Variation: Will you write my life story/my idea?ĭammit, Jim, I’m a novelist, not a ghostwriter. Realizes I hate the way she chews gum, and I’ve got an awkward relationship with Suzie, you can be in the novel,” because then Suzie reads about herself and finally Little of my mom in her, and she also might have a little of my boss or a neighbor.Įveryone has flaws, especially interesting characters. I get my inspirationįrom reality, but I also merge people together. My novel (unless you’re a stranger who stumbled on my site). This is a tricky question because whether I tell you or not, you might already be in I like to tell my boss this to make her feel better about me not quitting in the next few years.ĮDIT: Now that I’ve changed careers from Office Drone to Hairdresser, I can see myself working in some swanky salon whether I need the money or not. Rowling) isn’t going to make anyone rich. Even then, being an author (other than J.K. published authors), that it’s not really possible to live off your writing until you’ve got a good 4 or 5 under your belt. Maybe I should say “romance” from now on.Īre you prepared to live in the poorhouse? Thrillers, but not 'International Espionage' or plots to assassinate some head of something. Mysteries, mostly, sometimes with paranormal elements, but not really fantasy.

I’m going for full-on novels for adult people (not romances).

I can’t ever figure out if people mean “you’re so kind and sensitive that you must be writing kids’ books” or “kids books are so easy, that must be what you’re aiming for.” Either way, no. Variation: So, do you write children’s books? It’s all part of romance, and those parts are in my stories. How is romance not a part of everyone’s life? Either you’ve been married, or you’re single and looking - even for people who aren’t married and not in a relationship and think men are evil have some reason for it, some botched affair in the past. Not only have I never read a 'bodice-ripper', I’m pretty sure I’ve never written one, either. I’m a girl, so apparently, romances are all I’m interested in.

The Silent Treatment by Melanie Surani