Well, Cliff, it's technically still your birthday where I am for the next 16 hours...
Happy birthday.
~Amber~
Happy birthday.
~Amber~
That's great. I kind of have an idea for my June Camp story. I'm just kind of scared. I'm going to actually write a novel, novella at the latest, and I'm completely nervous. I've really mostly written short stories, and the longest I've written to date was a fan fiction--that was horrible by the way--a few years back which about 13K long. So, I'm quite nervous/jittery about it.
And I know that some people are meant to be short fiction writers and some are meant to write novels then you have those people who can write both. However, I want to at least try writing a novel, and really, really try, before I tell myself that maybe I'm not meant to write those.
Luckily, my idea has some Fantasy elements in it. (My idea is a UF idea). So, maybe that will make things a bit easier on me.
I found out today, technically yesterday that I tend to write a genre better when I'm focused/currently reading/just read that genre.
Well, it's either all of that or the fact that I kind of told myself to sit down and actually write.
I felt the same way the first time I did Nano. I told everyone I knew I was doing it, and refused to give up. I reached my goal of 50K, but that novel is a huge mess. I'm still proud of it, and each year it's gotten less nerve wracking and more exciting.
That's true.And even if you don't make it that doesn't mean you give up. You just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and keep going. Some do well with a tight deadline while others flounder.
My idea basically follows this OB-GYN who gets caught up in a "Shifter War". The werewolves are the more dominant/existent shifters in the area, and are slowly are trying to become the only ones in the area, if you get my drift. Their next biggest competition in the shifter arena are the panther-shifters. So, rather than start small and work up, they figured they'll wipe out all of the panther-shifter first. (Don't get confused though because they have gotten rid of some people/shifters, but their main focus are the panthers, if all of that makes sense). And the leader of the panther-shifters wife/mate is pregnant. So, you see how the OB-GYN gets involved now. Well, the werewolves try to attack her, in hopes of getting to the panthers, and it fails. The panthers end up saving her, and she ends up going with them to oversee the pregnancy and birth along with for her safety. Also she does know how to fight. Her parents were hunters, and trained both her and her sister. However, her sister became a hunter and she didn't. Also she's going to fall in love with one of the panther-shifters. And don't laugh, but her name is Ruby and her sister is Jade. I'm trying to come up with a good last time. So far the only one that seems "smooth" is Gold, but Ruby and Jade Gold seem to be pushing it in my opinion. Haha.My idea is UF as well. It involves a demonic chef and two demon hunters. I've tentatively titled it Green Beans and Potato Soup. So far the demonic chef is the main character.
What's yours about? (If you feel like sharing.)
I got into UF because I wanted something besides just romance to read. I think I wanted something that involved fantasy in modern day without necessarily having a huge romance/love component. Other than that, I can't remember how I cam across Urban Fantasy. I'm glad I did though. It's a fun genre. Don't get me wrong though, I still like my romance.I kinda stumbled onto writing Urban Fantasy. During Nano 2010 I was having one hell of a time getting anything written, so I started over. I had a blast and it was one of the easiest novels I've ever written. Before that, all I'd written was pure fantasy.
Yeah.Sometimes that's all it takes. I'd had enough of sitting around and thinking 'someday' and finally just did it.
I like to think I won't care about bad reviews when they come.
But I probably will care...
Of course, so long as I make decent money, who cares that not everyone loves my writing?
I think you should submit your best romance story, and see how it goes. I mean, provided you actually tried to write it well, it can't hurt to submit it...
I've submitted my UF-comedy before, and it's never gotten as far as a full request, but I don't think I've wrecked my reputation with those publishers or anything like that. It just wasn't suitable, that's all.
Go for it, if you feel your story is as good as it can be.
Don't get me wrong, I write because I love to write, but nothing wrong with getting paid for doing something I love.