Q&A with Gillian Hamer discussion

Some of you will know this week I've published my second novel with Triskele Books, and part of my latest commitment is to raise my author profile on Goodreads.

So ... I thought I'd start a Q&A, see what kind of debate we can get going on any topic related to writing, publishing or whatever bugs writers on a day to day basis.

Please feel free to chip in if you've anything sensible (or not) to contribute! The thread is open to friends and authors from here and Facebook.

Hello gillian
I'm also quite new to Good Reads so interested in how this will go.
I was wondering how similar you think Closure is to The Charter. If there is a similarlty, do you think you might be starting a new genre ;)
Ali B

Hi Ali

Storylines in the two books are totally different, but I am banging the cross-genre drum once more. Spooky crime seems to be my thing currently, and yes, there is a ghost/spirit in Closure too. Oh, and a shipwreck!

I don't think I am purposely trying to start a new trend, I just find it's something I enjoy writing. And I set out thinking it would be a bit different too. But then after I'd papered the lounge walls with rejections, realised 'different' equates to 'too risky' for traditional publishing - who are happy to look at my straight crime detective novels - but run screaming from anything that mixes genres.

I think it's mad, I think lots of people like to mix up what they read. And having just run a KDP promo for two days on The Charter with 15232 US downloads, I can't help but believe I'm right!

Thanks for the question and sorry for the rant!