I never gave it much thought until my werewolf book, Heart of the Wolf, ended up as a series. In Heart of the Wolf it was set in the fall, and then in Destiny of the Wolf, also fall. To Tempt the Wolf and Legend of the White Wolf are winter stories.Now we have spring and wolf pups and new beginnings with Seduction of the Wolf. The next story was supposed to have been a winter story instead, but my mother was tired of winter, so I promised a spring story for her. She died while I was still rewriting Legend of the White Wolf, but I'm sure she knows that Seduction of the Wolf is a story of spring and warmer weather, just for her. Actually, both Book 5 and Book 6 are spring stories.
But of course I can't seem to coordinate these with the actual release times...oh, wait, no, that's not true. Legend of the White Wolf will be out in Feb and for many places that's still winter. :) And Seduction of the Wolf will be out in April, the first spring story. :) Maybe the next one will be summer, instead of another spring, although the release date will be in the fall.What's neat is that the seasons can help shape the story. Fall brings color and the end of hot summer. It brings cooler weather good for getting close and a change of clothes. Winter brings cold and snuggling, fires and cuddling, Christmas and hugging. :) Spring brings flowers, rain, warmer weather, and babies. Summer is for weddings, beach trips, tossing the clothes!
But also, characters can be described in terms of seasons.
In Destiny of the Wolf, the heroine thinks of the hero as winter chilled. But she's autumn, brightly colored leaves and baking pumpkin pies. In Legend of the White Wolf, the hero thinks of the heroine in terms of what she might look like in a bikini, rather than bundled up in winter clothes--to him, she's a summer babe.
So even characters can be thought of personality-wise as seasons.
Have you read books that seem to have a seasonal theme? Are you a seasonal writer?
If you're at conference, I hope you're having a blast! If not, have a super Saturday wherever you may be!
Terry Spear
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Great wolf pics, Terry! Interesting post, too. Got me thinking. One of my favorite short stories to write was Snow Job, designed to heat up the winter nights. Loved the contrast of the icy tundra and the hot hero, so I had a lot of fun with it. The season and location made a huge difference there. Other times, season has been a function of the plot or not indicated at all so the reader can place the story whenever. Intriguing topic...
Thanks, Cameo! Yeah, icy tundra and hot heroes are enough to melt the ice. LOL And it would be fun to read something like that. :)
In Heart of the Wolf, the hero and heroine are from drier Colorado, but end up in wet and rainy Portland, Oregon. So it was fun to show how a character adjusts, or doesn't, in an environment they're not used to. We moved from hot, sunny Florida to cold, rainy Oregon, so that always stuck in my mind. :)
Hi Terry. I never thought about writing a "season" And yes, February is still winter for us in western NY state. In fact, it's usually winter til about April...
Most of my stories seem to happen in the summer, hot weather for hot stories maybe??
Hey, Natasha! Usually Feb is our coldest month, but we've had a couple of scorchers the last couple of years, and then last year, an ice storm in April...so really weird weather. But yeah, hot weather means stripping down for hot stories. :) Absolutely!!! :)Love it, Natasha!
Great post!! I enjoy putting seasons, weather and temperature in stories and using it to enhance things.
Terry, I tend toward summer stories - heating up the romance as well as the suspense, but I try to vary my seasons to get some different descriptions going, including clothes. Some stories are meant for certain seasons as well. Interesting post.
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