Sales of fantasy up in recession, and more
As a fantasy author, I just love news like this. In Monday's Publishers Weekly was an article entitled: "Good Worlds and Bad: Pure escapism and dystopian visions appeal to consumers unhappy with the here and now." Fantasy and science fiction is selling strong in the recession. I've always said if I want bad news I'll just turn on the TV or check CNN.com; I sure as heck don't want it in my books. It seems that a lot of people agree. Great news for the genre and the publishing industry!
Yesterday, I read a blog post from author Christopher Gortner over at Red Room. He wrote about what I'll be going through in the next few weeks: A writer's empty nest.Once one book has come out and I've turned the next one in (all within a few weeks of each other), I get the jitters something fierce. Either that or I'll be walking through the house and just stop and stand there. You'd think I'd be able to relax. Nope. Writers' Empty Nest Syndrome strikes again. ; )
Coming up tomorrow: A steamy snippet from The Trouble with Demons featuring Raine & Mychael. Trust me, you don't want to miss this.
Happy Friday!
Lisa
Yesterday, I read a blog post from author Christopher Gortner over at Red Room. He wrote about what I'll be going through in the next few weeks: A writer's empty nest.Once one book has come out and I've turned the next one in (all within a few weeks of each other), I get the jitters something fierce. Either that or I'll be walking through the house and just stop and stand there. You'd think I'd be able to relax. Nope. Writers' Empty Nest Syndrome strikes again. ; )
Coming up tomorrow: A steamy snippet from The Trouble with Demons featuring Raine & Mychael. Trust me, you don't want to miss this.
Happy Friday!
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
6:06 AM
8 Comments:
It's awesome that fantasy and sci-fi novels are doing well! :)
Hmm. Sleep for two days, then write again? At least then you can take it at your own pace, rather than stressing :)
I'll give myself a couple of days off and then it's back to the writing grindstone. Like most writers, I'm not completely happy unless I'm creating.
Good to hear the genre is going strong; I hope that means well for my novel, too! :)
I don't get "writer's empty nest," but then again, I'm not under deadline from a major publisher (or a minor one, for that matter). I tend to wrap up one project and right off move on to another. I suppose it helps that I write both fiction & nonfiction. I always seem to have something new to start.
Probably not the best of advice, Lisa, but hey, whatever works for each of us. :)
It's like I'm working as fast and hard as I can and then suddenly it stops and the book is done. A stop that sudden from working full speed is a little disorienting, to say the least.
{blink} Two days? I'm impressed with your stamina! It used to take me more like to weeks to recover from the end of a semester, which is the closest I've come to this. {SMILE}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
Make that "two weeks." {blush, Smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
I find the news that fantasy and science fiction are doing so well in this recession. {Smile}
The empty nest problem is interesting too. {SMILE}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
That is awesome news for you! And also those of us with fantasy wips in the making.
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