I thought this might be fun, or maybe not. I don't know!
Before we became writers most of us probably had silly ideas of what it was like to be one. Some of us probably had no idea you could do this or that in a novel, and now realize how silly you were.
MOST of us most likely has a novel we tried to write, then trashed/archived it and think it's totally embarrassing!
All of this applies to me.
Confessions:
1) I thought the fantasy genre HAD TO consist of a big adventure, family-friendly plot, and a big bad to defeat at the end.
In fact I thought this way right up until I started hearing about the Game of Thrones TV show, then read the first book... Oh, my perception changed.
2) I don't read as much as I probably should, and my book collection kind of stinks.
Okay, here's a picture of the books I own...
I started reading two of them this year, and one of them last year. Here's how slow I am...
SISTERS RED was borrowed from the library two weeks ago, and will be brought back soon.
Embarrassing, OLD WIPs:
The first novel I tried to write SERIOUSLY was about a young woman taken from her apartment to a hellish dimension to be sexually assaulted by demons so they could taint her into becoming some strong creature to win their war. One of the demons started to realize he didn't like the idea after awhile. He WAS humanoid in appearance, but he wasn't very handsome...
To be fair, I wrote this while living with the ex who gave me PTSD.
STILL, TOTALLY DUMB STORY!
Now, what about the rest of you?
Before we became writers most of us probably had silly ideas of what it was like to be one. Some of us probably had no idea you could do this or that in a novel, and now realize how silly you were.
MOST of us most likely has a novel we tried to write, then trashed/archived it and think it's totally embarrassing!
All of this applies to me.
Confessions:
1) I thought the fantasy genre HAD TO consist of a big adventure, family-friendly plot, and a big bad to defeat at the end.
In fact I thought this way right up until I started hearing about the Game of Thrones TV show, then read the first book... Oh, my perception changed.
2) I don't read as much as I probably should, and my book collection kind of stinks.
Okay, here's a picture of the books I own...
I started reading two of them this year, and one of them last year. Here's how slow I am...
SISTERS RED was borrowed from the library two weeks ago, and will be brought back soon.
Embarrassing, OLD WIPs:
The first novel I tried to write SERIOUSLY was about a young woman taken from her apartment to a hellish dimension to be sexually assaulted by demons so they could taint her into becoming some strong creature to win their war. One of the demons started to realize he didn't like the idea after awhile. He WAS humanoid in appearance, but he wasn't very handsome...
STILL, TOTALLY DUMB STORY!
Now, what about the rest of you?