Although I wrote my first romance in the eighth grade, I didn’t take up a pen seriously until ten years later. In my senior year in university, I enrolled in a creative writing class. I was in my literature phase and wanted to write a series of short stories for a collection. Classic Canadian dramatic and dreary short stories. My professor said, “No. You must write a novel.” I was like…huh? Interestingly, my friend had introduced me to Harlequin the…
UPDATE: The winner is…Mary Preston! *~*~* Life is a journey, and though I’ve hit a lot of bumps, it’s been an interesting ride so far. I’ve spent several years as a musical theater actor, met my husband in a dance ensemble, developed a hunger for travel, and sat behind many a desk pulling my hair out doing non-profit accounting (non-profit can also be a descriptor for the salary…). Creativity has always dominated the course of my journey. Many of those…
UPDATE: The winner is…ButtonsMom! *~*~* Welcome to my crazy world of creativity! I know we are supposed to be talking about “Where Magic Begins,” but one look at this picture and it might look like madness to some. There is so much going on there! You might call it chaotic. I just call it “organized” chaos. As you can see, I’ve got all the essentials I need to tap into my well of creativity here. I’ve got the computer for…
I think most people will agree love and romance are different. One can definitely be in a loving relationship that lacks romance. How often has one heard someone comment the spark has gone out of a relationship or that the fire needs to be rekindled? Does that mean the relationship dead or the love has vanished? Possibly. But the chances are what is lacking isn’t love but romance. So, what is romance? Romance is acts or gestures that create a…