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Lifelong Learning Is Fun! by Dari LaRoche

 Okay.I confess. I am a lifelong learner. I am fascinated when I learn new things andwhen I polish old skills or not-so-old skills. I am constantly working toimprove myself and my world, throughout every season of the year. Each seasonbrings joy, more writing, and more learning into my life.Bothreading and creative writing exercise all the different parts of the brain. Mostanything

Happy Holidays

 by Diana McCollumI have found some charming pictures of the holidays and winter. I hope you enjoy them.Our Christmas tree 2023Antique ornament the middle spends around. Passed down from my mom.Free from Deposit photosDeposit photosAuthor Vitalk RedcoAuthor Alla SerebrinaAuthor Igor VelushkoAuthorOleksin AlebtoshaAuthor Alla SerebrinaAuthor Hay DmitriyI hope you've enjoyed these holiday and

Greetings from Lunenburg

 Luanna Stewart has been creating adventures for her imaginary friends since childhood. She spends her days writing many flavours of romance. When not torturing her characters, she’s in her kitchen baking something delicious. She lives in Nova Scotia with her patient husband and two hens. Website  Bookbub  Instagram

Christmas Letter by Paty Jager

This month snuck up on me! I was so busy through the month of November, I didn't realize until today we were into December! Well, I knew because I sold books at a Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 1st and 2nd, but it didn't click that it was a new month until I was nudged to get this month's post written. I decided to share the Christmas letter my dog, Nia wrote.Happy December! Do you know what this

The Quiet Year Behind, but What's Ahead, By M.L. Buchman

Note: I’ve been doing this here at Romancing the Genres forseveral years now. If you’re in a retro mode or want to peek at my last year’s prognostication(or want to see how right/wrong I’ve been in the past), visit: https://romancingthegenres.blogspot.c... forward, I see a couple of very clear trends. Noneof these are shocking news.

Do We Ever Fail?

Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, soulnourishing romantic women’s fiction with light paranormal elements. My storiesshow you what life could be like if you had a place like The Circle where youare unconditionally accepted, supported and loved. And where, with thissupport, you make choices to overcome the darkest nights of your life to chooselove and light.

The Story Behind The Story by Sue Moorcroft

     Authors are often asked where they got the idea for a book. When I’m asked, I sometimes struggle to answer, because it’s something as nebulous as an old bullying case I remembered or an anecdote I was told.Truthfully, there is a connected anecdote to The Christmas Love Letters. My dad used to tell me a story about one of his ‘aunties’ (which could be a cousin or a family friend rather than a

How to Cope with Grief During the Holidays by Sarah Raplee McDermed

 The grief of losing a loved one, whether through death,mental illness, drug addiction, or any other way, can be especially difficultto cope with during the holidays. I decided to blog about some resources Ifound to help me.In their book, GivingSorrow Words: How to Cope with Grief and Get on with Your Life,Candy Lightner and Nancy Hathaway share hundreds of pages of lived experienceand

Love and the Holidays - Writing Romances for the Holidays ... by Delsora Lowe

I love reading holiday books. And…I admit, I also lovewriting holiday books. The season is magical, especially when we have youngchildren. Their eyes widen as they unwrap a present from Santa. They lovedecorating the tree and leaving out the milk and cookies on Christmas Eve.Sadly, my kids are grown, and not so sadly, they now have their own. But allthree grandsons are beyond the age of

Lights, Camera, Christmas Town!

 Liz FlahertyHi, everyone! Thanks for having me here. I hopeyou’re having a great introduction-to-the-holidays weekend and that you’verecovered from a particularly sumptuous Thanksgiving Day and/or successfulBlack Friday!Speaking of holidays…the reason I’m here.Christmas stories. Oh, I love them. Which explains I’m glad to be back in ChristmasTown, where there’s room for everyone. Where