CHRISTIAN, CLEAN OR GENERAL FICTION?

 By Patricia Bradley

I'm getting ready for a writing retreat with fourteen other romantic suspense writers in the Great Smoky Mountains, and so I thought I'd ask what type of fiction your prefer and share your answers with my writer friends: Christian, clean or general fiction.

I hesitated to tell you my preference since I didn't want to influence you, but you would probably figure it out since it's what I write. Or not. This is from someone who has always read almost anything, even the backs of cereal boxes when I was a kid (haven't grown up yet, either). 

And the answer is...I read all of the above, but I prefer Christian or clean. I usually only read general fiction when I'm doing research and I know the author had done their work...like for Deadly Revenge. I needed to research how to blow up a dam so I read Wet Desert: Tracking Down a Terrorist on the Colorado River by Gary Hansen, a general fiction book. Boy, did I learn a lot about dams and how to blow them up! And it was an interesting book.

Okay, Suspense readers, which do you prefer and why (If you don't mind saying so)? Leave your answers in the comments along with your contact information and I'll enter you in a drawing for Deadly Revenge. You can click on the graphic below to read about it.

 

 

 

Ice Skating on the Beach? The Perks of Being a Fiction Writer

It's a thrill to live in this wild and wacky world of fiction writing! Most of the time, people don't believe me when I tell them I've written thirty books or more. I think it's because I'm also a third grade teacher and they just can reconcile the two. "What's the best thing about writing fiction?" they ask. Easy. Research trips! There is fodder for books everywhere, of course, but the coolest thing is when you can travel to a neato locale and then make it come to life in a book. That's why I'm particularly excited about my November release, Dangerous Tidings. I went to Coronado Island in Southern California to do some sleuthing. Since the story takes place at Christmas time I was SUPER thrilled to take pictures of the outdoor ice rink at the historic Hotel Del which is right ON THE BEACH! Wacky, huh? The lovely Del, which features prominently in my book, was also the spot where L.Frank Baum used to stay and write some of his Oz stories. This was extremely cool for a Oz fan like myself.

So if you could travel to any spot you've read about in a book or seen in a movie, where would you go? I'm giving away a copy of Dangerous Tidings to one commenter!