Writing Process Blog Hop

Welcome to the WRITING PROCESS BLOG HOP next stop!

My name is Regina Morris and I write a paranormal romance series called the COLONY, which is about a group of sexy vampires who protect the President. The novels offer some suspense and they are humorously written (not political thrillers, but nice romances with each book featuring a different team member).

My Writing Process

So, big thanks to fellow YAFFer Amy Laura Jackson, for inviting me to be part of the My Writing Process Blog Tour. She posted her answers to the following questions last week. You can read her information here.

What are you working on?

Lot’s of things. I’m finishing a novella entitled “William’s Tale” which will be available next month. I’m also editing my fourth novel “Reliant Service” which is being released in September. I’m very active on my FB fan page and will be hosting some “Meet the Author” FB parties and live conference calls in the very near future.

How does your work differ from others of its genre?

My vampires can alter their age based upon how much human blood they consume. It’s perfect for a group of vampires who protect the President since they can alter their identities and work in the same field/office for centuries this way.

Also, I have placed my vampires in our world. They work in the best known house in America – the White House. There is suspense, there is some humor, and of course dynamite hot sex scenes.

Why do you write what you do?

I write in this genre because I love reading this genre. My favorite authors are Kerrelyn Sparks, Lynsay Sands and JR Ward. I’ve been told I write similarly to these ladies. 🙂

How does your writing process work?

I usually see a scene in my head that I either think is very funny, sexy, or just an awkward situation that a vampire would find themselves in. I also listen to a lot of music for inspiration. My fourth novel was inspired by the lyrics of Queens song “Another One Bites the Dust.” In particular the passage, “Out of the doorway the bullets rip.” I thought to myself, what if I had a vampire takes a bullet to the face while protecting the President? He would hear the bullet enter the gun chamber BEFORE the shot was fired and would probably act before the shot. Would people think he’s in on a conspiracy? The shot is also caught on camera (thanks to the digital age) and the hit is very public and very deadly – at least it would be if the vampire were human. A vampire would survive, but he couldn’t do his job anymore. Would the vampire go through an identity crisis? Since my vampires age based upon their blood intake, what if the vampire was living his first life (allowing himself to age since his turn into a vampire) and he is reluctant to retire his real name, shift his age, and take on an alias? At the same time that I was thinking all of this, there was a lot of TV footage of Lindsay Lohan getting into a lot of trouble, which gave me the idea that my vampire, Daniel, would take a sabbatical and become a bodyguard for a young pop star traveling Europe. The story nearly wrote itself. 🙂

Want more?

I’m very proud to announce next week’s blog hop participant. I’ve known author Nick Taylor for a while now and I love her novel The Spellbound Consortium. She’s been an avid reader all of her life and has just amazing stories to tell. If you haven’t yet discovered her, please take a look. You won’t be disappointed! Visit her here.