TRY ANYTHING!
Whenever challenges face me,
both mental and physical, I say to myself: “Rolynn, you opened (as a principal)
a brand new high school…so you can do this fill-in-the-blank, too!” Usually this call to arms has me
straightening my spine, arranging my expression to determined, and forging
ahead into the next scary unknown.
Writing novels and getting
them published takes enormous persistence and courage, but the out-of-the-box
approach you have to take in order to craft a novel that sells, is the biggest
challenge of all.
Example: I’d never written a
thriller, but decided to try one with my eighth novel. It was the first novel I sold after ten years
of pounding on my computer keyboard!
Never in a cyber-century
could I have dreamed I could write a series, but I had to try. The first book of the series was picked up by
The Wild Rose Press in late 2011…it’s set to release in the summer of 2012.
Could I write a successful novel
in first person after hearing how tough the task could be? Why not throw in some normal paranormal
elements? Okay, I did that. The final product, FEAR ITSELF is a first
person paranormal that focuses on Post Traumatic Stress, so it’s timely, too.
How about setting a novel in
the present juxtaposed to scenes from eighty years ago. How in the world would I do that? Could I solve a real (unsolved) murder that
took place in 1932 at the same time I solved a made-up murder that happened
last week? Why not?
What if one of my novels
doesn’t quite fit the categories of The Wild Rose Press. Publish it myself? Yes, I can do that.
Wild, isn’t it? Am I nuts, or is every writer’s life like
this?
SUSPENSE SPIKED WITH ROMANCE
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8 comments:
My dear Rolynn, we must be sisters from another life. LOL After writing a contemporary romance, I wondered if I could write historical. Then a series of romantic suspense books niggled at my mind. Could I do that? I dug in my heels when a paranormal story crept from the dark recesses of my mind. I don't do paranormals...really...okay, so I'm on chapter five. It's almost as if I have to try writing everything. I chastise myself to find a niche and stick to it, but something in me keeps whipering, "What if you could write this, too?"
Rolynn,
I wish you much success with your new series the WRP picked up. I'm sure it will be fun and fascinating to write.
Yes, Vonnie, we must be related. I know the challenge keeps our interest up and satisfies our competitive spirit, but you're right, it makes it tough for us to brand ourselves!
Thanks for your good wishes, Josie!
Rolynn, I'm going through much the same experience, but I'm playing it safe by experimenting with short stories. I write historical, Civil War set romances, a few with paranormal elements, but have been writing short first person contemporary romance for magazines to make some extra money. Since I seeem to be having a bit of success with this new genre, I'm thinking about branching out writing longer, third person contemporaries and I have ideas for different types of stories I want to try. Who knows where it will lead?
I even have an idea for a book that will be completely outside the box for me, but I want to give it a try.
Congratulation, Rolynn, on your upcoming release. It sounds right up my alley!
Susan, glad to hear you're another 'why not?' kind of writer. Don't ask me why, but all my suspense/romance novels end up being around 80,000 words. I can't help myself. I wish I could go short like you! Rolynn
Ana, thanks for the congrats. Let me tell you, the concept of a boutique funeral planner suspense/romance series has not been easy to sell because it doesn't fit the norm. I have persevered. Hope you like my stories! Rolynn
Good luck with the new books, Rolynn. Sound like you enjoyed writing them. :)
Thanks, Dawn Marie. Writing/publishing/marketing is a roller coaster ride, for sure. I try to keep it fun.
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