Solving a sticky writing problem...
Book marketers might tell you I’m a difficult author to follow because I change genres, styles and subjects according to whatever story is inspiring me at the time. Their sage advice is to stick to one genre so people can follow you, because apparently readers have limited interests. If you want to cross over, they tell you to write under a pseudonym. I tried that and didn’t like it, as I mentioned in this blog post. I’m also a reader and I can tell you my taste in books is quite varied. I don’t believe I’m alone.
This subject has inspired me to write some glue—not with glue or about glue—but some stories that kinda glue my reader / writer interests together, in as much as that’s possible without writing some kind of fiction soup. The result is a collection of three short stories called The End and Other Stories.
When I started writing seriously, I settled on the idea I’d be a science fiction and fantasy writer. As I read more and write more, I’ve discovered I’m not a genre writer; I’m a storyteller. Just like my reading habits, I like any good story regardless of its genre, setting or style. In fact, some of the best books I’ve read have been where I took a chance on the unknown.
I remember reading Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins in the middle of a sci-fi rut, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho on the strength of a bookstore promotion, and Neuromancer by William Gibson because I saw it on a list of the 100 best first lines in books. I’d add a number of Indie titles to this list too. There’s some unexpectedly good work available thanks to the revolution.
The End and Other Stories glues together the writing and stories that have inspired me up to this point in time. The result is nothing like I expected, but in taking chances on the unknown, I should have expected something unexpected. So, problem solved, with a small amount of self-confuddling.
The End and Other Stories is available now from Amazon.
This subject has inspired me to write some glue—not with glue or about glue—but some stories that kinda glue my reader / writer interests together, in as much as that’s possible without writing some kind of fiction soup. The result is a collection of three short stories called The End and Other Stories.
When I started writing seriously, I settled on the idea I’d be a science fiction and fantasy writer. As I read more and write more, I’ve discovered I’m not a genre writer; I’m a storyteller. Just like my reading habits, I like any good story regardless of its genre, setting or style. In fact, some of the best books I’ve read have been where I took a chance on the unknown.
I remember reading Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins in the middle of a sci-fi rut, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho on the strength of a bookstore promotion, and Neuromancer by William Gibson because I saw it on a list of the 100 best first lines in books. I’d add a number of Indie titles to this list too. There’s some unexpectedly good work available thanks to the revolution.
The End and Other Stories glues together the writing and stories that have inspired me up to this point in time. The result is nothing like I expected, but in taking chances on the unknown, I should have expected something unexpected. So, problem solved, with a small amount of self-confuddling.
The End and Other Stories is available now from Amazon.
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Aug 24, 2016 05:33AM
I'm an eclectic reader and writer too. How dull life would be without those beautiful variations. Great blog. I'll look forward to The End and Other Stories.
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