Hi all—Lindi here!!
Happy Saturday. :) First I’d like to thank Liwen for joining us last month. And I’d like to congratulate the winners of her books–Diana–Margaret Nelson-Gail Hollingsworth. We so appreciate you stopping by!
Now–month three of confession session–(my book reading progress.) Not so good for Feb. I’m still reading A Scent of Rain, great book, just haven’t had enough waking hours in the day to finish it. I haven’t read a non fiction book. So there, not too much progress. I hope to have more to report in April.
So I pretty much spent February writing a novella, Sweet Love of Mine, which will be out in April. The novella is with my editor now. The story is about Grant, a chef who can’t cook anymore, and Eden, who’s launching her event planning business by throwing her mom and dad an anniversary party, and the caterer has run off with her money leaving her with no food for her fancy dinner party in seven days.
Far fetched idea? Some would say it is.
But here’s the thing.
I love writing far fetched ideas. Those ideas where the reader must suspend their belief somewhat to go along with the stories. I think they are fun and let the reader leave the real world for awhile to escape.
In my first published book, Her Best Catch, the hero was an injured baseball player. In my second book a recovering pop star meets a Christian musician. Not your typical real life, could happen to me, stories, but I find those themes intriguing. I think the reason I find them intriguing is because I do love to escape when I read. I love fairy tales–think Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast. I mean, really, would an outcast stepsister really meet a prince? Would a scarred man really find the beautiful local girl and fall in love? But themes like these are what makes my writing heart beat.
Stories like that fuel my imagination. We are writing fiction and I take that to its fullest liberties, I guess.
In the second book in this Sweetly Southern Series, (which I haven’t written yet, but am about to start as soon as I’m done writing this post. :)) I’m playing with the idea of my heroine, Scarlett, losing her corporate day job. She’s fed up with all the politics of that life, so she becomes a pageant consultant. (Talk about stepping out of the fire into the fireworks of politics, right?) The hero in the story, Mason, works at a men’s homeless shelter. (You meet these two briefly in Sweet Love of Mine.)
That’s all I’ve got story wise. I can’t have too much information. My brain doesn’t work that way. But what do you think? Does that sound like an intriguing couple? I can see suspending belief in this story, too.
Readers–(and writers, too) here’s your time to weigh in. I know not everyone loves the same types of books, but what are your thoughts on suspension of belief? I appreciate all your comments and your feedback. After all, writers would have no reason to write if readers didn’t read, right? :)
I’ll give away an E-copy of my first book, Her Best Catch, to one commenter.
USA Today featured author Lindi Peterson lives in north Georgia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with her husband and a lively array of cats, dogs and birds. She loves sharing life with her family and friends. Her passion for reading led her to writing, and then God spoke words of love into her heart and changed her life forever.
Hi Lindi, I have no problem with suspension of belief- that is often the reason for reading!! I enjoyed “Her best catch” it was a fun story to read:)
Good luck with the reading (and writing of course),
Blessings:)
Good morning, Lindi! I think Scarlett and Mason sound like a very intriguing couple. Suspension of belief can always make the story more fun. Wishing you the best with the writing.
Sounds like fun stories to read. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Wemble—I loved writing HBC. That was my first first person book and it flowed so fast–74 days from start to finish–massive edits needed, of course, but the storyline was fast in my mind and my fingers could hardly keep up. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks, Jill.
Colleen–thank you for visiting Inspy romance. :)
I like all sort of stories, whether fairytales or real life characters, if they are well written, I’ll love to read them. I do avoid too much drama (we have way too much of that in real life). Your stories sound fun.
I don’t have any problems suspending belief as long as it’s still, in my mind, a somewhat plausible story involving real people and taking place in a real setting. The couple in your new book sound like a fun and interesting combination.
Priscila—I agree with you on the drama~avoid at all costs. :)
Thanks for the encouragement–I do try and keep it on this side of the realm of believability.
I love a kinds of stories. Fairytale and suspending belief are some of my favorites. I read to get away from life. Have a great day!
Beth—Yay for fairy tales. :) I so read to get away from life. Have a great day as well. Thanks for stopping by.
When I’m in the right mood, I’m all for suspending belief and escaping :-) That’s why I’ve got so many more fiction than non-fiction books!
I love keeping up with princess stories with my daughter. I also love good southern stories. These sound like fun books!
The crazy thing is, no matter how unbelievable our stories feel at times, even MORE unbelievable things happen in real life!
Hi Lindi I read and loved HBC!! Look forward to reading more of your books!
Happy Weekend to all…..weather is nice in GA …just a little pollen.
I do like a good fairy tale with a happy ever after ending. They are the best!
It depends on how much I have to suspend belief. I’m not a fan of time travel.
Sweet Love of Mine sounds like a great book. I love the cover!
I just saw on twitter that you are in a book club, are you enjoying it? While a lot of clubs are moving to the internet, I still enjoy a good ‘ol in person book chat. We seem to have higher numbers in the summer, but I’m alright if it’s just a few of us.
I agree with Merrilee’s statement about suspended belief. Sci-fi doesn’t appeal to me at all for this reason. The story has to have some anchors in the here and now.
Hey Lindi, love this post and your confession! :) I enjoy suspension of belief stories as long as the content is clean and grabs my attention. I have ALWAYS loved your stories so whatever you’re doing, it works!! Will you be doing anymore Love-Atlanta Style ebooks? Thanks for the giveaway but please don’t include me, I have already read Her Best Catch and enjoyed it :) Love and smiles to you, my friend!!
God bless you and your writing, your stories have been blessing me since Her Best Catch, keep it up :) Love and hugs!!
Thanks for the interesting post, Lindi. I usually don’t have a problem with suspending belief, as long as it isn’t too far out there. Crazy things happen in real life all the time!
These sound like great stories. “losing her corporate day job. She’s fed up with all the politics of that life, so she becomes a pageant consultant. (Talk about stepping out of the fire into the fireworks of politics, right?) The hero in the story, Mason, works at a men’s homeless shelter”. What kind of corporate job did she have, or how is she qualified to be a pageant consultant? And what would that have to do with someone that works at a homeless shelter? Will have to watch for this one and read it! I like to read suspension of belief stories to see how it all works out.