Nine months, one published novel, and somehow I’m back at exactly 72,000 words. 😂 Claire and Owen are returning for Book 2, complete with more BDSM shenanigans, questionable decisions, and a whole lot of feelings. Get the latest writing update, a sneak peek from the sequel to Scream for Me, and reassurance that these two will get their happy ending. Eventually. ❤️
Author: Rabea Scholz
Update: Claire & Owen Book 1 (Scream For Me)
Meet Claire and Owen: an emotional buffet of BDSM shenanigans! He’s single and starved for affection, and she’s all about that ‘therapeutic surrender’. They’ve got safe words, grammar jokes, and Owen’s heart racing in unconventional places. Coming soon! Just don’t expect dark romance; they prefer it light, with a side of laughter.
Three Magical Orange Seeds (And Gifts From The Universe)
In the spring of 2025, I wrote a novel – the greatest creative rush I’ve ever experienced in my life. I lived inside that story 24/7. I could hardly sleep because I was so excited all the time. It came after a long spell of writer’s block, and I felt as though I’d stepped back into life. I finished the first draft in 102 days. But the truly magical part began after that… with three orange seeds.
How I Lost My Hands (And Got Them Back)
In 2011, I participated in Milwordy, a challenge to write 1,000,000 words in a year. For those of you who know NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), that’s about one and a half times the NaNo amount: 2,740 words every single day for the whole year – so, nothing to sneeze at. And then my hands gave up…
How To Cheat, Trick and Fuck Over Your Readers
So I visited this seminar on online marketing, mostly because there was a section on e-books and that caught my interest. Within two minutes, I disliked the guy who took the stage – just a gut feeling. But hey, I’m trying to stay non-judgmental here (spoiler: turns out my gut feeling was right).