Pat nattering today:
I am an avid consumer of romance, fantasy, and mystery in all their multitudinous subgenres, so pardon me if I digress from our usual historical conversation—unless one considers the Bush administration historical. Which it is, of course, but not what most of you want to hear!
My reading preference over the years has always been for stories with romance— for reasons known only to my confused psyche. It didn’t matter if the genre was mystery or science fiction, historical or contemporary, just give me great characters and a hint of romance. So when I first started writing, combining my fascination with history and my love of romance seemed natural. This is not to say that history is my only interest! Heavens, no.
I have an inquiring mind with a creative bent. I love humor and satire. Politics fascinate me because of the human and social motivators behind them. When I first started writing historical romance, I always included the effects of whatever government policies were in effect in the era I was writing about. (I’m currently editing Rebel Dreams which uses the Stamp Act as the villain. In The Irish Duchess, I used the plight of Ireland to add conflict between my protagonists.) Government and politics emerge from the culture of the time and affect 
the society of the future, so I like my characters to reflect the prevailing attitudes of the time.
Unfortunately, these days, romance readers simply aren’t interested in reading much about laws and government. We want the romance, possibly because the books are so much shorter now and because we’re almost completely limited to the Regency era. It’s a shame, because we could learn so much from the mistakes made in the past.
But now that I’m unfettered by the demands of New York publishers and their limited market, I’m stretching my wings. Only readers can shoot me down! My first step outside the romance genre was Evil Genius, a book I billed as a family mystery—because it was that in every sense of the word. The mystery involved the family, and the book was about a family slowly reuniting. Romantic potential is there, because I can’t not write relationships. Since then, Amazon has taught me to call it a book about a woman sleuth and/or an amateur detective. Already, I’m being tethered!
Back to history: I plotted the entire Family Genius Mystery series during the Bush administration when political conspiracies abounded. Due to market and time limitations, I didn’t publish Evil Genius until 2011. I updated the technology for 2011 and fixed a few dates, but the prevailing attitude is from a few years after 9/11. The series is now stuck in a historical time warp since the books cover a little over a year leading up to the 2012 elections. Does that make them historical or fantasy?
The politics really aren’t the point of the series, they’re just the basis for the satire. The point of the series will always be the family and the various mysteries they walk into. It’s a complicated family! And yes, there is the hint of romance, although the protagonists are still too prickly to admit it.
That is my long-winded way of introducing Undercover Genius, the second in the Family Genius mysteries. Maybe I’m writing future history?
What genres do you read the most? Do you miss anything from the “old days” of historical romance? What would you bring back if you could—time periods? Sagas? Are you a romance addict like me? How much romance do you like to see in other genres? Any favorite reads? (I’m always on the lookout for good books. Wench readers have the most brilliant suggestions!)
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What genres do you read the most?
I’m still a historical fiction gal, but I can go on a jag of reading fantasy.
Do you miss anything from the “old days” of historical romance?
Not really. I like the new directions that authors have gone–a little more selection of eras (not enough), a variation of sexuality, and the willingness to pull back from the really alpha alpha male. (That got old really fast.)
Are you a romance addict like me?
Yes.
How much romance do you like to see in other genres? It depends. It feels artificial in a lot of mysteries. In sci-fi, it frequently takes a weird turn. Too often in fantasy, the romance is unrequited. And of course, there’s always been in trend in non-romance fiction to confuse sex with romance or to make it pass for romance.
Any favorite reads? I’m finishing up Royal Airs by Sharon Shinn. (Yes, I’m still going through her backlist.) I also read Lynn Kurland’s Rivers of Dreams in her Nine Kingdoms series and enjoyed it.
What genres do you read the most?
I’m still a historical fiction gal, but I can go on a jag of reading fantasy.
Do you miss anything from the “old days” of historical romance?
Not really. I like the new directions that authors have gone–a little more selection of eras (not enough), a variation of sexuality, and the willingness to pull back from the really alpha alpha male. (That got old really fast.)
Are you a romance addict like me?
Yes.
How much romance do you like to see in other genres? It depends. It feels artificial in a lot of mysteries. In sci-fi, it frequently takes a weird turn. Too often in fantasy, the romance is unrequited. And of course, there’s always been in trend in non-romance fiction to confuse sex with romance or to make it pass for romance.
Any favorite reads? I’m finishing up Royal Airs by Sharon Shinn. (Yes, I’m still going through her backlist.) I also read Lynn Kurland’s Rivers of Dreams in her Nine Kingdoms series and enjoyed it.
What genres do you read the most?
I’m still a historical fiction gal, but I can go on a jag of reading fantasy.
Do you miss anything from the “old days” of historical romance?
Not really. I like the new directions that authors have gone–a little more selection of eras (not enough), a variation of sexuality, and the willingness to pull back from the really alpha alpha male. (That got old really fast.)
Are you a romance addict like me?
Yes.
How much romance do you like to see in other genres? It depends. It feels artificial in a lot of mysteries. In sci-fi, it frequently takes a weird turn. Too often in fantasy, the romance is unrequited. And of course, there’s always been in trend in non-romance fiction to confuse sex with romance or to make it pass for romance.
Any favorite reads? I’m finishing up Royal Airs by Sharon Shinn. (Yes, I’m still going through her backlist.) I also read Lynn Kurland’s Rivers of Dreams in her Nine Kingdoms series and enjoyed it.
What genres do you read the most?
I’m still a historical fiction gal, but I can go on a jag of reading fantasy.
Do you miss anything from the “old days” of historical romance?
Not really. I like the new directions that authors have gone–a little more selection of eras (not enough), a variation of sexuality, and the willingness to pull back from the really alpha alpha male. (That got old really fast.)
Are you a romance addict like me?
Yes.
How much romance do you like to see in other genres? It depends. It feels artificial in a lot of mysteries. In sci-fi, it frequently takes a weird turn. Too often in fantasy, the romance is unrequited. And of course, there’s always been in trend in non-romance fiction to confuse sex with romance or to make it pass for romance.
Any favorite reads? I’m finishing up Royal Airs by Sharon Shinn. (Yes, I’m still going through her backlist.) I also read Lynn Kurland’s Rivers of Dreams in her Nine Kingdoms series and enjoyed it.
What genres do you read the most?
I’m still a historical fiction gal, but I can go on a jag of reading fantasy.
Do you miss anything from the “old days” of historical romance?
Not really. I like the new directions that authors have gone–a little more selection of eras (not enough), a variation of sexuality, and the willingness to pull back from the really alpha alpha male. (That got old really fast.)
Are you a romance addict like me?
Yes.
How much romance do you like to see in other genres? It depends. It feels artificial in a lot of mysteries. In sci-fi, it frequently takes a weird turn. Too often in fantasy, the romance is unrequited. And of course, there’s always been in trend in non-romance fiction to confuse sex with romance or to make it pass for romance.
Any favorite reads? I’m finishing up Royal Airs by Sharon Shinn. (Yes, I’m still going through her backlist.) I also read Lynn Kurland’s Rivers of Dreams in her Nine Kingdoms series and enjoyed it.
I read every genre, but go through crazy periods of only reading one type of book – and then burning out and switching! When I travel in Europe I tend to read a gazillion historical romances. I guess the locations inspire me. 🙂
Romantic suspense is a favourite of mine. The genre has reached a point where it needs some fresh ideas. If I come across one more “Studly Navy SEAL Texan and his gang of sequel bait friends”, I think I might scream!
I’ve always read big, thick historical fiction books, from back when I was probably too young for the content… It is a shame that books with politics or social events of the time are being pushed out of the market, because that’s what makes a book memorable. I love the romance aspect, but every good romance needs “something” to make it stand out.
I read every genre, but go through crazy periods of only reading one type of book – and then burning out and switching! When I travel in Europe I tend to read a gazillion historical romances. I guess the locations inspire me. 🙂
Romantic suspense is a favourite of mine. The genre has reached a point where it needs some fresh ideas. If I come across one more “Studly Navy SEAL Texan and his gang of sequel bait friends”, I think I might scream!
I’ve always read big, thick historical fiction books, from back when I was probably too young for the content… It is a shame that books with politics or social events of the time are being pushed out of the market, because that’s what makes a book memorable. I love the romance aspect, but every good romance needs “something” to make it stand out.
I read every genre, but go through crazy periods of only reading one type of book – and then burning out and switching! When I travel in Europe I tend to read a gazillion historical romances. I guess the locations inspire me. 🙂
Romantic suspense is a favourite of mine. The genre has reached a point where it needs some fresh ideas. If I come across one more “Studly Navy SEAL Texan and his gang of sequel bait friends”, I think I might scream!
I’ve always read big, thick historical fiction books, from back when I was probably too young for the content… It is a shame that books with politics or social events of the time are being pushed out of the market, because that’s what makes a book memorable. I love the romance aspect, but every good romance needs “something” to make it stand out.
I read every genre, but go through crazy periods of only reading one type of book – and then burning out and switching! When I travel in Europe I tend to read a gazillion historical romances. I guess the locations inspire me. 🙂
Romantic suspense is a favourite of mine. The genre has reached a point where it needs some fresh ideas. If I come across one more “Studly Navy SEAL Texan and his gang of sequel bait friends”, I think I might scream!
I’ve always read big, thick historical fiction books, from back when I was probably too young for the content… It is a shame that books with politics or social events of the time are being pushed out of the market, because that’s what makes a book memorable. I love the romance aspect, but every good romance needs “something” to make it stand out.
I read every genre, but go through crazy periods of only reading one type of book – and then burning out and switching! When I travel in Europe I tend to read a gazillion historical romances. I guess the locations inspire me. 🙂
Romantic suspense is a favourite of mine. The genre has reached a point where it needs some fresh ideas. If I come across one more “Studly Navy SEAL Texan and his gang of sequel bait friends”, I think I might scream!
I’ve always read big, thick historical fiction books, from back when I was probably too young for the content… It is a shame that books with politics or social events of the time are being pushed out of the market, because that’s what makes a book memorable. I love the romance aspect, but every good romance needs “something” to make it stand out.
Oh, and this question:
“How much romance do you like to see in other genres?”
I don’t need romance in other genres, but I need emotion, some indication the characters are people.
I think that’s why I got so excited when I discovered romantic suspense. I love action and mystery, but lots of those books come with such dull, dry characters (and so few women!).
That’s why I ended up reading so much romance.
Oh, and this question:
“How much romance do you like to see in other genres?”
I don’t need romance in other genres, but I need emotion, some indication the characters are people.
I think that’s why I got so excited when I discovered romantic suspense. I love action and mystery, but lots of those books come with such dull, dry characters (and so few women!).
That’s why I ended up reading so much romance.
Oh, and this question:
“How much romance do you like to see in other genres?”
I don’t need romance in other genres, but I need emotion, some indication the characters are people.
I think that’s why I got so excited when I discovered romantic suspense. I love action and mystery, but lots of those books come with such dull, dry characters (and so few women!).
That’s why I ended up reading so much romance.
Oh, and this question:
“How much romance do you like to see in other genres?”
I don’t need romance in other genres, but I need emotion, some indication the characters are people.
I think that’s why I got so excited when I discovered romantic suspense. I love action and mystery, but lots of those books come with such dull, dry characters (and so few women!).
That’s why I ended up reading so much romance.
Oh, and this question:
“How much romance do you like to see in other genres?”
I don’t need romance in other genres, but I need emotion, some indication the characters are people.
I think that’s why I got so excited when I discovered romantic suspense. I love action and mystery, but lots of those books come with such dull, dry characters (and so few women!).
That’s why I ended up reading so much romance.
I do love our wenchly readers! We are of a similar mindset. I adore Sharon Shinn. Historical fiction will always be my true love, but I wear down after a while and need fresh food for thought. And Sonya is right, emotion will keep me reading as much as the romance. Thank you for feeding my curiosity!
I do love our wenchly readers! We are of a similar mindset. I adore Sharon Shinn. Historical fiction will always be my true love, but I wear down after a while and need fresh food for thought. And Sonya is right, emotion will keep me reading as much as the romance. Thank you for feeding my curiosity!
I do love our wenchly readers! We are of a similar mindset. I adore Sharon Shinn. Historical fiction will always be my true love, but I wear down after a while and need fresh food for thought. And Sonya is right, emotion will keep me reading as much as the romance. Thank you for feeding my curiosity!
I do love our wenchly readers! We are of a similar mindset. I adore Sharon Shinn. Historical fiction will always be my true love, but I wear down after a while and need fresh food for thought. And Sonya is right, emotion will keep me reading as much as the romance. Thank you for feeding my curiosity!
I do love our wenchly readers! We are of a similar mindset. I adore Sharon Shinn. Historical fiction will always be my true love, but I wear down after a while and need fresh food for thought. And Sonya is right, emotion will keep me reading as much as the romance. Thank you for feeding my curiosity!
ROYAL AIRS! Such a wonderful book. Sharon Shinn is greaet at characters, worldbuilding, and romance. Like a true fangirl, I wish she wrote faster. *G*
And like you, Pat, I read broadly. I don’t care about the definition if it’s a great story with great characters and a happy, or at least satifying, ending. UNDERCOVER GENIUS hit those markers!
ROYAL AIRS! Such a wonderful book. Sharon Shinn is greaet at characters, worldbuilding, and romance. Like a true fangirl, I wish she wrote faster. *G*
And like you, Pat, I read broadly. I don’t care about the definition if it’s a great story with great characters and a happy, or at least satifying, ending. UNDERCOVER GENIUS hit those markers!
ROYAL AIRS! Such a wonderful book. Sharon Shinn is greaet at characters, worldbuilding, and romance. Like a true fangirl, I wish she wrote faster. *G*
And like you, Pat, I read broadly. I don’t care about the definition if it’s a great story with great characters and a happy, or at least satifying, ending. UNDERCOVER GENIUS hit those markers!
ROYAL AIRS! Such a wonderful book. Sharon Shinn is greaet at characters, worldbuilding, and romance. Like a true fangirl, I wish she wrote faster. *G*
And like you, Pat, I read broadly. I don’t care about the definition if it’s a great story with great characters and a happy, or at least satifying, ending. UNDERCOVER GENIUS hit those markers!
ROYAL AIRS! Such a wonderful book. Sharon Shinn is greaet at characters, worldbuilding, and romance. Like a true fangirl, I wish she wrote faster. *G*
And like you, Pat, I read broadly. I don’t care about the definition if it’s a great story with great characters and a happy, or at least satifying, ending. UNDERCOVER GENIUS hit those markers!
Pat, many congratulations on your newest book!
I like my historicals to either be comedies of manners (Heyer) or meaty ones with politics, governmental derring-do, spy stuff, estate management, etc. anything really where the hero is involved in the business of his life, rather than simply wooing the heroine.
What genres do you read the most?
historical romance, contemporary romance, mysteries, lit fic, nonfic
What would you bring back if you could—time periods? Sagas?
Sweet romances…
Are you a romance addict like me?
I have a detailed data collection scheme of my reading during the year that I analyze at the end of the year. (Blog post coming up on Monday.) I found that in 2013, I read 85% romance. So, YES, I’m an addict. 🙂
Any favorite reads?
Hampshire Hoyden by Michelle Martin is a witty, fun traditional Regency.
Pat, many congratulations on your newest book!
I like my historicals to either be comedies of manners (Heyer) or meaty ones with politics, governmental derring-do, spy stuff, estate management, etc. anything really where the hero is involved in the business of his life, rather than simply wooing the heroine.
What genres do you read the most?
historical romance, contemporary romance, mysteries, lit fic, nonfic
What would you bring back if you could—time periods? Sagas?
Sweet romances…
Are you a romance addict like me?
I have a detailed data collection scheme of my reading during the year that I analyze at the end of the year. (Blog post coming up on Monday.) I found that in 2013, I read 85% romance. So, YES, I’m an addict. 🙂
Any favorite reads?
Hampshire Hoyden by Michelle Martin is a witty, fun traditional Regency.
Pat, many congratulations on your newest book!
I like my historicals to either be comedies of manners (Heyer) or meaty ones with politics, governmental derring-do, spy stuff, estate management, etc. anything really where the hero is involved in the business of his life, rather than simply wooing the heroine.
What genres do you read the most?
historical romance, contemporary romance, mysteries, lit fic, nonfic
What would you bring back if you could—time periods? Sagas?
Sweet romances…
Are you a romance addict like me?
I have a detailed data collection scheme of my reading during the year that I analyze at the end of the year. (Blog post coming up on Monday.) I found that in 2013, I read 85% romance. So, YES, I’m an addict. 🙂
Any favorite reads?
Hampshire Hoyden by Michelle Martin is a witty, fun traditional Regency.
Pat, many congratulations on your newest book!
I like my historicals to either be comedies of manners (Heyer) or meaty ones with politics, governmental derring-do, spy stuff, estate management, etc. anything really where the hero is involved in the business of his life, rather than simply wooing the heroine.
What genres do you read the most?
historical romance, contemporary romance, mysteries, lit fic, nonfic
What would you bring back if you could—time periods? Sagas?
Sweet romances…
Are you a romance addict like me?
I have a detailed data collection scheme of my reading during the year that I analyze at the end of the year. (Blog post coming up on Monday.) I found that in 2013, I read 85% romance. So, YES, I’m an addict. 🙂
Any favorite reads?
Hampshire Hoyden by Michelle Martin is a witty, fun traditional Regency.
Pat, many congratulations on your newest book!
I like my historicals to either be comedies of manners (Heyer) or meaty ones with politics, governmental derring-do, spy stuff, estate management, etc. anything really where the hero is involved in the business of his life, rather than simply wooing the heroine.
What genres do you read the most?
historical romance, contemporary romance, mysteries, lit fic, nonfic
What would you bring back if you could—time periods? Sagas?
Sweet romances…
Are you a romance addict like me?
I have a detailed data collection scheme of my reading during the year that I analyze at the end of the year. (Blog post coming up on Monday.) I found that in 2013, I read 85% romance. So, YES, I’m an addict. 🙂
Any favorite reads?
Hampshire Hoyden by Michelle Martin is a witty, fun traditional Regency.
sweet romances are making a comeback! I know several people who will be delighted to know there’s an audience.
Adding Michelle to my TBR. I love witty Regencies.
sweet romances are making a comeback! I know several people who will be delighted to know there’s an audience.
Adding Michelle to my TBR. I love witty Regencies.
sweet romances are making a comeback! I know several people who will be delighted to know there’s an audience.
Adding Michelle to my TBR. I love witty Regencies.
sweet romances are making a comeback! I know several people who will be delighted to know there’s an audience.
Adding Michelle to my TBR. I love witty Regencies.
sweet romances are making a comeback! I know several people who will be delighted to know there’s an audience.
Adding Michelle to my TBR. I love witty Regencies.
The example I keep thinking of is ‘The Bear’ by Claire Cameron. I read a review copy last week. It’s about a five-year-old girl whose parents are killed by a bear while the family is on a camping trip. Definitely no romance, but the scenes with her and her baby brother trying to survive, and later with her grandfather, still have me thinking about it nonstop.
I do PREFER romance in my books, but something as powerful as that book and I don’t miss it.
The example I keep thinking of is ‘The Bear’ by Claire Cameron. I read a review copy last week. It’s about a five-year-old girl whose parents are killed by a bear while the family is on a camping trip. Definitely no romance, but the scenes with her and her baby brother trying to survive, and later with her grandfather, still have me thinking about it nonstop.
I do PREFER romance in my books, but something as powerful as that book and I don’t miss it.
The example I keep thinking of is ‘The Bear’ by Claire Cameron. I read a review copy last week. It’s about a five-year-old girl whose parents are killed by a bear while the family is on a camping trip. Definitely no romance, but the scenes with her and her baby brother trying to survive, and later with her grandfather, still have me thinking about it nonstop.
I do PREFER romance in my books, but something as powerful as that book and I don’t miss it.
The example I keep thinking of is ‘The Bear’ by Claire Cameron. I read a review copy last week. It’s about a five-year-old girl whose parents are killed by a bear while the family is on a camping trip. Definitely no romance, but the scenes with her and her baby brother trying to survive, and later with her grandfather, still have me thinking about it nonstop.
I do PREFER romance in my books, but something as powerful as that book and I don’t miss it.
The example I keep thinking of is ‘The Bear’ by Claire Cameron. I read a review copy last week. It’s about a five-year-old girl whose parents are killed by a bear while the family is on a camping trip. Definitely no romance, but the scenes with her and her baby brother trying to survive, and later with her grandfather, still have me thinking about it nonstop.
I do PREFER romance in my books, but something as powerful as that book and I don’t miss it.
Historical romance is my #1 genre, any era from Vikings to Victorians. I also enjoy British cozy mysteries, straight up detective novels and police procedurals, a bit of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historical biographies & autobiographies, travel books, and sci-fi(the character driven, non-techno variety). My only requirement on all of the above is I can’t handle graphic violence. I used to love the really fat sagas that authors like M.M. Kaye and Rosamund Pilcher wrote, but would I find time to read them now? I’m not sure.
Historical romance is my #1 genre, any era from Vikings to Victorians. I also enjoy British cozy mysteries, straight up detective novels and police procedurals, a bit of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historical biographies & autobiographies, travel books, and sci-fi(the character driven, non-techno variety). My only requirement on all of the above is I can’t handle graphic violence. I used to love the really fat sagas that authors like M.M. Kaye and Rosamund Pilcher wrote, but would I find time to read them now? I’m not sure.
Historical romance is my #1 genre, any era from Vikings to Victorians. I also enjoy British cozy mysteries, straight up detective novels and police procedurals, a bit of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historical biographies & autobiographies, travel books, and sci-fi(the character driven, non-techno variety). My only requirement on all of the above is I can’t handle graphic violence. I used to love the really fat sagas that authors like M.M. Kaye and Rosamund Pilcher wrote, but would I find time to read them now? I’m not sure.
Historical romance is my #1 genre, any era from Vikings to Victorians. I also enjoy British cozy mysteries, straight up detective novels and police procedurals, a bit of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historical biographies & autobiographies, travel books, and sci-fi(the character driven, non-techno variety). My only requirement on all of the above is I can’t handle graphic violence. I used to love the really fat sagas that authors like M.M. Kaye and Rosamund Pilcher wrote, but would I find time to read them now? I’m not sure.
Historical romance is my #1 genre, any era from Vikings to Victorians. I also enjoy British cozy mysteries, straight up detective novels and police procedurals, a bit of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historical biographies & autobiographies, travel books, and sci-fi(the character driven, non-techno variety). My only requirement on all of the above is I can’t handle graphic violence. I used to love the really fat sagas that authors like M.M. Kaye and Rosamund Pilcher wrote, but would I find time to read them now? I’m not sure.
I am so delighted to hear that sweet Regencies are coming back!! I spent most of last year either with Heyer and haunting everyone deep, deep backlists.
I am so delighted to hear that sweet Regencies are coming back!! I spent most of last year either with Heyer and haunting everyone deep, deep backlists.
I am so delighted to hear that sweet Regencies are coming back!! I spent most of last year either with Heyer and haunting everyone deep, deep backlists.
I am so delighted to hear that sweet Regencies are coming back!! I spent most of last year either with Heyer and haunting everyone deep, deep backlists.
I am so delighted to hear that sweet Regencies are coming back!! I spent most of last year either with Heyer and haunting everyone deep, deep backlists.
of course, as ever, the trick will be finding them! There are probably some new ones over at Regency Reads but that’s my only source right now.
of course, as ever, the trick will be finding them! There are probably some new ones over at Regency Reads but that’s my only source right now.
of course, as ever, the trick will be finding them! There are probably some new ones over at Regency Reads but that’s my only source right now.
of course, as ever, the trick will be finding them! There are probably some new ones over at Regency Reads but that’s my only source right now.
of course, as ever, the trick will be finding them! There are probably some new ones over at Regency Reads but that’s my only source right now.
A lady after my own heart! Odd, I can handle the sex but not the violence–skip right over it.
And I used to read those fat sagas but you’re right, who has time? I’d forget where the story was so often, I’d have to give up.
A lady after my own heart! Odd, I can handle the sex but not the violence–skip right over it.
And I used to read those fat sagas but you’re right, who has time? I’d forget where the story was so often, I’d have to give up.
A lady after my own heart! Odd, I can handle the sex but not the violence–skip right over it.
And I used to read those fat sagas but you’re right, who has time? I’d forget where the story was so often, I’d have to give up.
A lady after my own heart! Odd, I can handle the sex but not the violence–skip right over it.
And I used to read those fat sagas but you’re right, who has time? I’d forget where the story was so often, I’d have to give up.
A lady after my own heart! Odd, I can handle the sex but not the violence–skip right over it.
And I used to read those fat sagas but you’re right, who has time? I’d forget where the story was so often, I’d have to give up.
Hallo, Hallo Ms. Rice,
I hit the ‘tweet this’ button before leaving my comment for you in direct response of your proposed question! I find it rather ironic that writers have to be pigeonholed into one particular genre or thematic of narrative if their writer’s heart is leading them elsewhere? I understand the mindset of the ‘industry’, but I am approaching it from the mindset of a reader who turnt writer! 🙂
I always believed that a writer should pursue writing the stories that make their own muse glow with happy mirth! To write a story they can own and believe in without reproach or falter of spirit. I love this article you wrote because it fuses together the cardinal belief that if we cannot believe in ourselves to the brink of forging a new path for our work; then what is the recourse? You have to write your heart out and represent your own curiosities of stories. To force yourself to write against your own style or historical curiositia doesn’t seem fair to me!
I’ll have to see if I can request these through my local library, as I am not sure if I have seen the books come through as of yet! I like your courage to take a stand for what is ‘right for you’ rather than what is expected to be followed in the trade. I’d rather celebrate the choice to be daringly original than to become static and tride.
You have my full support! 🙂
—- I believe your creating your own subgenre which is at the intersection of contemporary and historical. I have the same issue with a few of my own stories, as they were started at a certain timestamp of beginning but as time etched forward the story itself is solid but the world of course around us has altered and changed as time moved forward. I don’t believe that makes the stories irreverent but rather, a glimpse into what the writer wanted to impart at the time in which the story was first written.
Afterall, at some point all ‘modern/contemporary’ stories will be outdated, why not write what flows out of your pen?
Love hearing your motivations for The Irish Duchess! Your quite right in that regard as well: history is a great teacher if only ears and eyes were willing to drink in the knowledge of what is passed down!
I personally adore and get all giddy about multi-generational sagas! I love the cross generational interactions and ties! The drama that evokes out of large families attempting to stay together even if through a measure of a thin thread of connection!
As far as the genres I currently read!? Ooh, my dear ghouls, one stop on my blog and you know I’m a geeky girl who LOVES STORIES! 🙂 *Romance!* is my guilty pleasure along with Inspirationals (love Amish stories!) My roots are in science fiction & fantasy, esp high on the tech (hard sci fi), and high fantasy (love my epics!)!! I love strong heroines and heroes in romance (hence my addiction to ChocLit titles!), and I simply am attracted to relationship-based romances! I love travelling back in time (Highlanders are a keen interest, alongside the Celts), including into eras I might not easily feel I might fit!
Its easy for me to be wrapped up in the Regency, the Victorian, and the Edwardian eras of England, but I’ve been trying to expand my horizons a bit outside of that scope as well this year! Plus, too, I’d love to read more Wenchy titles!! Honestly?! I float through literature as though I am in a perpetual dance,… the journey is what I cherish, the authors & stories I become attached too a pure blessing, and the characters! Ooh, the characters make it all worthwhile!
Do you like fantasy romance!?
If your keen on Indies, I highly recommend:
Redheart by Jackie Gamber
(the link goes to my post on the story)
My first foray into dragon fiction, I daresay I didn’t want to exit Leland Province! Kallon & Riza make Redheart a beautiful romance set in a fantasy world! I just added ‘fantasy romance’ to my post! Why did I not think of that at the time?
Hallo, Hallo Ms. Rice,
I hit the ‘tweet this’ button before leaving my comment for you in direct response of your proposed question! I find it rather ironic that writers have to be pigeonholed into one particular genre or thematic of narrative if their writer’s heart is leading them elsewhere? I understand the mindset of the ‘industry’, but I am approaching it from the mindset of a reader who turnt writer! 🙂
I always believed that a writer should pursue writing the stories that make their own muse glow with happy mirth! To write a story they can own and believe in without reproach or falter of spirit. I love this article you wrote because it fuses together the cardinal belief that if we cannot believe in ourselves to the brink of forging a new path for our work; then what is the recourse? You have to write your heart out and represent your own curiosities of stories. To force yourself to write against your own style or historical curiositia doesn’t seem fair to me!
I’ll have to see if I can request these through my local library, as I am not sure if I have seen the books come through as of yet! I like your courage to take a stand for what is ‘right for you’ rather than what is expected to be followed in the trade. I’d rather celebrate the choice to be daringly original than to become static and tride.
You have my full support! 🙂
—- I believe your creating your own subgenre which is at the intersection of contemporary and historical. I have the same issue with a few of my own stories, as they were started at a certain timestamp of beginning but as time etched forward the story itself is solid but the world of course around us has altered and changed as time moved forward. I don’t believe that makes the stories irreverent but rather, a glimpse into what the writer wanted to impart at the time in which the story was first written.
Afterall, at some point all ‘modern/contemporary’ stories will be outdated, why not write what flows out of your pen?
Love hearing your motivations for The Irish Duchess! Your quite right in that regard as well: history is a great teacher if only ears and eyes were willing to drink in the knowledge of what is passed down!
I personally adore and get all giddy about multi-generational sagas! I love the cross generational interactions and ties! The drama that evokes out of large families attempting to stay together even if through a measure of a thin thread of connection!
As far as the genres I currently read!? Ooh, my dear ghouls, one stop on my blog and you know I’m a geeky girl who LOVES STORIES! 🙂 *Romance!* is my guilty pleasure along with Inspirationals (love Amish stories!) My roots are in science fiction & fantasy, esp high on the tech (hard sci fi), and high fantasy (love my epics!)!! I love strong heroines and heroes in romance (hence my addiction to ChocLit titles!), and I simply am attracted to relationship-based romances! I love travelling back in time (Highlanders are a keen interest, alongside the Celts), including into eras I might not easily feel I might fit!
Its easy for me to be wrapped up in the Regency, the Victorian, and the Edwardian eras of England, but I’ve been trying to expand my horizons a bit outside of that scope as well this year! Plus, too, I’d love to read more Wenchy titles!! Honestly?! I float through literature as though I am in a perpetual dance,… the journey is what I cherish, the authors & stories I become attached too a pure blessing, and the characters! Ooh, the characters make it all worthwhile!
Do you like fantasy romance!?
If your keen on Indies, I highly recommend:
Redheart by Jackie Gamber
(the link goes to my post on the story)
My first foray into dragon fiction, I daresay I didn’t want to exit Leland Province! Kallon & Riza make Redheart a beautiful romance set in a fantasy world! I just added ‘fantasy romance’ to my post! Why did I not think of that at the time?
Hallo, Hallo Ms. Rice,
I hit the ‘tweet this’ button before leaving my comment for you in direct response of your proposed question! I find it rather ironic that writers have to be pigeonholed into one particular genre or thematic of narrative if their writer’s heart is leading them elsewhere? I understand the mindset of the ‘industry’, but I am approaching it from the mindset of a reader who turnt writer! 🙂
I always believed that a writer should pursue writing the stories that make their own muse glow with happy mirth! To write a story they can own and believe in without reproach or falter of spirit. I love this article you wrote because it fuses together the cardinal belief that if we cannot believe in ourselves to the brink of forging a new path for our work; then what is the recourse? You have to write your heart out and represent your own curiosities of stories. To force yourself to write against your own style or historical curiositia doesn’t seem fair to me!
I’ll have to see if I can request these through my local library, as I am not sure if I have seen the books come through as of yet! I like your courage to take a stand for what is ‘right for you’ rather than what is expected to be followed in the trade. I’d rather celebrate the choice to be daringly original than to become static and tride.
You have my full support! 🙂
—- I believe your creating your own subgenre which is at the intersection of contemporary and historical. I have the same issue with a few of my own stories, as they were started at a certain timestamp of beginning but as time etched forward the story itself is solid but the world of course around us has altered and changed as time moved forward. I don’t believe that makes the stories irreverent but rather, a glimpse into what the writer wanted to impart at the time in which the story was first written.
Afterall, at some point all ‘modern/contemporary’ stories will be outdated, why not write what flows out of your pen?
Love hearing your motivations for The Irish Duchess! Your quite right in that regard as well: history is a great teacher if only ears and eyes were willing to drink in the knowledge of what is passed down!
I personally adore and get all giddy about multi-generational sagas! I love the cross generational interactions and ties! The drama that evokes out of large families attempting to stay together even if through a measure of a thin thread of connection!
As far as the genres I currently read!? Ooh, my dear ghouls, one stop on my blog and you know I’m a geeky girl who LOVES STORIES! 🙂 *Romance!* is my guilty pleasure along with Inspirationals (love Amish stories!) My roots are in science fiction & fantasy, esp high on the tech (hard sci fi), and high fantasy (love my epics!)!! I love strong heroines and heroes in romance (hence my addiction to ChocLit titles!), and I simply am attracted to relationship-based romances! I love travelling back in time (Highlanders are a keen interest, alongside the Celts), including into eras I might not easily feel I might fit!
Its easy for me to be wrapped up in the Regency, the Victorian, and the Edwardian eras of England, but I’ve been trying to expand my horizons a bit outside of that scope as well this year! Plus, too, I’d love to read more Wenchy titles!! Honestly?! I float through literature as though I am in a perpetual dance,… the journey is what I cherish, the authors & stories I become attached too a pure blessing, and the characters! Ooh, the characters make it all worthwhile!
Do you like fantasy romance!?
If your keen on Indies, I highly recommend:
Redheart by Jackie Gamber
(the link goes to my post on the story)
My first foray into dragon fiction, I daresay I didn’t want to exit Leland Province! Kallon & Riza make Redheart a beautiful romance set in a fantasy world! I just added ‘fantasy romance’ to my post! Why did I not think of that at the time?
Hallo, Hallo Ms. Rice,
I hit the ‘tweet this’ button before leaving my comment for you in direct response of your proposed question! I find it rather ironic that writers have to be pigeonholed into one particular genre or thematic of narrative if their writer’s heart is leading them elsewhere? I understand the mindset of the ‘industry’, but I am approaching it from the mindset of a reader who turnt writer! 🙂
I always believed that a writer should pursue writing the stories that make their own muse glow with happy mirth! To write a story they can own and believe in without reproach or falter of spirit. I love this article you wrote because it fuses together the cardinal belief that if we cannot believe in ourselves to the brink of forging a new path for our work; then what is the recourse? You have to write your heart out and represent your own curiosities of stories. To force yourself to write against your own style or historical curiositia doesn’t seem fair to me!
I’ll have to see if I can request these through my local library, as I am not sure if I have seen the books come through as of yet! I like your courage to take a stand for what is ‘right for you’ rather than what is expected to be followed in the trade. I’d rather celebrate the choice to be daringly original than to become static and tride.
You have my full support! 🙂
—- I believe your creating your own subgenre which is at the intersection of contemporary and historical. I have the same issue with a few of my own stories, as they were started at a certain timestamp of beginning but as time etched forward the story itself is solid but the world of course around us has altered and changed as time moved forward. I don’t believe that makes the stories irreverent but rather, a glimpse into what the writer wanted to impart at the time in which the story was first written.
Afterall, at some point all ‘modern/contemporary’ stories will be outdated, why not write what flows out of your pen?
Love hearing your motivations for The Irish Duchess! Your quite right in that regard as well: history is a great teacher if only ears and eyes were willing to drink in the knowledge of what is passed down!
I personally adore and get all giddy about multi-generational sagas! I love the cross generational interactions and ties! The drama that evokes out of large families attempting to stay together even if through a measure of a thin thread of connection!
As far as the genres I currently read!? Ooh, my dear ghouls, one stop on my blog and you know I’m a geeky girl who LOVES STORIES! 🙂 *Romance!* is my guilty pleasure along with Inspirationals (love Amish stories!) My roots are in science fiction & fantasy, esp high on the tech (hard sci fi), and high fantasy (love my epics!)!! I love strong heroines and heroes in romance (hence my addiction to ChocLit titles!), and I simply am attracted to relationship-based romances! I love travelling back in time (Highlanders are a keen interest, alongside the Celts), including into eras I might not easily feel I might fit!
Its easy for me to be wrapped up in the Regency, the Victorian, and the Edwardian eras of England, but I’ve been trying to expand my horizons a bit outside of that scope as well this year! Plus, too, I’d love to read more Wenchy titles!! Honestly?! I float through literature as though I am in a perpetual dance,… the journey is what I cherish, the authors & stories I become attached too a pure blessing, and the characters! Ooh, the characters make it all worthwhile!
Do you like fantasy romance!?
If your keen on Indies, I highly recommend:
Redheart by Jackie Gamber
(the link goes to my post on the story)
My first foray into dragon fiction, I daresay I didn’t want to exit Leland Province! Kallon & Riza make Redheart a beautiful romance set in a fantasy world! I just added ‘fantasy romance’ to my post! Why did I not think of that at the time?
Hallo, Hallo Ms. Rice,
I hit the ‘tweet this’ button before leaving my comment for you in direct response of your proposed question! I find it rather ironic that writers have to be pigeonholed into one particular genre or thematic of narrative if their writer’s heart is leading them elsewhere? I understand the mindset of the ‘industry’, but I am approaching it from the mindset of a reader who turnt writer! 🙂
I always believed that a writer should pursue writing the stories that make their own muse glow with happy mirth! To write a story they can own and believe in without reproach or falter of spirit. I love this article you wrote because it fuses together the cardinal belief that if we cannot believe in ourselves to the brink of forging a new path for our work; then what is the recourse? You have to write your heart out and represent your own curiosities of stories. To force yourself to write against your own style or historical curiositia doesn’t seem fair to me!
I’ll have to see if I can request these through my local library, as I am not sure if I have seen the books come through as of yet! I like your courage to take a stand for what is ‘right for you’ rather than what is expected to be followed in the trade. I’d rather celebrate the choice to be daringly original than to become static and tride.
You have my full support! 🙂
—- I believe your creating your own subgenre which is at the intersection of contemporary and historical. I have the same issue with a few of my own stories, as they were started at a certain timestamp of beginning but as time etched forward the story itself is solid but the world of course around us has altered and changed as time moved forward. I don’t believe that makes the stories irreverent but rather, a glimpse into what the writer wanted to impart at the time in which the story was first written.
Afterall, at some point all ‘modern/contemporary’ stories will be outdated, why not write what flows out of your pen?
Love hearing your motivations for The Irish Duchess! Your quite right in that regard as well: history is a great teacher if only ears and eyes were willing to drink in the knowledge of what is passed down!
I personally adore and get all giddy about multi-generational sagas! I love the cross generational interactions and ties! The drama that evokes out of large families attempting to stay together even if through a measure of a thin thread of connection!
As far as the genres I currently read!? Ooh, my dear ghouls, one stop on my blog and you know I’m a geeky girl who LOVES STORIES! 🙂 *Romance!* is my guilty pleasure along with Inspirationals (love Amish stories!) My roots are in science fiction & fantasy, esp high on the tech (hard sci fi), and high fantasy (love my epics!)!! I love strong heroines and heroes in romance (hence my addiction to ChocLit titles!), and I simply am attracted to relationship-based romances! I love travelling back in time (Highlanders are a keen interest, alongside the Celts), including into eras I might not easily feel I might fit!
Its easy for me to be wrapped up in the Regency, the Victorian, and the Edwardian eras of England, but I’ve been trying to expand my horizons a bit outside of that scope as well this year! Plus, too, I’d love to read more Wenchy titles!! Honestly?! I float through literature as though I am in a perpetual dance,… the journey is what I cherish, the authors & stories I become attached too a pure blessing, and the characters! Ooh, the characters make it all worthwhile!
Do you like fantasy romance!?
If your keen on Indies, I highly recommend:
Redheart by Jackie Gamber
(the link goes to my post on the story)
My first foray into dragon fiction, I daresay I didn’t want to exit Leland Province! Kallon & Riza make Redheart a beautiful romance set in a fantasy world! I just added ‘fantasy romance’ to my post! Why did I not think of that at the time?
Excessive violence is a turn-off for me as well, and I do call writers out for using it! Honestly I call writers out for using excessive vulgarity as well! I’ve explained my reasoning enough on my blog, but what I wanted to add here is that I completely forgot to mention that I LOVE *cosy mysteries!* The only slightly hard-boiled series I truly adore is the Coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle? Like I said, its hard for me to pin-point which book I’ll pick up next! Oh, wait! *Classical Literature!* I cannot get enough of the classics!
Excessive violence is a turn-off for me as well, and I do call writers out for using it! Honestly I call writers out for using excessive vulgarity as well! I’ve explained my reasoning enough on my blog, but what I wanted to add here is that I completely forgot to mention that I LOVE *cosy mysteries!* The only slightly hard-boiled series I truly adore is the Coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle? Like I said, its hard for me to pin-point which book I’ll pick up next! Oh, wait! *Classical Literature!* I cannot get enough of the classics!
Excessive violence is a turn-off for me as well, and I do call writers out for using it! Honestly I call writers out for using excessive vulgarity as well! I’ve explained my reasoning enough on my blog, but what I wanted to add here is that I completely forgot to mention that I LOVE *cosy mysteries!* The only slightly hard-boiled series I truly adore is the Coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle? Like I said, its hard for me to pin-point which book I’ll pick up next! Oh, wait! *Classical Literature!* I cannot get enough of the classics!
Excessive violence is a turn-off for me as well, and I do call writers out for using it! Honestly I call writers out for using excessive vulgarity as well! I’ve explained my reasoning enough on my blog, but what I wanted to add here is that I completely forgot to mention that I LOVE *cosy mysteries!* The only slightly hard-boiled series I truly adore is the Coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle? Like I said, its hard for me to pin-point which book I’ll pick up next! Oh, wait! *Classical Literature!* I cannot get enough of the classics!
Excessive violence is a turn-off for me as well, and I do call writers out for using it! Honestly I call writers out for using excessive vulgarity as well! I’ve explained my reasoning enough on my blog, but what I wanted to add here is that I completely forgot to mention that I LOVE *cosy mysteries!* The only slightly hard-boiled series I truly adore is the Coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle? Like I said, its hard for me to pin-point which book I’ll pick up next! Oh, wait! *Classical Literature!* I cannot get enough of the classics!
thank you for the recommendation! Creative people throughout history have been stymied by the need to be true to themselves and still make a living. It’s a tough road to walk.
By going with a small press, it takes longer for my books to show up in libraries. Many of them can only buy the ebook versions these days, and that takes even longer for some reason. Hope you can find them eventually!
thank you for the recommendation! Creative people throughout history have been stymied by the need to be true to themselves and still make a living. It’s a tough road to walk.
By going with a small press, it takes longer for my books to show up in libraries. Many of them can only buy the ebook versions these days, and that takes even longer for some reason. Hope you can find them eventually!
thank you for the recommendation! Creative people throughout history have been stymied by the need to be true to themselves and still make a living. It’s a tough road to walk.
By going with a small press, it takes longer for my books to show up in libraries. Many of them can only buy the ebook versions these days, and that takes even longer for some reason. Hope you can find them eventually!
thank you for the recommendation! Creative people throughout history have been stymied by the need to be true to themselves and still make a living. It’s a tough road to walk.
By going with a small press, it takes longer for my books to show up in libraries. Many of them can only buy the ebook versions these days, and that takes even longer for some reason. Hope you can find them eventually!
thank you for the recommendation! Creative people throughout history have been stymied by the need to be true to themselves and still make a living. It’s a tough road to walk.
By going with a small press, it takes longer for my books to show up in libraries. Many of them can only buy the ebook versions these days, and that takes even longer for some reason. Hope you can find them eventually!
Hallo Ms. Rice!
If I were able too, I’d buy the book outright but its not in the cards at the moment. One thing I celebrate with my current library is their willingness to take chances on Indie & Small Presses. They are quite ahead of the curve in this one regard, and as they do have books of yours in their catalogue I am hopeful that I can encourage them to pick up the newer titles! Otherwise, I’ll seek them through ILL services once I’m outside the six month wait period! 🙂
Rest assured: once I find a book I want to read, I won’t quit til I sort out a way to read it! 🙂 Even if that means waiting until I can get the copy down the road myself! I just love your tenacity and your belief in your work.
And, your quite welcome in regards to “Redheart”!! I’m thankful to be on the blog tour for the third book “Reclamation”,…
Hallo Ms. Rice!
If I were able too, I’d buy the book outright but its not in the cards at the moment. One thing I celebrate with my current library is their willingness to take chances on Indie & Small Presses. They are quite ahead of the curve in this one regard, and as they do have books of yours in their catalogue I am hopeful that I can encourage them to pick up the newer titles! Otherwise, I’ll seek them through ILL services once I’m outside the six month wait period! 🙂
Rest assured: once I find a book I want to read, I won’t quit til I sort out a way to read it! 🙂 Even if that means waiting until I can get the copy down the road myself! I just love your tenacity and your belief in your work.
And, your quite welcome in regards to “Redheart”!! I’m thankful to be on the blog tour for the third book “Reclamation”,…
Hallo Ms. Rice!
If I were able too, I’d buy the book outright but its not in the cards at the moment. One thing I celebrate with my current library is their willingness to take chances on Indie & Small Presses. They are quite ahead of the curve in this one regard, and as they do have books of yours in their catalogue I am hopeful that I can encourage them to pick up the newer titles! Otherwise, I’ll seek them through ILL services once I’m outside the six month wait period! 🙂
Rest assured: once I find a book I want to read, I won’t quit til I sort out a way to read it! 🙂 Even if that means waiting until I can get the copy down the road myself! I just love your tenacity and your belief in your work.
And, your quite welcome in regards to “Redheart”!! I’m thankful to be on the blog tour for the third book “Reclamation”,…
Hallo Ms. Rice!
If I were able too, I’d buy the book outright but its not in the cards at the moment. One thing I celebrate with my current library is their willingness to take chances on Indie & Small Presses. They are quite ahead of the curve in this one regard, and as they do have books of yours in their catalogue I am hopeful that I can encourage them to pick up the newer titles! Otherwise, I’ll seek them through ILL services once I’m outside the six month wait period! 🙂
Rest assured: once I find a book I want to read, I won’t quit til I sort out a way to read it! 🙂 Even if that means waiting until I can get the copy down the road myself! I just love your tenacity and your belief in your work.
And, your quite welcome in regards to “Redheart”!! I’m thankful to be on the blog tour for the third book “Reclamation”,…
Hallo Ms. Rice!
If I were able too, I’d buy the book outright but its not in the cards at the moment. One thing I celebrate with my current library is their willingness to take chances on Indie & Small Presses. They are quite ahead of the curve in this one regard, and as they do have books of yours in their catalogue I am hopeful that I can encourage them to pick up the newer titles! Otherwise, I’ll seek them through ILL services once I’m outside the six month wait period! 🙂
Rest assured: once I find a book I want to read, I won’t quit til I sort out a way to read it! 🙂 Even if that means waiting until I can get the copy down the road myself! I just love your tenacity and your belief in your work.
And, your quite welcome in regards to “Redheart”!! I’m thankful to be on the blog tour for the third book “Reclamation”,…
I too enjoy politics and social issues in the stories I read. Essentially, I like the novel to have depth and context, and I agreed with Keira’s comment about stories in which the hero (and heroine?) is involved in the “business of life.”
Also, I really wish “sweet” romances of all kinds would make a comeback and may wish to try writing one myself! In “contemporary” romantic suspense, for example, I’ve always enjoyed the work of Mary Stewart. And as for Regency romance, I’ve reread Heyer many times. It was she who inspired me to write a Regency historical mystery series in the first place.
Best wishes to all–and thanks for an interesting thread. Glad I found it. Now I will go look for the Family Genius Mystery series.
S.K. (Suzanne) Rizzolo
I too enjoy politics and social issues in the stories I read. Essentially, I like the novel to have depth and context, and I agreed with Keira’s comment about stories in which the hero (and heroine?) is involved in the “business of life.”
Also, I really wish “sweet” romances of all kinds would make a comeback and may wish to try writing one myself! In “contemporary” romantic suspense, for example, I’ve always enjoyed the work of Mary Stewart. And as for Regency romance, I’ve reread Heyer many times. It was she who inspired me to write a Regency historical mystery series in the first place.
Best wishes to all–and thanks for an interesting thread. Glad I found it. Now I will go look for the Family Genius Mystery series.
S.K. (Suzanne) Rizzolo
I too enjoy politics and social issues in the stories I read. Essentially, I like the novel to have depth and context, and I agreed with Keira’s comment about stories in which the hero (and heroine?) is involved in the “business of life.”
Also, I really wish “sweet” romances of all kinds would make a comeback and may wish to try writing one myself! In “contemporary” romantic suspense, for example, I’ve always enjoyed the work of Mary Stewart. And as for Regency romance, I’ve reread Heyer many times. It was she who inspired me to write a Regency historical mystery series in the first place.
Best wishes to all–and thanks for an interesting thread. Glad I found it. Now I will go look for the Family Genius Mystery series.
S.K. (Suzanne) Rizzolo
I too enjoy politics and social issues in the stories I read. Essentially, I like the novel to have depth and context, and I agreed with Keira’s comment about stories in which the hero (and heroine?) is involved in the “business of life.”
Also, I really wish “sweet” romances of all kinds would make a comeback and may wish to try writing one myself! In “contemporary” romantic suspense, for example, I’ve always enjoyed the work of Mary Stewart. And as for Regency romance, I’ve reread Heyer many times. It was she who inspired me to write a Regency historical mystery series in the first place.
Best wishes to all–and thanks for an interesting thread. Glad I found it. Now I will go look for the Family Genius Mystery series.
S.K. (Suzanne) Rizzolo
I too enjoy politics and social issues in the stories I read. Essentially, I like the novel to have depth and context, and I agreed with Keira’s comment about stories in which the hero (and heroine?) is involved in the “business of life.”
Also, I really wish “sweet” romances of all kinds would make a comeback and may wish to try writing one myself! In “contemporary” romantic suspense, for example, I’ve always enjoyed the work of Mary Stewart. And as for Regency romance, I’ve reread Heyer many times. It was she who inspired me to write a Regency historical mystery series in the first place.
Best wishes to all–and thanks for an interesting thread. Glad I found it. Now I will go look for the Family Genius Mystery series.
S.K. (Suzanne) Rizzolo
Thank you! I think indie publishing will allow us to write almost anything we like. Whether or not our preferences have a large audience is another question entirely!
Patricia Rice
http://patriciarice.com
Thank you! I think indie publishing will allow us to write almost anything we like. Whether or not our preferences have a large audience is another question entirely!
Patricia Rice
http://patriciarice.com
Thank you! I think indie publishing will allow us to write almost anything we like. Whether or not our preferences have a large audience is another question entirely!
Patricia Rice
http://patriciarice.com
Thank you! I think indie publishing will allow us to write almost anything we like. Whether or not our preferences have a large audience is another question entirely!
Patricia Rice
http://patriciarice.com
Thank you! I think indie publishing will allow us to write almost anything we like. Whether or not our preferences have a large audience is another question entirely!
Patricia Rice
http://patriciarice.com