Things have been a bit slow on the blog side so what better than a fun blog hop to bring things back to life! I was tagged by Canadian author Christine Miscione (see my interview with Christine here.) Here goes nothing!
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What am I working on?
I am currently working on a novel that differs a lot from what I usually write. It’s a love story. *GASP* Don’t worry, no cloying harlequin format for me. This story – or at least variations of it – has been on my mind for a really long time and is dear to my heart. I believe this will be some kind of cathartic experience. I need to get this story out, even if no one ever reads it or if it gets rejected a million times. I also have two other books on the back burner, one non-fiction book about my life in Japan and a detective novel set in 1890 Montreal.
How does my work differ from others of its genre?
The fact that I’m the one writing it? To be quite honest, I don’t really know. Usually, I write science fantasy and historical fiction. I would say that being an introvert gives a certain angle to my stories, but many authors also are introverts. I guess humor is what sets me apart. I seem to manage to write funny situations without really wanting to. If I think about my current work, I guess the fact that it takes its root in my personal experience will make it unique in itself.
Why do I write what I do?
As I said earlier, my current work is deeply connected to me. I feel I need to write this story to get over some things that happened to me in the past. Strangely, this story has nothing in it that has happened to me. As for my other work, I write it because those are the stories I want to read.
How does my writing process work?
I've experimented a lot with different writing processes and the one that seems to work best for me is to write the first draft with a general idea of where I want to take the story then, once that is done, look at the result and fix what needs be. Then, come the countless revisions and modification. Right now I’m trying a new process where I write by hand in a notebook during the week then type everything up on the weekend. I really like the act of writing by hand, there is something romantic about it that definitely inspires me.
Next week:
(I was supposed to tag two people but it seems everyone I know has already been tagged!)
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