So, here’s something that keeps irritating me — I just haven’t gotten around to whinging about it yet. What freaking genre am I writing in? Early on, I always thought of There’s No Such Thing as Vampires as horror. No question, hands down, it’s horror. Right? Then someone else casually dropped the words “urban fantasy” into my delicate ears, and
Read moreIn the days after TNSTaV was published, a thought occurred to me. In the ten-ish years since the first draft was completed, this thought had never occurred to me before. It waited until it was exactly too late, so, yeah, that figures. (No, I’m not going to tell you what the thought is. This post is full of disappointment.) It
Read moreFun facts: 1. They set a minimum on how much I can charge for the paperback. As in, I literally can’t say, “Screw it, make it $8! Or $5! Or a buck, let’s charge a buck!” because that’s way below the minimum. It’s some magical math that takes the cost to produce it into account and then adds dollars for
Read moreOccasionally, I find myself hesitating before I write something. I wonder if it’s too much description — or not enough description. If it fits. If it’s necessary. If the reader really needs to be bothered by it. Generally, I think it depends on your writing style. If you write hyper-realistic stories, and that’s what your readers expect from you, then
Read moreWhether you call it a synopsis, a summary, or a survey, I call it a giant pain in the ass. I really hate trying to write them, and I think I’m really bad at it. “Hi! I need you to write something short and descriptive about your book. It has to be intriguing, mysterious, evocative! It has to make people
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Heather Masterson 