I've begun work on a horror novel that I'm going to call The Bathroom Window. It's going to be a full-blown, sexy, supernatural ghost story that will be R-rated and really scary (at least I hope).
Right now, I'm 60 pages in -- and writing at a much slower pace than I did when I wrote The Death Wizard Chronicles. Back then, I was averaging about 45,000 words a month, and it's taken me a month to write 17,000. But heck, it feels good anyway.
I can't seem to get away from working some sex into my stories. DW has it too. I'm not sure how readers feel about this. "Sex sells" doesn't seem to apply as much to books as it does to movies -- unless an author is writing erotica. So I'm not sure if this is a strike against me or not.
I do have an idea for a young adult fantasy standalone, but can I write young adult for 500 pages? That remains to be seen.
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- Jim Melvin
- Clemson, SC, United States
- I was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., but grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla. I graduated from the University of South Florida (Tampa) in 1979 with a B.A. in Journalism. I now live in South Carolina near the Blue Ridge Mountains, a pleasant setting for writing, to say the least. I was an award-winning journalist at the St. Petersburg Times for twenty-five years and I currently work at the Charlotte Observer. I am married with five daughters.
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7 comments:
Nothing wrong with a little sex in a novel.
It's always almost felt like a strike against the series.
Sometimes you've just got to let the characters do what they're gonna do.
-Alex Humphrey
So, so, so~ happy you're writing a horror novel. And smexy is good. It's like me and adding inappropriate humor in a creepy piece. Lovely juxtapositions! I can't wait to read it. And the YA too.
I'm a fan of smexy, but I wonder about the overall readership. I hope there's still a fan base out there for that kind of writing.
Thanks much to the few who still check in every now and then. As rarely as I post, I don't deserve it. But I do appreciate it very much.
Sorry again for the delays in posting comments. I've had to moderate because I'm being deluged with spam. Heck, if I didn't moderate, you'd be able to learn 15 different ways to increase the size of your penis just by reading my blog.
Then again ... hmmmm ... should I cancel moderation?
I've seen a lot of urban fantasies, for example, out there already that contain plenty of sex content. I couldn't see where that would hurt when trying to sell a novel. BTW, it's cool that you're writing again. Good luck with your new endeavor!
Eric:
Thanks much for your kind words!
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