Novellas

I have read many. What exactly are they? Are they ideas that fizzle out? Are they the “Stay tuned, the rest of the story coming soon?” I wonder.

This week, I downloaded a book that I had in my library for a very long time. I was extremely disappointed when my nooK opened the book it was only 130 pages. “Ugh,” I thought. “I’ll be done with this in an hour, and then what am I going to read?”

However, this one was quite good (where a lot of them are not). My only complaint is that it left me wanting more, as lots of novellas often do. The story moved way too fast, and me being an author myself, I felt that there was way more story to be told. I was compelled to “fill in” the missing parts. The couple in the story went from wanting each other, to having mad crazy relations, to planning a life together all within an hour. Frustration set in and I wonder why people do this.

Personally, I try to give my readers the whole story. Ups, downs and everything between. Giving them time to get to know and love (or hate) my characters.

Needing Nita by Norah Wilson was a fantastic read. She pulled me in from the first page, and like I said, I finished it within an hour or so. And I wanted to know more about Craig and Nita. I would have loved to read about the courtroom flirting. The chase. So, maybe Norah’s novella was to introduce herself to new readers.

Laurel K. Hamilton has a couple of novellas in her Anita Blake series. In Micah, she fills us in on the back story of one of her already well known characters. I appreciated that. After I read it, I had a better understanding of why Micah was the way he was. Yay!

But I still would love to know why people tease us with novellas. Help me out.

Until next time,
Kayresia

Paranormal Romance

This week, I would like to talk about a genre I am familiar with. Paranormal Romance. Four of the novels I have written are in this category, but honestly, almost every story I write is based on the family unit.
The love between mother and son, brother and sister. To use the term loosely, it could also be close friends. A lot of times in my books it is both. I am the featured author this week, only because I am curious about your feelings on the genre.

For those of us who read the Twilight series, were and still in love with the relationship between Bella and Edward. I swear the books can still make me cry. The movies have yet to move me the same way.
I got into the genre with the Twilight series and though I loved them, they were lacking something for me. I’m well past my teens and wanted to read more about the intimacy between Bella and Edward. That was the only downfall for me. So I looked for more adult books in the same genre. Laurel K. Hamilton satisfied me through sixteen books. Wow! Then things just got weird. Not saying that I will never read another one, but really, things just got weird.

So, what I would love to know is your thoughts. What are you looking for when you pick up a Paranormal Romance, if you do at all?

Until next time,
Kayresia