MWP
Blog Tour
Hello. Been quite some time since last I blogged. I
have no excuse for being absent so long...well except for the fact I have been
hard at work writing book #3 in the Prophecy series. But more on that later.
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is
Brenda and I write paranormal romance.
I read my first paranormal years ago. I
think it was roughly twelve, thirteen years ago. I can’t remember the title of
the book, but the hero was a vampire rock star. And man, oh man, I was hooked
from there. I searched the local bookstore for other books under this new
genre: paranormal romance. It was like a new world was opened up for me and I
loved it. My favorite paranormal romance author is J.R Ward. She’s the freaking
BOMB!
So, moving on. I was tagged by the awesomely
talented, Natasza Waters to participate in the MWP blog tour. I’m to answer
four questions about my writing process. I thought, hey, why not? Sounds like
fun. So here I am, talking to you all about how I write.
I met Natasza Waters last summer through a mutual
friend, Tonya Smalley. Both of these fantastic ladies review for InD’Tale
Magazine. I had heard about Natasza’s book, Code Name: Ghost, through the
facebook grapevine. Natasza writes military romance. Now as some of you may
know, I’m a lover of paranormal romances, but decided to give her book a try.
Step out of my comfort genre, lol. And holy moly, I’m so glad I did. I sped
through her first book, then waited on pins and needles for the second in the
Warrior’s Challenge series, Code Name: Kayla’s Fire. Ooooh, baby, this book was
sick—in a good way! I loved it. The tension, the twists, the feels. Here’s a
link to Natasza’s blog site: http://voicebetweenthelines.com/mwp-blog-tour
So, let’s get started on the four question.
Question 1
WHAT AM I WORKING ON:
For the last few months I have been furiously—well,
maybe not furiously—working on book #3 in the Prophecy series. Wait, didn’t I
say this already? Yeah I did, above. Told ya it has been a long time since I’ve
blogged, lol. *takes a sip of coffee.* Ahhhh, much better. So, where was I?
Right, furiously writing book #3. This book is called Prophecy’s Power. Nice
title, huh? Book #1 in the series is called Love’s Prophecy. Book #2 is called
Prophecy’s Child. Do you see a pattern here? All the titles are two words. Oh,
and they all have prophecy in them. Huh, I just noticed that. LOL, that was
just a joke. I’m really not that weird. Well....lol. Prophecy’s Power is to be
released in July 2014.
Question 2
HOW DOES MY WORK DIFFER FROM OTHERS OF ITS GENRE:
My work differs from other paranormal romances in
many ways, but I think the biggest way it differs is the history behind
vampires and why they exist. Before I started writing Love’s Prophecy, I had
the history behind my vampires all mapped out. I wanted a plausible reason—one
that could actually be true—for why vampires roam the earth. Another difference
is my vampires are not... Not sure what word I’m looking for. Let’s go with
typical. And what I mean by typical is the well-known legends surrounding
vampires: they are dead, immortal, drink a human dry. Son’s of Lucifer, etc,
etc. My vampires were created by an angel. They were exactly like humans at one
time, but The Creator gave them long life, awesome healing abilities, plus a
few more tricks so they could fight the demons sent to earth by Lucifer to
destroy humans and take the earth back for himself. I have also created a cool
reason for why vampires drink human blood, but I won’t post it here. LOL, don’t
want to give away all my secrets.
Question 3
WHY DO I WRITE WHAT I WRITE?
Simple. Because I freaking love vampires.
Question 4
HOW DOES MY WRITING PROCESS WORK.
Hmmm, this question is hard to answer. I don’t know
how my writing process works, it just does, lol. I’ll try to explain it as best
I can. My writing process is not really a process. Well, I guess it is. I’m
what I call a plotsner. This is a combination of a plotter and a pantser. For
those of you who don’t know what these terms mean, I’ll explain. A plotter is a
writer who plots out his/her story before he/she writes. A panster is a writer
who has an idea for story, a couple of characters rattling around in his/her
head, but doesn’t plot the story out first. This type of writer allows the
story to develop as he/she writers. I will have an idea for the story—I know
how it starts and ends with a few ideas for the middle. I know my characters
and some of their backstory before I begin. The holes fill in as I write. I’m also
not a fast writer, and the reason for that is because I have to write in order
and I can’t move on to the next chapter until I am completely satisfied with
the last one. So that means I can spend days and days on one chapter, trying to
get it right. Some writers will skip scenes, simply inserting a quick note like
this: Insert fight scene here* and then come back to it later. LOL, I wish I
could do that, but I can’t. I also can’t force myself to write. If I’m not
feeling it, then I don’t write because all I’m doing is wasting my time. I end
up deleting all the crap—and it always is crap—later. So, there ya have it.
That’s me and my writing process in a nutshell. Not very glamorous, but hey.
So what I’m going to do now is tag another author
and next Monday she will have a post on her writing process up on her blog.
The author I’m tagging is one of the most talented
authors I have had the good fortune to meet. We have become wonderful friends,
which thrills me to no end because I have learned so much from her vast store
of knowledge.
Without further yapping from me, I’d like to
introduce you all to the insanely talented, kind and generous Lisa Kumar.
*stands up and claps and whistles*
Lisa writes fantasy romance, featuring elves. You
thought the elves in Lord of the Rings were hot? Well wait until you meet
Lisa’s elves. Both Lisa’s books are available at all retailers. Lisa also
writes regency romance as well. You can find out all about her on her website.
Bound by the Mist is book #1 in her Mists of Eria
series, and Bound to the Elvin King is book #2. I DEVOURED both books and can’t
wait for the next one. We get a taste of book #3 at the end of Bound to the
Elvin King.
Here is a link to other stories by this talented
author:
Thank you all for joining me today.
