Three Books in the Works?!
That's right, I now have three books in the works. (Cue the psycho music because that's what I must be if I'm willing to take on another book!) My newest one is just going to be a novella...I think? I'm going to have to give up sleep in order to get all of these titles finished...or maybe I could pick something else like laundry. Ha! Yeah right! But, seriously, I wonder how many other authors are going through this same thing. I'm lucky that I can jump back into whichever story I want to work on and not get confused. Here's an update on them:I am, of course, working on a sequel to One Petal Flower, my first published book. Unfortunately, this is the one I have the least finished. That is because I need to do quite a bit of research for it. It has Native Americans and I want to make sure I honor their heritage, beliefs, and folklore correctly. The main character, Chayton, is Native American (and yummy too!), so I really need to take my time reading, interviewing, and taking notes.
My second book in progress is called Nev. It's about two teenage cousins, Nev (female) and Cameron (male). Although they are not blood related because one is adopted, they are the same age, live beside each other, and go to school together. Their families are very close after Nev's mother dies from cancer. I won't say more at this point, but I'm very excited about it.
My newest one is going to be New Adult rather than the Young Adult I've been sticking with so far. Also, it will be darker because a murderer will play a big part in it. My goal with this one will be to make the reader feel fear (of course), along with things that are "wrong". I want to push the comfort level.
When I write I try to keep the flow going by "action". I'm not talking about action like in action movies, I mean each scene has to be important to the story. I don't want to spend too much time going on and on about the character's feelings or how hot the guy is. I want the reader to feel things for themselves. I want my books to play out like movies, and with movies you have a limited time to tell the story. This technique will hopefully keep the reader from getting bored or feeling the story is lagging at any point. It worked well for One Petal Flower. I love hearing that the reader could not put my book down.
I'd like to now list all the ways to contact me and/or order One Petal Flower. Please feel free to ask me questions or just chat about books. :)
Website: www.kristiayersauthor.com (For paperback and links to Kindle, Nook, & Smashwords)
Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/authorkristiayers
Facebook Book Page: www.facebook.com/OnePetalFlower
Twitter: @kristi_ayers
