Figure out why the shower is leaking.
Result:
My job:
Call the plumber to figure out why the shower is leaking and repair Hubby's job.
Teamwork!
Monday, April 7, 2014
Hole in the Bathroom Wall
Hubby's job:
Figure out why the shower is leaking.
Result:
My job:
Call the plumber to figure out why the shower is leaking and repair Hubby's job.
Teamwork!
Figure out why the shower is leaking.
Result:
My job:
Call the plumber to figure out why the shower is leaking and repair Hubby's job.
Teamwork!
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Writer's Process Blog Hop
Lynne Connnolly award-winning author of Paranormal, Historical and Contemporary Romance tagged me to talk about my writing process. You can check out her blog here: Lynne Connolly's blog
The Questions:
*1) What are you working on?
LOCK AND LOAD, Book 2 in the SEAL EXtreme Team series.
*2) How does your work differ from others in the genre?
LOCK AND LOAD is Military Romance. It is a little different from other books I've read in the genre in that the Navy SEAL continues to perform his military duties and fight his battles with the heroine by his side. Action and danger are a big part of the story line. I love suspenseful books. And I simply adore SEAL stories--biographies, autobiographies, and pure fiction.
*3) Why do you write what you write?
I have always been intrigued by Navy SEALs, who are known as the best-of-the-best. The jobs they perform are both highly dangerous and extremely important. I can only imagine how hard their lives must be and how difficult it is to love a SEAL. This series is my way of honoring the courageous men who serve our country. It's such a little thing, but it is what I can do to give back and say thank you to them and their families.
*4) How does your writing process work?
The writing starts in my brain a long time before any words hit the page. I play with the concept and imagine the characters. Once I have a general idea of what the story will be about, I jot down scene ideas. This part is fast-- snippets and incomplete sentences.
Next, I do character sketches to get to know the people in the story. Their habits, motivation, wants, and internal conflict all need to be fleshed out pretty well before I can really begin.
This next part is probably the hardest: the synopsis. I sit down and write a paragraph for every scene in the book making sure to highlight the conflict and emotion in EACH paragraph. By doing this I can see where I am going. Plot holes tend to pop out at this stage and I can fix them before I write the book. After all that, I start writing. I go from scene to scene, trying not to stop for the day until the scene is complete. I write fast and hard, not slowing down to edit. I have completed an entire novel in five weeks. But! It's a first draft, like a skeleton without skin and muscles.
I give myself a couple of weeks to let the draft percolate on the back burner before I start edits. The editing process can take longer than the writing process! It's where I layer on the deep emotions (muscles), description and color (skin). Imagine a painter layering on color and depth.
The book will then go to a handful of super fabulous beta readers who read very carefully. These folks keep me from going outside without my pants on, or with my skirt stuck inside my underwear. After I've straightened out my, um, wardrobe disasters, the book goes to an editor. While it is being professionally edited, I work on the next book.
Sound like fun? Maybe not to everyone, but it is pure bliss to me. Except, you know, when I'm pulling my hair out because the characters won't behave. Or my skirt is stuck in my underwear. :-)
Thanks, Lynne, that was fun.
Kimberley
The Questions:
*1) What are you working on?
LOCK AND LOAD, Book 2 in the SEAL EXtreme Team series.
*2) How does your work differ from others in the genre?
LOCK AND LOAD is Military Romance. It is a little different from other books I've read in the genre in that the Navy SEAL continues to perform his military duties and fight his battles with the heroine by his side. Action and danger are a big part of the story line. I love suspenseful books. And I simply adore SEAL stories--biographies, autobiographies, and pure fiction.
*3) Why do you write what you write?
I have always been intrigued by Navy SEALs, who are known as the best-of-the-best. The jobs they perform are both highly dangerous and extremely important. I can only imagine how hard their lives must be and how difficult it is to love a SEAL. This series is my way of honoring the courageous men who serve our country. It's such a little thing, but it is what I can do to give back and say thank you to them and their families.
*4) How does your writing process work?
The writing starts in my brain a long time before any words hit the page. I play with the concept and imagine the characters. Once I have a general idea of what the story will be about, I jot down scene ideas. This part is fast-- snippets and incomplete sentences.
Next, I do character sketches to get to know the people in the story. Their habits, motivation, wants, and internal conflict all need to be fleshed out pretty well before I can really begin.
This next part is probably the hardest: the synopsis. I sit down and write a paragraph for every scene in the book making sure to highlight the conflict and emotion in EACH paragraph. By doing this I can see where I am going. Plot holes tend to pop out at this stage and I can fix them before I write the book. After all that, I start writing. I go from scene to scene, trying not to stop for the day until the scene is complete. I write fast and hard, not slowing down to edit. I have completed an entire novel in five weeks. But! It's a first draft, like a skeleton without skin and muscles.
I give myself a couple of weeks to let the draft percolate on the back burner before I start edits. The editing process can take longer than the writing process! It's where I layer on the deep emotions (muscles), description and color (skin). Imagine a painter layering on color and depth.
The book will then go to a handful of super fabulous beta readers who read very carefully. These folks keep me from going outside without my pants on, or with my skirt stuck inside my underwear. After I've straightened out my, um, wardrobe disasters, the book goes to an editor. While it is being professionally edited, I work on the next book.
Sound like fun? Maybe not to everyone, but it is pure bliss to me. Except, you know, when I'm pulling my hair out because the characters won't behave. Or my skirt is stuck in my underwear. :-)
Thanks, Lynne, that was fun.
Kimberley
Monday, March 17, 2014
Goodreads Giveaway
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Coming in Hot
by Kimberley Troutte
Giveaway ends April 14, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Are you ready to getting Down and Dirty?
April 10th is just around the corner. That's the day that DOWN AND DIRTY hits the online stores. It's pretty darned good (if I do say so myself).
Interested in reading this story before then?
Really? Because I'm looking for honest reviews on Amazon and/or Goodreads. I could use your help.
Send me an email at kimberleytroutte@verizon.net and I will send you a free digital book. Easy-peasy.
Thank you!
Kimberley
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Cover reveal! SEALS of Summer Boxed Set
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Squeeeeee!
Holy hot men, isn't the boxed set gorgeous?
Award-winning and bestselling authors have bonded together to bring you ten novels in one military romance superbundle. I am thrilled to include COMING IN HOT, the first book in my SEAL EXtreme Team series with this group of amazing books.
Coming this April.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
SOLD!!! God Whisperer coming to you this summer.
I am busting at the seams to announce that I sold God Whisperer to Astraea Press.
This book has been such a labor of love. My little boy was the inspiration for the story. He was born with one incomplete ear--no ear canal or ear drum. It was a miracle when the doctors at UCLA created a canal and drum out of my son's own tissue and he was able to hear sounds on the operating table!
God Whisperer is a romantic suspense about a woman and her son who are hiding for their lives when the boy becomes famous from an ear surgery that allows him to hear God.
It has won and placed in romance contests. Finally, it has found the perfect home at Astraea Press.
Keep your eyes out for it this summer.
Hugs!
Kimberley
This book has been such a labor of love. My little boy was the inspiration for the story. He was born with one incomplete ear--no ear canal or ear drum. It was a miracle when the doctors at UCLA created a canal and drum out of my son's own tissue and he was able to hear sounds on the operating table!
God Whisperer is a romantic suspense about a woman and her son who are hiding for their lives when the boy becomes famous from an ear surgery that allows him to hear God.
It has won and placed in romance contests. Finally, it has found the perfect home at Astraea Press.
Keep your eyes out for it this summer.
Hugs!
Kimberley
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Kindness, Please
Today is the first day after the shortest, darkest day to of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere).
From here on, our days will be longer and brighter.
It's a time of hope and light.
It is also three days until the most celebrated birthday in the entire world.
It should be a time of rebirth, generosity and unconditional love.
Except sometimes, it isn't.
I have dear friends who are sick and fighting for their lives this holiday season.
Or fighting for a job.
Or a home.
Food.
Love.
Peace.
Others are struggling with loneliness, anxiety, and fear.
But we can help! I ask each and everyone of you to reach out today. Do one simple act of kindness for a family member, friend, or total stranger.One kindness can mean life. Just one. Imagine the ripple-effect if everyone did a simple kind act. We could change the world.
Please. Give today.
Hugs to you all and have a blessed Christmas,
Kimberley
From here on, our days will be longer and brighter.
It's a time of hope and light.
It is also three days until the most celebrated birthday in the entire world.
It should be a time of rebirth, generosity and unconditional love.
Except sometimes, it isn't.
I have dear friends who are sick and fighting for their lives this holiday season.
Or fighting for a job.
Or a home.
Food.
Love.
Peace.
Others are struggling with loneliness, anxiety, and fear.
But we can help! I ask each and everyone of you to reach out today. Do one simple act of kindness for a family member, friend, or total stranger.One kindness can mean life. Just one. Imagine the ripple-effect if everyone did a simple kind act. We could change the world.
Please. Give today.
Hugs to you all and have a blessed Christmas,
Kimberley
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