tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post3211763604960986708..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Quick! Check! Is it Dead Yet???Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-49438491801025809932008-08-19T17:43:00.000-04:002008-08-19T17:43:00.000-04:00You're right about that Helen. The hotter the bett...You're right about that Helen. The hotter the better. My Sept. release is a regency erotica. I'm anxious to see how it's received. Yep...spice em up and send em out.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-73771274734995696482008-08-19T17:26:00.000-04:002008-08-19T17:26:00.000-04:00I love historicals, too. The good news is, just r...I love historicals, too. The good news is, just recently, at RWA Nationals, the buzz was that publishers are looking for HOT historicals. I heard this from St. Martins, Kensington, Harlequin, and Sourcebooks. So get out a glass of wine and work on steaming up your historical WIPs, ladies!<BR/><BR/>Helen<BR/>www.helensheroes.blogspot.comHelen Hardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820047167673628170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-31963485485501874682008-08-19T17:01:00.000-04:002008-08-19T17:01:00.000-04:00the genre I miss is the steamy contemps. Not eroti...the genre I miss is the steamy contemps. Not erotic contemps, and not sensual, but steamy. Lori Foster is a good example of an author who used to write a lot of steamy contemps (Buckhorn Bros. Series), but there's just not many authors out there doing them right now. And if they are, then they're cutesy funny, and that's not the same.Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-91834559906155251712008-08-19T14:45:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:45:00.000-04:00Try Resplendence, Jean. I've liked working with th...Try Resplendence, Jean. I've liked working with them.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-87364339371993148182008-08-19T14:26:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:26:00.000-04:00Love historicals and always have. I'd truly hate t...Love historicals and always have. I'd truly hate to see them die out. Seems to me all genres waz and wane though. I've got a couple of very sexy regencies I can't place. Maybe Resplendence? Jeanjean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-40786884299068763592008-08-19T14:21:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:21:00.000-04:00I've actually heard that about historical so m...I've actually heard that about historical so many times over the years. But that hasn't stopped me from reading them ;-). Oh and I loved the Linda Lael Miller Vampire tales. Heck, I just love anything she writes. But when it comes to writing, personally, I never let the market lead me. I write where my inspiration leads me. Current project is a science fiction YA romance with an alien Marguerite Arotinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402913883467001945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-73095039666047546222008-08-19T14:10:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:10:00.000-04:00Historicals were the first books I read. Kathleen ...Historicals were the first books I read. Kathleen Woodiwiss, Johanna Lindsey, Heather Graham, Catherine Coulter. And the regencies of Stephanie Laurens. I still have them all. But I never tried to write historicals. I write romantic suspense, and medical romance, so I shifted to reading contemporary and med romances. I'm not a paranomal person, unless they are written by friends.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-23325607677994794992008-08-19T14:06:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:06:00.000-04:00I don't think any genre will ever really die. It m...I don't think any genre will ever really die. It might change its name, it might end up grouped elsewhere, who knows, but dying out? No way.<BR/><BR/>It's all in the story and in the telling. It's in the art and in the craft of the writer. If you can tell it, they will read (and if we don't believe that, we might as well hide under our pillows and eat worms). <BR/><BR/>So what's your next Masha Hollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195882681250127843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-47821803432808617342008-08-19T13:38:00.000-04:002008-08-19T13:38:00.000-04:00I think you're on to something, Susan. Writer frie...I think you're on to something, Susan. Writer friends (and readers) seem to like my cowboys but yet, paranormal is hot too. So in my newest I'm writing a cowboy who is a wolf...yeah, yeah, I did the whole eye roll thing. But once I figured how these guys DON'T eat their profits, I was rolling with it. Also added a plus sized heroine just for fun. <BR/><BR/>Sooo, I'm thinking we can take the Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-36576349480502744442008-08-19T13:31:00.001-04:002008-08-19T13:31:00.001-04:00I love historical romances and hope they'll never ...I love historical romances and hope they'll never die, but I think writing one with a twist always helps. I've combined paranormal with my historicals. I have one vampire story set during the Civil War out and a time travel upcoming. I'm also working on another vampire story as well as a ghost story set during the same time period. I do have two historicals that aren't paranormal, but in both Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-60235929369665612622008-08-19T13:31:00.000-04:002008-08-19T13:31:00.000-04:00Private email coming right up, Dakota.Private email coming right up, Dakota.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-5165223418254629552008-08-19T13:30:00.000-04:002008-08-19T13:30:00.000-04:00I've gotcha Tess on the flowery language. The prob...I've gotcha Tess on the flowery language. The problem is that was the way they really talked. To me that's part of the beauty of historicals BUT, writers of the genre need fresh plot lines. They can't ALL be about the hero needing marriage for babies. It was true in those days but surely we can come up with fresh stuff.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-10240168460384016202008-08-19T13:29:00.000-04:002008-08-19T13:29:00.000-04:00I've heard that about vampire tales for several mo...I've heard that about vampire tales for several months but tell it to J.R. Ward. She's still doing them and they rock. I think we should just keep writing what we love and forget what the EXPERTS say. Their take is like the weather...constantly changing.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-64989236330973831972008-08-19T13:28:00.000-04:002008-08-19T13:28:00.000-04:00OMG. I want to send you a present! I don't know if...OMG. I want to send you a present! I don't know if it was just a coincidence that I happened to be reading your blog when inspiration hit me or if it was due to you and your words. But seriously, email me at dakota.rebel @ hotmail.com (no spaces). <BR/><BR/>Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.<BR/><BR/>XoXoXo<BR/>Dakota RebelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352767450969548151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-33488344363380805842008-08-19T13:20:00.000-04:002008-08-19T13:20:00.000-04:00Only a day ago, I was told by an agent that vampir...Only a day ago, I was told by an agent that vampire stories are "on the way out," yet both Linda Nightingale and I have vampire short stories coming out soon from The Wild Rose Press. Can it be they're losing favor with agencies but are still loved by the reading public? And which one will influence whether they continue on in popularity or not? If we want them but they aren't there, what do Toni V.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08052890346125029399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-14255104437609557862008-08-19T12:59:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:59:00.000-04:00Hi!I love historicals. Maybe interest will wane, b...Hi!<BR/><BR/>I love historicals. Maybe interest will wane, but I can't imagine historicals never being a force in romance. And an erotic historical? Yummy!<BR/><BR/>I think the days of historicals containing chapter upon chapter of background and flowery prose may be gone, but good riddance. Bring on the sexy new historicals with fresh voices!<BR/><BR/>ReneeRenee DeMarcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494814877915647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-14268639742275463962008-08-19T12:54:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:54:00.000-04:00I love to read historical novels. I'd hate to see...I love to read historical novels. I'd hate to see the supply dwindle. I was very happy with Cindy's comment that paranormal is still growing as that's what I write and have a vampire story coming soon from The Wild Rose Press. Interesting and thought provoking post.Nightingalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557206288038501578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-46302976073154937572008-08-19T12:36:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:36:00.000-04:00I've heard that about historicals, but not so sure...I've heard that about historicals, but not so sure I believe it. Hell, Kathleen Woodiwiss pretty much put us all on the map. <BR/><BR/>I honestly believe you are correct though in that the authors can help a dying genre by reinventing it. <BR/><BR/>Historicals tend to be very sweeping and purple prosey. Some due to the language of the time and certainly the customs, but the writing style seems toTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-65464248075141574912008-08-19T12:04:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:04:00.000-04:00Hey Kell! I can't see contemps ever going away com...Hey Kell! I can't see contemps ever going away completely though. Thank goodness, since that's what most of us write.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-52595916184927250572008-08-19T12:02:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:02:00.000-04:00Love hearing that about historicals, Cindy. I thin...Love hearing that about historicals, Cindy. I think they tend to go down then climb back up. Still, we need to push the envelope on those and make them even more interesting. Adding paranormal elements could be fun.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-73757667078996742042008-08-19T12:01:00.000-04:002008-08-19T12:01:00.000-04:00I agree with you about that Anny. Historicals that...I agree with you about that Anny. Historicals that cram too much info can be a drag on the story,I think. It's a fine line.<BR/><BR/>Oh MY. We like a lot of the same books. Morning Glory was wonderful. So was Hummingbird. Did you ever read that one? Those were two of her best, I think. Funny about Hummingbird. She sent that one EVERYWHERE and no one would buy it. The story goes, she stuck it in Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-3641032181080644732008-08-19T11:57:00.001-04:002008-08-19T11:57:00.001-04:00I don't read too many historicals. I should do tha...I don't read too many historicals. I should do that more often. I heard that at RWA they said contemporary is slowing. Not sure about that though.Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-35563843831225525652008-08-19T11:57:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:57:00.000-04:00According to the romance buyer for Borders Book Gr...According to the romance buyer for Borders Book Group (Borders and Waldenbooks stores) Paranormal is still number one and still growing. The second is what she called "soft" romance--small towns, mostly, muti-generational issues, but they can still be sexy. She also said suspense continues to be strong. But the big surprise? She swears historicals are on the rise again, making a good, steady Cindy Spencer Papehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-78687052766590306372008-08-19T10:50:00.000-04:002008-08-19T10:50:00.000-04:00I think one of the primary problems with historica...I think one of the primary problems with historical is that they seem to concentrate on a narrow historical period. And when they breakout from that, they seem to try to cram too much "history" into the story rather than letting the characters reveal the place and setting.<BR/><BR/>One of my all time favorite books is Morning Glory by LaVryle Spencer. It's a wonderful historical set in the 30s inAnny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.com