!
Alex and Maurice are very complex men and Charlotte is kinda kick ass, yet ready to surrender and let someone else take care of her for a change. These people are not necessarily nice people, all of them have killed in the past, but the combination of the three is absolutely combustible.
I have no idea where this story's going, I'm at 17k of what I thought when I started would be a short 15k story...surprise! lol Regardless, I'm loving the ride it's got me on, so this all has me thinking, as one of the things I've been quietly trying to work out while out here on the road, is where my writing is going.
It's hard to stick to one genre, one heat level, one type of story, yet I've been told repeatedly you don't want to write all over the place, it discombobulates readers. You want to make sure they know when they see "Samantha Lucas" (and yes that is my real name :P so I have NO anonymity) what kind of story they're getting.
So I've been toying with the idea of pen names. One for my more erotic stuff, one for main stream, one for women's fiction which is the other genre I really want to write.
Ok, but then what about all the sci-fi ideas I have and the YA stories I'd love to do some day...OMG is everyone like this????
Thing is, with this story, I'd sort of like to go with a pen name, because it's very different, very erotic (for me
) and I was thinking if I went with a pen name, I'd not be as likely to hold back, which I have done in the past, knowing my family would know I wrote this! 
I'm completely torn. I've lost a lot of momentum this year, so in a way I feel as though I'm starting from scratch anyway, maybe now is a good time to split my name, erotic/mainstream at the very least. Then I look at all the books I've done and I hate the idea of "dumping" them so to speak. I wish I could just pick out my favorites and switch the name on the cover. lol
Ack
Anyway, I'll ramble this topic on for ages, anyone with suggestions is more than welcome, I think I've annoyed the hell out of all my friends trying to figure this one out. LOL
Alex and Maurice are very complex men and Charlotte is kinda kick ass, yet ready to surrender and let someone else take care of her for a change. These people are not necessarily nice people, all of them have killed in the past, but the combination of the three is absolutely combustible.
I have no idea where this story's going, I'm at 17k of what I thought when I started would be a short 15k story...surprise! lol Regardless, I'm loving the ride it's got me on, so this all has me thinking, as one of the things I've been quietly trying to work out while out here on the road, is where my writing is going.
It's hard to stick to one genre, one heat level, one type of story, yet I've been told repeatedly you don't want to write all over the place, it discombobulates readers. You want to make sure they know when they see "Samantha Lucas" (and yes that is my real name :P so I have NO anonymity) what kind of story they're getting.
So I've been toying with the idea of pen names. One for my more erotic stuff, one for main stream, one for women's fiction which is the other genre I really want to write.
Ok, but then what about all the sci-fi ideas I have and the YA stories I'd love to do some day...OMG is everyone like this????
Thing is, with this story, I'd sort of like to go with a pen name, because it's very different, very erotic (for me
) and I was thinking if I went with a pen name, I'd not be as likely to hold back, which I have done in the past, knowing my family would know I wrote this! I'm completely torn. I've lost a lot of momentum this year, so in a way I feel as though I'm starting from scratch anyway, maybe now is a good time to split my name, erotic/mainstream at the very least. Then I look at all the books I've done and I hate the idea of "dumping" them so to speak. I wish I could just pick out my favorites and switch the name on the cover. lol
Ack
Anyway, I'll ramble this topic on for ages, anyone with suggestions is more than welcome, I think I've annoyed the hell out of all my friends trying to figure this one out. LOL
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sundays with Samantha Vol 20
I know, I know, I missed last week, but I hit a wall last week and you wouldn't have wanted to hear from me anyway. 
I honestly thought I was done by Monday, I was suffering from a major bout of claustrophobia and cabin fever which conspired against me to bring on HUGE depression...it wasn't pretty.
Then Tuesday came and we got a load going home so I got to hug my kids!!!
We didn't get to save the kitties though. I see strays at pretty much every truck stop, the first night at this one we saw a little orange kitty he was sweet and timid but I just was taken by him, so I tried and tried to pet him, but no luck. Then we got some tuna and salmon and at least I felt better coz I fed him, but then Thursday morning, as I was feeding kitty 1, Kitty 2 showed up.
It's pretty obvious they were brothers, they were very comfortable with each other and while the one was orange with a white nose and belly, the other was all orange, but here's the clincher, kitty 2 was dragging his rear right leg. I mean the leg was dead, it was stretched out behind him and then the paw on the rear left was a bit mangled, but he was still using it some.
So I freaked, I HAD to save these babies. I got more tuna and more salmon and started feeding kitty 2, now he got a lot closer then kitty 1 did, I'm thinking coz it's got to be hard to pounce without good back legs so he was probably a whole lot hungrier, and then it happened...we got a load.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I honestly thought I was done by Monday, I was suffering from a major bout of claustrophobia and cabin fever which conspired against me to bring on HUGE depression...it wasn't pretty.
Then Tuesday came and we got a load going home so I got to hug my kids!!!
Oh my gosh what a great dose of medicine. I love those boys so much, I can't even tell you. Honestly, they seemed happy to see me, not that they'd admit it and they played it up every time I hugged them, saying things like, "Don't you have to leave now?" or a simple "Help me." LOL They think they're hysterical. I didn't get to see my cat though and I was bummed about that but then at the next truck stop we stayed at I found two young cats (about 4 months in my guess) living in the storm drain and one was injured badly, so I went into save animal mode and by the time we were back on the road again, I was good and happy to be out here again.
We didn't get to save the kitties though. I see strays at pretty much every truck stop, the first night at this one we saw a little orange kitty he was sweet and timid but I just was taken by him, so I tried and tried to pet him, but no luck. Then we got some tuna and salmon and at least I felt better coz I fed him, but then Thursday morning, as I was feeding kitty 1, Kitty 2 showed up.
It's pretty obvious they were brothers, they were very comfortable with each other and while the one was orange with a white nose and belly, the other was all orange, but here's the clincher, kitty 2 was dragging his rear right leg. I mean the leg was dead, it was stretched out behind him and then the paw on the rear left was a bit mangled, but he was still using it some.
So I freaked, I HAD to save these babies. I got more tuna and more salmon and started feeding kitty 2, now he got a lot closer then kitty 1 did, I'm thinking coz it's got to be hard to pounce without good back legs so he was probably a whole lot hungrier, and then it happened...we got a load.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
And it was a good load too, going all the way to Canada about six hundred miles and as we get paid by the mile, we had to go. So I went inside and tried to find an employee who'd take over my rescue mission but no one cared! So I was in tears, I really didn't want to call the authorities because I know that if they could have caught them, in that area, they would have just put him down and outside of his leg, both cats seemed exceptionally healthy. They had clear eyes and nose, their coat was soft and shiny and they weren't completely wild yet, I just didn't want to give up on them.
So Dale calmed me down and pointed out that they'd been out there this long, they'd probably be okay for another few weeks and he promised me when we get back through that area (which we will, it's close to home) we'll come loaded with tuna and a kennel, so we can catch them and get them to the vet.
So that's part one of kitty rescue 2008, I'll let you know what happens in the conclusion, but all good thoughts are welcome!
So anyway, that was that, then I saw my kids one more time before we left!
Then Thursday night...OMG all kinds of drama happened with Dale and his ex (I can't really go into details, but it was major!) and it's quite possible our entire lives could be changing (in a fabulously wonderful way)before Thanksgiving.
Seriously, it's huge!
Anyway, among all the drama (which I hate to admit it, but I thrive in) I got another 3k written in my wip. It's the story I'm turning in to Blade for their animal charity. It's the same story I was talking about earlier, loosely based on Garden in the Moonlight, this book is about Mike and Lacey two people who grew up together and are convinced the other hates them. The sparks flying between them so far are great and there have been a few very funny moments, but as with all my stories, these people are so lonely and so hurt, that love's the only thing that can heal them and I can't wait to see how it ends!
So we're in Pittsburgh today and driving to Brooklyn overnight to deliver in the morning. Woohoo! NY again! Who knows what this week holds, but I can't wait to find out.
Have a great week ahead and thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ Samantha
So Dale calmed me down and pointed out that they'd been out there this long, they'd probably be okay for another few weeks and he promised me when we get back through that area (which we will, it's close to home) we'll come loaded with tuna and a kennel, so we can catch them and get them to the vet.
So that's part one of kitty rescue 2008, I'll let you know what happens in the conclusion, but all good thoughts are welcome!
So anyway, that was that, then I saw my kids one more time before we left!
Then Thursday night...OMG all kinds of drama happened with Dale and his ex (I can't really go into details, but it was major!) and it's quite possible our entire lives could be changing (in a fabulously wonderful way)before Thanksgiving.
Seriously, it's huge!
Anyway, among all the drama (which I hate to admit it, but I thrive in) I got another 3k written in my wip. It's the story I'm turning in to Blade for their animal charity. It's the same story I was talking about earlier, loosely based on Garden in the Moonlight, this book is about Mike and Lacey two people who grew up together and are convinced the other hates them. The sparks flying between them so far are great and there have been a few very funny moments, but as with all my stories, these people are so lonely and so hurt, that love's the only thing that can heal them and I can't wait to see how it ends!
So we're in Pittsburgh today and driving to Brooklyn overnight to deliver in the morning. Woohoo! NY again! Who knows what this week holds, but I can't wait to find out.
Have a great week ahead and thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ Samantha
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