Rico Lamoureux's Blog: Cafe Lamoureux - Posts Tagged "novella"

Hello my wonderful readers!

Today is the first day of my new goodreads blog, and 17th. day since the daily blog's conception over on YouTube.

Today I thought I'd write a little on why I write novellas and not novels. A lot of it has to do with my time in film school, where I studied the craft of screenwriting. Unlike traditional forms of writing, this medium requires the writer to be very concise, as one page generally translates to one minute of screen time. And since most people aren't into six hour films, (although some might argue that this is changing due to 'binge-watching', where viewers watch an entire season of a television series within a short period of time via netflix or what have you. I actually like this idea, and will probably become a 'binge-watcher' myself when opportunity allows. Like a book, you're in control of how much you take in at any given time!) screenwriting can sometimes feel rigid.

Forward a few years later and I had awoken from the naive believe that I could actually get into Hollywood based on talent and not on who I knew (or didn't know) and with new direction decided to focus my passion for storytelling back to the conventional narrative form.

What I hadn't expected was for my writing style to change, but that's precisely what I discovered when I sat down to write my first book. I found that it felt more natural to me to tell short stories rather than try to stretch them out when there really was no need to do so. I didn't need to write an entire novel to tell a complete dramatic story. I could evoke emotion, take the reader on an awe-inspiring journey and serve story/character all within the general 25-50k words of a novella.

And thus I had found my niche!

Does this mean I will never write a full-length novel? Not at all. Story and character tell me the appropriate length to serve it properly. Sometimes 20k words, sometimes 30k. In the case of my first print book, The Maiden of Monaco, one can actually consider it a novelette, as it is less than 16k words, yet is one of the most powerful stories I've written to date!

Perhaps someday I'll start a story and soon realize that its characters, its plot, is telling me that it's going to need a greater amount of ink than I usually pour forth. But until then, I'm happy writing novellas:)

Speaking of The Maiden of Monaco, the first two chapters are up on my facebook page, as a way to say thank you to those who LIKE my page:)

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I'd better wrap up before I turn this blog entry into the length of a novella!

See you tomorrow:)

UPDATE: There's been a little confusion as to how the contest works. Basically, if you have purchased one of my ebooks from 2013, you're automatically entered to win! And if you haven't, and would like to enter, just buy one(or more-ha!ha!) of my ebooks before New Year's Eve and you're in for the running:)

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Welcome my wonderful readers!

Check this out...!

Win 9 ebook novellas and a signed copy of The Maiden Of Monaco with laminated bookmark!

Every month for the year of 2014 I'll be releasing a dramatic novella. As a thank you to those who have purchased one or more of my 2013 ebooks, one lucky reader will receive my first 10 releases of the New Year! Arriving in their inbox every month for 9 months! plus the print copy of maiden in their mail box!
(if you haven't ordered one yet, there's still time! http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/CafeLam...)

January - The Maiden of Monaco
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February - Power Of The Pen
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March - Destined
Book 1 of The Book Of Truths Series
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April - Casanova's Return
Book 2 of The Book Of Truths Series

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May - The Timekeeper's Daughter
Book 3 of The Book Of Truths Series

June - Dominican Hill
Book 4 of The Book Of Truths Series

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July - Elsa's Gift

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August - The Mirrored Staircase Trilogy
Book 1
Margaret's Desire
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September - The Mirrored Staircase Trilogy
Book 2
Joseph's Rage
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October - The Mirrored Staircase Trilogy
Book 3
Elise's Release
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Winner will be randomly chosen on December 31st at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time and announced soon thereafter. To keep this giveaway in the forefront of the blog, daily status of it will be frozen until then.

See you on New Year's Eve:)

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Welcome my wonderful readers!

Richard Gallagher, congrats on winning the New Year's Eve Grand Giveaway! Your signed copy of The Maiden of Monaco is in the mail!

So, New Year, and with that a lot of new releases are coming your way! I'll be putting out a new novella every month of 2014! Also, I'm being interviewed by a number of radio stations, podcasts, and blogs, so stay tuned!

Thanks again for your support, and I look forward to continuing to write stories for you that engage, excite, and enlighten!

See you tomorrow:)

P.S. If you haven't checked out The Mirrored Staircase campaign yet, have a look! You might like the limited pieces of art work from the graphic novellas, signed by both me and the illustrator:)

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Welcome my wonderful readers!

Giacomo will be six months old on Sunday, and he's maturing quite nicely. In this video clip he's showing some of his talents, making his mommy and daddy proud:)

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See you tomorrow:)

P.S. If you haven't checked out The Mirrored Staircase campaign yet, have a look! You might like the limited pieces of art work from the graphic novellas, signed by both me and the illustrator:)

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Welcome my wonderful readers!

Today I thought I'd share with you some soul substance...

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See you tomorrow:)

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Welcome my wonderful readers!

During my last birthday I came upon this beautiful sunset and was inspired to write a proverb...

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See you tomorrow:)

P.S. If you haven't checked out The Mirrored Staircase campaign yet, have a look! You might like the limited pieces of art work from the graphic novellas, signed by both me and the illustrator:)

http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/...

Welcome my wonderful readers!

I'll be interviewed tmrw night (9 p.m. EST) on a live radio show. Will be talking about a historical site in Baguio City that has a lot of history to it, Dominican Hill. My novella release for June is actually based around such, with the same title.

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Here's the link if you would like to listen live...

http://theshadowsradio.com/

On the right side you'll see the link LISTEN LIVE.

See you tomorrow:)

P.S. If you'd like to support this daily blog, please click Become A Fan:)

Welcome my wonderful readers!

I just posted a review for the book Azincourt. Here's the link if you wanna have a look...!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

See you tomorrow:)

P.S. If you haven't checked out The Mirrored Staircase campaign yet, have a look! You might like the limited pieces of art work from the graphic novellas, signed by both me and the illustrator:)

http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/...

Welcome my wonderful readers!

Juggling a ton of things today. From getting the finishing touches complete on my first print book, The Maiden Of Monaco, to scheduling radio/podcast interviews, things have been pretty crazy. But the only stressful happening is dealing with the incompetent immigration over here. Since I'm a foreigner in these parts I have to report every year and such, but they always send us on wild goose chases instead of giving us complete and concise info up front. ("Go get this form signed by an official". Next day I go back... "Now go get it notarized by an attorney". Next day I go back... "Now go get a folder for all your paperwork. We don't sell folders here." Next day... "Redo this form. It should be addressed like this". Which entails having to start the process all over again!) These imbeciles create such stress just because they can't do their jobs properly and tell you everything you need to know up front! So yeah, I'm stressin'! The only good thing is that I had a book with me when waiting to hear their bullshit!

Finally found a copy of The Giver, and lovin' it so far! Heard they'll be making it a film starring Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges. Sure hope Hollywood doesn't screw it up! Ok, enough bitchin' for today-LOL!

See you tomorrow:)

P.S. If you haven't checked out The Mirrored Staircase campaign yet, have a look! You might like the limited pieces of art work from the graphic novellas, signed by both me and the illustrator:)

http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/...

Welcome my wonderful readers!

Well, I'm nearing the end of The Giver, and will probably have my review up tmrw. Went to the bookstore today, since I just learned that there are three other books in the 'quartet', but unfortunately they just had the third in the series, with a waiting period of three weeks for book two, and no way to order book four, Son. (limitations in this foreign country).

Anyone know where I could find them in ebook or audiobook files, online?

See you tomorrow:)

P.S. If you haven't checked out The Mirrored Staircase campaign yet, have a look! You might like the limited pieces of art work from the graphic novellas, signed by both me and the illustrator:)

http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/...