Michele Lenard's Blog - Posts Tagged "milehighromance"
Dual POV
My favorite romances are the ones where I'm inside the main characters' heads, so naturally that's what I write. However, the more books I write the more it becomes obvious; I imagine men way better than I do women.
I can't explain why that is. I have female friends and I participate in 'girl talk,' yet the conversations between male characters is so much easier for me to write. Maybe that's because I'm an athletic/outdoorsy person and most of my male characters are athletes. Or maybe it's because I was a tomboy growing up. Either seems like a logical explanation, but sometimes it makes me wonder if I shouldn't focus on the man's POV instead of both?
Which do you prefer, dual POV or solo POV?
I can't explain why that is. I have female friends and I participate in 'girl talk,' yet the conversations between male characters is so much easier for me to write. Maybe that's because I'm an athletic/outdoorsy person and most of my male characters are athletes. Or maybe it's because I was a tomboy growing up. Either seems like a logical explanation, but sometimes it makes me wonder if I shouldn't focus on the man's POV instead of both?
Which do you prefer, dual POV or solo POV?
Turkey Day
I'm a little late with this post (in my house Thanksgiving runs through the weekend due to football games and Christmas decorations) but I wanted to tell you about a Turkey Day scene in my latest book, Thoroughly Innocent Intent. This scene is one of my favorites because it includes a precocious little boy who calls this author out for her love of unisex names. I'm not sure why I gravitate toward names, particularly for women, that could be for a boy or a girl. Maybe it's because I'm a tomboy at heart. Maybe it's because my own name can go either way (spoiler alert, Michele is a pen name). Whatever the reason, I tend to pick unisex names for my female characters, and one little guy calls me out on it. I hope you find the scene as entertaining as I do! Thoroughly Innocent Intent
Release Day!
Today the fifth book in the Mile High Romance series, Thoroughly Innocent Intent, goes on sale!
Although this is written as book five, each book is a standalone, and can be read in any order. However, there is only one character that appears in all six books, and this is his story.
Colt is a lovably flawed professional football player. He's put the game above all else, which means his personal life is comprised of flings instead of relationships. That doesn't mean he doesn't understand women. He's helped friends, teammates, even his ex-wife sort out their love lives, he just doesn't need to follow his own advice since he's married to the game. Or he was, until he met a woman who couldn't care less about his fame and fortune.
That's an intriguing change for a guy who's used to having women flock to him, and one he wants to understand better. In the process, he learns how his love of the game has made his relationships suffer, which begs the question, is football worth it?
Colt was my all-time favorite character to write. He's not perfect, but he's not a bad guy either, making him impossible to hate even as he's making mistakes. But like any dream guy should, Colt's willing to work on his bad habits to be the man people need him to be.Thoroughly Innocent Intent
Although this is written as book five, each book is a standalone, and can be read in any order. However, there is only one character that appears in all six books, and this is his story.
Colt is a lovably flawed professional football player. He's put the game above all else, which means his personal life is comprised of flings instead of relationships. That doesn't mean he doesn't understand women. He's helped friends, teammates, even his ex-wife sort out their love lives, he just doesn't need to follow his own advice since he's married to the game. Or he was, until he met a woman who couldn't care less about his fame and fortune.
That's an intriguing change for a guy who's used to having women flock to him, and one he wants to understand better. In the process, he learns how his love of the game has made his relationships suffer, which begs the question, is football worth it?
Colt was my all-time favorite character to write. He's not perfect, but he's not a bad guy either, making him impossible to hate even as he's making mistakes. But like any dream guy should, Colt's willing to work on his bad habits to be the man people need him to be.Thoroughly Innocent Intent
