The other day as I was taking a break from my work in progress, I came across the above Romance Writer “meme.” I laughed over it, repined it to one of my “Pinterest” boards (OMG, have you discovered “Pinterest” yet? If not, run! Save yourself…it’s more addicting than computer card games…) and got back to work like a diligent writer-do-be.

You see, I’m a few (long) days away from typing THE END on another book. Armed with my detailed “story board” and three dimensional characters who are calling the shots (at this point in the process, I’m just the scribe), I’m living full-time in “Story Land.”

 

That made me think about another misconception about the Romance Writing process, and it dawned on me that there could be another “Meme” for a writer on deadline.  I may be lost in “Story Land,” but friends, family and my editor probably see it another way.

 

At this point in the process, I’m pretty sure this is how my family sees it (or more aptly, this is how they see me):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is what my friends see (because I usually go MIA around this time):

 

 

 

 

 

This is how my editor views this part of the process (why is it so hard to let go of a book???): 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When, actually, this is what’s going on (in my mind):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless the muse and/or the characters aren’t playing nice… then this is what’s happening:

 

 

 

 

 

I suppose I can see how that might be mistaken for this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But they did have full warning:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’d better get back to the book… But first, are there areas in your life that others don’t necessarily view the same way you do?

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Coming in May 2012
Fortune’s Unexpected Groom

By Nancy Robards Thompson

Book 5 in The Fortunes of Texas: Whirlwind Romance series