Comments on: After The Call: Sabrina Philips on Writing Book Two

By: Sabrina Philips

Sabrina Philips — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:56:21 +0000

Thanks Caroline! I know I used to think no published authors ever had doubts and worries so I hope it’s reassuring to know everyone, unpubbed or not, goes through the same things.

Jennie, completely agree! I love it that with every book you learn something new, even though when I’m at the really hard bit I wish I knew it all already…but I don’t think I ever will.

Kate, you and me both, always terrified of getting ‘outed’.

Trenda, I’m delighted you enjoyed it! I always carry and HP for whenever I have a long wait – transports the mind away and makes the time fly by. I’m over the moon if mine returned the favour!

Sabrina xx

By: Trenda

Trenda — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:02:29 +0000

Sabrina,

Today I discovered that spending three looooong hours waiting at the doctor’s office with my 5th grader is much easier to endure with a Harlequin Presents novel downloaded to my iPhone. “The Desert King’s Bejewelled Bride” is a positively gorgeous read!

Best wishes,

Trenda

By: Kate Hewitt

Kate Hewitt — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:42:33 +0000

Wonderful post, Sabrina. I found book two terrifying as well, and for exactly the reasons you mentioned. When it was over, I felt a huge sense of relief–if I’d done it twice, I could surely do it again! And yet there comes a time in every book I write–usually around chapter five–that I wonder how I’ve managed to fool everyone into thinking I can actually write anything at all, and finally, with this book, they’ll all realize…

By: Jennie Lucas

Jennie Lucas — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:21:22 +0000

Great post, Sabrina! Isn’t it funny how every book we write gets a bit easier to construct in some ways–but way harder in other ways?

Congrats on your new book–long live the champagne tradition!

By: Caroline Storer

Caroline Storer — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:37:52 +0000

Hi Sabrina! Great blog. As an unpub. I love to read about an author’s “journey”. Thanks for the insight and wise words! Take care. Caroline x

By: Sabrina Philips

Sabrina Philips — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:36:59 +0000

Thanks Lynn, I hope you enjoy Kaliq and Tamara’s story!

Karen – thank you for those really, really kind words. You’re right, it is so exciting

Sabrina xx

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:48:13 +0000

Hi Sabrina

It must be the most exciting experience ever, to find yourself writing romance, and especially for the Modern/Presents line. With every one of your publications, you are proving to be such a talented writer. Your warmth and wit shine through onto the page. How you build your stories shows that you care and enjoy the story you are telling us, that is such an important part of the whole reading experience.

Congratulation’s again and good luck with your next book.

xx Karen

By: Lynn Raye Harris

Lynn Raye Harris — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:55:35 +0000

Excellent post, Sabrina! I think I was less worried about Book 2 simply because I went through those two revisions on Book 1. I too applied all I’d learned when writing the second book, though I didn’t have any of it written once the first one sold. Fortunately, an idea popped up, and I had a lot of fun with it. I did get worried after I’d turned it in, though. But it all worked out, whew!

I have your sheikh book and can’t wait to read it!