Returning to the universe means returning to the flaws that I’ve been forced to see through the eyes of others. The don’t like my main character, and I go find the wine. The reviews trickle in, and someone points out that “x” doesn’t make sense and I cringe. This time I have everything exactly where I want it and this is going to be GREAT! Every time I go into a book, I have to think to myself, Maybe part of it is the dysfunctional thinking required to write books. Then I turn around as a writer and I keep leaving those old worlds lying on the table.
Well, actually I’m fine with new ones as long as I get the old ones too. I adore CJ Cherryh, and face it, that woman couldn’t write a stand alone novel to save her career, and thank god because I want to revisit old worlds. I do, though, wonder just how annoying this makes me. I love that my books don’t feel like copies. Blowback is completely and totally done.īut when I sit down to write them, some new voice will come in, and it’s like meeting someone new and exciting. I have sequels to all my books in my head… Urban Planning… Long, Lonely Song… Gathering Darkness… Unfettered… Desert World Immigrants… Insistent Night. A new character voice comes along, whispering in my ear, and I inevitably chase it down.
I know a lot of authors get caught up in series, and I adore them for it, but for me, it’s all about finding a new voice. It came from someone who had just read Insistent Hunger (the weaker of my two F/m books). But otherwise the situations and world building and personalities are all unique – which is wonderful! I’m on a Lyn Gala kick right now, reading 3 of her books in a row, and often that leads to an awareness of a repetition of phrases or themes, but Lyn really creates original characters and ideas in each book that she writes – her theme of exploring power dynamics is usually there and when she writes f/m books (the other one is Blowback) the female is the Dom. Okay, to be honest, I’m blessed with many, but this one touched me.
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