Hero and I have always been voracious readers. We read and
enjoyed all the books of a particular author. However, she had two main themes
she varied slightly. When we got one of her books, Hero would ask me, “Is this
Plot A or Plot B?” In spite of that, we kept reading her work.
I hope readers won’t say that about my books. I try really,
really, really hard to have a new twist in each book. The more books I write,
the more difficult coming up with something new is. I marvel at the authors who
have written over a hundred books. After a few over fifty titles, I am combing
my brain for new twists.
Characters and their stories don’t puzzle me. I have enough
of those to write hundreds of books. More pop into my head each week. With my
books, readers are guaranteed a happily-ever-after. But, what about the
external conflict? The adventure? The action?
For instance, in the book I just completed, the hero had to
rescue two people from a boat before it exploded. Then, the heroine had to rescue
the hero. I’ve never used that before. I did have an explosion cause the mouth
of a cave to be blocked. I hope the two are different enough that no one
accuses me of using Plot B. I’ll learn
at the end of April when ALEXANDRA’S AWAKENING is released.
In the meantime, please watch for MONK’S BRIDE, Kincaid book
5, on April 12th. You can preorder it now and it will magically appear
(or so it seems to me) in your e-reader on the 12th. The universal
buy link is http://mybook.to/Monk
I think when the characters are interesting and unique, we don't have to worry as much about a reoccurring plot. I once read there are only seven major plots, i.e. rags to riches, the quest, comedy, etc. Your covers are always striking, your settings varied, and your stories distinctive. What more would a reader want?
ReplyDeleteSince there are no unique characters as they all have been done before, the best one can do is make them interesting and not do things that are too stupid.
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