With Caution weekly update #6

This week was a bad one. No reason in particular other than DIP. I was nearly in tears Sunday and Monday. I’m having the hardest time writing with kids in the house. I’m going to make certain I can take next summer off. I was ready to chuck it all. It was either stop writing or write one book a year. I told Andre, Sunday night, “that’s it I can’t handle this, I’m only doing one book a year.” Monday evening, Andre told me, “you have to do more than one book a year. I wanna retire early.” Nice to know the man’s retirement is more important than my sanity. But then I came to my senses and the girls and Dick managed to cheer me up. So I’m back to normal, already thinking about what I need to get contracted next. Well no not next. Next is Gemini in Ashes, mine and Dick’s story, then a new cowboy story(the first in the Battered Hearts series), then An Englor Affair(Payton’s story), then a cowboy werewolf (part of the With or Without Series). And speaking of Cowboys, I’ve signed a contract for The Broken H to go into print late this year. I’m also thinking about John and McCabe, nothing definite yet, but they will eventually get their story.

Okay back to With Caution. I’ve just about reached the half way point. Remi is coming along nicely, not giving me too many fits. Jake, ditto, he’s being good. I’m falling in love with Rhys (Jake’s best friend and business partner). Yeah, he’s getting a story. Falling for my secondary characters is a weakness of mine.

My only complaint with WC at the present is once Remi and Jake start going at it, they just don’t want to quit. I’ve dubbed them the “never ending sex scene couple.” I know, I know, most of you are scrunching up your face right about now saying, “and that’s a bad thing?” Well no it’s not, it’s just time consuming on my part. I usually get the characters that don’t want to have sex or the ones that are always trying to talk me into quickies right in the middle of scenes (yes, that would be Jamie), but I’ve never had any that just didn’t want to stop once they started. Remi is a bit of a sensualist, he likes to savor things.

The biggest issue I’ve run into with Jake and Remi and their not wanting to quit is I’ve discovered there just aren’t that many words for the male anatomy. Cock(my favorite word btw, watch out LKH, if I ever meet her I’m getting her drunk and teaching her to say it AND write it) dick an prick, with an occasional “shaft” and “balls” thrown in are just about all I can think of. I refuse to use purple prose to describe them. There will be no “purple headed warriors” or “vermilion love wands” in my stories, sorry, I’m liable to barf all over my keyboard if forced to resort to that. Of course, the idea of giving each character’s cock a name, has crossed my mind. But that would kill the mood and more than likely set me off in a fit of giggles that would result in throwing me off my writing schedule. And getting of the schedule would be very bad. Although, it might be worth it just to see the VEPB’s reaction. hahahahahaha

Written by JL Langley

JL is a full-time writer, with over ten novels to her credit. Among her hobbies she includes reading, practicing her marksmanship (she happens to be a great shot), gardening, working out (although she despises cardio), searching for the perfect chocolate dessert (so far as she can tell ALL chocolate is perfect, but it requires more research)
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