Every year, opportunities arise to include Christmas novels in various events and promotions. And every year, I lament that I don't have one. I gaze at all the festive, snowy book covers and sigh with author envy.
The reason for this is that my novels to this point are all set in the mid-1800s, before Christmas was widely celebrated by Americans. In fact, it didn't become a national holiday until 1870. I include a subdued holiday scene if the story spans December, but I've never felt justified in writing a Christmas-themed novel.
Come 2025, I'm putting an end to my moping.
I've master-planned a new series that is set post Civil War. Not only will I be free to include bolder holiday scenes, the series finale will be a Christmas-themed novel with lots of merriment and satisfying romantic subplots.
I'm so excited I can hardly wait!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
2 comments:
That's fantastic, Melissa!! Happy for you. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Thank you, and same to you! Switching to part-time hours at work has been a boon to my writing.
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