Frustration

I’m aggravated. Irritated and bothered. At who, you may ask. Myself, that’s who. I became distracted by another project while I was working on Hunting Mickey. It was for my alter ego but it sucked me completely under.

But then after submitting that project I was looking through my files and saw I still have Ember and Tara to write for my Elemental Desires series. Ember and Tara are comedies. Guess what? I can’t do it. I tried fiddling with Ember and found myself throwing in suspense, and grit like I do with my other books. I wanted to write light. I was dying for the comedy in me to come out. Maybe there is no comedy in me.

I’ve always been possessed of dark humor anyway so trying to come up with a true romantic comedy is now like pulling teeth. The struggle is so frustrating. I even tried watching a load of romantic comedies over the weekend.

I also read an entire box of Harlequin romantic comedies. Didn’t help. What’s wrong with me? Have I become so twisted that I’ve lost the other half of me?

I love writing suspense. Yes, it’s my voice. It’s a true pleasure for me. And I might not be even trying to the comedy if not for the fact that I already have the first two in the series scheduled for release over the rest of the year and into next.

I want to finish the series so I don’t leave readers hanging. I hate when I get hooked on a series and it seems as if the author will not deliver on her promise. Who knows, maybe it won’t be a rousing successful series, maybe only a handful of people will like it, or even love it. I owe it to them to finish the series.

Okay, I have an idea! I want you to tickle my funny bone. Seriously. In the comments section of this blog I’m asking you to write your favorite jokes. Make me laugh.

I'm off to see if I can get myself going. If I switch tact maybe I can release the comedy. I need something to get me moving! I'll be waiting for those jokes!

So while I struggle enjoy a music video from one of my fantasy men:


Huggles,
Donica