tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post4440391463229573612..comments2023-11-02T06:50:41.703-07:00Comments on Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal: What to Do When Your Books Aren’t Anything by Jeffe KennedyLorendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17874101070837077093noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-70363601683382828952012-11-21T13:03:02.963-08:002012-11-21T13:03:02.963-08:00Thanks Annie and Lisa!Thanks Annie and Lisa!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-31817302848716751832012-11-18T18:00:32.324-08:002012-11-18T18:00:32.324-08:00Great post Jeffe!!! :)
As another cross-genre wri...Great post Jeffe!!! :)<br /><br />As another cross-genre writer, I totally understand!!! <br /><br />I'm so glad you found an agent who embraces your unique story-telling... It's a gift to have a different voice in the ocean of fiction...<br /><br />*HUGS*<br /><br />Lisa :)Lisa Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209324744019368067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-43821268122863932892012-11-18T10:27:17.273-08:002012-11-18T10:27:17.273-08:00An excellent post!
It should always be about the s...An excellent post!<br />It should always be about the story and characters!<br />Your word are inspiring.Annie Quintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058679264240885320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-84954078375932082782012-11-18T09:47:44.363-08:002012-11-18T09:47:44.363-08:00You're right, Alexis - I'm very lucky to h...You're right, Alexis - I'm very lucky to have her. And I love the sound of that story. You did Cowboys and Aliens first, dammit!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-18575542837421048182012-11-18T08:40:48.746-08:002012-11-18T08:40:48.746-08:00I loved your post, Jeffe. My very first manuscrip...I loved your post, Jeffe. My very first manuscript started off as a fantasy set on another planet where the towns were primitive and people rode horses. When people told me it read like a western, I rewrote it as a western but kept the aliens. It never sold--it was too much fantasy, too hard to shelve, etc. After all, who writes westerns with alien warriors? That was way before Firefly and Cowboys and Aliens. I felt so vindicated when those shows came out. Having an agent who believes in your voice is an amazing gift!Alexis Morganhttp://www.alexismorgan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-82253215933659784252012-11-18T06:51:52.581-08:002012-11-18T06:51:52.581-08:00I think we have to write what we love, Rita - and ...I think we have to write what we love, Rita - and hope the pigeon holes come to us!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-57708711975696110172012-11-17T11:00:44.568-08:002012-11-17T11:00:44.568-08:00Jeffe I hear this from so many authors. And as Mon...Jeffe I hear this from so many authors. And as Mona said editors sat they want something new and fresh…until they get it. My plan is to write what I love. I’m not trying to jam my stories into any pigeon hole. Period.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-35734775723875428232012-11-16T16:03:22.500-08:002012-11-16T16:03:22.500-08:00Thanks, Jeffe. I'll definitely check out Carin...Thanks, Jeffe. I'll definitely check out Carina.Asa Maria Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456375485415936686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-24063153572959985652012-11-16T15:19:00.261-08:002012-11-16T15:19:00.261-08:00I feel your pain, Asa Maria! It's not the easi...I feel your pain, Asa Maria! It's not the easiest path maybe but, for some of us, it seems to be what we *have* to do. Good luck! (And consider Carina Press) :DJeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-90981477614740562012-11-16T12:01:01.864-08:002012-11-16T12:01:01.864-08:00Oh man, I can't tell you how much I needed thi...Oh man, I can't tell you how much I needed this post right now, Jeffe. I just got a long letter back from an editor at one of the big 6. He said my writing is fantastic, but my fantasy novel has too much sci-fi. A few weeks ago, I got a great critique from another big 6 editor that judged my contest entry. She loved my writing, but my sci-fi novel had too much fantasy. <br /><br />I've been tearing my hair out debating how to rewrite the plot to remove either the futuristic stuff from my mythology or the other way around. Another writer friend talked me off the ledge but I was still a little shaky.<br /><br />Your post has convinced me to stick to the story and the characters that speak to me. Thanks!Asa Maria Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456375485415936686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-12155587483378820842012-11-16T06:32:16.651-08:002012-11-16T06:32:16.651-08:00Good point, Paula! And my agent is really lovely -...Good point, Paula! And my agent is really lovely - I'm happy to be with someone who isn't trying to change what I write. <br /><br />Love that image, CC! Nothing wrong with an orange and green babbling brook, nuh uh!<br /><br />Thanks Maeve!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-42238708592395443042012-11-16T02:58:28.037-08:002012-11-16T02:58:28.037-08:00Bravo, Jeffe!! Here's to always writing the st...Bravo, Jeffe!! Here's to always writing the story true to your heart. :-)Maeve Greysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947265251857551496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-4102059677444694952012-11-15T20:20:20.029-08:002012-11-15T20:20:20.029-08:00Loving this post, Jeffe!! Cross genre lives! Mayb...Loving this post, Jeffe!! Cross genre lives! Maybe not in the mainstream but a babbling brook that's all orange and green. Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-75210815892488604902012-11-15T17:54:44.693-08:002012-11-15T17:54:44.693-08:00To me, this illustrates why it's important to ...To me, this illustrates why it's important to write what you love. If you love your world and your characters and your genre-bending story, then readers will love them, too! Glad your agent gets it! She sounds wonderful.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605965645142589898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-25194007603791943932012-11-15T15:42:32.156-08:002012-11-15T15:42:32.156-08:00Clearly this is why she's a good agent for me,...Clearly this is why she's a good agent for me, Nancy - she believes!<br /><br />Many kisses, B.E. You're the best!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-76073134341360136832012-11-15T15:25:39.939-08:002012-11-15T15:25:39.939-08:00Anything that's like urban fantasy and traditi...Anything that's like urban fantasy and traditional fantasy had a baby sounds like something I'd buy. Keep writing the cross-genre, Jeffe.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-56813582392212302792012-11-15T14:54:37.139-08:002012-11-15T14:54:37.139-08:00Wonderful! I can't imagine trying to SELL the ...Wonderful! I can't imagine trying to SELL the Big 6 (5?) with a story your agent cannot even pigeon-hole. Keep on truckin'.Nancy Lee Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560437903308743227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-13667434400729038532012-11-15T11:31:57.853-08:002012-11-15T11:31:57.853-08:00So true, Mona - if only we had a nickel for every ...So true, Mona - if only we had a nickel for every time we heard that one!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-20561399676094249022012-11-15T10:59:16.246-08:002012-11-15T10:59:16.246-08:00Ya know,they keep asking for something fresh and d...Ya know,they keep asking for something fresh and different but what they really want is something the same, just a bit different. I'm sure a lot of people do like to read in their boxes, I don't and my friends don't so, whaddya do? I guess just keep writingMona Karelhttp://mona-karel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-68061374224110254762012-11-15T09:28:36.840-08:002012-11-15T09:28:36.840-08:00Me too, Cathy!
I hope so, J - I think it's st...Me too, Cathy!<br /><br />I hope so, J - I think it's starting to happen!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-24119055570528356412012-11-15T09:11:44.984-08:002012-11-15T09:11:44.984-08:00"...but one said there was too much romance i..."...but one said there was too much romance in his fantasy and the other said there was too much fantasy in her romance."<br /><br />I had the same issue. I was fortunate that my agent finally succeeded in selling the books, but I wouldn't change what I write to make a better fit somewhere...<br /><br />Perhaps our middle-of-the-road stories will take off and spawn a whole new sub-genre ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-20407097899959870732012-11-15T07:05:16.127-08:002012-11-15T07:05:16.127-08:00I love the cross-genre stories that pop into my he...I love the cross-genre stories that pop into my head. They're they only kind I seem to generate. And I love that some agents and publishers are willing to take a chance on them. It's not an easy way to have a writing career, but I wouldn't want you or any of us to give it up.Cathy in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667978358875270260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-42796162989852989132012-11-15T07:04:26.569-08:002012-11-15T07:04:26.569-08:00Thanks Rashda!I agree that it's the best writi...Thanks Rashda!I agree that it's the best writing a writer can do - even if the marketers don't always agree. Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-89640081072648305712012-11-15T06:57:42.308-08:002012-11-15T06:57:42.308-08:00Yay for honoring the stories! I think that's s...Yay for honoring the stories! I think that's some of best writing a writer can do...thanks for a thought-provoking post!<br /><br />@SpiceBitesRashda Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803134396969891096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499019835203480699.post-20112692854384092682012-11-15T06:43:41.157-08:002012-11-15T06:43:41.157-08:00Thanks Juturna! Love the cat-in-box analogy. It *d...Thanks Juturna! Love the cat-in-box analogy. It *does* look so cozy...<br /><br />Don't give up, Pamala! We shall overwhelm them with our cross-genre army of DOOM!!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.com