READERS KNOW THEIR FICTION
Guest Post by Marlene M. Bell
Avidreaders know a good story and know what they like. The single most important
thing I learned about writing fiction is turn your craft to the reader. Writing
a novel isn’t about what the author wants. It’s all about what the reader
expects. Simply put, write for the reader and not yourself.
When I had decided to go from
non-fiction into fiction writing, I did no research in the beginning. I put all
novels I’d read aside and chose to read no new books. Afraid to plagiarize, (Which
I understand is a common newbie mistake,) I was ignorant to the only way to
write my first book. Read other authors in the genre or subgenre. It wasn’t
until two years of a first draft and an expensive developmental edit that I
realized I’d tackled the book in the wrong manner. I wasn’t a strong reader
therefore my writing sucked.
non-fiction into fiction writing, I did no research in the beginning. I put all
novels I’d read aside and chose to read no new books. Afraid to plagiarize, (Which
I understand is a common newbie mistake,) I was ignorant to the only way to
write my first book. Read other authors in the genre or subgenre. It wasn’t
until two years of a first draft and an expensive developmental edit that I
realized I’d tackled the book in the wrong manner. I wasn’t a strong reader
therefore my writing sucked.
Three drafts later, the basic reading
rule had to be enforced by many of my editors. Know the genre you are writing.
Read the genre. Read a lot. Chances are, future readers who you hope to pull
into your circle will know more than a debut author does. My editors told me
that on more than one occasion until it finally sunk in and stamped itself into
my brain. It took well into the five drafts of Stolen Obsession before I realized what genre I was trying to get
to and tailored the story as expected by the reader.
rule had to be enforced by many of my editors. Know the genre you are writing.
Read the genre. Read a lot. Chances are, future readers who you hope to pull
into your circle will know more than a debut author does. My editors told me
that on more than one occasion until it finally sunk in and stamped itself into
my brain. It took well into the five drafts of Stolen Obsession before I realized what genre I was trying to get
to and tailored the story as expected by the reader.
Whether planning to write women’s
fiction, a straight romance, mystery, or anywhere in between, there is always a
norm in writing each kind of story. Readers expect what bestselling authors
have given them. It doesn’t mean that your writing has to sound like another
author, but your writing has to blend into others’ works. Venturing too far
into crossing genres can work, but there is always the fear of turning off prospective
readers if you blur the line too much where they no longer like the style of
writing you’ve chosen. Find a genre. Study the genre. Breathe the genre, and
stick with it.
fiction, a straight romance, mystery, or anywhere in between, there is always a
norm in writing each kind of story. Readers expect what bestselling authors
have given them. It doesn’t mean that your writing has to sound like another
author, but your writing has to blend into others’ works. Venturing too far
into crossing genres can work, but there is always the fear of turning off prospective
readers if you blur the line too much where they no longer like the style of
writing you’ve chosen. Find a genre. Study the genre. Breathe the genre, and
stick with it.
Book Details:
Book Title: Stolen Obsession by Marlene M.
Bell
Bell
Category: Adult Fiction; 284 pages
Genre: Romantic Mystery / Thriller
Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing
Release date: March 20, 2018
Tour dates: Sept 10 to 28, 2018
Content Rating: R (Small bit of language and
one detailed sex scene)
one detailed sex scene)
Book Description:
Antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury dreams
of a quiet life on the family’s sheep farm, far away from Manhattan’s
brownstones, when her closest confidant falls victim to a mugging gone wrong.
This had to be a hit–There are echoes from the past–and detectives have no
leads. Then at a gallery opening, she sees an artifact on display, an
interlocking necklace of horse heads matching her friend’s stolen bracelet.
Annalisse fears for the curator who owns the piece.
of a quiet life on the family’s sheep farm, far away from Manhattan’s
brownstones, when her closest confidant falls victim to a mugging gone wrong.
This had to be a hit–There are echoes from the past–and detectives have no
leads. Then at a gallery opening, she sees an artifact on display, an
interlocking necklace of horse heads matching her friend’s stolen bracelet.
Annalisse fears for the curator who owns the piece.
Convinced the jewelry collection is evil and
must be destroyed, Annalisse enlists the gallery owner’s womanizing son. Alec
Zavos has his mother’s ear but dismisses Annalisse’s concerns–until a second
victim at the opening brings them together in a fight against treachery, a race
through exotic lands, and an unimaginable future. If Annalisse can
survive…
must be destroyed, Annalisse enlists the gallery owner’s womanizing son. Alec
Zavos has his mother’s ear but dismisses Annalisse’s concerns–until a second
victim at the opening brings them together in a fight against treachery, a race
through exotic lands, and an unimaginable future. If Annalisse can
survive…
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Meet the Author:
Marlene Bell is an acclaimed artist and
photographer as well as a writer. Her sheep and lamb landscapes grace the
covers of many publications such as, Sheep!, The Shepherd, Ranch &
Rural Living and Sheep Industry News, to name a few. Her mail order venture,
Ewephoric, began in 1985 out of the need to find personalized stationery
depicting sheep that truly looked like them. She wrote Among the Sheep,
nonfiction in 2009, and the Annalisse Series launched in March 2018.
photographer as well as a writer. Her sheep and lamb landscapes grace the
covers of many publications such as, Sheep!, The Shepherd, Ranch &
Rural Living and Sheep Industry News, to name a few. Her mail order venture,
Ewephoric, began in 1985 out of the need to find personalized stationery
depicting sheep that truly looked like them. She wrote Among the Sheep,
nonfiction in 2009, and the Annalisse Series launched in March 2018.
Marlene and her husband, Gregg reside on a
wooded ranch in East Texas with their 50 head of spoiled Horned Dorset sheep, a
lovable Maremma guard dog named, Tia, and 3 attention-loving cats who rule the
household.
wooded ranch in East Texas with their 50 head of spoiled Horned Dorset sheep, a
lovable Maremma guard dog named, Tia, and 3 attention-loving cats who rule the
household.
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