Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Pantser or Plotter? Rhonda Lee Carver


 

I have a new pre-order! Check below for a blurb. And if you want an unedited excerpt, read September's newsletter. It'll give you an up close and personal view of how I write. It gets messy.

I'm often asked if I'm a pantser or plotter.

Well, I'm a total pantser. I never know where my characters are going to lead me. This can be good. This can be bad. I love to jump in and write that first line. It's as important as the last line. 

Here are some other authors who claim (claimed) they are pantsers:

Stephen King

Dean Koontz

Margaret Atwood

Mark Twain

Ernest Hemingway

Lee Child

The closest I get to plotting is writing the blurb before I begin a book. This can be tedious when I've changed the outline. Sometimes I'll have to tweak a blurb two-three times to match the storyline. You may have notice :0


The Fractured Texas Ranger (Book 2. Texas Heat: The Heart of a Texas Ranger)

 This beauty is no cowgirl, but she’s about to rope in a Texas Ranger.


Margo Deveraux lives a comfortable life as a romance author, but things are about to get bad—very bad. Her ex-boyfriend is fatally shot in front of her, and the cowboy who comes to her rescue is about as irritating as a bed of nails. From the moment he walks into her life and gives her the shirt off his back—literally—she has no choice but to trust that he can keep her safe. But from who? From her viewpoint, he’s about as dangerous as the men who killed her ex and want her dead too. This could be a story right out of one of her novels, but this was real life, and she was out of her comfort zone.

The last thing Dean “Hawkeye” Hawk needs is to babysit some princess writer but finding out who orchestrated the ambush on the Texas Heat Recon unit is top priority—and the lady has valuable information. He’ll need to earn her trust—and work on his charm—if he wants to find out everything she knows.

Back on Creed’s Creek Ranch, Margo is bound and determined to prove to Hawkeye that she can pull calves, feed livestock, and handle backbreaking chores. And, the words flow like water. This could be the best book she’s ever written, and it’s a love story. The rough and cocky cowboy isn’t about all work and no horseplay. The nights are heating up, and it isn’t just the danger lurking in the small town.

Hawkeye is full of mystery, and he has secrets. Can he share with her that he’s a Texas Ranger? He might want to earn her trust, but can he trust her?


I'm looking to grow my share team. I give out monthly Amazon GCs. Interested? Send an email to rhondaleecarver.author@gmail.com with the subject line reading "Share Team" OR become a member of my street team and send me a message. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/471259293018665/


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