Sebastian wrote:
Butcher is a pure mystery novel set slightly in our future though not far enough to be considered science fiction. I guess supposed to be sort of mainstream.
That's a problem that genre writers face - they are pigeon holed by their publishers. It seems that you can have several books out there but if they are in genre you're considered a first time author if you dare venture out of that genra. "Sure you can write a good fantasty novel, but mystery is another thing all together..." For example, Charlaine Harris is a good mystery writer - one who faced many difficulties when she tried to write horror/fantasy. Her horror/fantasy series was on book four before she was considered a hardcover worthy author, inspite of selling countless mysteries. Then there's Steven King - who had to use a pen name to get his sci-fi published. Then there's... Well, the list could go on and on. Hopefully we'll see that book sometime, but who knows? Richard