It’s time for a little blog hopping, all you lovelies! I was tagged by my friend and fellow author, A.L. Parks, to discuss my writing process. I decided to go into this blindly. Or as my husband says– I’m going to wing it! I find myself winging a lot of things lately. I’m curious, though, to know how easy or hard it will be to try and pin down some of the mysterious magic that floats around during the creative process. Can you pin down mysterious magic? I’m not too sure, but I’m about to find out.

1. What am I working on right now? 

At the moment, I’m working on final edits for the third book in my Saving Angels Series, Lotus Blossom Lane. It is exhilarating and nerve shattering all at the same time. LBL is about to be put to the ultimate test– readers reviews!

2. How does my work differ from others in the genre?

That’s the awesome and most frustrating thing about my books. It is hard to place them in just one genre. They are romance with a streak of paranormal. But what most people consider paranormal (werewolves, shape shifters, vampires…), is different than what is in my books. Some elements are “unexplainable” and therefore have to be classified as paranormal. But my brain works sideways it seems, and the elements in my books, to me, anyway, even though can’t be fully explained, can happen to anyone. Perception is a big word, it is a big thing– it can change everything. But apart from the genre issue, I would have to say the series as a whole stands out because instead of following just one set of characters, you follow Evangeline and Gabriel in Marigny Street. And then Layla and Michael in Red Dirt Road. As the journey continues forward, paths start to merge, and in the end it all comes together nicely for an unforgettable journey of love and life. Or that’s what I’m hoping.

3. Why do I write what I do?

Again, we are going back to the genre issue. I don’t like the idea of being boxed in by any one genre. Sure, it’s good (not to mention easier) to know where your book belongs, but I refuse to write by rules. Life is what it is. Books are what they are. When I sit down to write a story, I tell it like the characters want me to. I don’t plot and scheme. I let them carry me, and whatever the story turns out to be in the end, whether it be romance with a streak of paranormal, or a full bodied paranormal, or mystery and romance, whatever it may be, I write for them, the characters. Because nothing feels fabricated to me then– it feels real and truthful.

4. How does my writing process work?

This is the one that’s going to try and make me touch that mysterious magic. I’m not sure I can. The easiest way to describe what I do– I feel it, and then I let it sweep me away to wherever it wants to. I firmly believe that sometimes there are things better left untouched in this world. There are things that should be just admired and not picked apart– we should just admire the magic, be in awe of it, and appreciate it for what it is: something mysterious that feels like magic. Because when we do, that “thing”  stays with us. “It” becomes confident in the grounding that we can accept it for whatever it is– that delicious, strange magic, and not try to conform it to whatever we want it to be. It’s free. And that’s how it should be.

 

I just want to thank the truly fabulous A.L. Parks for tagging me in this awesome blog hop. I had so much fun! Her information can be found below. If you haven’t yet, check out her books. They are intriguing, to say the least! I’ve also listed a few other blogs below– all are apart of the blog hop. And my two tags! They’ll be coming to you shortly with their own ideas on the writing process. Check them out, ya’ll. You never know– your favorite author might just be a blog hop away!

 

xoxo,

Annie