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So, I've made absolutely no progress on my writing project. Part of that is because of my current living situation. I've been living with a roommate for a while now, and the house is too small for both of us. I have too much stuff crammed into too small a space and the tiny desk I have room for in my bedroom is entirely too small to be able to sit at and type or use my laptop comfortably. In three weeks I move and I'll be able to use my bigger desk and I'll have more room to spread out. Not to mention that I'll actually have the place to myself so there won't be so many interruptions and interferences with my writing.

I have had a couple of ideas crop up that I might be able to use. The funny part is that they lean toward fantasy rather than romance or mystery. Probably because that's what I've been reading lately. I never really thought of myself as a fantasy reader, but I discovered that there's a very short jump between paranormal romance and urban fantasy. From the urban fantasy I branched out into the more traditional realms of fantasy. That's mostly due to Patricia Briggs. And Amazon.

Amazon recommended Patricia Briggs' Mercedes Thompson series based on previous purchases (I can't remember right now which books led them to that). I read them and, of course, loved them. So, being me, that meant I then had to buy and read all of her back list. Which then led me to the fantasy genre. So far I'm still a little more drawn to the Urban fantasy, but I like the traditional stuff too. I haven't yet read much of it, I need to look for a few more suggestions in that area I think.

Anyway, this is my writing blog, so to bring it back on track, what I was saying is that I've had a couple of ideas. The first one is what if my main character woke up one day to discover her town mostly deserted? I don't yet know why it would be deserted, but I know that she and the few survivors would team up to try to figure out what's going on and how to fix it. They'd fight some sort of supernatural bad guy and win the day. Because my roots are in romance, and stories always feel less than complete to me if they don't have a hint of romance in them, there would of course be a handsome hero-type for the heroine to fall for.

Idea #2 is semi-similar. The town wouldn't necessarily be deserted in this one, but people would begin to act really oddly. The reason for this would be that the pantheon of Greek Gods and Goddesses have just been woken (probably by some cult or other) and tossed the world into chaos as they struggled for supremacy among themselves. Again there would be a strong romantic subplot. This is the idea I'm leaning toward right now, because the research would be minimal for me. If there's anything I know a lot about, it's Greek mythology. Don't ask me why, it's just something that always captured my imagination. You'd think I would have discovered the fantasy genre long before now, wouldn't you?

Anyway, in 3 weeks I move, and hopefully that will put me in a position to be able to get serious about my writing. If nothing else, the commute to work will be a lot shorter, so I'll have more time!