Today I'm thrilled to have the lovely Chrys Fey here to celebrate her newest release, 30 Seconds!
I wanted her to share a bit about her journey to publication & here's what she had to say...
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On my journey to publication, I have
come across many writing rules. I’ve even blogged about several of them. I’m
sure you’ve heard a lot, too. Many of the rules I hear make sense to me, such
as eliminating redundancies (whispered softly) and changing passive voice to
active voice. However, I’ve also encountered writing rules that seem silly to
me, like not using “tears” in your writing, or not writing about a character’s
dream.
In 30 Seconds, I wrote a few dream
sequences into my story that push the plot along and come into play later. My
heroine also cries at least once or twice. You see, writing rules are not law.
While there are ones you should follow (e.g., grammar rules), you don’t have to
follow every one you hear.
These “rules” were created by other
authors according to how they wrote and what they thought was correct, but not
every writer writes the same way, nor should we. If a rule makes perfect sense
to you, apply it to your writing. If a rule sounds silly, brush it off with a
little laugh. And don’t ever let anyone make you feel like an amateur for not
knowing one of these “rules”, or for not using it. The more you write you will
develop your own special list of rules. Those are the ones you should follow
with all your heart.
Title: 30 Seconds
Author:
Chrys
Fey
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Length: Novella (105 pages)
Format: eBook
Publisher:
The
Wild Rose Press
Published:
September
10th, 2014
When Officer Blake Herro agreed to go
undercover in the Mob, he thought he understood the risks. But he's made
mistakes and now an innocent woman has become their target. He's determined to
protect her at all costs.
The Mob's death threat turns Dr. Dani
Hart's life upside down, but there is one danger she doesn’t anticipate. As
she's dodging bullets, she's falling in love with Blake. With danger all around
them, will she and Blake survive and have a happy ending, or will the Mob make
good on their threat?
Book
Links:
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Chrys Fey is a lover of rock music
just like Dani Hart in 30 Seconds. Whenever she's writing at her desk,
headphones are always emitting the sounds of her musical muses -especially that
of her favorite band, 30 Seconds to Mars, the inspiration behind the title.
30 Seconds is her second eBook with
The Wild Rose Press. Her debut, Hurricane Crimes, is also available on Amazon.
Discover her writing tips on her blog,
and connect with her on Facebook. She loves to get to know her readers!
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/chrysfey
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/ChrysFey
Characters aren't supposed to cry?? Well, I guess I'd better go change my book's ending...I've honestly never heard that one. Some writing rules are just silly, and make you wonder who exactly came up with them.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Sarah. Some rules really are silly!
DeleteNo tears? Who came up with that rule? Crap, someone has cried in all three of my books.
ReplyDeleteI read this rule in a book with many author's contributions on writing rules. I don't remember who said that one about tears, but he/she claimed the reason was because tears (and describing tears) are a cliche. Characters cry in all of my books, too, Alex.
DeleteI've never hard the rule about tears. People cry in real life so of course they would in books.
ReplyDeleteExactly! We strive to make our characters as real as possible and people cry.
DeleteThank you so much for having me on your blog today, Terri, and for letting me talk about my journey to publication and what I think about rules. :)
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