{"id":1994,"date":"2015-04-24T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T22:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2019-05-02T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T18:29:11","slug":"whats-a-time-slip-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/2015\/writing\/whats-a-time-slip-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s A Time-Slip Novel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other day, I was asked on Goodreads’<\/a> Ask An Author<\/strong>, “Where did you get the designation “time slip<\/strong>? I’ve not seen that before.” I was reminded that I hadn\u2019t seen that term either before I published my debut novel, A CRY FROM THE DEEP<\/a><\/em>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A Little Backstory<\/h4>\n

I only knew time travel. I\u2019d read Diana Gabaldon’s novel, OUTLANDER<\/em><\/strong>, and seen an old movie\u2014I\u2019ll <\/strong>Never Forget You<\/strong>, <\/em>about a scientist who goes back in time and falls in love. The latter inspired me to write my story.<\/p>\n

How I Learned About Time Slip<\/h4>\n

\"TimeI was about to learn about time slip when David Burnett, of The Kindle Book Review<\/strong> emailed me. He mentioned he couldn’t find my book online to post his review.  He had received an e-book in advance of my publishing date. (My plan was to have reviewers in place so that when my novel went on sale, the reading public would have some idea of what they were getting.)<\/p>\n

I wrote David back, telling him that my book wasn\u2019t published yet, but would be soon, and would he mind if I contacted him when it came out, so that he could post his review? At that point, I had no idea of what he might say, but my thinking was a review was better than no review. And those who are starting out with their debut novels know how important reviews are.<\/p>\n

David replied, \u201cYou better let me know as I\u2019m giving you a five star review.\u201d Now, how wonderful is that?<\/p>\n

When my book was published on Oct. 15, 2014, and David posted his review<\/strong>, I noted that he mentioned, \u201cin a time slip novel\u201d,<\/strong> etc. etc.  His term time slip<\/em><\/strong> both delighted and surprised me, as I hadn’t known there was such an entity.<\/p>\n

How I Used Time Slip in my Story<\/h4>\n

Though a time travel story inspired my romantic mystery, I had used time in a different way. My protagonist, Catherine Fitzgerald, dips into the past for brief periods. In other words,  she slips in and out and out of time quickly and briefly, each time slip triggered by an image, a scene, or an object. How I  came up with that, I have no idea, but I do believe that Catherine had a say in it.<\/p>\n

That is why I had such joy writing this story, as the characters spoke to me on occasion. And if you think that’s crazy, ask any writer. When you’re in the zone, the characters come to life and give direction.<\/p>\n

For more on time slip<\/strong>, see Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What About You?<\/h4>\n

Have you heard about time-slip stories before? And if so, can you recommend any? And thank you in advance for any comments. Always love to hear from readers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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