Too Happy for Horror?

None of my horror books took off over the past 13 years, which could be a result of a whole host of things I've already written about, but as I'm working through this new trilogy -- I've been referring to them as "emo paranormal super-thrillers" -- it's very clear to me that my generally upbeat (if rampantly smartassed) and optimistic (if wounded Romantic) self is a better fit outside of the cryptlike confines of horror.

Despite publishing a range of writers over the years, I've never felt a part of the infamous "horror community" -- my works just fall outside of the circles they've drawn around themselves. That's fine. They can keep slicing up eyeballs, etc.

Having just finished Book 1 of this new trilogy, I've felt liberated from my long stay within horror (and, yes, I've also written SF and Fantasy books under other pen names). I have two more horror fiction obligations that'll see life in future years, but after that, I'm truly finished with horror fiction writing, and am happy for it. The work I did was solid and credible, even if it was entirely disregarded and unappreciated by nearly everyone out there.

I'm in my happy place with these new books (even when they make me cry while writing them), and I'm glad to be there. I just hope readers enjoy the rides I'm taking them on!

Book 1 of the series is entitled BRIGHTEYES, and should be released this summer, including NetGalley.

Hüsker Dü | Green Eyes