Eleanor Tatum

Historical vs Hysterical

When should an author switch genres, if at all?  Is there such a thing as half of a genre?  Are all questions important?

Yes, I’m one of the new blockheads on the crowded romance publishing street.  One book.  Swamp Run will be released September 3, Labor Day.  The second, Swamp Secrets is waiting for editor approval.  Swamp Spot  is in draft.  The third, Swamp Train is the catalyst for this blog.  Train switches my genre from contemporary romantic suspense to historical (1897).  However, the setting is the same; the swamps of southeastern North Carolina.  So, is that half of a genre?

Which returns us to my third question. During my first career the following was a repetitive statement. “There are no silly questions.”  I beg to differ!  Educating the youth of America has taught me many priceless lessons. One is, yes, there are some very silly questions.

Therefore, yes, I should write those books, all of them and more. The process might make me crazy but research shows there are many hystericals in historicals.

Good Grief.