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Tawny Weber | Revisiting Stories
January 8, 2013
I'm so excited about my new release, A SEAL's Seduction! It has
a hot Navy SEAL, a sexy subliminal scientist and an intense hostage rescue all
wrapped together in one sensual story. I'm probably an oddity as a writer. I don't re-read my books once they are in
print. In part, it's because I've already spent months with them. Writing.
Re-writing. Revising. Editing. Editing again. Summarizing. Summarizing the
summary. And then reviewing to put together promo stuff, like this blog post.
So, that part is burnout. I'm pretty much done with the story by the time it's
out. Part of it is control craziness. I've got a few minor control issues *g * So
once that book is out, if I'm reading it, it's been a few months since I last
worked on it. So as I read, I tend to see all sorts of things I'd want to
change. Phrases. Different angles I could have layered. Tweaks and minor
adjustments. But I can't do anything about them. Which leads to that craziness
I mentioned. But, every once in awhile, I have a book that I cannot wait to read again. One
that stays in my mind, even as I'm working on a different story. A line from
the book makes me smile when I remember it. A character might be playing through
my head like a friend I miss. One I have a strong urge to revisit. Now, don't get me wrong. I love all of my books. I couldn't say this one or
that one is my favorite, since it'd be like saying this kid or that kid is my
favorite. There's a piece of my heart in each one. Something special and a lot
of love and energy and effort. But yeah... every once in awhile, one jumps
out. And I can't wait to read it! That's how I feel about A
SEAL'S SEDUCTION. I. Just. Can't. Wait. I can't wait to crack open that hot, sexy cover. I can't wait to watch the back and forth between the clever heroine and the
seriously sexy, but slightly tortured hero. I grin when I think of the secondary characters – I love the brother! I sigh when I think of their journey to love, and the painful realizations they
have to overcome. I'm totally looking forward to the suspense plot, the kidnapping and rescue and
military intensity. And I love, love, love the ending. Just smile and give a satisfied sigh love
it. I simply can't wait to curl up with a cup of hot cocoa (with whipped cream, of
course), a bowl of popcorn, and the warm fire to read this book! And really, I
pretty much never say that about my own. But, shhhhh – don't tell the
others! So how about you? What makes a book a keeper for you? Are there stories that,
as soon as you close the last page, make you want to open the first one again to
start all over? Do you ever, in the midst of every day life, suddenly remember
a character or story and just have to revisit that book? Tawny Weber has been
writing sassy, sexy romances since her first Harlequin Blaze hit the shelves in
2007. A fan of Johnny Depp, cupcakes and color coordination, she spends a lot
of her time shopping for cute shoes, scrapbooking and hanging out on Facebook. Come by and visit her website at www.tawnyweber.com for hunky contests, delicious recipes and
lots of fun.
Comments
13 comments posted.
Re: Tawny Weber | Revisiting Stories
When a book has a complex plotline and subplots which are all woven together by the end and make a rich, satisfying ending for the characters, then that requires re-reading. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet is one such. I lent it to a friend and when she next saw me she said the book was so good that as soon as she finished it she had to start reading it again.
If a book is straight-line and simplistic then I am unlikely to read it again.
(Clare O'Beara 12:01pm January 8, 2013)
Tawny, what an interesting point! Actually I don't read my books again either - I've been through them so often when I finally send them off that I'm utterly sick of them. Having said that, though, I got an audiobook version of Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed and I was interested to see what someone would make of reading one of my stories. So interesting - I really got some distance from the story when I heard a wonderfully deep male voice telling it to me. Congratulations on the release of A Seal's Seduction! I'm deep in revisions at the moment, but reading it is my reward for finishing!
(Anna Campbell 1:43pm January 8, 2013)
Keepers for me aren't necessarily Romances, but in a lot of cases they are. These are the books that I don't need to re-open. The plot is actually so vivid in my mind and heart, that I can't forget them!! I recommend them to my dearest Friends, so that they can experience the same sense of being completely bowled over by an Author, for there is not a better way of putting it!! Perhaps one day I will open those books again and re-read them, but I would prefer to be on the quest to find more books that would completely blow me away as well. Now I'd like to read yours, and hopefully add it to my list as one that I can't get out of my head, nor my heart!! Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!!
(Peggy Roberson 7:32pm January 8, 2013)
Clare, good point! The Pillars of the Earth sounds like a great book, too.
(Tawny Weber 1:49am January 9, 2013)
Awww, Anna :-D Thanks, first off!
Some stories are so awesome to listen to in audiobook. There is an extra
wow factor that a deep male voice can add, too *g*
(Tawny Weber 1:51am January 9, 2013)
HI Peggy and thanks :-) I'm with you on what makes a keeper. I love your
philosophy of sharing, too, and questing for more great books to read. I do
hope you check out A SEALs Seduction and enjoy it enough that you do
remember it fondly :-)
Happy 2013!! I hope it's a fabulous one.
(Tawny Weber 1:52am January 9, 2013)
I buy and keep all the hardcover books of Sue Grafton and Janet
Evanovichs Number series. I have read my Sue Grafton books at least five
times. It is so long in between her books, I occasionally go back and re-
read before the new one comes out. She has several re-occurring
characters and I like to remember the history of everyone before I read the
new one.
(Susan Falkler 11:41am January 9, 2013)
The storyline, the characters, the author - once I am wrapped into a story that is unforgettable - one that pulled me into the pages and kept me there -- KEEPER.
I have bookshelves filled with ones read and unable to release and I most definitely go back to them, the emotions that are tugged within me as each character returns to life.
(Carla Carlson 3:11pm January 9, 2013)
I have books on my shelf I will never part with. I love the characters in those books and will reread them. I have finished books and missed the characters like they were friends. But I can visit them again when I open the book.
(Rita Wray 6:42pm January 9, 2013)
I'm a keeper of books. I keep stories that are a memorable and with characters that are unforgettable. I love the feeling when the story ends that I want the characters to come back in another story or book. I love the relationship that the characters have with each other. It makes me want that kind of relationship whether it's friendship or more than friendship kind of relationship.
(Kai Wong 12:20pm January 10, 2013)
If I love a book, I keep it, and I have a book shelf full of books:). If a book makes me laugh or makes me cry, if it really grabs my emotions I keep it.
(Robin McKay 4:19pm January 10, 2013)
I'm a keeper of all kinds of romance book, contemporary romance, regency romance medevil (sic) Scottish romances.
(Carol Woodruff 6:04pm January 10, 2013)
if the book I am reading is hard to put down and I dream about it it is usually a keeper for me .
(Danielle McDonald 12:39pm January 11, 2013)
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