You are ALWAYS in my head. I worry constantly about writing books that feel the same—and am in fact spiraling about that right now, as I start a new project. But at the same time I do love the idea of these through lines in my work; it makes my fictional world feel really magically connected in a way I always look for in my real world, too. I view myself in that second author bucket and I do think there is peace in being like, yep this is my brain and these are the themes I'm processing.
FWIW, though I always see YOU in the heartbeat of all of your books, they also each have such unique fingerprints to them. Maybe it's possible that we feel like we're one type of author, but we're perceived as a different type of author, but that's probably a spiral for another time. Love youuu!
There are some bands where every album is dramatically different, and some with sounds so distinctive that you can instantly tell exactly who it is. Nothing wrong with Weezer always sounding like Weezer!
YES. I saved this one to read for the last few weeks because I knew it would resonate and give me so much to think about, and I was right. I've been thinking about this too, and honestly wonder if returning to similar themes is just a natural outcome of the depth within any of these topics—like, how are we meant to examine all the angles of community in one book, for example? (A theme I am guilty of returning to lol) All of this is to say, I'm here for whatever you keep circling back to <3
Love this meditation on your core themes! And while I'm excited to eventually read both of your WIPs, I'm especially excited about the farming one, as my grandpa was a farmer, as are other relatives.
What a great post, Anita! I've been trying to get my book into Grand Gestures for a while now, but havent made it down to the actual store! Could be trying harder, right? I will definitely be there for your launch in July. I've been following you since you followed the Raging Grannies a long while back (I am one, I do our social media) and it occurs to me that I haven't commented to you as much support as I could have. I'll try to do more commenting and less anonymous liking. 💕
You are ALWAYS in my head. I worry constantly about writing books that feel the same—and am in fact spiraling about that right now, as I start a new project. But at the same time I do love the idea of these through lines in my work; it makes my fictional world feel really magically connected in a way I always look for in my real world, too. I view myself in that second author bucket and I do think there is peace in being like, yep this is my brain and these are the themes I'm processing.
FWIW, though I always see YOU in the heartbeat of all of your books, they also each have such unique fingerprints to them. Maybe it's possible that we feel like we're one type of author, but we're perceived as a different type of author, but that's probably a spiral for another time. Love youuu!
There are some bands where every album is dramatically different, and some with sounds so distinctive that you can instantly tell exactly who it is. Nothing wrong with Weezer always sounding like Weezer!
YES. I saved this one to read for the last few weeks because I knew it would resonate and give me so much to think about, and I was right. I've been thinking about this too, and honestly wonder if returning to similar themes is just a natural outcome of the depth within any of these topics—like, how are we meant to examine all the angles of community in one book, for example? (A theme I am guilty of returning to lol) All of this is to say, I'm here for whatever you keep circling back to <3
This is so inspiring and comforting. I’ve been reading my backlist lately and all the parents are dead/dying. Who am I? Disney?
Love this meditation on your core themes! And while I'm excited to eventually read both of your WIPs, I'm especially excited about the farming one, as my grandpa was a farmer, as are other relatives.
How lucky we are to be the readers of your work! I think that repetitive themes allow these books to be a source of comfort for many of us. 🫶🏻
What a great post, Anita! I've been trying to get my book into Grand Gestures for a while now, but havent made it down to the actual store! Could be trying harder, right? I will definitely be there for your launch in July. I've been following you since you followed the Raging Grannies a long while back (I am one, I do our social media) and it occurs to me that I haven't commented to you as much support as I could have. I'll try to do more commenting and less anonymous liking. 💕