Authors of Erotic Romance

As authors we get the question all the time “where do you get your story ideas?”. Our answers vary from life in general, dreams, something strikes us in a movie or on tv, a funny story someone told, etc. It really is all of the above and more. One or two of my stories have come from dreams, one or two have come from a silly idea (Stowaway – a take on Goldilocks and the three bears in space), one came from the question of what would be a heroine’s idea of a dream vacation (Kansas City Shuffle). Well, you get the point.

My most recent release, Lisa’s Summer Cowboys came from another source. A friend wanted to give another friend a very special birthday present. She’d been feeling down, and needed something to make her feel good. So I offered to write story for her.

Okay, that sounds nice and everything, but I have realized something in the last couple years.

1-I don’t work well under deadline. I get writer’s block like you wouldn’t believe.

2. Doing a favor for someone that in turn is for someone else is dumb.

3. When you really want to impress someone extra hard, it is twice if not three times as difficult to get it done.

But all in all, I have to say I am happy with it. Although it took a heck of a lot longer than it should have. I was happy in the middle when I was told she was having dreams about Montana cowboys, and to be honest, once I changed the men to that, lol, the story went smoothly.

So my point is? I don’t know. Maybe remind me not to promise stories? Maybe to mine our friends for ideas? Who knows. I just hope you enjoy reading Lisa’s Birthday present if you get the chance.