Before publishing, I spent many hours interacting and writing
on a social site. The comradeship of other authors, the immediate input of
readers after each chapter, fans who loved the stories and didn't tear them
apart—I could go on about how wonderfully different this was, and I do miss it.
There are just not enough hours in the day.
All day every day lately has been devoted to the new series
D-String. Readers who know the Six Silver Strings Series and the plan for it, know that it is my hope
to put out a trilogy set titled with guitar strings. The G-String Set came
first—or did it?
G-String Set was the first published, but actually it was a
spin off from D-String, which is due out by summer. In the G-String set,
readers fell hard for Jack Storm rock star, and some not so much for the
heroine Marissa Dupleix. Marissa had her issues, and anyone who read to the end
of the series, especially anyone who has loved someone who they felt was far
above them, related to her desperation and insecurities.
In that series, however, it’s Jack who is breaking hearts. Readers
want Jack back, more than some new rock star on the horizon in some D-String
Set. On the social site, I had posted several novels. Accolades for each hero
were in the comments at the end of each book. Invariably at the beginning of
the next series, readers swore they could never love the next guy as much as
the previous.
“Jared is great, but
Matt is still my man.”
My answer was always a joking, “I can make you love him.”
Joking, because it isn't me playing God with my characters. The characters
have a life of their own, and just take over the laptop keys. But I promise you it happened. By the end of the next series, most readers had fallen in
love again—harder.
“Okay, you did it. I want
a Matt. Tissues, I need tissues!”
Matt’s time is almost here, and I hope you guys will love my
first love as much as you love Jack!
[Disclaimer: It’s 6:00 a.m. and Matt is calling, don’t hate on the
blogging typos ;)]
Sneak Preview of the D-String Set
I always enjoy falling in love with a character!
ReplyDeleteCool! Thanks for that, I'm really nervous about a new series,even it's related in a small way (and how did I not see this comment before now..so sorry!).
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