Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Wicked Wednesday - what do you as readers want?

It feels like it's been a long while since we've had a Wicked Wednesday post, hasn't it? September was a busy month, and October is going to be even busier with The 13th Floor Collection blog tour. November and December will be a break time except for a few special events. I need to get working on what comes next now that my series is done.

I want to revise and query one of my unpublished novels. I considered a sci-fi or dystopian, but I don't think I'm quite ready to delve back into those yet. My focus is still on the paranormal romances. I have three options I'm considering. I'd appreciate your opinion. What catches your interest as a reader?

1) WITCH'S FIRST RULE. This is the first book in a completed trilogy. Before my son was born, I queried this book, and it got some interest, but eventually, everyone passed on it. I realized I was marketing it all wrong. I also did some major rewrites. The protagonist is a witch and professional marriage therapist named Magena Silver. She uses love potions to reignite the passion in broken marriages and boost her success rating. Magena has been with me for several years. Every time I take a break from her story, I eventually find myself coming back to her. Magena is strong, opinionated, and in charge of her life. She doesn't like it when I ignore her.
Overall story: A powerful witch demands Magena reverse the effects of a love potion on two of her clients. She must create an antidote or lose her life.
Romantic plot: Nathan is an empath sent to watch over Magena as she tries to create the antidote. He's the only man that has ever been able to get past her emotionally cool facade.

2) SUPER FAMOUS. This was my NaNoWriMo book from last year. It's a superhero romance. I thought it was a bit silly at the time I was writing it, but I've recently read it again, and I liked it a lot. It would need a lot of revising, but it could work. Oakley a.k.a. The Silver Skipper is the leader of a group of superheroes. They're on the rise to international fame. Unfortunately this draws the attention of some scary super villains. With super crime increasing, the government is cracking down on all people with superpowers including the heroes. The heroes are forbidden to use their powers lest they become criminals too.
Overall story: Oakley and her team risk their freedom and lives to save the innocent as the villains kidnap children with superpowers.
Romantic plot: Oakley is the ultimate superhero and never lets her guard down, but Benniton sees her more than just as The Silver Skipper.

3) SORROW PHAGE. (That's only the working title.) This is a paranormal romance where the protagonist works at a supernatural funeral home. Hey, paranormal beings can die too. Erinys is a demon that feeds on people's sorrow. See, it's handy she works at a funeral home! A new and gorgeous vampire wakes up in the mortuary, and she finds herself tangled up in a whole load of trouble.
Overall story: Supernatural drug war reveals itself as something much more horrifying, and Erinys is caught in the middle of it.
Romantic plot: Erinys helps a new vampire named Nicholas and starts to fall for him even when he brings death to her door.

If only I could write better taglines! So what do you think? What catches your attention?

14 comments:

  1. I can't imagine you writing anything I wouldn't want to read. These all sound great to me! If I MUST pick, though, I'll go with Witch's First Rule. :D

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  2. It was interesting reading about your manuscripts and I like the titles. #3 grabs my attention the most.

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  3. These all sound amazing! Do I really have to choose?! Since I can only pick one, I guess I'll go with Witch's First Rule, since I've always been a fan of witches! :)

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  4. I like the superhero one, but that third one sounds really original.

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  5. Well, they all sound cool, really, but if we're picking one, I'd go with #1. I like the idea of a witch who's a marriage therapist.

    But then again, I really do like superheroes, so maybe I should go with your second story.

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  6. Eventually I hope to get to all of them, but thank you for your opinions on where to start. I want to grab everyone's attention with my first novel! :)

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  7. They all sound great. If I had to chose #1 caught my attention.

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  8. The superhero one.

    I like the idea of Magena, but the premise of her being "forced" to undo a love spell just sounds too devised for my tastes.

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  9. Ah, I remember reading Sorrow Phage. That was so much fun and so unique. I'd vote for that one, although you can't go wrong with any of them.

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  10. I have my editor help me with all things regarding queries, synopsis, blurbs, and such. I just sent him an email this morning asking for any blurbs he may think of for my latest MS.

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  11. Ok, they all sound good, but number three I would read in a heartbeat. ;)

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  12. I remember reading the snippet during the blogfest and really enjoyed it! I hope this Comes out soon. Such a cool idea! :)

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  13. Ugh,,,lol I meant I read Super Famous..:D The other stories sound fantastic as well.. <3

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  14. Oh they all sound so intriguing but I love the super romance idea-- that's awesome!

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