Romance Writers & Readers discussion
Introductions
>
Say hello, pretty please?
TL wrote: "Hey everyone,I'm TL and I write steamy romances.
I have x5 books out (the 5th being a book with a serious message).
Broken & Damaged Love is about a CSA survivor who finds romance on her path t..."
Hi, TL! So glad you joined!! (ɔ◔‿◔)ɔ ♥
TL wrote: "Hey everyone,I'm TL and I write steamy romances.
I have x5 books out (the 5th being a book with a serious message).
Broken & Damaged Love is about a CSA survivor who finds romance on her path t..."
Welcome! I love cats....and I have a dog:) He's my fur baby though and couldn't live without him. He loves to follow me around and stay attached. Still trying to convince my husband a cat would be good for us. He's not buying any version of why a cat is great.
Edit: Welcome everyone else who has recently joined:) This group is awesome!
MacKayla wrote: "Hi, I'm MacKayla. I live in Alaska and write paranormal romance. Glad to meet y'all. Ann, thank you for inviting me to join your group."
Hi MacKayla!
Every time I hear Alaska, I think of Sandra Bullock when she gets caught in a lie and realizes she headed to Alaska. "A-laaaaa-sk-ka". One of my editors lives there. Beautiful!
Amanda; my husband would tell yours about the 5am wakeup calls! ;-p She's my cat (bonded with me) but she knows that 'mummy' isn't so good in the mornings so meows and paws at him. Not popular!
Dogs are far more cuddly and compliant.
Mind you, I quite like the independence of cats.
TL wrote: "Amanda; my husband would tell yours about the 5am wakeup calls! ;-p She's my cat (bonded with me) but she knows that 'mummy' isn't so good in the mornings so meows and paws at him. Not popular!
D..."
Yes, I do love the independence of a cat. I grew up with cats. We actually had one four years ago, but had to put him down right before our second child came. It was heartwrenching. My dog, Curley, got along so well with him too. Cleaning the litter box and sometimes Ollie would ruin things really got on my husband's nerves. I guess that's why he's so resistant since he's already lived through it once before. My two girls keep saying they want to get me a cat for my birthday. He's gotta give in sooner or later *grins wickedly*
Mod
In awesome sauce ^_~
Welcome, Miss TL! Sooo happy you're here!! I must make a confession, though...
I was just gonna invite you. Like, right this very second. Good thing I checked first or else that'd have been embarrassing, eh? ROFLMAO!!
Oh, and I adore both furry sides of the pet fence. However, I've owned way more cats for convenience (a.k.a. being able to leave for the weekend and not have to worry haha!)
♬° ✧❥✧¸.•*¨*✧♡✧ ⒽⓤⒼ ✧♡✧*¨*•.¸✧❥✧ °♬
Jane wrote: "Dianne wrote: "Thanks! What's your question?"You're welcome! Wondering about series and whether you prefer to start with book one in a series, I have a book coming out in January, and yes I am so..."
Um, starting a series in the middle is like getting a piece of chocolate cake and someone stole the frosting already! Reviewers usually want the whole deal, unless they are stand alones!
Annie wrote: "Dianne wrote: "Okay, okay, I'll shut up! hehehehe ;)"Aiya! Don't you dare, Miss Dianne!! I kinda want the opposite, actually hahaha!!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
I made ..."
LOL! So where IS my place to post?
Mod
Hahaha! I'm clear as mud, eh?
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Please make a new topic just for your blog, Miss Dianne. I think you bloggers deserve your own cuz really, we owe so much to you guys!
Us authors don't need our own threads, though. We can all share one haha!
Hugs,
Ann
EDIT: Oops, wrong URL! Need more coffee. Yeahhh...
Heyyyyyyyya everyone!I'm Alexa, I love love love reading romance in my spare time, love writing it too. I'm fairly proud of my own little love story, getting married in Oct this year woohoo! Yeah, it's crazy crazy. And of course I decided to launch Avalon Dreams rather than finish my wedding preps. *shakes head* enough about me! Super excited to join :)
Mod
Miss Alexa is here!!! And bringing some real-life romance to the game. Booyah!!!
Hugs,
Ann
Alexa wrote: "Heyyyyyyyya everyone!I'm Alexa, I love love love reading romance in my spare time, love writing it too. I'm fairly proud of my own little love story, getting married in Oct this year woohoo! Yeah,..."
Hey Alexa!
Dianne wrote: "Um, starting a series in the middle is like getting a piece of chocolate cake and someone stole the frosting already! Reviewers usually want the whole deal, unless they are stand alones!"That is what I suspected, I think I will just skip trying to get ARC reviews on that one
Alexa wrote: "Heyyyyyyyya everyone!I'm Alexa, I love love love reading romance in my spare time, love writing it too. I'm fairly proud of my own little love story, getting married in Oct this year woohoo! Yeah,..."
Hi, Alexa
Hi all, I'm Elizabeth. I love all kinds of romance, as long as it is well written. I love writing about love too, you know the kind that makes you gush, keeps you up late at night and sometimes gets you teary. Especially when it's about two people from opposite worlds. I'm happy to be a member of this romance love thingy.
Mod
*ahem*
*professional face*
Hello and welcome, Miss Elizabeth.
Elizabeth wrote: "I'm happy to be a member of this romance love thingy."
Couldn't have put it better myself ^_~
Hugs,
Ann
Elizabeth wrote: "Hi all, I'm Elizabeth. I love all kinds of romance, as long as it is well written. I love writing about love too, you know the kind that makes you gush, keeps you up late at night and sometimes get..."Welcome Elizabeth! I love opposite-attract stories as well. And of course the enemies to lovers ark.
Mod
Give it to be, baby!
Happy Sunday Hugs,
Ann
Hello, all! Thanks for the invite, Annie.I dislike introducing myself in a new forum. It seems a bit like standing up at an AA meeting. I suppose we could go with RA (Romance Anonymous). Ha ha. Well, here goes.
I'm Melody and I have 1 self published book with a second in the editing process. The series is Romantic Suspense. Now trying to determine if I'll write the 3rd in the series or hit pause and try something a little different. So many ideas. Any who, hiya! :)
Mod
*waves frantically*
Hello and welcome!!! Woowee! Another Romantic Suspense-r, eh? Methinks you ladies are onto something here ^_~ And I kinda like RA. Kinda really like it LMAO!!
Big hugs,
Ann
P.S. - I keep calling my author site AA and people are like, "Umm, maybe you should stop that, Ann." Yeah, maybe... *smirks*
Melody wrote: "Hello, all! Thanks for the invite, Annie.I dislike introducing myself in a new forum. It seems a bit like standing up at an AA meeting. I suppose we could go with RA (Romance Anonymous). Ha ha. We..."
Hi, Melody!
Melody wrote: "Hello, all! Thanks for the invite, Annie.I dislike introducing myself in a new forum. It seems a bit like standing up at an AA meeting. I suppose we could go with RA (Romance Anonymous). Ha ha. We..."
I'll bring the wine for the RA meeting! Wine and... (you ready?) and... CHEESE!!!!! Bahahha...
Welcome, Melody!
Elizabeth wrote: "Hi all, I'm Elizabeth. I love all kinds of romance, as long as it is well written. I love writing about love too, you know the kind that makes you gush, keeps you up late at night and sometimes get..."Hello Elizabeth!
Annie wrote: "OMGoodness, ladies! This group is drowning!!In awesome sauce ^_~
Welcome, Miss TL! Sooo happy you're here!! I must make a confession, though...
I was just gonna invite you. Like, right this ver..."
Aww; I was already alerted to your marvellous group :)
India wrote: "Melody wrote: "Hello, all! Thanks for the invite, Annie.I dislike introducing myself in a new forum. It seems a bit like standing up at an AA meeting. I suppose we could go with RA (Romance Anonym..."
Yes! I love wine...and cheese:) Pass it my way. *waits patiently*
Mmmm....wine and cheeeeeese..... (*drool*)
Mod
Oops! Wine, anyone? ^_^
Martin Rinehart, well-aged author of software how-to (15 titles) now turning his hand to romance. (I discovered Jane Austen a few years ago.)Now finishing up a "married romance," a story in which 'I do' happened years before the story starts. I would think that in a land where half of all marriages end in divorce, this would be a huge and fertile field. Unicorns seem to outnumber married romances.
I agree with the RWA rule re romance: an emotionally satisfying, essentially optimistic ending. HEA, to be simple. Not that a great story needs a HEA, but describing a story as 'romance' sets expectations. 'Women's literature' lets readers take their chances.
Mod
*looks around nervously* (totally kidding!)
Hello and welcome, Mr Martin!! I think it's awesome that you're writing a "married romance"! Gotta keep that unicorn population under control, eh? Haha! I look forward to getting your thoughts on...well...lot of stuff ^_~ Take a peek around. Start up some threads. Join us in writing some flash fiction. Ah, heck! Do whatever you want!
Hugs,
Ann
Welcome, Martin! Hope we don't scare you away...we're a lively bunch:)
Martin wrote: "Martin Rinehart, well-aged author of software how-to (15 titles) now turning his hand to romance. (I discovered Jane Austen a few years ago.)Now finishing up a "married romance," a story in which..."
Welcome! I read a "'married romance" once and it remains one of my favorite books. It was a Harlequin novel (before they made all their heroes billionaires lol) and it remains one of my favorite books. So yeah, good for you! And goodluck
Martin wrote: "Martin Rinehart, well-aged author of software how-to (15 titles) now turning his hand to romance. (I discovered Jane Austen a few years ago.)Now finishing up a "married romance," a story in which..."
We have a man!!!! Sorry, Martin, but you definitely entered high sprinted group who is happy to have ya!!! You don't blush easy, do ya?
Mod
*awkward laugh*
Annie wrote: "Does high-spirited mean totally scary? If so, I belong here. If not...*awkward laugh*"
Bahahaha... I wrote "high sprinted"! Poor Martin may think we are going to chase him.
Uh, scary? Shhh! Not supposed to tell!
Mod
*evil grin*
Instead of wine and cheese can I have diet coke and chocolate? Please? Pretty please? (❛‿❛✿̶̥̥)Hiya, Martin!
Mod
"Hello!"Well...you did ask we say, "Hello." LoL
I've written two contemporary romances, but my true love is Paranormal Romance. Does that count? Give me a sexy alien, wolf, or vampire anytime, and I don't even care if he sparkles!
Hello, EveryoneI don't think I've ever been more excited to join a group. But Annie is so infectious, and I'm so honored that she invited me.
My name is Groovy. I'm a tennis nut who's addicted to bottled tea. I write clean, wholesome Kindle romances, romantic/suspense (where people always die) and suspense. I'm working on two romantic/suspense projects right now; one book has a mummy as an antagonist. I'm so excited about writing it.
Everyone here seems so friendly and fun. I LOVE to hug. I have a hug list. And now, Annie's the only woman on it:)
Oh--I agree with Martin about the HEA's...
http://groovylee.com
Martin wrote: "Martin Rinehart, well-aged author of software how-to (15 titles) now turning his hand to romance. (I discovered Jane Austen a few years ago.)Now finishing up a "married romance," a story in which..."
My hats off to you! (Bowing here). As a 44 year old female that's been married for almost twenty-five and been with same man for twenty-nine years...I think it's wonderful!!!!!!!
Mod
*passes out cookies*
"Hello!" and welcome! We're super duper stoked to have you both here! Sexy, sparkly aliens to lots of dead characters...
We're covering all our bases, eh? *giggles*
I have no idea what I'm doing so if you ladies have ideas for threads and stuff, go for it! And don't worry, there are many hugs happening around here. Although, I'd like to remain #1 on the list if possible. Thank you, kindly ^_~
Big-squeezy-hugs,
Ann
P.S. - Miss Groovy, by "infectious" do you mean like the common cold? Or something much, much worse...? *smirks*
Annie wrote: "*eats all the cheese*Oops! Wine, anyone? ^_^"
Me me me! Okay, no wine tonight, just rum and coke. (cola...stop thinking bad of me. Hehehe!)
Mod
Hmm. Is this why people come to our group? Well, in that case...
*pours another*
^_^
EDIT: And yes, I'll mix you a rum and coke too haha!
Annie wrote: "*pours generous glass of wine for Miss Hannah*Hmm. Is this why people come to our group? Well, in that case...
*pours another*
Well...I do love wine! I absolutely love this group! On a serious note, so many places you feel as though you have to be what is expected. Here, you feel you can be yourself.
(Non serious note) CHEERS! Now I toasted a drink to ya! (and...I really did. Hehehe)
^_^
EDIT: And yes, I'll mix you a rum and coke too haha!"
Mod
Plus I'm really energetic (read: weird) so if I expected everyone else to be like me...
*blinks**curls into the fetal position**shudders*
Yeahhh, I'll take you lovely ladies exactly as you are, TYVM!!
CHEERS all around!!
Groovy wrote: "Hello, EveryoneI don't think I've ever been more excited to join a group. But Annie is so infectious, and I'm so honored that she invited me.
My name is Groovy. I'm a tennis nut who's addicted t..."
Fellow tennis nut. But a lover of sex, too. If they shower before sex, is that clean and wholesome?
Martin wrote: "Groovy wrote: "Hello, EveryoneI don't think I've ever been more excited to join a group. But Annie is so infectious, and I'm so honored that she invited me.
My name is Groovy. I'm a tennis nut w..."
I think so.
But my folks often have sex during a shower; semi clean?? ;-P
Nah, I'm just downright smutty and proud :)
Romance Writers & Readers
Books mentioned in this topic
The One for Me (other topics)The Mrs MacKinnons (other topics)
Strictly Surgical (other topics)
Hart Broken (other topics)
In a Flash: The Wounded Hero Collection (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Sarah Iles (other topics)Sage Nestler (other topics)
I'm TL and I write steamy romances.
I have x5 books out (the 5th being a book with a serious message).
Broken & Damaged Love is about a CSA survivor who finds romance on her path to discovery. Written to raise awareness, offer hope and raise money for charity.
All my other offerings are far more light hearted.
Each book is stand alone and looks at love from a different angle.
Me; I have a full time job and try to fit writing in when I can.
I have a cat (but am more of a dog person).
I'm English btw.