Comments on: My Favorite http://www.sfnovelists.com/2010/07/23/my-favorite/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrew A. A. http://www.sfnovelists.com/2010/07/23/my-favorite/#comment-9107 Andrew A. A. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:08:00 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2010/07/23/my-favorite/#comment-9107 As an unpublished writer, by far my favorite novel is the one I am shopping around now. Why my favorite? Because I was able to establish the voice I was attempting in the previous 2 books (in other settings) in a way that did not bother my readers (or me). Unique characters, popular paranormal theme, and a protagonist with a wit that far out shines my own. Gotta laugh when I don't even recognize my own writting coming from the characters' interactions. My favorite story of all time is around 4years old now and also hasn't found a home but many almosts. The inspiration for the story came from a eleven year old girl who found a deer carcass in the river I live by. She screamed out, "It's Stinky Pete." It became a "Boy's Angst" almost autobiography in magical realism way. Everytime I read it the emotions are raw for me. Thank you for the question! As an unpublished writer, by far my favorite novel is the one I am shopping around now. Why my favorite? Because I was able to establish the voice I was attempting in the previous 2 books (in other settings) in a way that did not bother my readers (or me). Unique characters, popular paranormal theme, and a protagonist with a wit that far out shines my own. Gotta laugh when I don’t even recognize my own writting coming from the characters’ interactions.

My favorite story of all time is around 4years old now and also hasn’t found a home but many almosts. The inspiration for the story came from a eleven year old girl who found a deer carcass in the river I live by. She screamed out, “It’s Stinky Pete.” It became a “Boy’s Angst” almost autobiography in magical realism way. Everytime I read it the emotions are raw for me.

Thank you for the question!

]]> By: Mindy Klasky http://www.sfnovelists.com/2010/07/23/my-favorite/#comment-9104 Mindy Klasky Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:12:54 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2010/07/23/my-favorite/#comment-9104 Hmm... I have a real soft spot for the second book in my As You Wish series, WHEN GOOD WISHES GO BAD. It's not a pick that most people would expect - it's a "middle child" (second in a series of three), and the series isn't a blockbuster. But I loved the chance to take romantic tropes and turn them around; the hero in GOOD/BAD is nothing like traditional alpha-male romantic heroes. I just had occasion to read through my first five books, The Glasswrights' Series, and I was caught by surprise in some parts, finding character development that I'd forgotten, and a handful of images that still grabbed me, ten years after writing them. The last book in that series, THE GLASSWRIGHTS' MASTER, was born an orphan - it went through three editors in as many months and then was forgotten in publicity and promotion because it had no in-house advocate - but I was really pleased to see how well it stood up. So I guess that's another dark horse favorite :-) Fun question, David! Hmm… I have a real soft spot for the second book in my As You Wish series, WHEN GOOD WISHES GO BAD. It’s not a pick that most people would expect – it’s a “middle child” (second in a series of three), and the series isn’t a blockbuster. But I loved the chance to take romantic tropes and turn them around; the hero in GOOD/BAD is nothing like traditional alpha-male romantic heroes.

I just had occasion to read through my first five books, The Glasswrights’ Series, and I was caught by surprise in some parts, finding character development that I’d forgotten, and a handful of images that still grabbed me, ten years after writing them. The last book in that series, THE GLASSWRIGHTS’ MASTER, was born an orphan – it went through three editors in as many months and then was forgotten in publicity and promotion because it had no in-house advocate – but I was really pleased to see how well it stood up. So I guess that’s another dark horse favorite :-)

Fun question, David!

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