So far, pregnancy has consisted of food cravings and throwing up. Exciting, right? My recent trains of thought kind of go like this: YUCK, ooooh lemon cake, wow that couch looks so nice right now, OOH OOH black olives, but what about caramel chocolate, I WILL NEVER EAT AGAIN, oh geez the author of Imaginary Girls keeps mentioning vegetable lo mein and I MUST HAVE IT.Apparently, pregnancy also makes you a spaz.
So wanna know something sweet? I'm writing a HORROR. Hells yeah! This will be book four, and something I'm doing for fun while my contemporary (book three) gets the let's-get-this-thing-published treatment.
I'm a huge, huge horror fan, and I feel like there's not a lot of classic horror in Young Adult right now. There's a lot of paranormal type stories, with ghosts that are characters and teens that have terrifying powers or "gifts," but I don't feel like there's a lot of random, straight-up terror a la Stephen King's It and Pet Sematary. I'd love to contribute some of this to the YA world! Now it's time to see if I can turn a terrifying vision into a quality project.
I've been working very hard on the outline, and now that I'm getting a little more used to feeling like I need a constant IV of peppermint herbal tea, I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge and whip this beast out.
I feel like I'm about to release the hounds! This will be the first time I focus on speed instead of just writing it at whatever pace tickles my fancy. I won't push it and sacrifice the quality, but I'm liking the idea of challenging myself and setting a goal for it.
Huzzah for horror. The television is loaded with it this month! The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Stephen King, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and a whole other slew of classics. I actually just recently wrote a post over at YA Highway about scary movies and October. One of my favorite times of the year!
Do you know of any YA horrors? I'm currently reading The Monstrumologist and it is blowing my mind into delicious, gory smithereens.
7 comments:
So, so excited you are writing horror. You're right--there doesn't seem to be much YA horror out there, but you are the perfect writer to fill the void.
And--oh my friend--ginger, ginger, ginger. I used a garlic press to make homemade ginger ale when I had morning (and afternoon, and evening) sickness. Squeeze ginger juice into bubbly water, add a little bit of raw sugar. It works.
Omg, Loretta. That homemade ginger ale sounds seriously divine. I actually have a ginger root in my fridge, too! Perfect. <3
October is the best month for horror on tv. I still haven't watched the new Walking Dead yet, because I'm re-watching last season. Love that show.
And you don't sound like a spaz at all, just pregnant, lol!
Six Moon Summer by SM Reine is a nice creepy YA horror. Just finished it myself.
Good luck on your writing!
Congrats on the pregnancy :) sorry it sucks right now!
YA Horror! THAT IS SO WICKED COOL IT MAKES ME SQUEAL IN GLEE.
I love myself a good horror novel but I don't get to see much of it in YA which is kinda sad. But I hear Kendare Blake's ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD is really good.
G'luck on your contemp, Amy!
Boo-ya! Horror, woooo!
Also, lemon cake and veggie lo mein sounds amazing right about now....
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