For my Club Licentia characters communication is vital, so they do it very well. In Coach's Challenge it goes great, until one instance that they clear up within days. "We've been stellar at communication until now," he said. "I don't know what happened. But I'm sorry." #Smutcember #RomanceReads

Going with one of my already-made Club Licentia promos today for "type." A nice easy cheat for the day after Xmas. #WIPSnips #EroticRomanceReads #SerialFiction

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Good morning, #WIPSnips Happy Holiday to those who celebrate one today. The absolute least NSFW "delicious" I have was already posted for smutcember this week. The other 2 I have are absolutely filthy. So I'll just repost the tamest one. CW: sexy massage with sexual innuendo

Sometimes they show up when the character does. But often, especially w/a series, I think of one I'd like to use for the next character that pops up w/a story in that series. Then that character lets me know if the kink fits or I need to wait for someone else. #Smutcember #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

This is a difficult one. There are so many general things to follow, but most also have caveats. Keep your characters true to themselves is a big one. But. Sometimes the story is based on them exploring themselves. But. Deep down they will still be them & that must show. 1/3

He'd been burning the candle at both ends, nursing me & keeping up w/his coaching duties, so I quietly grabbed a mug from the cabinet to pour my coffee. It was hard to take my eyes off him. He looked so soft & so peaceful in sleep. So massive on my sofa. And hot. The man always looked hot. #WIPSnips

Alexander Nikishin on Jack Studnicka. Reverse boom! 💥

Playing a charity coed hockey game, for the girl's youth hockey foundation Harper runs, with past & present pro players. POV change, to help with context. Coach's Challenge - stone #WIPSnips #romancelandia #WritingCommunity #booksy #hockeyromance

I don't share my pen names with family, so none have read it. But pretty much all of my close friends bought & read my published books. #Smutcember

When the relationship is secret & they're at a gala after a charity coed hockey game & she lives to tease & throw him off his _other_ game (or serious lack thereof). (Hudson, in this snip, knows about them.) Going with "color" for this one. #WIPSnips #romancereads #forbiddenromance

I can't recall any not working. But side characters sure let me know, way more often than I'd like, when they want their own story. 🙄 #Smutcember #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

I didn't think I had "almost" in the WIP I'm using for this so I pulled up an old WIP that has my fave almosts I've ever written (fave couple). Then I remembered I have 1 in my hockey WIP. Semi NSFW, sensual massage hinting at sexual context. Coach's Challenge #forbidden #hockeyromance #Smutcember

It's never happened with the MCs, but does all the time with secondary characters. Biggest surprise to me in Coach's Challenge was that the FMCs divorced parents are apparently hooking up in secret. And have been off & on since their divorce 10ish ago. So now they're getting a novella.😂 #Smutcember

"High slot," a deep voice shouted above the crowd. With zero hesitation, I spun & slid the puck between the dots where Ricki, our most offensive defender, had snuck in. A slapshot through traffic sent the puck off the crossbar & into the back of the net. Bar down. #WIPSnips Coach's Challenge /high/

Closest I've got = brick Somewhere between trying to offer her the space he thought she needed and reassuring her his feelings hadn't changed–he'd said those three words and he fucking meant them–a brick had settled into his gut. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #Romancelandia

For Coach's Challenge H&N had a one-night stand so they had no relationship before. Neither expected anything to change. While the sex was purely physical, they did connect on a deeper level while talking (pre & between). (1/2) #Smutcember #WriteSky

I recently noticed something about my POV in tension scenes (which includes spicy) lately: I often it flip in a scene changeover without even noticing until I go back for a read-thru. So I guess my subconscious is realizing whose POV fits best there & going with it. Conversely... (1/2) #Smutcember

I avoid this word as much as possible so I knew it'd be hard to find one. In 5 wips there were 2 uses. Either suuuuper steamy or sad. I chose the latter. This is from my romantic spec-fic short story, After The Gray. #WIPSnips #romancelandia

When the hookup goes better(?) than expected: I yawned & stretched, body aching like I'd already worked out. I hadn't. The blanket wasn't mine. Neither was the hand over my left breast. Oh boy. We must've fallen asleep, despite the fact I'd had every notion of leaving long before morning. #WIPSnips

It depends on the characters.Most of my stories come to me fairly complete so I know from the jump which way it'll lean on the spice chart.For single scenes in a WIP it's not dependent on overall level-I go by feel of whether it needs to be detailed, skimmed, or brief tell "flashback." #Smutcember

Tomorrow's Club Licentia episode is double the heat. FFF watching a MFMM scene being played out. Sign up for free weekly installments. tlmatson.substack.com/p/four #steamy #erotica #smutsky #kink #eroticromancebooks

from Coach's Challenge #hockeyromance Nash: her confidence & conviction. Dedication to not only the game in connection with her career, but to advancing it & work in making it available to others. Harper: his generosity & patience. Open-mindedness & unconditional support without bias. #Smutcember

CW: Sex-act reference⬇️ Coach's Challenge Showing up three days before a planned "date" broke my own rule. Of course, so had knocking on his door in the middle of the night to give him a blow job. Lines weren't getting blurred, they were being blatantly crossed. #WIPSnips #hockeyromance #smutsky

I really wanted to read all #Smutcember snips today, but my eyes are not cooperating. I always have a really hard time with white text on black, but all I see today is blur or squiggly lines 😭Something common for people with astigmatism or dyslexia, but I'll try to read through this week if I can.

He shows up at her out of town game & she's very happy to see him. (I cut/redacted a bit of it to make it a little more SFW) Coach's Challenge #hockeyromance #steamyreads #Smutcember

Harper did something to him that was inexplicable–and it wasn't solely that she turned him back into a teenage dolt with no self-control. Her excitement flowed through him like it was his own. When she shook, so did he. When she cried out, he grunted. #WIPSnips #romancereads Coach's Challenge

Our power play had been abysmal the last few games. My hands were too tight on my stick from the scoring pressure, and Lola's passing was off due to it. We headed into intermission 0-for-2 on the man advantage. I smashed my stick blade onto the locker room floor, & it snapped. #WIPSnips #WriteSky

My fave isn't self-indulgent. Contrasting equals who complement & balance one another out. But self-indulgent? Hmm. Maybe two dominant/clashing personalities (not necessarily in a sexual way), because enemies-to-lovers tension (esp. hate f's *cough*)is always fun to write. #Smutcember #Romancelandia

The start of a very long tease: He slowly unbuckled her sandal and dropped it down. The other shoe fell right after. Then he rubbed her feet, kneading and squeezing, knowing full well from experience how sore and tight they felt throughout the season. Coach's Challenge #hockeyromance #WIPSnips

I think I've been writing it too long to struggle any more - but I used to, for sure. I could go on a huge tangent about this, but I shall refrain, lol. #Smutcember #steamyreads #eroticromance

It took 6 wips to find one that wasn't a _dirty_ synonym. But, whew, my romantic spec-fic has one in the opening paragraph. Been a loooong time since I've pulled up that one. After The Gray #WIPSnips #WriteSky #Romancelandia

Tomorrow's #WIPSnips is "pipe" and I've already used the only bit I have with that word for a past wipsnip/different word. But, oh boy, do I have a large usage of a word with those "vibes."🤣

I'm a mood writer & have to be fully inside the head of the character to get words down. I like writing all of those things, but it's definitely mood-dependent for which I prefer at any given moment. #Smutcember #WriteSky

She's concussed.He's taking care of her--no activity allowed. She's been trying/he's denying. The little freaking vixen flipped over, showing off those glorious glutes, and fluffed her pillow. Then sighed into it. A noise designed to mimic the softest of the ones she offered during sex. #WIPSnips

I had a review 'the slow burn but not slow burn was the icing' (paraphrased). It really described well what I write: super-fast attraction &high-heat chemistry, but a slow burn to the feelings realization. As a character-driven reader (and writer) it's what I like to read, too. #Smutcember #WriteSky

Their first time on the ice together. He's a former pro defenseman/current coach. #WIPSnips #CoachsChallenge #hockeyromance

Teaser from tomorrow's Club Licentia episode. Sign up to my newsletter for free weekly installments. tlmatson.substack.com/s/club-licen... CW: MM D/s scene snip #steamy #erotic #smutsky #kink #ClubLicentia 🔥🥵

When her bestie, and team captain, knows her too well and calls her out on her secret hookup. CW: f-bombs galore😅 #WIPSnips #WriteSky #Romancelandia #hockeyromance

She finds all of him attractive too, but we'll go with the very beginning: And dammit all, there were dimples. I was such a sucker for dimples. 1/2 [his answer below, looking over a naughty pic she sent] #Smutcember #WriteSky

With the East jammed so tight the games so far feel almost meaningless. With so many 4-point games left, they'll decide everything. Scary. #CarolinaCulture

Jarvis gonna have Saros nightmares for at least a week. 🏒 #CarolinaCulture

Their first kiss is less kissing and more: CW - 🌶️steamy snip lead-up to an anonymous one-night stand When his pick-up game is so bad she calls him out on it. But it gets much better as the night wears on... #SmutCember #WriteSky #Romancelandia 🔥🥵 🌶️📚

2 weeks had passed since Nash promised to line up a day the practice rink was closed & he could show me those moves. Between that, his game schedule, & mine, it hadn't happened. We'd only seen each other twice & I was antsy. To skate w/him, hook up w/him. Just connect in some capacity. #WIPSnips

I thought he was getting ready to say something, but instead he leaned back and pulled me against his chest, content to watch the last few minutes of the game in silence. "What would you have done if you didn't play hockey?" he asked when the TV reset to the homescreen. #WIPSnips #WriteSky

This is a hard one to pinpoint an answer for. It takes lots of things: banter, attraction (friend or lover wise), internals, externals. But I think, really, it all comes down to show over tell. #SmutCember #WriteSky #Romancelandia #Booksky

I write a really wide variety but read a more narrow scope, which I'm intent on changing this coming year. #SmutCember #WriteSky

I read from none to high. With writing, it's all about characterization for me & characters come to me before story (or with a basic story line). So I follow what they would do/be comfortable with. Which sees me writing from door ajar to my sex club serial. #SmutCember #WriteSky

I'm Tara, and I'm late to finding this, but hi! I'll be focusing on book1 of my steamy hockey romance & my Club Licentia serial this month. The Club has a large & diverse cast of characters, so you never know who might pop up, but they are all super smutty. 😉 #SmutCember #WriteSky #Romancebooks

a musician🎸 a girl with a secret🤫 a romance with complex MCs✨ free this month ▶️ bit.ly/ss1bsky ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Main characters are cleverly crafted, impeccable.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Very well-written. I felt like I knew the characters.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “loved the ending.” #booksky #romancelandia