Remember, you can have a dozen rejections on a book but only need one offer. Dawn Ryder
My guest is Dawn Ryder. She’s a bestselling author of many historical romances (under a different name and we've had the pleasure of her visits before) and now has also taken up the challenge of writing erotic romance. Check out her website to see the lists of both erotic romance and her historical selections.
My blog shares the journey writers face on the road to and beyond publication. It’s a rocky road sometimes filled with good and bad. Dawn's topic is things that make a writer smile. These are important things for a writer to remember—not just the hard work of being a writer—but what excites you and makes you smile.
Thanks for having me over. A lot of writers talk about the hard moments, I love to discuss the moments that make you smile.
- That moment
when you decide to write a book.
For me it came after an idea got lodged in my head. It had been there for a few months, a charter forming, growing, becoming something I was obsessed with telling her tale. Until one night, I turned off the television and opened up a blank word processing file.
- Finishing that first
book.
Oh my. It was a major triumph. Plenty of times, I wanted to get up and
find something else to do. But I realized I was making excuses for the fact
that my book project was harder than I’d expected it to be. I had on those rose
colored glasses that made me believe that the life of any author was one of
leisure. But I did it. Because quitters never win and I needed to finish my
heroines tale.
- Writing the first scene
that made me cry.
It was a moment I still recall vividly. That part of the
book, when the dark moment was overwhelming and I was so deeply involved in my
story, it cut me deep.
- The first time I
submitted my book.
My little baby, sent off into cyber space. Sure, I loved it
but the sheer uncertainly of letting strangers read it was like a tsunami
looming over me.
- My first contract offer.
Yup! I sold that book. Did I receive rejections? Sure did. But what I want to recall is when I opened an email with a contract offer. Remember, you can have a dozen rejections on a book but only need one offer.
Power may be best when it’s shared…
He’s used to dominating…
Tarak Nektosha is a self-made man, against all odds. He accomplished that by making sure he’s the one in charge, both in the boardroom and in the bedroom.
She’s taking her power back…
Sabra Donovan has ambition to spare and energy to burn. So what if her last lover was a disappointment? She’s never going to be anyone’s plaything ever again.
Sabra’s outstanding performance at a corporate photo op attracts Tarak’s attention, and the lines begin to blur. What happens when the one on top surrenders and the one used to obeying begins to call the shots? Excerpt
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Dawn Ryder is the erotic romance pen name of a bestselling author of historical romances. She has been publishing her stories for over 8 years to a growing and appreciative audience. She is commercially published in mass market and trade paper, and digi-first published with trade paper releases. She is hugely committed to her career as an author, as well as to other authors and to her readership. She resides in Southern California. You can find Dawn: Website and Facebook
