So how do you decide which genre to write in? What if you love historical, you love paranormals, you love contemporary… What if you just can’t decide? Well it’s been described to me like this: And I quote
Imagine it’s your birthday and one good friend thinks that handmade, chocolate covered toffee is your favorite, and has given you a two pound box that you’ve opened because you couldn’t wait to dive in. And imagine that another friend is equally sure that chocolate truffles are your favorite and has also given you a two pound box. Maybe you put the box of truffles in the refrigerator and you enjoy the toffee first, all the while knowing there’s a wonderful treat in store when you get to the truffles. You’re not giving them up forever, simply for now. Deciding what to work on right now is similar.
So I finally decided that too many irons in the fire are getting me nowhere. I have to make a decision, even if it’s wrong. I’ve searched my soul and I’m committing to writing a Young Adult Fantasy Romance for the next 3 months. If I don’t have the framework of a first draft done by September 1, then I’m done. I will have been writing for 1 ½ years without a finished manuscript and I’ll just be done. Not done with writing, but done with novel length fiction.
I currently have 3 completed children’s picture book manuscripts. I have an agent. And she is going to start submitting to publishing houses this month.
So I bid farewell to my Inks pals for 3 months. This is my last hooray. I’m taking a leave of absence. I’ll check back in with you in September. I can’t have any other commitments of any kind right now. A girl has to know her limitations. In the meantime, I wish all of you the very best with reaching and meeting your writing goals.
~Rebecca