Writing a Wrong

Write Stuff #2

by Tiffany King

From USA Today Bestselling author, Tiffany King, comes the continuing story of Nicole and Alec.

What comes next, once your happily ever after has been written?

Real life.

Nicole and Alec are doing their best to live the HEA she's been dreaming for and writing about in her books. The problem is she's been coping with her newly achieved success as an author and the responsibilities that are transitioning her away from the introverted life she prefers. He's neck deep in medical school and stuck at work almost every waking hour.

Something's got to give.

Sometimes, what looks like happily ever after from the start can become something entirely different on the other side.

Finding time together can be a challenge, but Nicole and Alec seem to have things figured out. That is, until Nicole's publisher sends her on an extended book tour for her upcoming release, putting an unexpected strain on their relationship. When Alec begins hanging out with his ex, who also happens to be the mother of his little girl, Nicole can't help feeling that maybe her ever after is about to turn into a never mind.
Things turn from bad to worse when Nicole is faced with what she perceives as betrayal, leaving the door open to Greg, her new public relations rep who is more than willing to offer up a shoulder to dump her woes on. Betrayal can be a two-way street and Nicole must now decide which way the story goes from here.

Writing a happily ever after was so much easier than actually living one…

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Fiction

314 pages, Paperback

First published November 26, 2014

About the author

USA Today Bestselling author Tiffany King is a lifelong reading fanatic who is now living her dream as a writer, weaving Young Adult and New Adult romance tales for others to enjoy. She has a loving husband and two wonderful kids. (Five, if you count her three spoiled cats). Her addictions include: Her iphone and ipad, chocolate, Diet Coke, chocolate, Harry Potter, chocolate, zombies and her favorite TV shows. Want to know what they are? Just ask.

You can connect with Tiffany on her webpage at authortiffanyjking.blogspot.com
Twitter-@AuthorTiffany
Facebook-Author Tiffany King

Reviews

[C.K.]

I am going to have to read reviews before reading this book. I read the first book and liked it. I liked that there wasn’t a ton of drama. I assumed that the second book would be about Nicole’s friend. I thought this was a series where each book would feature different characters. I am not thrilled with the sound of the synopsis. I hate love triangles and potential cheating in books. It seems like Nicole might assume that Alec is cheating when he really isn’t and then she might cozy up to this guy named Greg. I just don't want her jumping to conclusion and then go and do rash stuff and cause more damage. I hope that Alec wouldn't cheat on her. I don't think he would but who knows. I have reached my limit on the whole triangle thing. I feel like this might just ruin the story for me. I don’t want to read about Nicole hooking up with some other guy or vice versa. I will read reviews before deciding if I want to read this or not. I just don’t really like that kind of drama in books. It just made me mad reading the synopsis.

[Lady Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice quick read.
An excellent addition to Alec and Nicole's story.
I would however like to read Olivia and Tony's story next.

[Lisa Mccrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well I stumbled on The Write Stuff as I was browsing through my Kindle “recommended for you” selections and it was FREE! Now you’re talking my language, I am a struggling college student you know. Book 1, The Write Stuff, is about this awesome 22-year-old Indie writer, Nicole Blake, who is cute, quirky, nerdy and an introvert. Her bestie is her manager, publicist, cover designer and anything else she needs her to be. Well she calls Nicole out to help her decide on the new cover and cover models when Nicole see Alec and all his six-pack glory..
Alec is pre-med, a bartender and a moon-lighting model. He has responsibilities and he isn’t going to let anything derail his plans. Money is what he needs to handle business and being the cover model for this book is a pretty good paying gig now if he can just keep his mind off the cute clumsy author he will be ok..
I enjoyed both books, I thought it was going to be the typical virgin + hot guy = over done love story. Yeah not so much. Alec doesn’t do virgins and he has a DAMN good reason on why. I love the fact that Nicole wasn’t the typical beauty and she was a bit insecure but she is funny as hell too. The banter with her best friend reminds me of some of the conversations I have with my best fried, its straight ignorant! I also loved the little peek into a writer’s process, although I am sure all writers don’t do this but her creative process and than what follows to get a book to Amazon or print is interesting. Book 2 picks up with Alec and Nicole in a completely different space after her book takes off at an alarming rate. They have new challenges that test them in ways that make you want to scream then cry then slap someone’s face for being so stupid..I just can’t tell you who as that would ruin it completely. I am not sure how you guys feel about New Adult but I really liked this one so 4.5 stars out of 5 for this cheap find..two books for .99 and they were AWESOME reads. For more of my thoughts please visit me at www.textteaser.wordpress.com

[Dalene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awww another perfect Tiffany King book. Writing A Wrong continues with Nicole's and Alec's story. It picks up about 5 months after the Write Stuff ended. Nicole and Alec are living together now and seem to have the perfect life, until Nicole is supposed to go on a tour for 2 months. During her tour she has Greg, a personal assistant, who wants more than to grab Nicole's Diet Coke. Things take a turn for the worse when Nicole finds out that Alec is spending most of his time with his ex. The tour is a massive strain for Nicole and Alec. Can they find a way to survive as a couple? Writing A Wrong captivates you and leaves you laughing and swooning. Perfect quick romance comedy novel. Tiffany King, you rock as always.

Some of my favorite quotes:
-Truthfully, it was the Twilight series that sparked my interest in writing. Despite all the haters, no other book grabbed my attention like that one had at that time. It was the gateway to many more other amazing books I probably would have never picked up. (I just really love this since I am a fan of Twilight but man there are so many haters with that series.)

-What's the difference between Cedric Diggory and Edward Cullen?...Volemort stopped Cedric before he could sparkle. (hehehe)

-I'm stuck all by my lonesome with a cat that is probably plotting my death.

-It's like the beach was some sort of time warp.

-Welcome to Awkardville-the place where uncomfortable silences and suppressed words thrived.

-Chicken heads are chicks at clubs who are eager for attention.

-Happily ever after can sometimes be messy, but perfection is often overrated.

[Angi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Because I must read a series unless I hated it...Alec was tons better in this, Nicole was ok. She was so immature about her relationship with Alec, but it was her first relationship. I struggled with her best friend again because she knows Nicole's background and should have been helping her through this relationship thing.... When she finally does give her advice (should have happened sooner), she needed to stick with Nicole until it was completely sorted out. Then Alec knowing she is ridiculously naive, should have been more up front with what he was seeing as well. And he should have known better than to be in the situation he was in. Grr. Their relationship just felt very one dimensional at times. If they were so deeply connected I think it could have shown more in their conversations. You shouldn't skim over that. Anyhow, I still really liked the book, I came to really like Alec (go figure) and Nicole almost won me over at the end. Her naivety just got on my nerves a lot. I want to read about the BF and the brother though...

[RedRedtheycallmeRed · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book starts off with Nicole on a bus book tour with other authors. Her writing career is really taking off, her relationship with Alec has been solid for six months, so the timing of a two month tour makes Nicole a little anxious. Alec is spending a lot more time with his ex, and everyone (except Nicole) can see that Greg the intern has a huge crush on Nicole.

As with the first book, there is humor and awkwardness, but I would say this book is slightly more serious in tone, as Alec and Nicole hit a rough patch with all the time spent apart.

I was surprised at how much I liked Greg, and I was torn because I kind of wanted to see Nicole and him together. But I would not say that this is a love triangle story, Greg's feelings were pretty much one-sided.

This was a good series, I definitely recommend!

[Priscilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was a bit longer than the first story and way more angsty! But again I loved the insight into an author's life, Nicole is becoming famous, her books are a hit and in this story she is traveling on a tour bus. I love how humble Nicole is and I think that even authors fully confident in their works have that surreal moment when they realize people really love what they've written. The relationship between Alec and Nicole is swiftly becoming serious and I love it! While this story is a lot about Nicole and Alec, what is also told about the other characters is so interesting and I just really want a book or novella written about Olivia!

[Rebecca Fitts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great HEA. I love this story. It's hot, sexy, cute..with just enough drama!! I loved the first book so I was very excited to see the story continued. It was actually great to read about a writer as the main character in a book. I love how us fans are described and how humble the author is! I laughed, cried, cheered...everyone will! ♡

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was afraid that I wouldn't like this book because of the love triangle, but I think it was well done. You don't end up hating the main characters, and when something wrong happens I don't think it's unforgivable. Don't be afraid to read it! It's a witty, romantic, fun, and quick read.

[Patricia Huynh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm so happy this is a continuation of the first book! Especially since we get life after the HEA.

[Jamie Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good conclusion but I would really like to see stories about the brothers!

[Michelle Nageldinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice read

This was a great read if you read the first book. The characters flowed well with each other and the storyline kept me interested

[Vicky Salgado Esquivel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy crap, another win for Tiffany King! <3

[Steph · Rating 1 out of 5]

Writing a Wrong is a meaningless, unnecessary and poorly-written book that is not worth your time or money.

I picked up this book only because I am trying to work through all the unread books on my bookshelf and Kindle. Writing a Wrong has been on my Kindle since I read its prequel, The Write Stuff way back in 2014. I remember enjoying that story for what it was - a mildly entertaining romance story - so I was hoping its sequel would offer much the same.

Except I didn’t realise it was an actual sequel to the same story; I had thought it would be a companion sequel that followed a different set of characters within the same world. Writing a Wrong was not that sequel. Instead, it read like an extended epilogue to explore the characters’ happily ever after.

You know when your favourite sequel is released and you roll your eyes while reading the explanations designed to refresh your memory because you already know the story like the back of your hand? Writing a Wrong had none of that. I have no memory of what happened in book one, so it took me a while to realise that this book followed the same characters as the first one. It was clear that this book picked up right where the previous one left off, which begs the question as to why it was separated into another book.

The Write Stuff is a story about an indie author falling in love with her cover model and number one fanboy. Writing a Wrong essentially follows the story after they achieve their happily ever after, with fame! and notoriety! and travelling! and money! and book promotion! thrown into the mix to complicate their already grossly undeveloped relationship. In theory, this story appeals to me (hence why I bought copies two years ago), but oh my god it is so awful.

1) Character development, where are you? Who are these characters? What sets them apart from each other? Who are the authors that go on tour with Nicole? Wait, you mean I don’t get to meet them? We don’t explore their characters at all? But they’re on a tour bus with the main character - we don’t even get to say ‘hello’? Nicole is talking about these characters as though we’ve met them before, as though we should know them - oh, right, it’s been two years since we read that book. Oops.

There was absolutely no character development. The characters remain flat and indistinguishable from beginning to end. There were names floating around the pages, but I lost track of them all very quickly because I didn’t know who they were, and I was never given an opportunity to remedy that.

2) All lead-up and no climax. In primary school my teachers taught me to employ creative writing techniques where I would show things to my readers rather than tell them everything. None of those techniques were utilised in this book. It read like a long-winded explanation from the narrator with a few lines of dialogue that seemed out-of-place after extensive paragraphs. Details were skipped over, and key events were summarised in no more than a single paragraph.

For example, as part of the book promotional tour, Nicole agrees to do an interview on TV - we spend a couple of chapters hearing about how anxious she is about this, how she doubts herself, then how she prepares herself, and then nothing. Just a measly little paragraph tacked onto the end of a chapter to tell us that she did the interview and it went okay - time to move onto the next thing. I was actually looking forward to reading about the interview, wondering if she’d slip up and say something that would upset her cover model lover back home, but no - we got absolutely nothing.

3) “You all have got to stop calling each other sluts and whores. It just makes it okay for guys to call you sluts and whores.” Nicole and her friend/agent/whatever love to call each other every derogatory term that has ever been used against women. I’m all for reclaiming labels, but this book is Exhibit A of how-to-fail-reclaiming-labels. I suffered an extreme case of second-hand embarrassment when reading the dialogue between these characters - it brought the whole tone of the book down and made the characters read more like giggling fourteen-year-olds rather than mature twenty-somethings.

4) Author manifesto. I understand that there will always be a personal part of authors in their books - beliefs, character traits, settings, values, plot, etc - but Writing a Wrong went well beyond that. Every few pages there would be an odd tidbit of information added into the book that felt so out-of-place and unnecessary, and these eventually started to sound like the author’s voice trying to speak to me directly. Whether it was criticising the draught horses in New York City or exploring the struggles of indie authors, there were some comments that just did not fit into the story. Like this one:

“Truthfully, it was the Twilight series that sparked my interest in writing. Despite all the haters, no other book grabbed my attention like that one had at that time. It was the gateway to many other amazing books I probably would have never picked up.”

This is a quote from the main character, but it may as well be from King herself. Many of us will always acknowledge Twilight in opening the world of books up to us, whether as a reader or a writer. There are so many stories that have been inspired by Twilight, and I have no doubt that this character and/or author were too. That’s fine, I have nothing against Twilight or its influence - my issue is the fact that this book is dreadfully awful. Compared to Writing a Wrong, Fifty Shades of Grey is a critically-acclaimed work of literature. I question why the author would choose to make such a link to Twilight when this book is so obviously inferior. It’s doing nothing to make your own book look any better.

5) Pacing - WTF?? The book was so clumsily structured and planned to the point where key events were skipped over and poorly developed. Characters changed their emotions at lightning speed, then made stupid emotionally-charged decisions as though they were toddlers. Then they would screw things up, but no need to worry, they were forgiven instantly on the next page anyway. Ugh, it was just all so terrible.

6) Romance novel with no romance. I just do not understand how this is considered to be a romance novel when there was absolutely no shred of fluff to be read. Nothing. There were some attempts at sexier scenes, but these were summarised in a neat little sentence to ensure that the chapter progressed to include a 100-point summary of Nicole’s life that day/week/month (see pacing issues). The only sex scene with some shred of detail was more of a rape scene, but by that point of the book I was skimming and couldn’t bring myself to read the details.

This book is awful. I hated every minute of reading it. I could not believe that a book could be so bad, but here it is - the Most Awful Book I Have Ever Read.

[Jeraca · Rating 2 out of 5]

So, I was excited to read this book and get more of Alec and Nicole. But they were too unsettled in this book - after being with each other for awhile - than they were when they first met. I completely understand about how distance does NOT make the heart grow fonder, but actually causes more issues in some relationships, so I do understand where they are coming from. The issue I had with this book is that the characters did not talk to each other. If you are going to have a long-distance relationship, TALKING is the most important thing. Don't jump to conclusions, don't make excuses for not finding time to call, don't make any decisions without first asking questions. Those are rules you must follow to have a dramaless relationship.

So how Nicole responded to certain news? Yeah, really ticked me off. I actually almost stopped reading at that point, but I continued to see what would happen. After that, though, I was pretty much done with these characters who can't communicate. Which is ironic because Nicole is an author...

I'm glad I got a chance to read this series, but it is one where I will not re-read in the future.

[Ma’rcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Commitment Fears
*A long Book tour
*An Admirer who wants to get in Nicole's pants
*No Alec for a of couple months
*Jealousy is a Green-Eyed B*&^%

Everything was moving along nicely for this pair. Now living together Nicole and Alec are enjoying one another and just plain ol' happy. Nicole had no complaints of being home writing her books in her pjs all day and hanging with her quirky kitty, sexy eye candy Alec to play with, and tons of junk food to gorge on.

Life throws a big heavy monkey wrench at Nicole making it seems like an inviting scrumptious box of chocolate in the form of a 2 month book tour. The book tour will be taking her away from everything she loves and she isn't too thrilled about it but she knows it'll help get her and her books more exposure. It's a wonderful opportunity for her stories to gain more popularity and her fans to be able to interact with her.

All is not hunky dory though and a few snags pop up. Throw in a bit of loneliness, a touch of homesickness, and a huge misunderstanding.

Alas all is not lost there are Schmexy times, Silliness, and Cuteness.
*GRAB yourself a copy TODAY and get more Nicole & Alec!!!
Find out what's going on in their lives today!!

[Lenore Kosinski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid followup. It was hard to read in parts since Nicole had so many insecurities to work through that affected her relationships....it's just hard to see characters make mistakes and bad choices and miss things that the reader can so easily see.

One thing I was disappointed in was the glossed over resolution of her cold feet about becoming a family. That actually was a legitimate roadblock, and yet it just resolved itself without her thinking about it more, talking to Alex about it, really exploring her feelings. So yeah, was disappointed in that.

So all in all, another fabulous quick read, but I did wish for a bit more.

[Evelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 it could have been shorter stars*
I feel like this story could have been made into a novela/epilogue instead of a full length book. At times it fealt like it just kinda dragged. I did enjoy the story and loved to see more of Alec and Nicole just not so much of everyhing else =). Still this was a fun read and wrapped up everything nicely.

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this series. I love that it was about an author. Nicole is a rising star now and Alex loves her, he's in medical school, every thing is working out...then Nicoles his the new York best seller list and she's on a whirlwind book tour. can her and Alecs relationship endure it...read the series and find out two books only!

[Donna ~ The Romance Cover · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great ending for this couple. While dubious choices are made at times this is all borne from absence and insecurities. While these two were seemingly opposites they were so well suited. Alex actually became the responsible one in this instalment and his growth in character only made him all the more lovable. Loved it. (full review to come)

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sin duda alguna disfruté de la historia.
Me gustó más que el primer libro, sin duda alguna me encariñé más con los personajes y a pesar de que no todo fue perfecto entre ellos, la forma en que se desenvolvieron le da un plus a la historia.
Es una historia ligera y entretenida de leer, lo recomiendo.

[Judi Tibbitts · Rating 5 out of 5]

More tearing up than I like to do

This two book series has been amazing to say the least! I hope Tiffany finds it in heart to bring us more Nicole and Alec. And she can't keep us hanging over Olivia and Tony! That's just not fair!

[J · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring DNF

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series!! Thank you for writing it Tiffany King!! I love a happily ever after and Nicole and Alec's story was just that! <3

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

fabulous conclusion to the series :)

[Danielle]

dnf......

[Cherye Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book2

What a fun book. Yes, I cried......Always rooting for true love. I think I would also love to hear Olivia's story next. Get with it Tiffany King!

[Shirley]

Very cute story!

[Jill]

I need a book about olivia now!

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG! Perfection!
I laughed, yelled, swooned and cried!
A must read.