Oops, forgot to post yesterday.
If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve read my lament about my revised Bombshell manuscript being rejected. I’ve moped, I’ve wondered, I’ve…well, I’ve thought about it a lot. The new plan is to turn it into a “bigger” book and try the single title market rather than the category market. Now, by bigger I don’t just mean page length. It needs sub-plots, more sexual tension, deeper characterization, perhaps more complex or unexpected language. But after 10 years of writing and trying to sell to the category market, this is going to be a challenge. I’m reading Donald Maass’s Writing the Breakout Novel and will be reading some bigger, romantic suspense novels to get myself in the right mindset before sitting down with my manuscript and digging in.
So, I’m curious, what are some of the best single title romantic suspense manuscripts you’ve read, preferably ones with great sexual tension?
I’m also still working on ideas for my new women’s fiction book. I have a master document into which I’m typing every snippet of character or plot I come up with. I may continue to work on this alongside the romantic suspense revisions — just to keep things interesting and keep myself from burning out on day after day of revisions.
September 23rd, 2005 at 3:46 pm
I have to chime in here, Trish, because I just read a great one — I SPY by Jacey Ford. This book is crackling with sexual tension thanks to two possible love interests, one of whom is the bad guy. Devoured it!
Your plan to expand sounds great, BTW. Go for it!
September 23rd, 2005 at 6:46 pm
Thanks for the suggestion, Heather. I just put it on my list.
September 27th, 2005 at 5:10 am
Just wanted to say, “You can do it! Yeah, Baby!” This is silly, but Gone With the Wind was the first book that popped into my mind.
, allison
October 4th, 2005 at 9:59 pm
Hey, Allison! I didn’t realize you’d posted until now.