Character development Tom and Susan

I find it fascinating that the creative juices seem to rest, after finishing a manuscript.

Sometimes I think it is like grieving as the characters that you created have met with the definitive “The End”

What are your characters up to?

It takes a long time to develop each character.  I have a page dedicated to characters places and events that I update as the story progresses.

An example might be Tom and Susan.

Tom is tall, sandy colored hair, blue eyes, and a hint of five o clock shadow.

Susan is short, busty, with auburn hair and wears clothes that are too small for her as she will not admit that she is chubby. Her brown eyes are large and seem to see into your soul.

Now those are two characters that I just created on the fly.

• Where do we go with Tom?
• What does he do for a living?
• Is he smart or is he more a jock, not that a jock cannot be smart.
• Is he white collar or blue collar?
• Factory or office worker?
• He puts up with his wife’s flaws, she still wears clothes that are too small, so he does not intervene.  Does she rule the roost?
• Is he afraid of her?
• Does he love her too much to hurt her feelings?
• Is Susan insecure?
• Is she overconfident?
• Is she a person of Walmart?
• Do they have kids and is that baby fat?
• Where do they live?
• Is it hot or cold most of the year?
• Is it humid or dry?
• Where they live can tell a lot about their political beliefs, does that play into your story?
• While analysis to paralysis is always possible some backstory for your characters is helpful if nothing else than for you to write the story.

A hint for you is something that I do.

When I create characters, I generally use the personage of someone that I met or know that has charisma.  For a non-player supporting actor part, I can create them out of my head.

There are times I might borrow a movie star from some movie that I liked them in.

Your characters make your story.  You can have the best plot going, but if I as a reader cannot connect with them, I will not read your book.

One of the tricks EL James used in 50 shades is the way you connected with the leading lady.  That little voice in her head that shared what she was thinking or feeling.  We came to know and connect with her.

I tried that in my latest novel Kitties Titties & Winks.  See what you think.

Follow me, to keep up with what is going on in my life as I press forward on another novel.

Much Love- TW

Lost In Space II

Ok, I did it, I binged watched the season with my company. This is the most TV I have watched in twelve months. The cats in my lap made it bearable.
I still love the characters. I like how they are being developed.
The writing is still too predictable…There were no surprises for me as I knew what I would do as a writer.

• Have you watched it?
• Were there any surprises for you?

Breaking the laws of physics with the alien thing is a great way to invent your “flux capacitor.”
I actually try to stay within the confines of physics so the plot will be more interesting to those who are nerdy enough to understand that sort of thing.
Until season II is released I guess we can sit back and pontificate on where they will go with this story.

• I give high marks to the special effects crew.
• Again I love the characters.

If you have Netflix go and watch it and tell me what you think.

Much Love -TW

Lost In Space, and other fun things.

 

As many of you know, I don’t watch TV.  I have company at the moment which is the nightmare of a writer.  We cannot hold up in our lair with house guests. We must be fully engaged in the entertaining process, and that includes the domestic “stuff” that goes along with it.

What to do?  How do I maximize the use of my time while still doing the entertaining thing?

Dinner out, got that covered.  Shopping, ok I can do that.  There is nothing I need but remember what I said about looking for fodder for your characters or story.  Always maximize your time without being rude.

Take them to dinner at a place where there might be interesting clientele.  I find it entertaining to take people to places where others tend to drink a little too much.   Is it wrong to derive pleasure from those who try to score with people way out of their class once they have imbibed enough liquid courage?  I know, it is a weakness.

“If you cannot score with them sober, what in the world makes you think that you can when you are drunk?”

Gentlemen, ladies are not the only people who get better looking at closing time, buy a girl a drink or two…   I digress….

Shop where there might be people who would be fun to watch.  I love watching couples shop.  “Honey, do I look fat in this dress?”  “Woman, how do you expect him to answer you?  Do you want your husband or mate to become a proficient liar?”

“Don’t ask him stupid questions.”

“If you have to ask you are probably fat.”

Embrace your body no matter what type is and love it.  How do you expect him to love you if you don’t love you?

Now we get to the time suck part of entertaining company…what to do?

TV, ok if I must, what would we all like… I know, how about something science fiction?

I cut my teeth on science fiction.  I loved the original lost in space and the first Star Trek.  It was Stargate Universe that prompted me to try my hand at fan fiction.

After I figured out that I could do this, I went on to write Under Roswell.

NetFlix has released a new version of Lost In Space.  I love the twist.

“Writers you are too predictable and….you need to bone up on physics.”

I like the way that they incorporate the backstory into the plot.

I think if they stick with the Gilligan’s Island in space theme, it will lose my interests quickly.  Dr. Smith was way too predictable and I did not care for that as well.

I very much like the characters. Have I ever mentioned that I like strong women?  Damn, right I have about a million times.

I am not going to ruin it for those of you who might watch it.  I will not spoil it for you with the technical fopaux’s, nor will I tell you what the writers are thinking.

As a writer, I can see the path and so far it is heading on the path that I would write.  Do non-writers see the future too?

We watched the first three episodes which were about all the TV I could take.

If you are like me and a writer watch it like you are disassembling a watch.  Pause it if necessary and think about what the writers are doing.  If you are going to sit in front of the TV why not learn from it while “enjoying it?”

To me, the bloopers were in your face.

That is the difference between a high budget film and one that is not.  Still, Netflix is breaking new ground, and I applaud them for doing so.  I wish they would buy the rights to Stargate Universe and pull it out of mothballs!

“Somewhere I have several chapters if you want them…”

I like the juxtaposition of good and evil, so I will stick with it a little bit longer and see where we go.

 

I hope that you who follow me get something out of my input and critic.

The pearls I am casting out on writing tips you might also enjoy.

 

Much Love  -TW

 

Fodder for Writers.. Where do ideas come from?

 

 

The last few days I have been talking about character development.  How do you come up with who your character is?

I am a people person!  I used to travel a great deal!  So much so that when the TSA came about and spoilt it for me, I was upset.  No, I am not on any no-fly list …yet…., they just make traveling such a pain in the ass!

I have this wonderful sense of humor.  When the doctors are poking me, or the mechanic tells me that I need this or that I manage to make a joke of it and laugh.  Life is too short to cry over that which you cannot control.

Did you know that you cannot joke with those “TSA people?”

I tried, nope, not a good idea.  To work as a TSA agent, they must have had their sense of humor surgically removed.  My gut feeling is they have this incredible god complex going on.

So here is a free idea for the TSA…Ok, ready….Have an agent there with a sense of humor who jokes or is nice to the people in line waiting to be hassled by your version of the SS.  Can you imagine someone with a sense of humor making nice to the passengers easing their stress levels?

Gadz, what if people actually laughed while taking off their shoes, belts, emptying their pockets and being virtually stripped searched?

I know that is thinking outside the box, but hey, that is what you get with a thinking person and not a government automaton.

And far be it from me to tell you how to do your jobs but, you could use this same person to screen passengers who are not acting right.  A little incognito profiling.  If you were smart, you could even have those friendly people with the stress relief dogs be those agents… I know the stuff of novels… Again, out of the box thinking…buy me a drink next time you feel me up, and I will give you some more thoughts!

I deal with stressful situations with humor.  Flying today is a stressful situation.  Get there early, give up all of your rights once you enter the “secure area” and be treated like shit until you leave the “secured area.”

I do not think that is an exaggerating at all. Travelers still need a bill of rights, and as of yet, it does not exists.

In this country, the USA, we just did not have the issues until 911 and the infamous shoe bomber and then the candidate for the Darwin award, the underwear bomber.  This guy had to have the IQ of a plant to pull that one off.  In this country, we have surrendered our rights to privacy for safety with the caveat being, that now we have neither.

Our typical security was walk through a magnetometer that often was not switched on, or was not set very high.  I used to get through it usually without emptying my pockets or removing jewelry. Today you might as well be naked as I think it picks up the fillings in your teeth.

My last trip through the infamous porn scanners, I could not lift my left arm up as high as they wanted me to, and the bitch yelled at me.  I had a frozen shoulder FFS, and she did not give a crap! Because I could not do the spread eagle, hands up don’t shoot pose perfectly, I got the hands all over my body until they met resistance!

Someone owes me a drink, or a goodnight kiss, just saying!

What do you think would have happened if I would have yelled back at her?  I am not a mean-spirited person, but I must tell you words that rhymed with “Duck” were right on the tip of my tongue.  This bitch must have been a holdover from the SS, or a love child from Hitler’s third mistress six times removed.

Folks, we can bitch about the injustices in life, or they can become fodder for your next adventure.

My novels are adventures.  In The Girl Nextdoor, I introduce that term, and I love that story.  It is a rags to riches story that is slightly naughty and again a lesbian story of romance.  Magic from Scotland plays into the mix making this story fun for anyone who might read it.

Truth told; life is an adventure.  When life kicks you around, kick back and write about it!

I want to write a story that is so out of character for me.  I want to write a story where my main character is like this mob boss who takes shit from nobody!  The blond sister who was just rude for the sake of being rude would not survive this story.  Or if she did, she might be made to suffer at the hands of some large man who had a thing for mean bitches.

I can just see her tethered in such a way with his hands on her hair pulling it back…oh, baby!  I feel better already!  Perhaps I need to go to work for the TSA….maybe not….

My problem is that I am a lover of folks and I even made an excuse for her in my mind. When I left, I told her to try and have a nice rest of the day.  It was better than to say to her to go Eff herself!   That she might have enjoyed… I most certainly would have missed my flight and been strip-searched and …well …hmmmm ….do you think….never mind….

She is a character in one of my novels, and I am not telling you which one.  You will have to find her if you are interested.

I did not get her name, and I usually make a point to get people’s names who impress me one way or the other.  Friend or foe I can channel them and then I can have my way with them …. LOL…

Did someone make an impression on you?

If your name is Victoria, please forgive this next question.  Why is it that people named Vickie or Victoria seem to be, more likely as not, to be a total vacuous bitch?  Is it just me?

Next time we meet, we can talk about names.

Check out my novels and assist an independent author.

Do you have an airport story to tell?

Does someone owe you a drink?

 

Much Love -TW

 

 

Feeding your Characters, Part II

 

Waves of Emotions, Does the Moon Affect them like the Tides of the oceans?

Many of you know that I have been dealing with the loss of a close friend who recently passed.  The things in life that we take for granted, the smile, knowing look, the chuckle that you caused,  and that voice on the other end of the line that you come to know as your lifeline to reality, those are precious… When those are gone, and you are left alone…the tides roll.

As one who has always “adopted” older friends it has been my privilege to know and care for many that have since passed. Each and every one unique and precious and missed.  Two of the last three I was asked to do their Eulogy, which if you have never done, try and get through it without becoming a basket case in front of countless people.  It is not easy.

The more you care, the more it hurts, and the harder it is.

Spending days writing it I finally had to remove anything in it that would trigger me, and then it was still a challenge.

Today I was dealing with their family trying to be of some assistance, and it brought back the pain all over again.  Facing the “residual” of a friend trying to assess some monetary value to it as to assist their survivors is just miserable!

The “things” the treasures that charmed them and we are now relegated to boxes of stuff waiting for an estate sale.

I often go to antique malls looking for trinkets that “charm” me but more often than not I look for things that might inspire a story.

From strange tools to old tchotchkes that someone treasured a long time ago interests me.  I once bought an ancient relic that looked like it belonged to some tribe in some dark jungle as I thought if I could imbue it with magical properties it might make a story.  Who knows.

I sift through old black and white photos of people who have long since passed that have found their way to the antique malls and make up little stories about them as I hold their picture in my hand.  If the story sounds good, I buy the image, and he or she becomes a character in a novel.

Many of you can relate to the loss of a loved one.  You know that the waves are real and sometimes they can bury you.  I keep some memento of them around me as they were important to me for decades.

How do you deal with loss?

Stuff cannot replace them.

The things we find in antique malls are just effects that meant something to someone long ago.

On multiple occasions, I have purchased boxes of “things” on eBay.  This one box I bought the person who sold it took care to wrap each individual thing in tissue.  There were old lenses from glasses.  There was a model of an old delta airplane. There was a marionette that is probably from the thirties. There were some timeworn cufflinks, a watch and just basically a drawer of someone’s stuff that was put into a box and sold. There was even a broken glass figurine of a toucan. Where did that come from and how it did come to be in that drawer and how did it get broken.

I got the box and looked at each and every little thing including the old glasses.  This was the residual of a life. The old airplane they probably got when they flew.  The little marionette might have been passed down to them from a grandparent.  The watch was old and well-worn but, it too told a story.

I carefully wrapped the stuff back up and stored it away for a future day when I need an idea.  Those trinkets will live again in some story and by them becoming part of one of my novels, the previous owner in some small way will also live again through my words.

If you are a writer, go visit antique malls.  Spend time looking at the trinkets on display, and if something sparks a thought,, you know what to do.

Some things I snap a picture of as I have no desire to haul some piece of furniture home but….I found an article that I will tell you about.

In this old downtown store, there was this small desk that belonged in a classroom from eons ago. The chair was in front, and the actual desk with the writing surface that lifted and a place to store crayons and such were underneath the writing surface.

This was designed very differently in that the chair in front of the person who used the surface of the desk was contingent on the person sitting in the chair not moving the desk.  It was, in fact, a piss poor design to get the maximum amount of students in one small space but…Wow!

I immediately thought of “Good Night John Boy!”

Many of us go into such places looking for something to charm us to purchase it.  I look for fodder for stories.  I never know what will “trigger or spark” an idea.

Search “box of crap” on eBay and see what comes up.  I used to challenge people to pick up an item and write a story about it.  I would have a box of stuff and tell them to reach in and grab something without looking.  Take it back to their desk and write.

To you my pretties, feed your characters.  Find an item and write something on your blog, and tell me about it.

 

Much Love -TW

 

How do you feed your characters?

One e-mail that resurfaces from time to time is, where do you get these ideas?  I alluded to this not long ago in a blog such as this one. You must live your life!

I get in trouble with some of my friends when I tell them I don’t watch TV. “But there is this show or that show, and this one is funny, and that show is stupid but worth watching… Pffft.

One of the most painful things that I do is leave my house and the keyboard but guess what.  I must, and so must you.

Writers are one of the few people who I know that enjoy being alone.  

I know way too many who find new reasons to not leave their home.  There is the laundry, or the kitchen floor needs mopping or pick an excuse.   My go-to excuse is “I have too much work.”

“Folks, you must live your life.  This moment will not come around again ever!”

Yesterday afternoon I closed up my office, threw a bag in the car and headed to East Texas.   I love East Texas.  From the Canton trade days to the small little towns with less than a thousand people, they all have a story.

Most of the time the people that you speak with are friendly and helpful and don’t make too much fun of accents.  “Not that they have room to talk.”

Checking out some antique malls or “junk stores” was on the list as well as quaint little places to eat.  Today was ride the train day.

There is this train that takes you from Rusk Texas to Palestine Texas with an hour layover and then takes you back.   It is a 25-mile journey through the piney woods and then 25 miles back.

This was the first time they pulled the train with this engine.

As I sat there listening to people talk I heard stories that might make it into my novels.  Today had very few young people as it was a school day.  Love kids, just not what I call relaxing to have them running up and down the aisles.

On the way back to Rusk they offered to stop after the main bridge and allow those of us “of age” and ability, to exit the train and enter the train without those little step platforms a photo op of the drive by.

Now, we got some excellent pictures.  A few that wandered a little far from the track I feel sure will have discovered as I write this what a Texas Chigger is.  One young lady wearing capris went off in knee tall weeds… Others were too busy looking at the train to see where they were walking.

I, on the other hand, know to look where my feet are going.

These guys were about .8cm in length, and if you stepped on them, in no time at all, you would be aware that you were not welcome.  They are known as Fire Ants, and there is a good reason for that.

It was a beautiful day and a pleasant journey.  I enjoyed getting to know some new folks, and I hope that nobody tonight has little red spots on their body causing them to scratch their hide off.

Oh, I feed my characters by living my life and talking with people.  Everyone has a story.  Can you meld what you learn into what you are writing?  I was mulling over a story about train robbers, but that too has been done to death.

Much Love- TW

Is your inbox anything you could share with your mother?

We live in an exciting world. When we can hide behind pseudonyms, it makes it easy to say things that you would not speak to someone in person, hopefully.
Here are a few answers to some e-mails that I get.

“What is wrong with “dick?” Don’t you lesbians use dildoes anyway?”

Hmmm, how do you respond to someone like that? Oh, wait…Who said I was a lesbian? Who said I wasn’t? I abhor labels, and if you read any of my novels, you would see that. As far as phalluses, who would want a moron like yourself on top of them?

If you truly understood the difference in the sexes, you would not make such statements.

I mentioned that I get a lot of dick pics in the e-mail inbox, and that is the intelligent response I get.

My interests in people are not what they look like, or what plumbing they have. I like intelligent, thoughtful, insightful people who may or may not agree with me but, they must respect my right to say what I wish, as I do theirs. Many of my friends and I don’t agree on everything. Perfect! Let’s talk about it over tea and let it go.

“Why do you write about lesbians?”

I write about all sorts of people. If you read my books, you will find that I have traditional relationships and then some which are just flat out taboo fantasies.

We all need a mental vacation at times, so I provide it in my novels. I have several friends who identify as gay, and I love them dearly. I happen to think that writing about lesbian relationships fills a void in this world. Diamond Joe is my favorite novel of all time for lesbian fiction. That book of all of my stories is one that I wish Hallmark would break their mold of man and woman, and make a movie of it. That novel is actually YA which is different from many of my books.

Diamond Joe will have you laugh and cry and allow you to see what some people have to go through to survive in this world. Same-sex marriage is a hot topic, and I don’t shy away from it.

“Have you ever been to a nude beach, is it really like that?”

I will admit to being nude around others in settings like I portray. Yes, it is very much like I depict in many of my novels. If you are curious, I would suggest that you pick up this latest novel, Kitties, Titties & Winks or the last series of Nudists of Shangri-La.
The issue with naturism is that there is indeed is no mystery. Once your clothes are off, and you realize that nudity is not what many make it in their minds, to quote the politics of the day it is a “nothing burger.”
That is why in many of my books I mention it, walk you or the character through the process and then spice it up with something else as naturism by itself is truly healthy and truly not enough to write a book about.

I do love the feel of the wind and sun on parts that are reserved for shadows. I never tire of that.

How do you find time to write so much and keep a day job?

Harold, I don’t sleep. That is not really true, but I am an insomniac. If the characters are active so am I. I cannot tell you how many times that I have crawled out of bed at 3 am and worked on a project till it was time to go to work.

If you are passionate about what you are doing it is a small price to pay. We can all rest when we are dead. Right now, today, this is for the living, and I live my life. I went out with friends last weekend, and the conversation focused on what was on TV worth watching.

I had zero input. I don’t watch TV. I have this incredible 4K, 55 inch set in my office that I might turn on when I am eating, and then it goes right back off. I do like YouTube. I love individual musicians, and I want to teach myself to mimic them on the guitar. I find that playing a musical instrument keeps me sharp and mentally alert. Playing also allows me to wind down and at least start the sleep process.

“Why do you use such hard words?”

Oh Phil, bless your heart.  I laughed at that one. Really? If you are reading it on kindle just highlight it and improve your vocabulary. I have an excellent command of the English language. That does not stop me from making grammatical missteps, or from typing you instead of your or you’re, but I do share my knowledge with you.

When I was young, I kept a dictionary with me whenever I read. Later in life, it was a college dictionary. I looked up every word that I did not readily know. It paid off.

Today we have tools that are marvelous. No, I will not dumb down my writing style. Unless I write that children’s book, I will juxtapose words with more than two syllables with everyday words that you might hear on the playground.
Those were a few of the dozens of e-mails that I cherry-picked.
Thanks for them even the snarky comments. At least you cared enough to stop by. As for the rest of this week…Read my books!
Seriously this book is worth your time, and I look forward to the feedback!

Much Love -TW

What is your secret fantasy?

 

Having spoken with many people from all walks of life, we have a common thread, our sexuality.  Even the most rigid, moral snobs, secretly want what you and I want.  I think that being judged by your peers in a court of law has merit, however; the fault is, there are lawyers involved.

Were you aware that while the judge must keep the law in mind, the lawyer’s job is not so much to prove your innocence or guilt but, sway the jury one way or another?  Usually, they do that with emotions as they are, after all, thespians. Yes, they act, either taking the moral high ground or playing the victim.  In fact, it is probably a sham.

I don’t know how a lawyer can live with himself or herself after getting a murderer or rapist off the hook by acting or finding some technicality.  The crooks are running the asylum, which we are unwitting players in from time to time.

Can you imagine if a case was presented exclusively on the facts?

• Was she at the scene of the murder?
• Were her fingerprints at the murder scene?
• Did she have a motive?

No, we have things like how she is dressed and who her family is, and that she went to church and look, here are some pictures of her as a Girl Scout.  Wait, here are some pictures when she was a missionary in Haiti.

But what about these pictures of the murder scene with a knife sticking out of the guy’s chest?

“This delicate little flower could not have done it, look how fragile she is…” PFFFT!

If you have ever served on a jury, you can tell that the pool was selected carefully, looking for criteria that would suit their client’s case.  I was on a panel once that was for a murder trial.  The man was guilty as sin, and we had a few ladies that were not wanting to find him guilty as he had only murdered once, and he seemed like such a good boy, and his mama was there looking all pitiful.

How about that questionnaire that you have to fill out basically telling the attorneys how you will lean.  It is like a cookbook, telling them what they need to say to coheres you!  They need to abolish that damned thing!

How about a list of names, not sir names, just first names, or maybe numbers …they could be random picks from a hat.  That would indeed be fairer than knowing how you will come down on the facts or how to sway you…

Check it out, a car salesman took a young woman out to the back of the lot to show her a good deal on the loss leader car that they never sell.  He then knocks her on the head and rapes her. Now that he is done with her, “oh shit!  What do I do now, she will tell on me.”  Strangling her, he takes her to the creek near the back of the lot and tosses her body in.

Camera footage shows him walking off with her, and yet, they try to make her the sick person, as she has been known to “sleep around.”

She was, in fact, a college student who worked at the local topless joint putting herself through school.  This is where she met Mr. Murderer, who promised her a great deal…He raped her and killed her.

Imagine how her family felt… It is more about acting than the law, which is sad.  The bastard would not let the jury assess his fate if he lost… That was sad! I wanted to hang the fat fuck!  Those on the panel that wanted to acquit him might have had him slapped on the wrist.

Yes, they find the most emotionally susceptible to the pool and install them so they can each play to them.  Each attorney knows what to say to his or her picks.  The reasonable doubt hangs a lot of juries.

I once had a prominent attorney tell me that it is easier for him to get someone off if they are guilty rather than if they are innocent.  Folks the system is flawed.

My point is not to reform the system, although God knows that it needs it, my point is, we are all guilty.  We all have some deep dark secrets that we would probably rather keep buried.  The difference between them and us is, we won’t murder someone for a few minutes of pleasure…Would we?

That is one reason I am a proponent of legalized prostitution.  Men are what they are, women are what they are.  How do we deal with it?

Bishops and others who deny their sexuality, does not work out too well for them, well for their victims… Folks we were made, designed to procreate and that means sexually.

Ever had a nun for a teacher?  How was that?  A woman without release, wow!

So my pretties, what makes you moist?  If you are a guy what makes you “firm?”  If you could go to “Fantasy Island” and live out your fantasy, what would it be?”

One of the best lines I heard regarding wives is that the most excellent wife is an angel in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom. Misogynistic? Probably, but think about it.  We all have those thoughts.  I have teased on several occasions about a delicious spanking before the main event. There is something attractive and somewhat dangerous about submitting to someone else.  Tied or tethered in such a way that you cannot move, and are at risk of being penetrated or spanked or whatever makes you misty or makes your mate Horney as hell.

“I think the perfect man or mate would be one who was tuned into your fantasy and was not afraid to take matters in hand.  Role play perhaps?   Arrange a cabin in the woods where a little rope play could take place.  Hot wax maybe?  How about restrained to where you cannot stop him or her as they bring you to orgasm time after time?  Nipple clamps?   They work on guys too…Just saying…

What would you say if you were asked to visit a clothing optional place?  How would you feel if your husband or boyfriend or perhaps your wife said that they had a desire to go to a nude beach?  What would that feel like to bare it all around others?  Would it make you damp? You men, would you have priapism, or would it go into hiding?

I have such a good time with different people from all walks of life.  Our diversity in thought and mores make us interesting.  The things that interest you or secretly turn you on are part of you. Is there harm in living out a fantasy?

Marriage, today in America, is doomed.  We are so stodgy, so constrained by mores passed down by the Puritans that many will die, never genuinely having one single orgasm!  I am talking about toe curling, wet patch creating, screaming “YES, YES, YES!” Orgasm!   If this is you…oh my, think Hitachi and read some of my books. Everyone should have orgasms often… That would be my wish for Americans and people everywhere.

I genuinely believe more orgasms would cut down on bull shit wars!

Several of my novels attempt to feed your fantasies.  Whether you are a man or woman, there is something in them for you.

I try to keep it from being smut.  I love a good story.  I like titillation, and I genuinely love when you can feel that you know the characters.  I strive for developing a connection between you and them.  I do that with character development.  When they are laying over someone’s lap or perhaps removing their clothing, I want you to feel that anxiety or that rush of adrenaline.

If you get misty, I am so thrilled for you, and for me.  If you are a man and end up with taking things in hand, that is ok too.  Good for you, and me!

If on the other hand, I can elicit a tear, wow that is excellent news too.  I strive for laughter more than tears as I am a happy person, and I try to spread that humor and joy, when and where I can.

My latest novel came back from the editor today, and I posted it on Amazon.  She tells me it should sell for over $20.  I am letting you have it for a mere $3.99…

Over 93,000 words of story for you to enjoy.

Our leading lady falls in love with her roommate in college.  This is complicated by the fact that her friend Joan has a lesbian for a mother, who was a supermodel in her day.  She sees the two playing volleyball nude in the pool and for the first time, sees her friend as a possible model and not her daughter’s friend.

Gloria, her mother, is a capitalist hatching a plan to exploit her.  She wants to push Melissa into a career that she left, to be her manager.  Selling her to the highest bidder making money from her, was her plan.  Where the heart is involved, trouble ensues as things are not going to happen as she plans.

Joan also has a dark secret that Melissa and Gloria now have to deal with.

Kitties, Titties and Winks, should show up soon as available, so keep checking my author page for updates.  Until some agent or publisher discovers me and talks me into signing with them,, my books are dirt cheap.

To date here is a list of my published novels which are selling all over the globe.

• Kitties, Titties &Winks
• Nudists of Shangri-La
• Nudists of Shangri-La II Eden Texas
• Diamond Joe
• Voices from the Past
• The Saga of the Starduster
• Hole in Time – Life
• Hole in Time – Home
• Hole in Time – Sentient
• Hole in Time – Eden
• Hole in Time — Progeny
• Hole in time -– Hello From the Other Side
• Hole in Time — Divinity
• Hole in time – Orinite
• Hole in Time – Revenge is Sweet
• Hole in Time – Pilot
• Fractured & other out of the box thinking
• Madam and the Queen
• The Queen & The Black Witch of Chicago
• The Princess and The Queen
• The Girl Next Door
• Ghost Signal of Colorado Springs
• Tipping Point
• #Dear _____ People, a book for the Ages
• Under Roswell
• Perpetual Palpitation
• Dragon Master and the Witch
• Cyber Subs

If you have read any of these, I want to take a moment to personally thank you!  I work a day job and still manage to crank out a novel every few months.  I think it keeps me sane.

Follow me here on the blog, check out my website and www.authortwscott.com and certainly follow me on twitter @authortwscott and or @twscott823.

Here is my Amazon author page
 

I get lots of e-mail, and I love it.  I cannot always answer you, but know that I appreciate it.  Some of the input is invaluable, and some are dick pics.  Hmmmm.  I don’t know if they are suggesting that I get fucked or…they are offering their services.  I will share a secret with you men out there…. I might respond to pictures if they were less….male….

Twscott (at) TWScott823.com

 

Much Love people…Seriously, I mean it. You make what I do worth it!

 

Are you sad when you finish a manuscript?

Hello, my pretties!

Are you sad when you finish a manuscript?

I don’t know about other writers or authors I can only respond for myself.

YES…A resounding  YES!

Perhaps I am Cybil and should be locked up in some sanatorium reserved for the mentally deranged. You know one of those old black and white places where they still use shock therapy… Ok, maybe not. Shock therapy would not even make a useful BDSM trope.

Having written over thirty novels, all of the characters are known to me.  When I kill one off it kind of hurts in a way, they each have their own voice.

This latest novel Kitties Titties and Winks is such a precious novel full of humor and love and yes emotionally charged moments.  I love how each character has their own personage.  When you read the narrative you don’t have to guess who is talking, you know by their vernacular and the cadence of their speech pattern.

This novel should be a 20 dollar novel, and it is a shame that I will end up giving it away at $3.99 a copy.  That is the plight of the independent author.

I could price it at $19.95, but I doubt anyone would spend that kind of money.  It is not until you are EL James and everyone is talking about you, will someone drop over $4.00.

I wish I could convey that message to new or want to be writers.  I talk with so many who believe that all they need to do to secure their financial future is to “write a book.”

I have over 30 out there.  While I enjoy many deposits from different countries to my bank account, allow me to be the first to tell you, I still have a day job.

It is not my goal to dissuade anyone I merely want to set your expectations in reality.

This latest novel is tender and touching and humorous and naughty all in one book.  93,000 words of fun.

I will be releasing it when I get it back from the editor.  Currently, I am going back and forth with this or that fix.  I am in hopes that this manuscript will be more professional than those in the past which required different revisions.

At $3.99, I will have to sell a butt load of them just to break even.

If you are one of my followers on Twitter or WordPress thanks for following me and telling others about me.

If you are one of my readers…Thanks so Much!

It means a lot to me every time one of you buys one of my books.  Even at $2.99, it is an affirmation, and that inspires me and others like me to keep writing.

Much Love–TW

 

 

 

Kitties, Titties and Winks A Novel by TWScott #comingsoon

After several of you sent e-mails about my last project, it was made clear to me that there are those who appreciate a toasty derriere.  I am always happy to consider topics suggested by my followers and or fan base here and on Twitter.

I put aside my current project of Gods and Insects and came up with over 90K words of fantasy juxtaposed with some appropriate thoughts and situations regarding clothing optional places and activities.

This novel which is at the editor; is more fantasy than about nudism but, the clothing optional ideals I hold sacrosanct and do not besmirch them…much…  I do take artistic license just a little.

The tagline “Nudity is Normal” is in the book.

Follow me here and or on Twitter for release dates.  If the last two Nudists novels are any indication, there seem to be many of you who appreciate that kind of writing. Thanks for the encouragement!

Two college roommates graduate and sink back into their regular home routine. Once returning home to live with their parent’s things are eerily familiar.  From sleeping late to picking up their chores before college, backsliding to childhood was almost too easy.

When the former roommates missed each other enough, they decided to get together to shop and talk and do what young ladies do. One of the two takes the risk of alienating her closest friend by finally acknowledging her feelings for her.  This admission sparks a conversation which starts the snowball rolling as the two embrace their feelings taking them to the next level.  One of them, however, has a dark fantasy and is hopeful the other will help her play it out.

Joan’s mother; also attracted to ladies makes for an interesting twist to the story. Gloria plots to make money, treating her daughter’s new lover as an object with the idea to offer to the highest bidder. Her plan goes awry when emotions enter into the developing triangle that would divide most.   This story is rife with humorous situations, romance, and fantasy.

Kitties, Titties and Winks, is an enjoyable lighthearted lesfic with some mild BDSM and lots of love.

When Mellissa is encouraged and eventually transformed into a model by Joan’s mother, the story takes flight.  The journey will have you turning the pages as you come to know the characters and enjoy the sensations of young people in love while experimenting with their sexuality. Adult 18+

If you know of, or are an agent, that would like to represent a proven author, I am still an independent author after 30 published novels which are selling all over the globe.

Why?

• Each Query letter takes a minimum of four hours if you do it correctly.
• Firstly you must subscribe to a service for authors which assist you in knowing if they are a predator or editor. *
• You must then research the field of possible agents that have your particular Genre in their portfolio of desired works.
• You need to look at if they are accepting new submissions.
• Then you must research the agent to see what they have published recently and how often they actually release something.
• Then you must look at what they published and see if it is indeed similar to what you are offering.
• Now you must read and adhere to the specifics of the query letter format that they require to even look at your submission.  Every jot and tittle must be strictly observed.
• Now, if you have done all that, you then word the “hook” as best you possibly can.

Four hours for each letter is a conservative estimate, and no two agents want it the same way.

When you read their requirement, and then at the end, they say something to the effect “If you never hear from us consider it a pass!”  Why indeed

*A word about predators.

There are many out there who are indeed predators who “prey” on independent authors. For a small Dollar amount, they guarantee to get your manuscript in front of the right people.  For a  few dollars, they will edit your document. For a few dollars, they will do this or that.

There is nothing wrong with a service, it is capitalism.  What makes you the proverbial sheep in a field of wolves???  Your manuscript is the next Tale of Two Cities, you know it in your heart of hearts, you just need to get past the bubble gum chewing, snot-nosed intern, working for their mother in her basement, and get your work on their desk.

You need to get past the intern with big plans to be an agent one day so they can dream of throwing your manuscript in the proverbial trash because they know more than their boss.

Those predators out there have taken advantage of better, smarter, brighter people than you, so don’t be fooled.

In short you have no objectivity, that makes you the sheep.

Everyone thinks that they can write.  Teens who recently found that there are more to words than expletives believe that they can write.  All of those millions of want to be authors are peddling their “stuff” in the form of query letters to those interns who think that they can also write.

Amazon and other “services” take 30% or your royalties and possibly more to host your manuscript and that is it.  They don’t edit, assist with the cover art, marketing, nothing!

They too will sell you services in the way of marketing…They get your money….

Agents take 30%, and they edit, create cover art, market and assist you with your story for consistency and a whole host of other things.  They also can get more than $2.99 for 100,000 words.

On Amazon and the like, you are competing with everyone!  It only takes one person who feels that you are a threat to buy your book and then write a terrible review.  I had this happen to my number one best selling book.  It is clear that they never read it from what they wrote.

While authors are not in competition, and I do my best to assist other authors, the reality is that some are out there who just are not friendly people.

The bottom line my pretty’s is this.  If you think you can write. Good for you.  If you want to write, good for you.  If you’re going to spend hours of your life begging for some agent to look at your work, good for you.

I write for the pleasure of writing and creating the story.  I write because I continually get people contacting me telling me that they liked this or that.  Some suggest I might change this or that and that is ok.  I do it for me!  I still have a day job.

When I look at my bank statement and I see all those Amazon deposits from different countries it gives me some satisfaction as well.  Thanks for that.  If you are one of my readers I really do appreciate you!

Again contact me here on the blog, write me an email at TWSCOTT (at) TWScott823.com

Check out my website at www.authortwscott.com.

Much Love, TW

Follow the link to my author page on Amazon for more information.

https://www.amazon.com/TW-Scott/e/B01M6CUM1Y