What the Rain Brought - June IWSG
Happy June, everyone! We're FINALLY getting some warm weather here in the Chicago 'burbs. A bit rainy still, but sunshine shows up every few days, and I'll take it. All the rain makes for interesting discoveries at the restored prairie by my house. Look where some crazy frogs decided to lay their eggs:
But we're not hear to talk about amphibious parental decisions. We're here to talk about writing! Onto the optional question of the month.
Optional IWSG Question of the Month:
Of all the genres you read and write, which is your favorite to write in and why?
Wellll, it seems like the answer to this question would be Chick Lit/Romance because that's the category my novels and my current WIP fall into, and I do so enjoy writing contemporary, realistic fiction. BUT I have to admit that I've had wicked fun straying from this genre and dipping a toe into darker, Supernatural passages - like in parts of Divine Temptation and Hans and Greta - and into Magical realism, like in Sway.
I enjoy writing lighthearted contemporary romance because I love love, especially the early tinglings of a new romance. But I also like to spend time in imaginary places, and sometimes contemporary fiction keeps me too grounded in this world. After I finish my current WIP, I think I'm going to take off into something more fantastical.
But we're not hear to talk about amphibious parental decisions. We're here to talk about writing! Onto the optional question of the month.
Optional IWSG Question of the Month:
Of all the genres you read and write, which is your favorite to write in and why?
Wellll, it seems like the answer to this question would be Chick Lit/Romance because that's the category my novels and my current WIP fall into, and I do so enjoy writing contemporary, realistic fiction. BUT I have to admit that I've had wicked fun straying from this genre and dipping a toe into darker, Supernatural passages - like in parts of Divine Temptation and Hans and Greta - and into Magical realism, like in Sway.
I enjoy writing lighthearted contemporary romance because I love love, especially the early tinglings of a new romance. But I also like to spend time in imaginary places, and sometimes contemporary fiction keeps me too grounded in this world. After I finish my current WIP, I think I'm going to take off into something more fantastical.
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Diane Burton
Kim Lajevardi
Sylvia Ney
Sarah Foster
Jennifer Hawes
Madeline Mora-Summonte
Diane Burton
Kim Lajevardi
Sylvia Ney
Sarah Foster
Jennifer Hawes
Madeline Mora-Summonte
Comments
cultivated a one acre Ohio praire. My land also attracted the frogs and toads. A joyous, if not noisey, time when it was mating season.
I have started reading more contemporary and mysteries, but my favorite to write in is still fantasy.
Darker, supernatural stories/elements are my favorite. I am a lover of cemeteries and dark corners. :)
Look at all the tadpoles! I hope they mature before the puddle dries up.
That's a lot of baby frogs...
My heart goes with contemporary romance as well, but it is FUN to step out into those other genres!
Cheers - Ellen
Anyway, I liked writing supernatural, too. I need to do some more.