On reading and writing different Genres:
I love reading books as well as writing them. I love books that make me laugh.
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| The Spellman Files (Mystery series by Lisa Lutz) |
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| Perfect Chemistry (YA by Simone Elkeles) |
Thrill me, chill me, glue-me-to-the-couch kind of books.
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| Getaway (Mystery Thriller by Lisa Brackmann) http://www.amazon.com/Getaway-Limited-Edition-Signed-Hardcover/dp/1616952407 |
I feel the same way about movies. Make me laugh. ( Ms. Congeniality)
Thrill me, chill me... (A Perfect Getaway)
Rip my heart out with a hot YA book adaptation. (The Hunger Games)
I wrote my first book - Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys. It's a snarky mystery. I queried a whole bunch of agents, signed with an agent and then waited for her to sell it. Which didn't happen.
http://www.amazon.com/Cupcakes-Annie-Graceland-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0048ELMCY
Thankfully Krill Press loved the story and published my novel.
http://www.krillpress.com/
In the meantime, I wrote something completely different - The Messenger's Handbook - a Young Adult time travel romantic thriller. Again, I queried agents. There was a lot silence sprinkled with multiple, "Nos." One agent said, "Yes." But there were too many strings attached - had to turn him down.
Then a funny thing happened. Readers liked the first Cupcakes book and wanted the next novel in the series. Which... I hadn't finished yet! I put that ms aside, and wrote Cupcakes, Sales, and Cocktails - A Novella. (Even included the first chapter of the next novel - Cupcakes, Pies, and Hot Guys.)
More details in a different blogpost on how and why I decided to stop waiting and publish The Messenger's Handbook which has been compared to The Hunger Games. On sale now for 99 cents.
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| The Messenger's Handbook (A Young Adult time travel romantic thriller) |
I like writing different genres. I think Katniss Everdeen would love a cupcake.
What genres do you read? What kinds of movies do you like?
xo,
Pamela DuMond
I mostly read paranormals, fantasies, and sci-fi... gotta have something of the impossible in it to hold my interest. I do read an occasional contemporary or historical, but they're not my favorite. Just purchased The Messenger's Handbook :-)
ReplyDeleteI love "the impossible", Nia. Tx! I hope you enjoy the read. xo,
DeleteNice site! Good on ya, love!
ReplyDeleteThanks love! I couldn't get the other one to work to save my life. So I started a new blog. Yikes!
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