tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post6769030261643910701..comments2024-03-24T14:17:48.000+02:00Comments on Judy Croome: To Worship Mammon or Apollo?Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-6454978584544388382008-12-22T15:51:00.000+02:002008-12-22T15:51:00.000+02:00"Was my voice really suited to genre writing?..."Was my voice really suited to genre writing?"<br><br>I'm sure in the past I would have been surprised to hear someone mention a writer's voice being better suited for certain genres or no genres at all. <br><br>After writing for a while, I understand what this means.Justus M. Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031226145526664876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-92046911646344307902008-12-22T20:16:00.000+02:002008-12-22T20:16:00.000+02:00Yes, I think learning to recognise your unique voi...Yes, I think learning to recognise your unique voice is critical to a writer. And once you've recognised it, it'll be difficult to write in any other way (or, at least, that's what it's like for me.)Ann Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-15034310254225664062008-12-30T16:47:00.000+02:002008-12-30T16:47:00.000+02:00"And, if I did continue with genre writing, w..."And, if I did continue with genre writing, when was I ever going to get to the point of earning enough money to be able to write what I really wanted to write?"<br><br>A very interesting post. <br>Lots of people start off with purely external motivation --fame, money, trophies-- then gradually come to enjoy what they are doing purely for its own sake.<br><br>While writing your 2 genre fiction books, did you come to feel any enjoyment in the process?Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898590854473007918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-33283964632929610722008-12-30T17:54:00.000+02:002008-12-30T17:54:00.000+02:00Janet, thanks for your interesting question! I act...Janet, thanks for your interesting question! <br><br>I actually wrote 7 genre novels - 5 completely "new" and the 2 additional mss were the re-writes I mentioned in the blog post (I'll go and correct that now!). I count them as 2 different mss as they really were COMPLETELY new books by the time I'd finished the rewrites the (two different) eds had wanted.<br><br>To answer your question: I think I did enjoy writing them at the time - but after each rejection it was harder for me to write the next one. I sort of felt it was another "me" writing them. It was a voice that wasn't the "real" me, so to speak. (Sounds schizophrenic I know!) There came a point were I thought "This is it. I can't write better than this in this genre." And when that book was rejected I just knew I had to try something different if I wanted to carry on writing. It's been a long road since then to get my writing voice clear, but the ms I'm rewriting now (my first in this "new" voice) leaves me content with every challenge I overcome. So the struggles don't seem as hard as the struggles were in the genre fiction mss. <br><br>And that's why I know I'm finally writing what I should write and, while I would love to be published, at the end of the day, my pleasure in my novel is not diminished by the fact it's not yet published.<br><br>And that's far more than you wanted to know I'm sure!!Ann Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-43110387150521131002008-12-30T20:38:00.000+02:002008-12-30T20:38:00.000+02:00"It's been a long road since then to get ..."It's been a long road since then to get my writing voice clear, but the ms I'm rewriting now (my first in this "new" voice) leaves me content with every challenge I overcome. So the struggles don't seem as hard as the struggles were in the genre fiction mss."<br><br>Hi Ann, I'm fascinated by your two writing voices--the asumed one and the true one.<br>You came very close to publication in genre fiction, and probably would have made it if you hadn't realised you didn't enjoy writing it. <br> If the genre voice wasn't the real you, where did it come from? Was it an imitation of the type of voice selling at the time and difficult to sustain? <br><br>How different is your 'new' voice from the genre fiction one?Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898590854473007918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-73526935534960002982008-12-30T23:00:00.000+02:002008-12-30T23:00:00.000+02:00Thank you for posting those excerpts. What do I t...Thank you for posting those excerpts. What do I think? :)<br><br>Both voices are compelling reading--but not that different (apart from the 2nd being in 1st person present tense) Both are very very readable, have strong emotion and an active writing style with an intensity that makes me want to read on) <br><br>The genre fiction clearly wasn't rejected because of voice/style/writing ability. Any chance you might post chapter one on your blog?<br><br>Good luck with the novel in the new voice.Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898590854473007918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-66864293318164130182008-12-31T09:02:00.000+02:002008-12-31T09:02:00.000+02:00Thanks, Janet Kind of you to say so!I hope you don...Thanks, Janet Kind of you to say so!<br><br>I hope you don't mind - I've posted Chapter One of another ms for you, called "The Tycoon's Secret Bride." This is the last of the full mss I wrote; the excerpt was from one I was busy on when the final rejection (for Secret Bride) came through, so I'd only got as far as Chap 3 and I stopped. Hope you enjoy this one anyway!<br>Best <br>AnnAnn Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.com