🍯🌺 Help! My laptop screen is stuck on 'too sexy for public'
Published about 1 month ago • 4 min read
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Hey there, fellow connoisseur of awkward situations,
You know that moment when you're typing a particularly steamy scene in a crowded coffee shop, and suddenly you realize you're breathing a little too heavily and the person next to you is giving you side-eye?
Upon review, I may have been muttering "yes, just like that" under my breath.
In my defense, writing dialogue is hard! Sometimes you have to test how it sounds! đź‘€ But try explaining that to the barista who now calls out my order with a knowing smirk.
The real kicker?
When my laptop battery died mid-scene, and I had to frantically search for an outlet, only to realize the only available one was right next to a table of sweet elderly ladies having their weekly book club meeting.
Their book? A cozy mystery about quilting. My screen? Well... let's just say quilting was not involved.
I've since developed a sophisticated new writing technique called "the strategic screen tilt," perfected through rigorous testing in public spaces. My research suggests a 37-degree angle is optimal for preventing heart attacks in nearby grandmothers.
On a related note, life interruptions have been coming at me faster than rejection letters to an aspiring poet. Between the dogs deciding that my most productive hours are perfect for their loudest playtime, and Mister Mav choosing my deepest writing flow to ask where we keep the "thing for the other thing" (because apparently nouns are optional in our household), my writing schedule has become more theoretical than actual.
But these interruptions aren't all bad!
They've gifted me with some brilliant character inspiration. Like the man at the coffee shop who spent twenty minutes arguing with his coffee because it was "too wet." (I'm not kidding. Too. Wet.) He's now the blueprint for a delightfully neurotic side character in a future book.
Now for some actual book updates (because occasionally I do manage to write words):
Grumpfest revisions are progressing! Max has gotten slightly less grumpy (marginally, don't worry), and Lily has developed an impressive new arsenal of comebacks. Their chemistry? Still hot enough to require that strategic screen tilt in public. Preorder here if you haven't yet!​
BIG NEWS for those who love sweet, clean, Hallmark-style short reads! My alter ego Luna Rose has a new novella called Extra Muffin, now LIVE and available in Kindle Unlimited! If you need a palate cleanser after all those steamy books you've been devouring, this heart-warming story about pastry-based meet-cutes might be just what you need.
So, what about you? Ever been caught in an awkward situation while reading or writing something spicy? Hit reply and tell me your story - I need to know I'm not alone in this particular circle of embarrassment.
Yours in public indecency (the literary kind),
P.S. If you see a woman in your local coffee shop suddenly slumping down in her chair while typing furiously, it's probably me hitting a good part in my draft. Don't judge - or better yet, come save me from myself with a well-timed coffee refill intervention.
“I’d rather fight with you than make love with anyone else.”
— The Wedding Date
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