I’ve really never been a big reader
throughout my life. Sounds kind of silly for thinking about it for
someone who generally reads a book a year or so to try and write my
own novel. I’m not really sure if other authors do more reading or
do they focus all their attention on writing. I do know for sure that
when I put forth the effort to write I enjoy every minute.
While working at my miserable job
before getting laid off I did listen to audio books to and from work.
Listening to them always sparked my imagination and was a nice
distraction from the near hour-long drive.
While laying down my outline I had a
few other things I wanted to include. I talked about super powered
heroes but comic books had more to offer than a bunch of heroes
running around in spandex fighting crime. Some of the heroes didn’t
have super powers and that is something I wanted to address.
Not everyone would be changed or given
super powers. Some would even be changed into other races. Taking
inspiration from the fantasy genre I added characters that were Elven
and Orcish. Seemed like a good fit considering Thor and Ironman are
both on the Avengers. I also wanted to draw from the fantasy realm
for monsters.
Now my outline was looking good. With
ideas from friends I felt like I was throwing in everything but the
kitchen sink on my story. I stood firm on my conviction of leaving
vampires, zombies and werewolves out. I know there are readers that
would disagree with me but I feel like there are enough novels
covering those stories.
With so many novels covering vampires,
zombies and werewolves I felt my novel would get lost in that sea. I
wanted to write what will hopefully stand out in the fantasy and
sci-fi market. I want to stand out to sell books.
I’m not going to lie; my main reason
for writing is that this is what I want to do for a living. Don’t
misunderstand me, I do love writing but I have to maintain a day job
for the moment until my fan base picks up a few thousand members.
So my novels will come at a much slower
pace due to time constraints on writing. I’m not going to rush
through the next novel just to put as much on the market as I can. I
do want to write quality novels but I can’t focus as much attention
as I want to writing. Just because I want to make this my career I’m
not going to skimp on the quality to make a buck. I’m putting forth
effort to make it worth reading.
The
Perses Effect
By
R.E. Robinson Jr
Blurb:
The
world has been changed forever. Death and mutation have swept across
the planet leaving some of the survivors altered into non-human races
and gaining powers that would take time to comprehend. Always
thinking ahead Evan Root invited family and friends to live on his
farm shortly before the comet that started it all was destroyed.
As
the remaining population rebuilds Evan Root and his wife Jordan are
producing bio-fuel to use and trade. On a routine trip to the market
murmurs of disappearing town’s people span the crowd. While at the
market Evan’s group is ambushed and when he finally makes it back
to the farm he finds out his wife has been abducted. Evan feels her
abduction has everything to do with her power.
Hoping
it will lead him to his wife Evan and his companions must discover
who or what is behind the disappearances while defending themselves
at every turn.
Book
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFxoHUeavP8
Best of luck writing your book/s! I know it all takes time- and it is hard when other work needs to be done to pay the bills. Audio books are awesome if they are read by someone who does a good job! I love Harry Potter on audio.
ReplyDeleteThe Perses Effect sounds fascinating. Can't wait to read it!
~Jess