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Mystery, suspense, thrillers, paranormal, horror & YA by "Cheryl Kaye Tardif" & romance by "Cherish D'Angelo". Cheryl is represented by Trident Media Group in NY.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Day 23 of VBT: I answer questions on writing from Eileen Bell's mailbag

Today's 'Touring the World' virtual book tour stop is at EileenBell.com. Eileen is a friend of mine and a very talented writer, and I was honored when she decided to be one of my hosts on this tour. This past week Eileen has been collecting questions from visitors via email, and I had a lot of fun answering them. Today's post is perfect for anyone who is looking for tips on writing or just general information on what it's like to be a writer.

FROM EILEEN'S MAILBAG:

From Roxanne:
You work across a lot of different genres – and mediums - screenplays, comedy, mystery. I find myself attracted to a lot of genres as well, but feel like I should finish my book before I try my hand at plays, for example. Do you have any advice for a novice writer who is interested in many different forms? (as someone who seems to work in many formats herself?) Thanks :)

Roxanne, thank you for your question. First, regarding genres, it has become more acceptable to write cross-over works, such as a combination of suspense, horror and romance. As writers we...

Read more at EileenBell.com.

3 comments:

C. M. Hunt said...

Cheryl,

Thank you for answering our questions on Eileen's website. Your answer to mine was great, and I learnt a lot from your other answers as well.

Congratulations on all your success thus far, and may you have much more in the future.

Christina

Cheryl Tardif said...

Hi Christina:

You are very welcome, and I am glad I could help.

One of my goals is to help other authors when possible. So thank you for letting me know I am doing that.

All the best!
Cheryl

Anonymous said...

Thaks so much Cheryl for taking time to answer my question. I particularly resenate with your last bit of advice "The bottom line is that readers don’t care who publishes your book. They want a good read. So give them that and then promote the heck out of it online and via consignments in bookstores (for self-published authors) and you’ll grow a fan base. Word of mouth is still the best way to move a book off a shelf or out of a box!" thanks for being a beacon out there!! Billie