This is cross-posted on The Season blog. Every keen reader knows how it feels to lose themselves in a completely different world—whether that’s JRR Tolkien’s hobbity Middle-earth, or the snappy, witty Regency England of Julia Quinn’s imagination. Isn’t escape one of the biggest reasons genre fiction is so popular? It transports us to another time… Continue reading Step into another world
Category: Thoughtfulness
Probing questions and random stories about writing and romance
A love letter to libraries
This is cross-posted at The Season. My father was laid off when I was 11. My mom had recently quit her job to train as a teacher. Being a worrisome child, my first fear was that we’d lose our home. Mom reassured me that wouldn’t happen. My second fear was that I wouldn’t be able… Continue reading A love letter to libraries
Can you describe a place you’ve never been to?
I’m back! I hope everyone had a lovely week, whether you celebrated the royal wedding or did your best to avoid it. Thanks to various public holidays and William and Kate’s wedding, last week was a three-day working week in England, so I took it off and went to the Balkans with my husband. When… Continue reading Can you describe a place you’ve never been to?
Bringing characters to life
This is cross-posted at The Season. One of the biggest reasons I’m a romance fan is that the genre thrives on strong characters. A good romance novel will put human behavior under a microscope and expose all the nuance of our emotions. Reading a novel can make me feel like I’ve met new friends, or… Continue reading Bringing characters to life
Thank you, subscribers!
I mentioned last week that this blog had close to 100 subscribers, something that amazes and flatters me. Yesterday we hit 100, so as a thank-you I used random.org to select two people who have subscribed and commented. Deborah the Closet Monster and Ava Aston’s Muckery, I’ll send you each a $10 (or equivalent in… Continue reading Thank you, subscribers!