It's been two weeks since I last blogged. I keep promising to do better, then life gets in the way. Someone once said life is what happens while we're on our way to somewhere else. That seems to be the way my life has been for the past couple of years. I'll be dealing with diabetes and the unexpected ups and downs that go with it for the rest of my life, but overall I think I'm getting back to some kind of normal--at least I'm thinking about another book.
The question is, since I write in several genres, should I start a romantic suspense or begin a historical? Maybe a western? One of my sons-in-law wants me to do another historical and has practically plotted it out for me. A couple of friends are anxious for a book similar to If I should Die or Shudder. I've even had differing suggestions for using my recent experiences with hospitals, cancer, diabetes, celiac, etc. to write a medical thriller or a women's fiction novel. Clearly I have more thinking to do and I'm open to suggestions.
Even through my four surgeries and the medical problems of several people close to me, I haven't moved away from the publishing field, I just haven't been working on a new novel. I've kept up my review column on Meridian, I've blogged, had a couple of short stories published, and my most recent novel Where the River Once Flowed is a Whitney finalist. And though I had no part in writing them, I'm proud to say two of my daughters have books coming out this year. Janice Sperry has a middle grade chapter book, Rebel Princess, coming out in June and Lezlie Anderson has a Christmas booklet, Snow Angels, due for release in October.
I catch myself thinking about perspective, looking at people, scenery, viewpoints from different angles. I meet someone and notice a trait or personality quirk that might be fun to give a character. I'm a literary critic so I always question motives and twists in the books I read, but lately I've become more critical. I find myself shredding apart plots, rewriting in my head, questioning realism. I'm a writer. It's what I do. It's a part of me. Yes, I think it's time to start another book.
The question is, since I write in several genres, should I start a romantic suspense or begin a historical? Maybe a western? One of my sons-in-law wants me to do another historical and has practically plotted it out for me. A couple of friends are anxious for a book similar to If I should Die or Shudder. I've even had differing suggestions for using my recent experiences with hospitals, cancer, diabetes, celiac, etc. to write a medical thriller or a women's fiction novel. Clearly I have more thinking to do and I'm open to suggestions.
Even through my four surgeries and the medical problems of several people close to me, I haven't moved away from the publishing field, I just haven't been working on a new novel. I've kept up my review column on Meridian, I've blogged, had a couple of short stories published, and my most recent novel Where the River Once Flowed is a Whitney finalist. And though I had no part in writing them, I'm proud to say two of my daughters have books coming out this year. Janice Sperry has a middle grade chapter book, Rebel Princess, coming out in June and Lezlie Anderson has a Christmas booklet, Snow Angels, due for release in October.
I catch myself thinking about perspective, looking at people, scenery, viewpoints from different angles. I meet someone and notice a trait or personality quirk that might be fun to give a character. I'm a literary critic so I always question motives and twists in the books I read, but lately I've become more critical. I find myself shredding apart plots, rewriting in my head, questioning realism. I'm a writer. It's what I do. It's a part of me. Yes, I think it's time to start another book.
2 comments:
How about a contemporary book about a woman in her 30s or 40s dealing with the aftermath of a divorce and trying to figure out if she is worthy of love or even desirable? She could get a job, after years of staying home with her kids, as a newspaper reporter or photographer for a small town paper.
You do write great romantic suspense, so my vote is that! However, I am also a western girl at heart... I am no help:)
Congratulations to both of your daughters. I saw that Janice had a book coming out, it looks great I can't wait to read it.
Looks like your daughters are taking after their mom, pretty awesome!!!
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