For a while now, I’ve been writing a romance story with some erotic scenes about a police officer (guy) and a office worker (girl) who live together as housemates. The police officer has feelings for
For a while now, I’ve been writing a romance story with some erotic scenes about a police officer (guy) and a office worker (girl) who live together as housemates.
The police officer has feelings for the office worker for a long time. He decides to confess his feelings on the evening of his dream promotion (Detective). Does it go well?
For the policeman in my story, he is a textbook type of guy. He follows rules and standards to the T professionally. When it comes to affairs of the heart, he wants to break the rules. He understands what she (the officer worker) has experienced and wants to give her the best love he can offer. He enjoys video gaming and is a great cook. I enjoy police TV programmes, like CSI, Castle, Border Security, Highway Cops and video games like Detroit Become Human (absolutely love the game). My first job was at a police academy (as IT support) then moved to a technology workshop (as an office administrator) then back to IT support. People in the front line need a support team and I’m proud to say, I was one of them for a time.
As for the office worker, she has a job similar to mine. She hasn’t picked up on hints from the housemate of his feelings, as her heart and mind are clouded by her painful past. Her ex was not a nice person (that is putting it politely). Getting over someone whom you had a strong feelings for or had some form of attachment isn’t easy. I know this from experience. During the course of the story, she experiences some internal turmoil and comes to a decision. Secretly, she has had feelings for him for some time. There was a time where her feelings for him came to the surface. She decided to bury them to protect herself.
There is a part in the story where you see the heart and mind perspective of both characters which was fun to write. The point of these perspectives is to make it as realistic and relatable as possible. The battle between the heart and the mind.
I had to rewrite 2 or 3 chapters as I wasn’t happy on how it went or wanted to change the course of events. It is annoying and frustrating, however it is part of the process. Just have to make a deep breath and go with it. At first I had 5 chapters and saw some parts can be split into a chapter on its own, so now got 7.
The home life between the two characters is like friends living together. When they cook a meal, they make sure it’s enough for have for the next day for themselves and each other. They respect each other’s spaces, do things together and joke around (especially the police officer). They were not friends at first. The office worker moved in with the police officer after he advised for a housemate. The office worker was living with a friend after she was thrown out by her ex. When she saw the ad, it looked really good and she knew it was time for her to leave. They met and the rest, as they say, is history.
Next steps on this writing:
- Editing the story. I’ve lost count on how many times I have edited and changed some of the story.
- Hire an independent editor. Once I’m happy with it, I’ll look for an editor as an overseer of the work. I did use an editor for my first edit, however, for a piece of dialogue, they used what is written grammatically correct, not how people actually talk, which seemed awkward to me.
- Hire a book cover designer. I have seen one portfolios which look fantastic. Need to decide on goes on the front and back covers and pick the best person for the job.
See you in the next post.