Here's the truth of it. I am happy alone in the dark with my keyboard and some coffee. That is my comfort zone. I live mostly in my head with my characters and that's alright. My hubby gets it. He entices me with Frappuccinos and we work it out.
However, as an author, I paradoxically long to connect with others through what I'm reading or writing or watching. Talking about books or movies...that is so energizing for me! I wish I could just have a monthly coffee house meeting with all of you!
Alas, you are all spread throughout our little blue marble. So its a struggle to really reach out and connect with other lovers of books, avid wordsmiths, book dragons...if you will.
Recently, I finished a steampunk, zombie, romance trilogy. Yes...I said that right. It seemed like such a natural transition after writing my Gothic romance books. There is a lot of crossover between the two genres on an emotional level.
It occurred to me that some of you might have experienced an unexpected crossover into a genre you might not normally read. Did a friend get so jazzed about a book you just had to read it? What led to your little reading digression...and did it stick?
I used to be just romantic suspense and then I saw The Woman In Black, a movie of the Gothic mystery persuasion. I loved it so much that I sought out similar movies and books...totally addicted now. Sound familiar or are you a die hard fan of your chosen flavor of storytelling?
Writing steampunk this time around was so exciting for me! The alternative history crowd is such a great community of artists, inventors, seamstresses, and of course, authors. The TeslaCon and other conferences are definitely a draw. Who doesn't love cool weapons and luxurious materials?
The journey from concept to completion for these novels continues to be a wild ride!
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I'd love to share with you the raucous ride our heroine, Charlotte Blackburn takes in the series. From debutante to dissenter, some heroes are born ladies. I will be hosting some launch parties and what not when the first book releases in January BUT...
I will have some free goodies for all of you in a few weeks! I've written three novellas to introduce book one of The Blackburn Chronicles, The Tremblers! They will be available for download soon. Ill keep you posted!
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