Join me during the month
of August to celebrate Read-A-Romance month.
Authors participating in
the celebration are asked to first answer three questions and then spread the
word about our personal favorites.
Describe the most daring, adventurous, or
inspiring thing you ever did.
That would be travelling
almost 1,000 miles towing a U-Haul containing all our worldly goods to a small
town in Montana we’d never heard of and without a clue as to where we’d find
housing. Fortunately, it was just the two of us, and we were young and eager to
embark on the first great adventure of our married life. I’ll never forget
Forsyth, Montana, but it was a shock to the system for us Midwesterners.
Tell us about your journey to becoming a writer.
(How did you decide to get started? Did you always know or was there a specific
moment when you knew?)
I always knew I was
going to be a writer. From my earliest memories, I was creating stories in my
head and writing some of them down. I put it aside for college, but I picked it
up again when my children were small and I started reading Harlequin romances.
“I could write better than this,” I decided. Of course, I couldn’t—not at
first—but I persevered, and look where it’s gotten me.
Tell us about The (or A) Book That Changed Your
Life. (Why?)
The first romance I read
was Mary Stewart’s AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND because it had a horse on the cover.
(I loved horse books.) That led me to her NINE COACHES WAITING, a gothic
suspense/Cinderella romance that whetted my appetite for more such stories.
Then Nora Roberts’ IRISH THOROUGHBRED came along and I was hooked on romantic
suspense and adventure.
Of course, now I’ve
broadened my reading, but I still seek out a great romantic suspense like that currently
being dished up by Shana Galen (LORD and LADY SPY series) and westerns by Lori
Handeland/Lori Austin (BEAUTY and the BOUNTY HUNTER) and regencies by up and
coming author Amy Sandas (REBEL MARQUESS). For a laugh, I’ve got to have
something by Christie Craig (DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS series), Lani Diane Rich
(THE COMEBACK KISS) and Mary Hughes (BITING NIXIE).
If you’re wondering how
other authors have answered these questions or just want to discover more
fabulous romance novels and new authors, check out these links:
Curious about the
paranormal/humorous side of the romance genre? Check out what Mary Hughes is
posting Tuesday, August 5th, about her new novella MURDER AT
CHIPMUNK LAKE, featuring my favorite Meier’s Corners’ residents, punk musician/civic
savior Nixie and her hot lawyer/vampire husband Julian: http://maryhughesbooks.blogspot.com/
Give me a shout back. I’d
love to hear what you’ve put on your romance reading list!
Happy Read A Romance Month! I hope you are enjoying your summer.
ReplyDeleteHi Danielle! Thanks for checking out my post. This has been a wonderful summer for reading, as you can tell by my list.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you just headed out with your U-haul--like a grand adventure. Or like the early settlers, armed with hope, strength and resilience. :) Thanks so much for the shout-out. I love your stories too, a wonderful blend of personal struggle and sweeping sociopolitical concerns. Happy RAR month!
ReplyDeleteSummer's a great time to read romance. MURDER AT CHIPMUNK LAKE sounds like fun story. I'll look for it.
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Thanks for stopping by, Mia! Summer, winter, fall, spring--anytime is a great time to read romance!
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