“The cave you fear to enter
holds the treasure you seek,” said Joseph Campbell. Talk about an apt description of fiction
writers! We are surrounded by deep, dark
caves, so ominous that even Dante would scurry away from them.
What’s more, we’re in the habit of digging new caves daily, especially
those of us who write suspense. We
immerse our characters into plots so complex and frightening that we may never
pull our heroes and heroines out of the chaos to a plausible resolution.
These are my gaping caves at
present. What are yours?
1. I wrote a novel in first person, then decided
to change it to third person. I’m deep
into the change-up and it’s a time suck, for sure. My fear…it’s not better or worse in third person. All that work!
2. I’m poised to write the third book in the
Funeral Planner Series. I’m afraid it
won’t be as good as FADEOUT and SWOON. Is three the charm?
3. I’ve
written a normal paranormal, a new genre for me. The dread: my publisher and readers won’t
like it.
4. A friend advised me to go spelunking in
mystery/suspense (instead of suspense/romance).
Do I dare?
5. Marketing/promotion. Darkest, most dreadful cave of all. Terrifying how many wrong turns I’ve taken
already searching for readers. Paralysis
setting in rapidly.
Thinking it might help us all
to name our caves, why don’t you tell me yours?
Treasure-seeker, Rolynn
SUSPENSE SPIKED WITH ROMANCE
Last Resort, Fadeout, Swoon
(all available now!)
