Zitat des Tages von Sylvia Day:
I know of a few writers who are husband and wife teams.
Nalini Singh, J.D. Robb, Patricia Briggs, Shelby Reed - these are my pre-order, must-have authors.
You really couldn't do a PG version of 'Crossfire!' It just wouldn't work.
There are millions of people who think that romance isn't real writing. But the only person who can make you real, make your books real, is you.
It's not uncommon for men to show up at my book signings or to send me emails with their thoughts about my books. I've also heard from a number of female readers who were introduced to my works by men in their lives.
Some writers may hate interacting on social media. And if you do, don't do it, because it shows. If you are uncomfortable being out in public, that shows, too, and makes the reader uncomfortable. So find the best way for you to connect with your readers and a way that you enjoy.
I love connecting with readers!
The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story.
Other genres are plot-driven, but the entire focus of a romance novel is on the characters and their arcs.
For the most part, romance is written in third person, and it's written in multiple points of view, so you're in the hero's head, and you're in the heroine's head. I've always said that I'm more of a narrator than a creator.
Obviously, there are those in the industry who don't give romance novels the level of respect the sales would warrant. They'll talk about a book that sells maybe 100,000 copies, that happens to be very literary, whereas something like 'Crossfire' will sell 13 million copies in a single language and hardly get any mentions at all.
'Scandal' is great because it's intriguing and sexy, and it has a lot of play with secondary characters in situations, lots of drama.
Reading is No. 1 - I have to read, or I can't write.
I have had unattractive heroes - broken noses, scars, crooked teeth. You want to give them something that is human. My heroines struggle with being too short or fat or old. Some are older than the heroes. You try to cover all spectrums.
I spend a lot of time on social media, I'm on Facebook every day; I'm on Twitter every day.
I can't live without my smartphone, but I really geek on coding. It's not so much technology that I like, but puzzle solving.
Take your time, however long the book needs. I've seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure to write faster than was comfortable for them or the story.
Gratitude goes a long way.
When a story captures me, it comes quickly and easily.
