Susan Haught
Thank you, Elizabeth. Your kind words mean the world to me. You sound like a nice person too!
Why romance? Hmmm...The idea of two people falling in love fascinates me. What brings them together? Why/how/when/where do they meet? Why now? What do they find in common? Or draws them apart? Why do some who seem so perfect fall apart? Why do some who seem destined for divorce stay together? What ultimately keeps them together? What circumstances surround them that they must endure to keep the one they love beside them? Or, what happens that they love someone so much they must let them go?
However, I'm not as fond of the typical formula "romance" books as I am ones with more meat so to speak, the ones where the love story is oftentimes secondary to the overall story. That's what women's fiction is all about--the journey of the main character (can be female or male) and how they navigate the circumstances they're dealt in the story. That's what I love to read, and that's what I enjoy writing. The emotional arc of the character is what drives the story for me. That's not to say this doesn't happen in all genres, but it's the contributing factor to a women's fiction book, more so than plot.
That being said, I do enjoy a quickly read formula romance once in awhile, a scary or gruesome King novel, or a magical fantasy. And I love, love, love poetry.
This is a great question, Elizabeth. Thanks for asking...it really made me stop and think.
Have a wonderful evening. CHEERS!
Susan
Why romance? Hmmm...The idea of two people falling in love fascinates me. What brings them together? Why/how/when/where do they meet? Why now? What do they find in common? Or draws them apart? Why do some who seem so perfect fall apart? Why do some who seem destined for divorce stay together? What ultimately keeps them together? What circumstances surround them that they must endure to keep the one they love beside them? Or, what happens that they love someone so much they must let them go?
However, I'm not as fond of the typical formula "romance" books as I am ones with more meat so to speak, the ones where the love story is oftentimes secondary to the overall story. That's what women's fiction is all about--the journey of the main character (can be female or male) and how they navigate the circumstances they're dealt in the story. That's what I love to read, and that's what I enjoy writing. The emotional arc of the character is what drives the story for me. That's not to say this doesn't happen in all genres, but it's the contributing factor to a women's fiction book, more so than plot.
That being said, I do enjoy a quickly read formula romance once in awhile, a scary or gruesome King novel, or a magical fantasy. And I love, love, love poetry.
This is a great question, Elizabeth. Thanks for asking...it really made me stop and think.
Have a wonderful evening. CHEERS!
Susan
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