Starting a new blog is kind of like a point-of-view character waking up from a coma. All the regular questions come to mind: Who am I? How did I get here? And, mostly importantly, what the hell happened?
The answers for the first two questions are fairly easy to come up with: I'm Jenn Lidster, an aspiring author of out-of-this-world romances. I love the emotions inherent in romances and the fact that romance novels always have a happy ending. But I grew up reading science fiction and fantasy, so sub-genres like paranormal romance, sci-fi romance, urban fantasy romance and the like are perfect for me.
So...what the hell happened? Well, nothing yet. Other than having an uncontrollable urge to write since I was about 12. I've completed one novel, which is currently in the what-was-I-thinking-this-SUCKS stage, and I'm working on a second. Novel 1 is tentatively titled BADGE OF THE SENTINEL, a paranormal romance, and my work in progress is TOPAZ, a superhero romance (not sure if that's an actual sub-genre...but now it is). I hope to have TOPAZ out on agent queries by the end of the summer, at which point I'll revisit SENTINEL and all its issues.
I also hope to have a website up and running by the fall. Stay tuned!
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2 comments:
Great start to your blog, Jenn!
Unfortunately, I can relate to this:
"I've completed one novel, which is currently in the what-was-I-thinking-this-SUCKS stage, and I'm working on a second."
They say the first is just practice. *rolls eyes*
And you made up your own sub-genre...sweet. How many of us can say THAT?
Thanks, Lexi. :)
LOL about the sub-genre. Not sure if I can lay claim to it. Jennifer Estep has written three superhero romances, but she's gone the campy route, making fun of all the superhero idioms, like first and last names beginning with the same letter, etc. I wanted to treat it more science-fiction like, as in, if the world we lived in had superheroes in it, what would it be like, really?
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