She had deadlines and she understood that failing to meet them meant losing the trust of her publishers. She had to make sure that she wrote every single day regardless of whether or not she felt like it.Īdmittedly, once she became a published author, she no longer had a choice in the matter. She couldn’t wait for inspiration to strike her. Showalter learned early on that she had to treat her career as a business. At the time, she had no idea that she would go on to write dozens of novels over the years, with some of the books becoming New York Times and USA Today bestsellers. She kept writing until she found a publisher that was willing to take a chance on her stories. Showalter knows this, which is why she is frequently tempted to burn the manuscript.įortunately, she was not discouraged by the attempt. But she has no interest in showing it to anyone because it was terrible. It wasn’t until she reached her early twenties that Gena Showalter wrote ‘Heaven’s Fury’, her first full-length novel. Though, back then, she limited her efforts to a few scenes. The author was still in high school when she first attempted to write fiction. She also remembers reading Johanna Lindsay’s ‘Silver Angel’ and falling for the heroine, a sassy 18-year-old that had the sexiest man in Regency England wrapped around her finger. The desire to explore the highs and lows of the characters, their conflicts, and their relationships, drove Showalter to ferociously devour the Sweet Valley High books. She only changed her tune when she discovered the Sweet Valley High series.
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