Need More Romance

Pamela Tracy here, and I'm writing a book right now, under deadline, and behind.  I'm really a systematic person, the list maker if you will, and I'm happiest when I have tasks to check off.

Yesterday, I meant to write the blog and check it off.  Instead, I'm doing it at 5:23 a.m.

My desk is a mess.  To my left is an opened notebook where I've the speakers for my local chapter of RWA.  I've been negotiating with Brenda Hiatt to come speak (cool beans!)  I've also an open calendar.  I'm not sure why it's open to January, except that if I made it through the next two deadlines, come January, I'm collapsing.  To my right is a spare pair of glasses, the info about the camp my son will attend next week - he has school break and I don't! - a tissue book.  

Ah, but now back to writing.  Below, I'm including the growing template for the book I'm working on now.  You'll understnad the title of the post.  Need More Romance.  This will just take you into the writer's mind, at least my writer's mind LOL.  I do this chapter by chapter, cut and pasting tiny tidbits so I know names, history, and such.  If the colors don't show up, I tidbit my heroine in red, my hero in blue, and all else in green.

Chapter One 1-19 Thelma Sheldon - Tom the minister’s mother “This isn’t really yours,” came a whisper.

Chapter Two 20 - 43 Visit courthouse, Chester & Richard TaeKowndo  Adam’s grandmother is Rosemary Snapp Ivy Ventimiglia Adam says no to 5 figure deal Not that I know of.  What I remember is they seemed to come into money, big money, and left town soon after.  Ivy was really secretive of it all.  we moved in 1932  (lied about big money.  Now Ivy wants it back) sketching the train and all the history that the town of Wildrose, Illinois, population two thousand and three - counting him - commissioned.  Older by just two minutes, Andy was brilliant, which sometimes made living with his disorder harder.  People got to expecting him to be brilliant in everything, which was impossible. “I’m William Hucklebee.  I’m just outside of town.  I own-” “You own all the ostriches. He’s rather sort paper than teach a class of little kids.  All his patience had been used during his growing up years.  And, in some ways, Andy was still very much a little kid. It was dark blue, dusty, and had faded embossed gold lettering proclaiming the title Stories of Scorpion Ridge, Arizona. Snapp’s Taekwondo Studio was in a strip mall nestled between a nail salon and a doughnut shop.  It would celebrate ten years of service in a few months.

Chapter Three 44 - 71 Finds out Chester or Richard grew up in Yolanda’s house.  IVY Adam goes back to working at zoo - driving tour bus Rosi feeding Adam and Andy Andy sorts by color Erected in nineteen hundred and ten by Richard and Chester Ventimiglia, by his hands and money.  All asked about her grandmother.  Two asked about the opening of her bookstore and promised to bring her some gently used books.  And one offered a marriage proposal. “No thanks, Mr. Henry.  I’m too busy to get married.”   And he was already married. the mayor, who’d been her third grade teacher.  Janice Kolby had handed Yolanda her first Ramona book.  Corner Diner.  She’d been offered that business, one already established and making a profit.  Lucille Salazar, the owner had been wooing Yolanda for years.   “You’re the best cook in town” had been her first compliment. “Come work for me.” Back then, a mere five years ago, Yolanda had been a housekeeper for Ruth Moore, now married to Jasper Dunbar, owner of the other house in Yolanda’s book. Not Yolanda’s book. Then, Lucille had tried, “A little restaurant is easier to manage than a mansion.  Come work for me.”

Chapter Four (72 - 93) Adam’s father offers to send him to college, again No Yolanda sacrificed to go to college Offer to pay Ruth back Adam starts reading book Teaching Tae starts to hurt Adam’s hands “Was the woman short?” Loretta asked Yolanda.  Yolanda nodded.  “Thin lipped?”  Another nod.  “What color eyes?”  “As blue as I’ve seen.”  Loretta shook her head.  “Then, it looks like I gave you misinformation yesterday.”  Adam and Yolanda looked at each other.  “Ivy Ventimiglia might still be alive.”

Chapter Five (94 - 113) Tattoo girl comes to store  Adam sad visit museum Stacey never wanted to talk - Yolanda likes to talk Adam doesn’t want to tell Yolanda want he finds in the book

Chapter Six (114 - 135) Mom starts teaching Tae Not Ivy’s name that caused panic attack Adam at Yolanda’s house.  Mom has blue eyes. So does old guy fix up with granny start doing caricatures again Yolanda helps, taking tae class Adam good with the children surprise

Chapter Seven (136 - Agatha’s living room Fire Clean up To cheer her up, Adam paints a mural Ivy had a brother

Chapter Eight Scrapbook of Adam’s success Yolanda is a stay home person - reminds him of andy  Adam gets bigger offer, he wants to see the world, mural opened his muse Why did he quit? Tattoo girl

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten  Adam offered more money, tempted but dad andy yolanda mini manse Begin mural at Hucklebee’s Harem Both Yolanda and Adam’s places are broken into Nana hurt Fire not accident

Chapter Eleven paints the old welborn farm finds old doctor case.  something inside baby Adam gifted, Yolanda buys him paint Snapps mentioned in book, old ranching amily, used to own land where BAA is.  how did the Snapps lose the land.  Poker. Family needs money, Adam accepts mural job

Chapter Twelve Stacey shows up with Adam’s baby.  She’s going to Paris. Father heart attack Andy a natural with babies Yolanda retreats

Chapter Thirteen Adam working a lot - hard worker.  Adam bringing to life Scorpion Ridge’s history, drawing by drawing from Yolanda’s book Yolanda helping him more than self Nana helping too. Snapps own zoo! Mini mansi sold money to Snapps in exchange Investigator talks restore the plaque

Pamela Tracy's Next Book, Holiday Homecoming, is a November 2014 release from Harlequin Heartwarming