tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post3295055068500525752..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Questions! Questions! Genres and series and consistency, Oh My!Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-75806520368623456542010-05-06T22:25:27.938-04:002010-05-06T22:25:27.938-04:00Urban fantasy vs paranormal romance. I read both a...Urban fantasy vs paranormal romance. I read both and love it when they are one and the same. What I don't like is when an author gets tired or has actually run out of ideas and keeps slugging out books in the series despite the lack of creativity. My thought is this: take a break; if it doesn't bite your creativity bone again, give it up and admit it. Try a new series or "genre."Milindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840726091990056287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-32911161264994071302010-05-06T10:24:12.455-04:002010-05-06T10:24:12.455-04:00So many comments and all of them valid.
I persona...So many comments and all of them valid.<br /><br />I personally have been struggling with this idea. As a newbie writer (I have two books out and both are book 1 in their series), I was concerned about even doing a series.<br /><br />Some of my favorite authors have of late been disappointing me because they have veered so sharply from the original premise.<br /><br />Now, I do agree that if yourLakisha Spletzerhttp://www.kishazworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-34652233285711646362010-05-05T21:32:35.918-04:002010-05-05T21:32:35.918-04:00Personally I like for a series to stay consistent....Personally I like for a series to stay consistent. If it is heavy on the romance, I want it to stay heavy on the romance all the way through the series.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017427200723364752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-65174815486495450592010-05-05T21:14:01.358-04:002010-05-05T21:14:01.358-04:00Seems like a lot of people are in agreement. this ...Seems like a lot of people are in agreement. this is an interesting topic. I've enjoyed hearing what everyone has to say on it. <br /><br />Personally, I see a little bit of each side as well, but I lean toward continuing a series the way it started. Yes, some times characters go a different way than we originally thought, but I feel like that's different than taking the story in a Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-83731213491520632542010-05-05T18:23:00.495-04:002010-05-05T18:23:00.495-04:00Wow...lol...not much I can add to what these ladie...Wow...lol...not much I can add to what these ladies have already so articulately expressed! All points of view are valid. However, I PERSONALLY agree with what Anne, J and J, and Serenity have said. <br /><br />Generally speaking, what Trish is saying, according to several authors, happens frequently. Wherever the "story" or "characters" take them, is where they go. In both flikchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286943256410185847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-36495752558481108242010-05-05T15:07:58.617-04:002010-05-05T15:07:58.617-04:00Momma and I have often discussed this issue, do WE...Momma and I have often discussed this issue, do WE owe something to the readers when it comes to writing a series?<br /><br />I (Jeanie) think when it comes to a series there needs to be enough of a link into the previous stories in order to keep the reader wanting more.<br /><br />I know Momma (Jayha) loathes reading stories that leave a reader having to buy ANOTHER book just to find out what Jeanie and Jayhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874137152673809280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-27018898867394434632010-05-05T14:09:37.007-04:002010-05-05T14:09:37.007-04:00I have to agree with Anne on this one. I stopped r...I have to agree with Anne on this one. I stopped reading two authors for the very reason discussed here. The series started off great and all of a sudden it starting getting very dark…It was almost as if the author was going through some sort of personal crisis and it was beginning to show in the writing.<br /><br />In my opinion, when you start changing series drastically, you lose what drew theSerenity Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191536481589225915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-89172267947371578752010-05-05T12:28:23.550-04:002010-05-05T12:28:23.550-04:00First, an author's obligation to her readers. ...First, an author's obligation to her readers. Yes, I do feel that she/he should deliver what she/he promised from the beginning. In any business you have a product that you sell, right? So, for instance, if you own a pizza place and everyone comes from miles around to eat your fabulous pizza, and then you suddenly stop offering fabulous pizza and turn it into a stripper bar instead you are Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-59975856071062873692010-05-05T12:11:48.144-04:002010-05-05T12:11:48.144-04:00I don't think readers are owed anything when i...I don't think readers are owed anything when it comes to a series. Characters do what they want and often that changes over time. Take LKH's Anita Blake series, it's changed greatly from the early books, but I still love it.<br /><br />Paranormal Romance is more romance driven than Urban Fantasy, but I read them both equally. They fall under the larger group of Sci-fi to me.Trish Snoreply@blogger.com