Finding a quiet moment away from life to be able to afford the luxury of writing. This is the most difficult thing for me, but also the one thing that separates the real writers from the amateurs. I'd love to be able to say that I write consistently every single day, but to be honest, writing is usually the thing that gets bumped from my schedule when life gets busy. With that said, I am still writing. I am working on a few projects at the moment, waiting for the day when I have a piece completed enough to start advertising it, but I'm not there yet.
One of the pieces I'm working on, and I do hope I finish it one day soon, is probably one of the most overdone genres out there today. Alas, yes, it is a vampire novel. It has been done to death, it seems, since the popularity of the Twilight series, but I had to. One of the main reasons I write is because I want to write, read, experience the same stories that I, myself would love to find as a reader. I have been in love with vampires since watching the movie The Lost Boys as a child. I fell in love with The Vampire Diaries series as a teenager (way before the popular television show) and re-experienced a fraction of this love while reading the Twilight series.
My love of ghost stories was just about satiated while writing my book, Rubicon, but there may be another in the future. I am also writing my version of a zombie story, but I assure you, my story will have my own twist that will hopefully make my story seem fresh, rather than overdone.
I have another paranormal story in the works that I would like to think is completely unique, but with all the great ideas floating around out there, it may not be as unique as I want it to be.
If you are one of the lovely, lovely, wonderful people who has read one of my books, I hope you will be patient with me. I have been writing. I've been writing as often as life allows and I hope to start advertising my next project soon.
In the meantime, I hope all of you readers enjoy another holiday season filled with joy, family, peace, and love. Filled with stories that move you and stories that take you somewhere wonderful. Happy Holidays!
