#roman and isolda
Writing a conversation between Isolda and Henry/Thadeus where he explains WHY he gave her his middle name instead of his given name when they first meet. It’s taking longer than I expected.
I think for the second draft of Roman and Isolda I am going to have to add some non-conversation content because right now my book is about 90-95% conversation. And readers might find that boring after awhile. So that might mean I will have to add more POVs. But that would also probably annoy readers not to mention confuse them. HHHhhhmmm
Also, I am 12 pages into my The Bare Witch Project Review that I started two years ago and am only on chapter 2. Maybe I should post this in sections….
I finally reached 100-pages for Roman and Isolda. My story is coming along slowly but surely. I hope to have this novel finished by the end of the year so I can start getting it ready for a 2023 release.
I will eventually reach 100 pages for Roman and Isolda. Hopefully it will be before this month ends. But at the rate things are going probably not. Either way, wish me luck and speedy typing.
So I finally wrote the first kiss scene in Roman and Isolda which means I can get to the chapter where I introduce the wannabe love interest.
Also, I found the book review I was working on ages ago and hope to start working on it again over the weekend.
So, I finally got around to updating my website. I hope to make it a regular thing and will probably work on making it look more professional in the coming months.
https://ndecastra.wixsite.com/mysite
I also think I am going to start a patreon for my book/Murder, She Wrote review series, assuming of course I can make updating them a regular event. So I need to figure out some good tier rewards for patrons. Any thoughts?
I also am kinda annoyed that I didn’t take better notes on what I want to happen in my Chrysalis and Whips series, in regards to Vergil and Falena’s relationship. I remember how I want it to go in the first and second but I can’t for the life of me remember what I was going to have happen in the third book.
Speaking of Chrysalis and Whips I need to go back to my most recent chapter and change the location from a restaurant to the club/dungeon.
I have a BDSM interview list and am wondering if anyone would be interested in answering them so I can get a better idea on how people experience the lifestyle. Does that explanation make sense? Anyways, if you are interested in answering the questions please drop me a line.
I am still working on Roman and Isolda and still hope to have it out later this year or middle of next year.
Also, just a remember but Red is available in paperback not just ebook now. And the audiobook will be available later on this year.
And An Icy Road to a Warm Heart is available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook
So, Red will be out in paperback shortly, waiting on Amazon to approve it. The beautiful cover was made by the wonderful Bianca Sommerland who also did my ads.
When Maeve is sent by her parents to check on her beloved grandmother she has no way of knowing that the trip into the woods at night will her life no to mention drag her into a war between the local werewolf pack and the Hunters, their mortal enemies. To top it all off she is learn that not only was she promised to Sói from birth but meeting him at the club was not the first time they met.
I increased the price of the paperback version of An Icy Road to a Warm Heart so that it could be made available in other bookstores.
I just realized that its been over 80 pages and I still haven’t introduced the wannabe second love interest to Isolda in Roman and Isolda so I should probably do that shortly. I hope to have Roman and Isolda out by July 2023 at the latest.
So, last night I finally managed to finish the conversation that was giving me such an issue, thanks to Tori, and now I just need to close out the chapter and move on to the chapter 12. Woot. Sadly I didn’t meet my page goal last month because of the above mentioned conversation. So this month I am hoping to get past the 100 page mark.
For some reason, I am trying to decide if I should have Roman use the Spanish word for brother since he uses the Spanish words for the rest of his family. I don’t know why this is such an issue for me.
So what do people think of including non-English words in a mainly English story? Like having a Hispanic-American referring to his father as papi?
I hope to have at least 100 pages of the book written by the end of January.
The more I write the more characters I add.
If I am going to kill off a character I need to include him in more scenes to make his death more impactful. Hopefully, it’s a gut wrenching surprise when it happens.
I am hoping this book is at minimum 200 pages long but considering I still have a lot of ground to cover it might be longer, which I wouldn’t mind.
I am kinda working on both my original and fanfictions for Vikings.
Chrysalis and Whips -Is probably the slowest story I am writing right now. Not just in the burn sense. But I am really enjoying writing it. I hope to reach at least page 75 by the end of the month with at least 300 pages when all is said and done. I still need to figure out if its going to be a duology or a trilogy. I will probably try to write all the books before I start the final editing process for publishing so hopefully I will have the series ready to publish in about five years. It’s a slow burn, original BDSM romance.
Roman + Isolda - Is coming along rather nicely, much faster than Chryaslis and Whips. I hope to have at least 200 pages by the end of the month with a total of 400 pages when it is finished. I was inspired to write this by an episode of Baywatching and a discussion of Romeo and Juliet.
My Heart’s Lighter Soul - A Vikings fanfiction with Ivar and an OC named Eadwulf. It’s a soulmate A/U.
Maybe I should have Martha, a side character from An Icy Road to a Warm Heart, be a side character in Roman and Isolda. I can even bring Chris back!
Hhhhmmmmm
Anyways, links to my books!
https://www.amazon.com/Icy-Road-Warm-Heart-ebook/dp/B08MFT7P4Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=An+Icy+Road+to+a+Warm+Heart&qid=1637539981&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Nichol-DeCastra-ebook/dp/B09JZZTJC3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Nichol+DeCastra&qid=1637540070&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
So a modern-day marriage of convenience where the friend of an older sibling, marries the younger sibling so said sibling can get that sweet, sweet health insurance that allows them to afford the life-saving medication they need.
Possible title - With This Insurance
Don’t worry I am still working on my Romeo and Juliet/Tristan and Isolde retelling, Roman and Isolda, as well as my BDSM romance, Chrysalis and Whips book 1.
Also Red, my Red Ridding Hood retelling is available on Amazon in ebook form with the print book to hopefully be available later on this year. WARNING: ABUSIVE PARENTS AND TALK OF SEX SLAVERY - https://www.amazon.com/Red-Nichol-DeCastra-ebook/dp/B09JZZTJC3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Nichol+DeCastra&qid=1637021162&s=audible&sr=1-1-catcorr
My holiday romance, An Icy Road to a Warm Heart is available in ebook and print WARNING: ABUSIVE EX BOYFRIEND - https://www.amazon.com/Icy-Road-Warm-Heart-ebook/dp/B08MFT7P4Q/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1637021210&refinements=p_27%3ANichol+DeCastra&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=Nichol+DeCastra
My room smells like a toasted sandwich. In other news, I am now officially on my second week at my new job and so far am loving it.
I also hope to finish Roman and Isolda in time for a release in July 2022. But I have to figure out how to deal with things in the story and where to introduce certain characters and ideas first. So wish me luck.
