tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post7447646720726907135..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Stepping outside your writing comfort zoneCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-63548138760894867512009-02-21T18:08:00.000-05:002009-02-21T18:08:00.000-05:00Gosh, I must be loopy. I just lost everything I w...Gosh, I must be loopy. I just lost everything I wanted to say.I am so right there with you. I recently went through the same exact thing. <BR/>I ended up jumping out of bed and writing out a time line. Then not look or touch what I wrote for a week later. I distanced myself because I was SCARED...I admit I become a wimp when I don't know the genre. However, something kept nagging at me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-34920877280253311102009-02-18T19:51:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:51:00.000-05:00What I write always begins with historical romance...What I write always begins with historical romance. Whichever sub-sub-genre it turns into from there is up to the story. <BR/><BR/>Some of my stories flow from my pen faster than others, but I love what I write. Always have.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>G.Genella deGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129942813842907408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-49936761711709000362009-02-18T16:56:00.000-05:002009-02-18T16:56:00.000-05:00Instead of worrying about the completed work... ju...Instead of worrying about the completed work... just do a jumpstart. Write whatever is in there. Don't worry about beginnings or endings or any of that stuff. Just write. It might be that your jumpstart will actually end up in the middle. Just write. <BR/><BR/>Almost every book I've written has been the product of a jumpstart. It allows me a "settling" period--a time when I can actually try out Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-21984230144291123732009-02-18T15:21:00.000-05:002009-02-18T15:21:00.000-05:00I agree, Anne!I agree, Anne!Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-47564753340022374992009-02-18T12:43:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:43:00.000-05:00When I wrote my vampire romance, A Diamond at Midn...When I wrote my vampire romance, A Diamond at Midnight, it was difficult because I didn't want to let people down. It's a favorite genre and there was a lot of pressure to do a good job. The story actually came pretty quickly and it was fun, but it's so different from what I love to write, contemporary, that I'm not sure I'll write more.<BR/><BR/>If I may give a suggestion. If the story is THAT Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-1544411608107841082009-02-18T12:32:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:32:00.000-05:00Emma,It's not that I worry about it. This book is ...Emma,<BR/>It's not that I worry about it. This book is still contemporary at heart but there are other...different elements that time in some sub genres. Even still, I don't worry about writing it, it's just that I'm struggling with making it come out right now. Not sure if I should look at it from a different angle or just let is simmer in my brain a bit more...Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-7339646805627121292009-02-18T12:29:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:29:00.000-05:00I break rules all the time! I definitely write all...I break rules all the time! I definitely write all over the place. I write for me first. I have to get those stories out of my head before they drive me crazy! Then after the story is written I send it to my critique partners to see if it's something I can pitch. With the access to a wide variety of publishers and the ability to change pen names at will, no one should worry about switching genresEmma Laihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575747694031510440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-84094380556404860372009-02-18T12:25:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:25:00.000-05:00I genre hop. I heard you shouldn't and it got me w...I genre hop. I heard you shouldn't and it got me worried but then I realized I the tie that binds the stories are the hotness.<BR/><BR/>If I stray out of the really hot stuff into straight forward historicals then yeah my name will change.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-35162236590463098672009-02-18T12:13:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:13:00.000-05:00Congrats, Viv! That's great. Hopefully I'll be abl...Congrats, Viv! That's great. Hopefully I'll be able to say the same thing with this one.Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-70865546994054513782009-02-18T12:12:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:12:00.000-05:00Elle,My editor always says, "crap can be fixed. WR...Elle,<BR/>My editor always says, "crap can be fixed. WRITE!" I've done that before. I started a book and just kept going even though it wasn't right. I knew I'd figure it out. A chapter in, I knew what it was. I started from the wrong place. Once I figured that out, easy as pie :)Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-66017172792655784852009-02-18T12:10:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:10:00.000-05:00Reg, I hate it when that happens to my replies! I ...Reg, I hate it when that happens to my replies! I remember when you went through this and ended up with Feral Moon. That gives me hope! The thing is, I'm subborn when a story speaks to me and somehow, some time, I will tell Annelise and Gabe's story. I'll make it work somehow.Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-84421249799098097242009-02-18T11:50:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:50:00.000-05:00I had this happen at Christmas. All I wanted to do...I had this happen at Christmas. All I wanted to do was write a water shifter, and it was going so well until...bam...another fellow showed up on the beach and wanted to join the fun.<BR/><BR/>My hero and heroine are rock solid already, they have this deep connection but will the newcomer take a hike?<BR/><BR/>Nooooo.<BR/><BR/>I was stuck for a week until my CP said 'you know, until you make up Viv Arendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788067678537736443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-47520025732228562312009-02-18T10:34:00.000-05:002009-02-18T10:34:00.000-05:00I absolutely can sympathize - I'm in this spot rig...I absolutely can sympathize - I'm in this spot right now.<BR/><BR/>Well, actually, I'm a few steps behind you. I haven't, yet, sat down to try to write any of the novel. I'm still looking forward to it, but I fear the same result.<BR/><BR/>Hell, I'm having that problem with the other novel I'm working on, and that's a sequel.<BR/><BR/>The best advice I can give to anyone in that spot is "Write itElle Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901728823552944973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-55275791067323652872009-02-18T09:37:00.000-05:002009-02-18T09:37:00.000-05:00OMG...I just wrote you a looooong response and the...OMG...I just wrote you a looooong response and the whole thing disappeared. ACK!<BR/><BR/>I know how you feel, Kell. This happens to me all the time and I imagine it's pretty common.I wrote Feral Moon (a paranormal m/m/f/m) when I was stuck on another WIP. I'd always written contemp. or historical but had never tried paranormal OR menage. I was in a slump. Completely stuck and Anny Cook suggestedRegina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.com