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One Last Time: Part 2 - by Sarah Raplee

In yesterday's Part 1 post , Judith reminisced about how she and I started RTG, how we couldn't have done this for fourteen years without all the contributions of our amazing Genre-istas, and how we became a community of colleagues and friends over the years.In Part 2, I want to remember some of the things we did that we couldn't have imagined in the beginning.For example, Judith and I often met

One Last Time, Part 1 - by Judith Ashley

There are so many,many memories that pop up or flow through my mind when I think back over thepast 14 years. We met for tea and talk at the Border’s in Beaverton in February2011. We put together the concept of Romancing the Genres and launched it lessthan 90 days later. Why? Because “blogging” was The Way to get noticed, becomevisible to readers. We commiserated on our reality that we didn’t

Skye Sisters Trilogy Update by Sue Moorcroft

 It’sbeen a pleasure to contribute to Romancing the Genres over the last decade. Myfirst post was written in June 2015 and was about the English-language marketversus translations.Thatwas around the time I signed for Avon HarperCollins, dreaming of them taking meto Kindle UK #1 and making me a bestseller … which is exactly what they did.I’m just moving on again to Renegade Hachette (

Young or Old, that is the Question by Cheryl Wright

I don’t know about you, but the older I get, the less I want to read about women in their late teens and early twenties falling in love.Oh, it was fine when I was in that age bracket, but I’m, ahem, a tad older than that now. Alright – I’m a lot older by about four decades. I really don’t want to read about such young couples.I’ve been published since 2003, and writing older characters

Another Leap of Faith by Sarah McDermed

Sarah Raplee & Judith Ashley “Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing there’s a future.” —Daphne Rose KingmaWriter’s block is something I’ve never really experienceduntil now. I’ve found it very difficult to write my final individual post forRomancing the Genres. It took me a while to figure out why.It’s definitely time to move on. Blogging is

www.lovemarcia.comSo long, farewell, Ihate to see you g...

 www.lovemarcia.comSo long, farewell,  Ihate to see you go. https://romancingthegenres.blogspot.c... been fourteen incredible, educational ,fun years, and inhonor, it  is worth taking a stroll downmemory lane. Over the   years, thistalented group has shared so many special moments. In this, my final post, I’d  be remiss in not only honoring  our

Author Dawn Reno Langley

 Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing talented author and friend  Dawn Reno Langley. Please read below what Dawn had to say. These words  should serve as inspiration on a Memorial Weekend  honoring those who have served and still serve. You remain forever in our hearts.1/ You have had quite an impressive career in education and authored several books. How did you

Author Dawn Reno LangleyRecently, I had the pleasure of ...

 Author Dawn Reno LangleyRecently, I had the pleasure of interviewing talented author and friend  Dawn Reno Langley. Please read below what Dawn had to say. These words  should serve as inspiration on a Memorial Weekend  honoring those who have served and still serve. You remain forever in our hearts.1/ You have had quite an impressive career in education and authored several

Historical Romance set in the US and Outback by Susan Horsnell

 Hi AllI’m sorryto learn that Romancing the Genres will be coming to a close and hope all thoseinvolved continue to provide information for readers in some way. I wasprivileged to be asked to provide one last post and needed to wrack my brain onwhat to say as I have so many stories about where I live and travel. So…Firstof all, I shall introduce myself.My name isSusan Horsnell and

It’s May ... a Season I Love, but Also a Sad Season of Saying Goodbye ………. Delsora Lowe

It’s the middle of May, and the neighborhood has turned fromdreary brown and muted green, as the grass moves from its lackluster wintercolor to bright green. Trees sprout new leaves, buried bulbs of perennials sproutgreen shoots, that will show floral colors in a few weeks. And as I write, mycardinals have been active in the area. I caught the female sitting on my deckrailing.Yes, spring