Do you like reading Christmas novels? Or Christmas novellas?
At Christmas, yes. But not otherwise.
This could be because most Christmas stories are written with a northern hemisphere setting, which means they are set in winter. Winter is not my favourite season, so I’m unlikely to read a winter story unless it’s a Christmas story.
If it’s a Christmas story, I want to read it somewhere close to Christmas i.e. December.
Apparently, some people read Christmas stories throughout the year. I recently listened to a presentation at a writer’s conference, and someone ask the speaker if she wrote special Christmas stories. She said no – all her stories were based around Christmas, because that’s what her readers like to read. Given how many books she releases, that means she’s writing, releasing, and selling Christmas stories all year round. Maybe that’s why her books don’t resonate with me: because I like Christmas in December. The rest of the year has enough rush rush rush without the added rush of Christmas.
But now we’re past most of the rush of the year and almost up to December, I’ll be happy to kick back with a Christmas novel or novella or three. But only until Christmas 🙂
After Christmas, I’ll want summer reads because it’s summer here in New Zealand. I’ll want light and fun, not a cold, dark Christmas.
