By Zee Monodee
Hey beautiful people!
In anticipation of my July 29 release, the
romantic suspense/espionage story You Belong to Me (part of the Beyond
Fairytales line, and inspired by Grimm story The Nix of the Mill Pond), I
thought I’d delve into why writing romantic suspense can be detrimental to your
sanity (...uhm, yeah – as if hearing voices in your head screaming to be given
a story wasn’t bad enough....)
So, let’s delve in!
1. Your life will always seem boring and
mundane compared to the scenarios you come up with.
2. Suddenly, people start looking at you in
a weird manner when they read your work, and find out how much the “sweet”
person they know you to be... can think like a psycho and/or sociopath...
3. You find men who don’t walk the edge of
danger boring.
4. You get to research and know a lot about
guns and other weapons (probably too much...)
5. It’s not hard for you to imagine
potential scenarios for getting rid of your boss/mother-in-law/slimy ex/your
man’s psycho ex and figuring out exactly how to get away with it...
6.
You retreat into your bubble, because frankly, wherever you’re living
will seem like the dumps when your stories are taking you to Paris, London, Prague,
Cape Town, Lake Como, and other such glamorous, exotic locations.
7. You suddenly know a lot about biological
weapons and can hold your own in a debate about the merits of this
anti-terrorism strategy versus the other (putting you squarely into Nerd category!)
8. Coffee starts to replace blood in your
body, because, face it, you need the adrenalin rush!
9. Vanilla sex gets just way too boring!
Your characters need spice and the rush... and you take the irreversible step
into hot and racy sex scene territory.
10. You start wishing you were your
characters, never mind they’re totally screwed up....
Coming to you this July – You Belong to Me by Zee Monodee
A modern retelling of Grimm fairytale The
Nix of the Mill Pond, whereby a young woman who is no damsel in distress sets
out to save her kidnapped prince...only to find that true evil lives well and
strong in the heart of a man bent on conquering the world.
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From Mauritius with love,
Zee
#zeemonodee, #beyondfairytales, #decadentpub, #interracialromance
7 comments:
What a fun post, Zee. That's why I don't write suspense, lol.
Fun post, Zee, love it :)
Lol.#3 is so funny. Wait until your friends read your book. Your hubby is probably no complaining about #9.
Zee I love the way your brain works :-)
LOL, ladies! Funny but true, though (which makes you totally screwed from the get go *grin*)
Nana, you're one naughty gal.... (but I like how you think *wink*)
xoxo
I loved this blog, everything you said is so true.
Best thing I read today! Thanks, Zee! Can't wait for your book to come out :)
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