This month's IWSG is hosted by Stephen Tremp, PatGarcia,Angela Wooldridge, Victoria Marie Lees, and Madeline Mora-Summonte, so be sure to stop by to visit them as well as its founder Alex J. Cavanaugh!
Time for February's IWSG posts! Join us in sharing fears and successes and advice!
This year my goal is efficiency with both writing and the business-side of publishing. I tend to get caught up in one or the other, or neither, and everything gets muddled up at times. I've created a calendar for each week to be sure everything gets taken care of. Now... to stick to the calendar.
I've set a release date for the third book in the series because I work better with a deadline, so I'll be busy until summer! I'm excited about my plans after that. It'll be fun to switch gears a little after working so hard on this series.
This month's question:
What do you love most about the genre you write in most often?
What do you love most about the genre you write in most often?
The series I'm currently writing I consider to be Christian speculative fiction and I'm excited to be attending a Realm Makers convention this upcoming July. Prior to writing this series, I always wrote contemporary novels for young adults, so this series was quite a leap for me, but it's been worth it.
Stretching my imagination was necessary for me to continue to develop as a writer. I'm not a courageous person, and I needed to let go a little bit. I worry about everything a reader might nitpick, and because of this new genre, I'm able to take creative leadership and just write.
I've loved creating a world where angels exist (as I believe they truly do) but take readers to where they train and live and consider what they think and do every day while protecting us by battling demons who trick us and mislead us.
I'm still improving and in the most recent novella I released, I started to really find how much I love creating fantastical settings, not so much in the magic of them, but the history and the importance of them to the characters and story. I realize this is the case for settings in all stories, but for me, it took writing speculative fiction to be able to release my imagination and write better stories.
Looking forward to reading about the genre you love most.
Thanks for stopping by! Sorry I missed last month! January came and I completely forgot about it until I started seeing all your posts that first week!
Christy
Awesome that you took a leap into another genre that you are enjoying. I write MG and YA fantasy and am finally starting to get back into it. I'm even going to WriteOnCon-an online conference this weekend.
ReplyDeleteAngels do exist! That sounds like a great genre.
ReplyDeleteGood luck sticking to the calendar! I enjoy the world building of fantasy so much. It's hard not to get swept up in it.
ReplyDeleteChristian speculative with angels and demons ... intriguing. People of faith might read it like it's "real," and others would read it for the sci-fi/fantasy interest ... like with the Left Behind series.
ReplyDeleteA deadline to release book III? You are amazing. Very cool about your upcoming attendance at a Realm Makers convention. Can't wait to hear all about it.
ReplyDeleteVery easy to miss January - there are too many things going on at that time of year. Good luck with sticking to your deadline.
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