I Never Thought
By Natalie Star
I never
thought that anyone would read my novel. That wasn’t my intent when I penned
it. I wrote it for me and maybe a few of my daughter’s friends to read. I most certainly
didn’t intend to submit it to a publisher, ever.
While working
on it, I went against the norm the majority of the time. Wanting to write young
adult paranormal, I didn’t want to do the usual vampire, were, angel or ghost
story. I made up my own paranormal world with
Keepers/Watchers/Protectors/Organizers. Then when it came time to make a
decision, I’d ask myself “What would the average reader expect to happen?” Then
I’d go in the opposite direction. I had a blast writing the story using this method.
I also kept reading how people were getting sick of love triangles in stories,
so I wrote a nontraditional one. I’m not even sure you could call it a
triangle. You’d have to read it and tell me what you think.
I didn’t even
know how my story would turn out. I mean, I had a basic outline in my head how
the story would progress, but in the end, it didn’t happen the way I planned.
I’m thinkin’ it turned out even better. Writing this story was much like
reading one – never knowing what was going to happen next, or how things would
turn out. I wrote by the seat of my pants.
I had no
pressure writing my debut novel, The Keeper, because no one was really going to
read it, or so I thought. Things change, and now you can purchase my eBook on
ten different websites, how totally cool, and totally unexpected for me and my
family. But now writing the next story after The Keeper, I feel the pressure. I
am still writing by the seat of my pants, but when I ask myself that question
of what would the average reader expect…I think wow, this better be good,
because someone might actually be reading it.
Connect with
Natalie Star:
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The
Keeper“Gifted” with supernatural powers and an unexpected destiny as the Keeper, Billie and a mysterious boy from her past must work together to find answers. But, as they begin to discover feelings for one another, he disappears leaving her to fight evil alone. Her life spirals out of control. She breaks up with her boyfriend, Tony, and alienates her best friends Arianna and Jocelyn to protect them from the truth.
As dark forces pursue her, Billie longs to run away from it all, yet a need to do what’s right compels her to face the future as the keeper of more than her own fortune.
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