Paige Hawthorne: Blog

I'm in marketing (don't hold that against me!) so I do my story-writing in airports, bars, hotel rooms. And at home when I can. With a certain little boy peeping over my shoulder.

However and wherever I write, my prose seems to me to be mostly peerless. So if some of the narrative does seem disjointed, blame it upon the very recent arrival of my volunteer editor, thornfoote.

"Winter's Wonderland" is finished, final chapter posted today. I enjoyed the trip and am well into Winter's next adventure. Thanks for riding along.

Paige

Several of you guys have commented on how lucky Walker is to have Winter as his mother. I totally grok that when I try to look at it from a male perspective. It's sort of like that pretty history teacher who's caught doing one of her students. The thought often is, 'lucky boy,' not 'bad teacher.'

But as a mom, with a son, I'm not so sure.

So, why include the sexy part of the relationship in my tale?

Partly because it's entertaining. I think so anyway. And partly because it's an exaggerated version of our real relationship. But mostly because my son digs on it, big time.

As Winter says, "I'm not your standard PTA mom."

Paige

I messed up my gmail account by trying to become more efficient. I deleted some stuff (like Sent Mail) that I wish I hadn't. So … apologies in advance if I haven't responded to your e-mails. Or if I've answered more than once.

Sorry, but not sorrowful,

Paige

P. S. A couple of readers told me how to check the downloads on each individual chapter. That number keeps going down. Pretty steadily. Is that the natural course in here? Or is my writing getting weaker? I'm not fishing for compliments, so please don't write to tell me I'm grand. I know I'm not, but I am curious.

I've finished "Winter's Wonderland" and will post the last few chapters a day at a time. I'll probably continue to fiddle with them, trying to fine-tune a recalcitrant narrative.

In this, my first outing, I'm finishing a little earlier than I had originally estimated. That's because I'm going to write a second Winter story and will use some of my already-written material in the new story.

Story # 2 isn't coming about because legions of adoring fans are clamoring for more. Hardly. I just had so damn much fun writing "Winter's Wonderland."

That, and the fact that my son (Walker in here) is so exuberantly positive. Understandably so, since he enjoys reading about this fictionalized version of himself. And about his story-enhanced sexual activities. Some of which are with me. Mostly exaggerated of course.

Boys. Adolescents. Adolescent Boys. A tribe apart.

How do I change Hear's to Here's in a blog headline?

Thanks,

Paige