I write historical paranormal romance. What else would I be interested in writing? Oh, hard question! I’d love to write historical fiction. Or historical (non-paranormal) romance. Or romantic suspense. Or something futuristic, sleek, sexy and noir-y. Think Bladerunner.
OR something that can’t be classified into any existing genre description.
If only there were that many hours in day! Because unfortunately, I’m a slow creator and writer, and it takes me quite a bit of time to untangle the gob of ideas in my head.
I am in the middle of a new proposal now, and will share a bit more about it once I have some feedback on it from the powers that be.
In the meantime, I am satisfying some of my interest in other genres by READING MORE BOOKS! I read maybe 1-2 books a month.
How many books do you read on average each month? And are they always from the same genre, or do you bounce around into different types of books?
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I just found THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS by N.K. Jemisin. It’s a court intrigue fantasy with fallen gods and whatnot. Very cool. I’m also reading an Eric Schlosser book on the evils of fast food. (Really, does anybody read his books that isn’t already a believer? Still, the segment on how they make identical French fries is fascinating.)
I’m also reading a book on business identity design, a yoga book, J.R. Ward’s BBD insider’s guide which I’d somehow missed, and some gloomy but much feted fictional addict memoir (from the library, that one).
So I guess I bounce around
by Jessa Slade March 7th, 2010 at 11:12 pmI just finished my Rita books, which according to the rules are outside the genre I write in. This year I found one author whose books I’ll be hunting down. It’s always a fun adventure, because usually I’ve read none of the writers on the judging sheet. I’m obliged to expand my horizons!
by Sharon Ashwood March 8th, 2010 at 1:54 am