Interesting week here on TNG. Monday, Cryastal made me go back through my personal blog posts and check to see if I’d said anything truly insulting about anyone I care to insult. Tuesday, Shelli had me thinking about my prefered writing length and why it is prefered. Wednesday, Sara made me wonder why I struggle so much transitioning betweeen full lenght and novella.

And then a very interesting thing happened Wed. night. Army Guy asked what I planned on working on that night. I answered that I’m working on an historical for the Stroke of Midnight and he was shocked. That’s not what you write, he said. How to respond? On the one hand, I really appreciate that this man knows me well enough to know what I write. On the other, I resent the hell out of the implication I can’t write something else! He does know me really well and I wonder if he’d seen my insecurity at this point? My wondering if I could pull off this historical thing.

It doesn’t really matter what his intentions were at this point. All I heard was challenge and after a week of questioning what my comfort zone is, well let’s just say that’s all I needed lol.

So. Y’all think I can write an historical? How about you? Is there a genre you thought you’d never try? If so, how did it go?

6 Responses to “Wake up calls and comfort zones”

1. Amie Stuart Says:
   February 8th, 2007 at 6:34 am

   I Never thought I’d write a paranormal! And the one I’m working on I just love. I never thought I’d write a mystery either and I learned it’ll be a long time before i do it again LOL

2. Sara Dennis Says:
   February 8th, 2007 at 3:27 pm

   Erotic romance. Never thought I’d be able to pull it off and I’ve managed quite well, thank you.

3. Shelli Stevens Says:
   February 8th, 2007 at 4:24 pm

   I swore I’d never do a shifter or sci fi. Did the shifter, working on the sci fi, and can’t wait to do a historical.

   I totally know you can pull this off, Lori. Why? Cause you’re THE LORIBELLE! You kick ass at whatever you write

4. Lyric Says:
   February 8th, 2007 at 5:49 pm

   I tried paranormal and it sucked. Didn’t think I’d ever do it again. But I AM!!!!

5. Dayna_Hart Says:
   February 9th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

   I never thought I’d write romance

   Or sci-fi. It requires a tightness of writing I’m absolutely pathetic with.

   Historical-fantasy, yes. Historical, no.

6. Crystal Jordan Says:
   February 11th, 2007 at 6:03 pm

   I totally think you can write a historical. Period.