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Xavier Mayne
Sandi, thanks for your question! There are three Brandt & Donnelly novels out so far, and I have two more already written and working their way through Dreamspinner's editorial process. After that, I have three more planned--their lives take some interesting turns in the coming books, I can promise you that!
I'm so glad to hear that you enjoy the series.
Best,
~xm
I'm so glad to hear that you enjoy the series.
Best,
~xm
Xavier Mayne
I'm getting the next three installments in the Brandt & Donnelly Capers series ready for the press, and then I think I'm going to circle back and finish a completely separate story that I started but then suspended to work on B&D. I still have three more B&D Capers to write, but I need a little time away so I can come back fresh!
Xavier Mayne
Write.
Don't aspire to write. Write.
Don't think about writing someday. Write. Today.
Write.
Don't aspire to write. Write.
Don't think about writing someday. Write. Today.
Write.
Xavier Mayne
Absolute power to create a world, and populate it with people you find interesting. And then see what happens.
Xavier Mayne
If I'm really blocked, I take a walk. A long one--an hour or more--and I think about one thing: what comes next? Most times if I'm blocked it's because I don't know where a story is going. Once I clear that up, I can come back and write more.
Xavier Mayne
I tend to bring in issues from the news that strike me as important. Yes, I write erotic romance, but I also like to tackle serious issues of identity and even politics and religion in my work (while trying to stay away from the "preachy" tone that no one wants to see in a romance!).
Xavier Mayne
Lately I've been working on the Brandt & Donnelly series--it's so much fun to see their relationship continue to develop while still bringing in new characters for them to help and learn from.
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