Second Sight

Sometimes when you write, things just click and you're not sure where they came from or how it happened. When writing nonfiction and that happens - when I look back and say, "man, that's good, where did that come from?" I chalk it up to heavenly help - inspiration. I'm hesitant to use the word inspiration on a fictional romance novel, but in my latest release, Second Sight, I'm not sure what other word would fit.

There were things in that story that just came together in a wonderful way that I hadn't planned. For starters the symbolism of the main character's name (Sable which means dark, raven, ebony) ties in perfectly with the darkness to light theme. I named her Sable before I really knew where I was going with this story. Heck, I didn't even know Sable meant dark, raven or ebony when I started. I just thought of the car or the coat! It was just an old family name I found while doing some genealogy and thought it would make a cool name for a character. I looked it up about half-way through. In the end, it turned out to add a depth of symbolism to the story.

Another thing that fell into place in this story is one scene which is probably the "spiciest" I've ever written. Of course, by today's standard's it's incredibly tame... after all I wrote it for the Clean Romance Club, but it takes the characters to what I refer to as "the line" - that point where you face a choice between morality and immorality. In the end the characters make the right choice, but it's not necessarily for the typical "preachy...God says not to" reasons. It goes deeper and explores the reality that stepping over that line is a step backwards for Sable who is on a quest for redemption... a journey from the darkness into the light. She's learning to embrace the positive around her when she's only been able to see negative for years.  It's actually Gerard, the hero of the story, who understands this in a very intuitive way. Sable, on the other hand is so spiritually depleted, she probably never would have drawn the line. This scene simultaneously establishes Gerard's character and makes an important moral statement without being preachy.

I loved the way it turned out and it just came to me as I wrote it.. no forethought. Whether the word "inspired" fits in this instance, I'm hesitant to say... but I do think I had help! And I'm very grateful for that! It's a wonderful feeling when things fall into place, and you know you didn't do it on your own.

By the way, I usually have a "soundtrack" for my books. In this case, Celine Dione's album, "One Heart" kept me going. In particular, "In His Touch" would be a theme song for  Second Sight . If you get a chance to read it, drop me a line and let me know what you think! Oh, and the cover on this one is the view from my front porch. :)

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[ellerie]

uhm... my name is Ellerie and I'm a Georgia native...this freaked me out quite frankly...

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