The other day in my post about plotting on my blog, Gabriele mentioned she does a lot of plotting in her head. I do a lot of plotting and mulling over character motivation in my head, too, especially when I’m walking the dog or cycling or in the shower. It made me wonder exactly what the inside of a writer’s head looks like.
I mean my head is rather full of sex and sex-related things. Given that I write erotic romance I’m fine with this. 
I have a host of paranormal creatures running around there, no doubt tripping over sex toys and the like. There’s cartons of condoms since responsible writers use them in their love scenes. At the moment I have wizards snarling at feline shifters, a taniwha or two plus of all things, a vampire. That’s a bit odd since I don’t like seeing or thinking about blood and vampires tend to live on the stuff. I’m avoiding him at the moment. There’s a cowboy competing at a rodeo plus a pen of bulls with sharp horns. And then there’s the threesome… Let’s hope they’re being responsible and using some of my condom supplies. They’re certainly using everything else! And then floating around in there are random thoughts about food. What on earth are we going to have for dinner? Then one of the threesome fall off the bed, all hell breaks loose and it’s back to sex. Again.
What does the inside of your head look like?
Currently my head is full of … NyQuil! I have the mother of all colds since last week. Aack!!
I’m working on my first contemporary. Considering there’s no paranormal elements to it, it feels weird as I try to wrap my head around it.
TJ
by TJ Michaels November 23rd, 2007 at 6:21 pmTJ - you haven’t had a good year when it comes to health, have you. I hope you get rid of that cold soon. I look forward to reading your contemporary
by Shelley Munro November 24th, 2007 at 12:58 pmBwahahah! Well, let’s see - writing, plotting scheduling, little bits of flotsam about my characters - all swirled with my day to day stuff - kids schedule, my husband’s schedule, laundry stuff, basic household, etc.
Sex and chocolate also play a large role.
by Lauren Dane November 24th, 2007 at 2:55 pm