It’s not easy coming up with a concept that has legs, that can carry story, character and especially reader into a fictional world worth visiting and revisiting.
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It’s even harder in the inspirational cozy fiction category. At least, as a mystery author, I find it so.
Feel good stories are targeted to females and by their very nature, are softer, less edgy and not so obvious in plot mechanics and character development. The thrills are subdued, the lows are shallow and the reading experience is generally gentle and relaxing.
That doesn’t mean uninteresting, unimaginative or unsatisfying. The stories are wholesome, enjoyable and often highlighted by evocative examples of universal truths.
They don’t have to have a heavy religious bent; however, they often inspire with basic Christian values.
At least, that’s the inspirational cozy’s goal. Me thinks.
So, how does someone who chooses to read about blood and guts and who has written dark and intense thrillers figure out this green-blue middle ground in the genre fiction rainbow?
And why would she even try?
That’s a story for the next time.
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