I was tagged in a blog post by a fellow author, Laurie
Lyons. The challenge is to answer the question and then tag other authors. This
is our version of tag...yes, the author game is on.
This is hopefully going to be more fun than other games...I
mean, you should see some of us on Facebook. On there, we've played other
versions of tag where we have to post a segment from one of our work in
progresses, or we list our favorite books. We're just like the rest of you with
silly online games and tomfoolery...just, we get our nerd on. Our geek on. What
have you. Even have fun with grammar sillies.
We're boring people, but with colorful personalities. Many
of my friends in the writing world will have me laughing and in tears quicker
than most others I know. And I learn a lot from them. Writing world, it's a
family. Anyways...take in and embrace the game that we're deciding to share
with all of you.
Here are my answers.
What are you working on right now?
I will be honest. I haven't been writing too much lately. My
moods aren't cohesive with what I want to put on the page, and I feel like it's
doing a disservice to what I want to say when I want to write, say, a romantic
scene, when in reality, I'm avoiding anything romantic as much as possible. For
instance, if I were to watch a movie right now, I would prefer to watch
someone kick ass, lots of action or something. Romantic movies, especially when
the romance or the relationship factor, is high, I avoid big time. That's the
best way I can explain my mind set, and it's affecting the writing process,
because when I write, I put a huge part of myself into the piece.
But, for my work in progresses, I do have things going on. I
always have things going on. I have two novels that I've been working on
forever now. One is in England ,
has a mob-like or gang family kind of set up in a way. It's for the most part,
a love story. The other novel is kind of a college based book, with everything
that goes on in the background of college in a way. You know, kind of a rock
and roll vibe but with finals. Haha. The whole: sex, boys, love, drugs,
drinking. But it's got a heart. There are also little short stories here and
there that I work on, and my verse work: songs and poetry.
Other than the writing aspect, I'm working on the beginning
of my editing career. Started my editing services last month, and am open for
business. Feel free, if you're a writer/publisher/what have you, to give me
holler.
How does this differ from others as its genre?
Ha, that's a hard question. I
don't think about genres. Not really. I know I'm going to be having a short
story coming out from 7DS Books at some point, and that's my first supernatural-esque
story. It's different than other supernatural kinds of stories that I've read,
but I don't know if it's different than many in the genre. I don't really truly
agree with thinking about genres when you are writing, because then I feel as
if it's a constriction. Figure out the genre after the piece is done. Leave
that aspect to when you are trying to find a publisher or for the marketing
aspect.
How does the writing process work?
I work with my pieces like a patch work quilt. I write in
segments instead of straight through. It's easier for me, because my mind isn't
always working in a linear path. If I have a scene on my mind, that's what I
work on. There are many times, where I just sit down to a blank page, with a
few lines or tiny brainstorms in my head, and just write. Then, I take what I
have and figure things out from there. It's all one large puzzle. No one
formula.
So those are my answers. I was supposed to tag three other
authors that I know, but unfortunately, most of my friends in the writing world
have already done this game. I guess I'm at the end of the road for this
branch.
