tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609312852385790954.post2375421218220400944..comments2009-12-04T11:34:48.900-05:00Comments on College of Crime: Why I write what I writeIan Vasquezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03885269263535614423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609312852385790954.post-90003606175483338582009-12-04T11:34:48.900-05:002009-12-04T11:34:48.900-05:00So much to agree with here! I advise aspiring auth...So much to agree with here! I advise aspiring authors to write in the genre they enjoy. If you don't enjoy your writing, then why are you writing at all? <br />As for plot and character - crime fiction sets parameters. My readers have certain expectations. Crime thrillers have to be plot driven. My main interest, however, lies in my characters. Sometimes a character has to perform a certain action for the sake of the plot but, as any writer will tell you, characters sometimes take off in their own directions. Of course, I cannot allow a character to go 'out of character' or the illusion is broken. Readers must never think "I don't believe this character would ever do/say that". So there can be a tension between the direction in which a character develops, and the requirements of the plot. My readers are unaware of this problem. It's down to me as the author to create a believable fictitious world with plausible characters and an elegant plot. Cut Short has been a phenomenal success, so I seem to have achieved my goal so far, but the second book in my series will be published in 2010 and I'm already wondering how that book will fare...Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.com