http://www.scottroche.com/blog/2010/02/mystery-in-horror/ Author, Podcaster, Kilt Wearer Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:23:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.scottroche.com/blog/2010/02/mystery-in-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-65 spiritualtramp Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:38:48 +0000 http://www.scottroche.com/blog/?p=119#comment-65 Thanks for reading. I second your vote. Thanks for reading. I second your vote.

]]> http://www.scottroche.com/blog/2010/02/mystery-in-horror/comment-page-1/#comment-64 scottsigler Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:14:56 +0000 http://www.scottroche.com/blog/?p=119#comment-64 I vote for the creating an original monster. There's always the bandwagon, always the followers, the people who right now say "I'm working on my steampunk novel" or (still) "I'm working on a teen vampire romance" (or insert your teen werewolf/zombie/witch/ghost/goblin novel here). Still, the sad thing is sometimes that stuff sells. How many wizard kid novels came out and sold following Rowling's success? It depends on what you want -- to follow in the footsteps of others, or to try and create new paths. I vote for the creating an original monster. There's always the bandwagon, always the followers, the people who right now say “I'm working on my steampunk novel” or (still) “I'm working on a teen vampire romance” (or insert your teen werewolf/zombie/witch/ghost/goblin novel here). Still, the sad thing is sometimes that stuff sells. How many wizard kid novels came out and sold following Rowling's success? It depends on what you want — to follow in the footsteps of others, or to try and create new paths.

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