Romance Writers Weekly ~ The Desert Island

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From Leslie Hachtel – If you were stranded on a desert island, what three books would you want with you and why? This is so hard! Only three books to read over and over again for who knows how long. Here’s my best answers: Jane Austen Persuasion. I love this book so much. It’s the quintessential second chance romance. And that letter from Captain Wentworth at the end… To die for. “I can listen no longer in silence.  I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach.  You pierce my soul.  I am half agony, half … Continue reading →

Romance Writers Weekly ~ What’s in a Name

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This week’s topic came from me, A.S. Fenichel. I asked the group, how do you choose your character’s names? Do you have a system, a book, an app or is it random? I have a couple of methods for character naming. Usually, for my main characters, I try to find a name that not only sounds right, but also has the appropriate meaning. I have a baby naming book and I use baby naming websites for this. The baby naming sites are also great for characters who are from cultures whose names I’m less familar with. I recently had a … Continue reading →

Romance Writers Weekly ~ What’s Your Trope?

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This week Brenda Margriet asked – What’s your favourite romance trope to read and/or write? Friends to Lovers? Marriage of convenience? Second chances? I love a good enemies to lovers? I also love forced proximity. I use the first in The Earl Not Taken and the second in Misleading A Duke. I love to read second chance tropes. There’s nothing quite like love the second time around. As a widow myself, I sometimes read and write about widows. I like the idea of finding love a second time, which I did. Sometimes, like in my Wallflowers of West Lane series, … Continue reading →

Romance Writers Weekly ~ Stress!

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This week with all that’s going on Leslie Hachtel asked, when you’re feeling down, what do you do to feel better? Normally, when I’m down, I like to go shopping. Right now, I’m mostly limited to shopping on-line and that’s just not the same as rummaging through the fun stuff at TJ Maxx. I read a lot. Writing is a HUGE stress releaver too. The best way to relieve stress for me is to keep a planner full of how I feel, how I sleep, what I’m eating, did I work out? I think all of these things contribute to … Continue reading →

Romance Writers Weekly ~ Who Inspired YOU?

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I took a week off, but now I’m back for more RWW hopping! This week I asked the group… What inspires you? Do you or did you have a mentor, parent or friend who you credit with making you the person you are today? It doesn’t have to be a person: music, art…. When I was young, I was in spired by the theatre. I loved the stage and all the people on it. I loved Broadway. I had an 8th grade teacher who took a bunch of us to several shows and my mom took me and my siblings … Continue reading →