Kiki Leach's World of MC's

I wasn't going to post this, but I have to get it out someplace: Nicole Sanger is throwing off my entire storyline for her in Book 2. This is not fun, but what happens when a character starts dictating parts of their story as opposed to you dictating it for them. I feel like I have to relearn her as a character in order for this to make sense in my head. Not just as a writer, but as a reader too. The same thing happened with Maurice, who began as a side character with no real involvement;  except I was a fan of that outcome . This one? I'm not so sure about. However, it does seem to help Nikki grow throughout the story. I'm just not so sure yet if I'm a fan of how she's growing. But that's a personal problem, not so much an editorial/writer problem. We shall see how it goes.

Here is a list of music I listened to while penning Miss Independent . I've read many authors can listen to music while writing, while some need total silence. I'm a mixture of both. Depending on the scene, sometimes I need to hear certain beats to keep the momentum going. Other times, if I hear more than just the hum of my laptop, I'm completely thrown off and tossed out of a scene and its dynamic entirely. The first song on the list is pretty obvious as it is in fact the reason I originally named the novel as I did. There's a little story behind how Miss Independent originally came about, including an almost unhealthy obsession with all things Beverly Hills 90210 (the original class, of course) and why it took me 10 years to finally put the story on paper. That'll come at a later time, most likely after I've finished book 2. Anywho. My list of music for this book is very eclectic. Some songs are flat out explicit, so if you choose to, listen at your own ...

I'm thinking this might be easier to navigate: Facebook Like the page if you get a chance! I might be "ghost" on the blog for a bit as I finish the second book and continue with my day job. That said, I hope to update the FB page and my twitter as often as I can since I can navigate them a lot easier from my phone from time to time. Happy Reading!

How are people liking Miss Independent ? What are your thoughts? Likes and dislikes? Do you identify with anyone or no one at all? Glad it was over? LOL. I'm curious! Let me know! Also, be sure to follow/add me as a friend on Facebook ! Letting me know it is for MI purposes will allow me to add you immediately. That is where I will do most of my updating, aside from my blog and twitter. Including when the second book in the series will become available!

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I thought this was pretty cool! ( Wish I could fix the formatting, but it looks a mess when I try. Apologies !) I know the numbers can fluctuate just from doing my own searching for various books in various genre's, so who knows how long it will remain. But at the time of the screen shot, Miss Independent  was sitting at #85 under "African American Women's Fiction" on the Amazon UK Best Sellers list. Not sure how many sales I've generated thus far, but just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to anyone who has read it, recommended it, bought it and even those who returned it after realizing it wasn't for you. At least you tried it and maybe passed it on to a friend. LOL. I am in the middle of completing the second book in the series. I have the title, the story, the beginning/middle/end, which is good because it is also helping me to flesh out Book 3. I am currently filling in the blanks for the second installment and am having a blast in doing so! There is still ...