Letitia Harmon's Blog - Posts Tagged "fantasy"

For over a year I have been working on a mainstream fiction novel I've been calling "The Piano Man." When I pitched the idea to an agent, she loved it, so I set out to write this novel. The trouble is, I'm not excited about it any more. I don't want to do the research or the work, I'm not visualizing scenes like I usually do, so I am struggling with the quandary of continue with what I know is marketable or write what I really want to write.

I know every writer struggles with this at some point in their career. Tips, thoughts? I keep leaning towards investing more time in my fantasy novel, which I like so much more, but agents have kind of shaken their heads and said they were not sure if they could sell it. "Too different," which you would think would be a good thing in the fantasy genre, means death to an editor. They don't know if they can sell your work if it is too unique. Maybe I should self-publish it, garner support for the series, and then pitch it to an editor.

Here are my rambling thoughts.