IWSG: It’s Out of This World!

Our IWSG question for July is: “If you could live in any book world, which one would you choose?”
One of the greatest things about being a multi-genre writer is getting to write yourself into any time, place, or situations you choose! The Wild West? Yee Haw, been there. Post-Civil War? I’ve walked that desolate road back home where nothing remains of the world you left behind. I’ve dealt into an inside straight on a river boat, felled timber in Upper Michigan, sailed with pirates in the Caribbean, hunted vampires through the centuries, and changed into a shapeshifter . . . all from the safety of my imagination at my office computer. Would I want to walk in the shoes of any of my characters, live their lives, endure their dramas? Ummmm, no, thank you. I’m perfectly content to be both voyeur and puppet master. A mental vacay is one thing, but walking the walk, smelling the smells, experiencing all the situation and emotions I put my characters through . . . I’ll pass. I’m not an adventurer, I’m a dreamer. That’s why my titles are fiction, not biographical.
If I want to experience a different past, present or future from my own snugly boring one, I’ll happily hitchhike with my favorite authors and their characters for a mental journey. When the writing is good, the plot is riveting, and character come to life . . . I AM living in that world . . . until the final page. And when I find myself in a world of my own making that I can’t bear to leave . . . I’ll make it into a series!

I just got the rights back to my “By Moonlight” shape-shifter series and am currently reading through all fifteen (!) of them so I can come up with new cover concepts for the twelve I’ll be reissuing. I’ve “lived” in that world for over fourteen years with characters who are almost like family (a very strange and dysfunctional family who’d liven up any holiday get together!), so I guess I could say I know their world almost as well as I know my own – perhaps better since I control theirs (most of the time!). Would I want to sit down on that side porch overlooking the bayou with them? I’m thinking . . . maybe not. THAT world wouldn’t be one I’d like to spend my retirement years in, no matter how much I enjoy the mental visits! I like my reality predictably boring and will happily leave the adventures up to my characters!
How about you? Where would you like to “escape” to if it were possible?

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group
Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time. The awesome co-hosts for the June 1st posting of the IWSG will be SE White, Cathrina Constantine, Natalie Aguire, Joylene Nowell Butler, and Jacqui Murray!
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