Introduction to new weekly blog!
Hi! I’ve met so many wonderful people from PNR’s The Haunt that I wanted to meet more, so here I am. My name is Kristy Bock. I write paranormal romance, read it, and review it. I am also the co-host of PNR’s The Haunt. What better way to share opinions and ideas than a blog? Paranormal Romance is such a diverse genre that I’ll even have a partner in crime for this blog; she’ll introduce herself in a moment. Once a week, we’ll pick a topic that relates to Paranormal Romance or the industry in general and discuss it.
My initial question to any reader today is what type of paranormal romance reader are you? Do shape-shifters appeal to you? Perhaps vampires are more your cup of tea? Maybe an angel or two? The ones that tickle my fancy are the ones that are so far removed from reality that you’re left wondering where on earth the author came up with that! I enjoyed Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series a great deal. I recently read ‘The Lure of the Wolf’ by Jennifer St. Giles and it was right up my paranormal alley!
I often wonder how many writers of the supernatural use lure that they’d grown up hearing, or create their own guidelines for their paranormal creatures. I think that while the established lure offers a connection to readers, creating your own would be more satisfying. What do you think? I think it’s wonderful to read a book written by an author that mixes up lore. There’s so much creative material to work with.
In the coming weeks we’re going to discuss all things paranormal from reading to writing. We’ll post comments that further discussions and just run with it. Want something discussed? Just let us know. Now I’d like you to meet my partner in crime, Jackie. ~ Kristy
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Hi, I’m Jackie, and apart from being Kristy’s ‘partner-in-crime’ in this new venture, I am a reader, writer and reviewer of contemporary and other genre romances; and a healer and empath. Kristy introduced me to PNR, and recently I joined another romance review site, an experience that has widened my reading to other romance genres.
What aspects of the genre entice you to read some books, why do you enjoy certain authors and not others? Do you write them? If so what stirred you to hit the keyboard? These are just a few of the questions that may come up for discussion.
Yesterday Kristy introduced me to Karen Marie Morning, and am thoroughly enjoying her writing. I also read many Nora Roberts books, and marvel at where they and others writers get their ideas from? They blend reality and paranormal so smoothly it’s hard to see any form of divide. It’s such a vast subject I look forward to meeting and sharing this experience with all of you.
“A stranger is a friend you’ve yet to meet.” I look forward to meeting and making many new friends here. ~ Jackie
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