Eve Silver | Why Gothic?

Thanks to FreshFiction for inviting me to blog today.

Sometimes, the best laid plans blow up like a shook-up soda.

I’m a suspense fan. Lisa Jackson's Shiver, Linda Howard ’s Cry No More, Lisa Gardner’s Hide...those books sent a shiver up my spine. But I never imagined myself as a suspense writer. In fact, my very first romance-writing attempt was a light, funny contemporary romance that is buried in the back yard where it belongs. Some books should never see the light of day, LOL! Still, the months I slaved over that manuscript were not a waste. I learned a lot. Specifically, I learned I should not be writing contemporary romantic comedy. (What was I thinking?) Read More...