So I normally read and write more fantasy and science fiction than anything, but lately I've been having more and more contemporary ideas. It's weird. Not because contemp is weird, but because I have a hard time finding ones that really capture my attention. Anywho, the current WIP (listed on the BOOKS tab) began as a dual POV ghost story but is now a literary contemporary, meaning it's totally different from anything else I've written, and now the contemporary ideas just won't stop coming. I find myself in need of discipline so I don't try to write them all at once and book recs for research.
I read and loved both Thirteen Reasons Why and Hold Still, also a huge fan of If I Stay (though that one isn't really straight contemporary). I've read some Sarah Dessen and enjoyed it, but it didn't consume me, and I've tried reading The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants but put it down. So if you have anything in mind, do share.
Before I started writing this I was reading my handwritten pages out loud to my phone to convert speech to text so I could more easily get the words into the document because I don't have the money for Dragon or anything like that at the moment. It's working better than anticipated, and I should probably get back to work now to keep from refreshing my email.
Some contemporary authors I enjoy are John Green, Christa Desir (C. Desir), K.M. Walton, Laurie Halse Anderson...I can keep going. I love contemporary.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Every name helps me find something new. :)
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