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Finally Overcame Writer's Block




After a long month of not writing anything else in my 2nd book to the Dark Moonlight series, I can finally say I overcame writer's block!  And how amazing is this mug a fan had made for me? She loved A Dragon Within so much she sent me a mug she made with "Strong Like McKenna" written on it! If you're reading this, I absolutely love it!! My Lipton Peach Mangosteen Green Tea had never tasted better!

I have been stuck getting started on Chapter 18 and I was able to write up to Chapter 20 tonight (my mind needed a break, so Chapter 20 is where I will pick things back up). Skye's story is really starting to get complicated. Between high school, figuring out what to do about college, her friendship with Roxy, and her relationship with Jason, it's a wonder she even knows what day it is!

I am having a lot of fun writing this story for you all. There is so much that has been going into it. I had to do more research on werewolf myths for this book and it was fun to put together my own theory as to what's happened.

Without giving anything away, I can say with utmost certainty that this book is going to have Skye thinking about things she never thought she would ever have to. I am almost done writing this story, so editing will soon take place, but just writing this out has me on the edge of my seat.

As mentioned in my first post, I keep an outline with me of how I want each chapter to go. Just because I know what the topics are going to be, doesn't necessarily mean I know how I'm going to put the story together to get to those points. I'll usually come up with one idea in my head and then use a completely different idea as I begin to write. Also, sorry, but no freebies on what the title is, or the plot/chapter outlines :) I can't give that stuff away, it'll ruin the suspense!!

I will say this, writing the Dark Moonlight series has really taken me back to my own senior year of high school. Even though I changed everyone's names, the feelings that Skye feels, the realization that this is her final year as a high school student, the memories she's trying to create, etc, is everything I felt during that time, too. The only difference is I didn't cheer, and my best friend and I never considered going to the same college. I guess you can say that, in a way, I put my own personality into my stories. Sure, it's not all there, but there are somethings I do notice that are "me" in my characters. I think that's one of the cool things about being an author, you get to give your characters their own personalities and life and the best way to do that is to take little bits and pieces of everyone you know and kind of put your friends, family, and even yourself into the stories.

This really has been a life-changing journey for me. I have learned so much about myself that I didn't know that a part of me even existed. I never thought that a small town girl like me would have 3 books on the market with more coming soon. I really owe it all to you! Each and every single one of you has been so amazing, supportive, and full of positivity that I can't begin to thank you enough!

I read your comments, I see your emails, I see your reviews. Believe me, they never go unnoticed. I'm so incredibly happy that I am able to give you stories that make you want more.

While you wait for the second book in the Dark Moonlight series to be released, feel free to check out Dark Moonlight: Lunar Rising available right now as an eBook and paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes!

Skye's story is only beginning and it is only going to get more complicated, confusing, and amazing at the same time! :)

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https://amzn.to/2IfS4Ju - Dark Moonlight: Lunar Rising, Amazon
https://bit.ly/2Ig1vZC - Dark Moonlight: Lunar Rising, Barnes & Noble
https://www.facebook.com/roxysenchantedcreations/ - Roxy's Enchanted Creations (where my mug came from)





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