Sneak Peek of Chapter 8- TOL

Chapter 8 of The Obscure Line is nearly complete, but after I finally finish it, it will need to be sent to beta and all that jazz. So, I figured I'd give you guys a little sneak peek of it. Enjoy!
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“Elena, what the hell are you doing?” I heard from above me and I closed my eyes tightly. Breathing was starting to get harder and harder. The pressure on my back was suddenly gone and two strong arms yanked me up and slammed me roughly into another tree.

I gasped for air and looked into Damon’s eyes. I could instantly tell he was furious. “Do you not understand that everything I do is to protect you?!” he growled. It didn’t go unnoticed how he said “I” instead of “we.” He slammed his fist into the large tree behind me and I watched as splintered bark fell in front of me.

“I just want to go home,” I whispered.

“You can’t!” he yelled, bringing his face closer to mine. “You can not go home, Elena! I don’t know what Katherine is planning and she will kill you if she decides to!”

“Maybe I want to die!” I shouted back. “Maybe I’m so sick of all of you and all of this that I would prefer death!”

His eyes were soft for a split second. “You wouldn’t want that, Elena. Trust me.”

I narrowed my eyes and placed my hands on his chest and pushed, just like I had done when we were at my apartment. “Just let me go, Damon.”

Quickly, Damon grabbed both of my wrists in one of his hands and he lifted them above my head. He stepped forward so that his body was pressed against mine and a new fire took over his eyes. “How many times do I have to say no before you realize I’m not going anywhere.”
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So, comment, comment, comment! Tell me how evil I am for leaving you hanging on this. ;P

My Writing Method

Hey, guys. So, this is a question I actually get in my e-mail quite often: How do you go about writing your stories? Do you have everything planned out before you start writing? Do you outline it?

Many of the authors I read take time to sit down and outline their stories before they start. They know where they're starting, where they're going to end up, and what's going to happen along the way. I don't write like that at all. Lol. The only story I've ever written where I knew how it was going to end before I got to the end was Captive. I'm a college student and I'm forced to write way too many papers where I have to actually sit down and do research on certain topics then outline the papers. Why would I want to do that when I'm just writing for fun? I like not knowing where exactly I'm going. Of course I always have a general idea of how the story is going to go. I usually know who's going to fall in love and who isn't. But for the most part, I let the story take me where it wants to go. I let the characters speak for themselves.

Often what I will do to start a story is start with some sort of concept. I then get my laptop out and start typing away. Then I post the chapter. When you guys finish each chapter, you then know as much as I do about what's going to happen next until I find time to get out the laptop again and write. When I go into chapters, I never know exactly what's going to happen. I just write and it all somehow forms itself.

Honestly, it's extremely freeing for me to write this way. I'm never held down by an outline saying it's going to go this way, then this way, then this way. My stories flow how they want to.

So, hope that answers a bit of your questions. I'm currently working on chapter 8 of The Obscure Line. I'm hoping to get it sent to beta within the next few days, but I've had some issues with needing to go in and out of town lately, so we'll see how that actually goes. Until next time. :)

First Blog

Hi, guys! I've decided to start this blog thing so I can connect with my readers more than just writing to them on Twitter or leaving a small Authors Note at the end of my chapters. I also want to be able to just fill you in more about what's going on with certain stories while I'm in the process of writing them.

For this first official blog, I don't have a whole lot to say. Chapter 7 of The Obscure Line has been finished and will hopefully be posted on fanfiction soon. In the meantime, I whipped up a quick little banner for the story; please let me know what you think about it! I made it in about 15 minutes, so it's nothing special. I think it just sets the tone for the story.