I write stories. I've found I'm ineloquent about what they are about. I'm not a good salesperson. I'm headed to Vegas for the LoveNVegas signing and I'm really excited to meet everyone, but I know what come with signings..."Oh, what are your books about?"
This gets the same deer in headlights look from me every time.
One of the things that worries me and brings me joy is that fact that I write such a wide variety of books. The By A Thread series is a suspense book and I love that sort of book. I read those more than any other books. Razorblade Kisses is a coming of age, overcoming obstacles sort of book. Heart in Wire is a get your heart broken move on love story that holds a special place in my heart. Sunshine & Whiskey is a romantic comedy about finding yourself. As an author this (these summaries above me) hurts me to say because it really isn't what the books are about.
Writing different sorts of stories in all different genres and categories causes me great consternation because I worry that readers want to know what to expect from an author. That's not me. I constantly ask my betas, is this really okay? With the romantic comedy I was like this was so fun to write it has to be shit.
It's so difficult for me to boil down my books, maybe because I feel like they are my babies?
Every single one of my books has a strong female lead character, sometimes two, with a really strong supportive cast of friends. Why? Because that is how life works, right?
We have to be strong in this life, it is hard as fuck sometimes and we adapt and grow thicker skin. Also, because we have to have supportive people in our corner to make it. Emery is alone most of the time in Razorblade Kisses and it almost breaks her, she needed Rachel, needed Tim, needed Lucas in order to be a better person.
We are not islands, nor should we be. I have always been a pretty closed off person. You have to work hard for me to trust you. I recently took a break from that mentality and it bit me in the ass, but what if I wouldn't have met some of the people closest to me now because I didn't want to give them a chance.
Sometimes people are thrown in our life and the connection is immediate, don't throw that away because one time that happened and the person turned out to be a liar.
I'm rambling and have no idea how this blog ended up here, but I have to say that my books are about life and the friendships we have to have to survive. My new book is no different although its a psychological thriller. I can't wait to introduce you to the thoroughly fucked up Rebecca Pryor. She's unlike any character I've ever written. What's this new book about? Fuck if I know.