One of my favorite readers, Gary Powers, has been gracious enough to review the sequel to Madison, which I've so far titled 'Madison: Shattered Wings, and send feedback before it's published,'. He said that so far it's as good as the first book, and he's really enjoying it! So far people reviewing it seem to really be loving it, so I'm super excited to finally get it out there!
As for direction, I'm considering writing a new epic trilogy, but I need to figure out exactly what theme I'll go with. It seems like a lot of really popular genres right now are saturated with good stories. It seems like the vampire well has run dry for the most part, same with zombies. Werewolves seem to be the new thing right now, but they probably won't last as long as vampires have, just because they aren't as inherently sexy as creatures. Like, who wants a lover whose super power is getting really hairy and peeing on fire hydrants? No thanks!
I loved Hunger Games, and I'd like to write something just as amazing, but I don't want it to merely be a re-hashing of Hunger Games. I also loved Ender's Game, but it didn't translate perfectly into a movie. They got some of the relationship stuff between him and Petra wrong, and I didn't think it had the emotional impact of the book because they didn't take it far enough. Lord of the Rings was awesome, but I also don't want to just make a copy of that, nor do I want to copy Harry Potter, which I also loved.
So my hope is that I can find some inspiration. I know I have a truly epic trilogy in me, I know how to write it and make it something special, but I need a starting point. I need an underlying theme to tie all of it together. Hopefully I can think of something soon, because I'd love to start writing again!
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