Ravensong

When I started writing this book, I was playing with the idea of writing a romance novel. Then Joshua decided he wanted it to be more about him. So many times when I write, I have a vision in my head of what's going to happen in the plot, but the characters themselves take it in a different direction. I find character driven plots more interesting. The characters become so real to me that I feel like I've met them before and by the time the novel is over, I wind up missing them as daily parts of my life. Ravensong was just such a character. I usually write fantasy, but this time I decided to write about my hometown, San Francisco. It was fun to go back and remember all the locations of my childhood. And branching into a new genre is something I recommend every writer do at some point in his or her career. You never want to get stale.