RomanceEverAfter
|
|
|
People You Should Know A Conversation with Ross Howard, A Cure for Kirby, Meet Monica Davis and Geir Ness. The Beauty of Change Series Historical Romance Column and Book Reviewer: Kaye Hatfield NEW! Sam DeMarco Have you dreamed of starting your own business? Sam DeMarco, owner of Compliance Team, did and he tells us how he made his dream a reality! Photo Gallery Romance & You (Articles) Romantic Memoir
Quotes & Poetry Expand your quotes and poetic horizons by visiting our various Quotes & Poetry categories: Thought of the Week: Time for New Beginnings A series of 8 articles by Melissa Hamilton comprising a collection of principles that will allow you to make your vision for the future a reality. Read about the Amish, India, Philippines, Greece, & Rome.
|
Bronwyn Jameson
Bronwyn also shares reflections of her life on the family farm (1700 acres!) in Australia. Read of Australia's unique beauties in Bronwyn's Australia.
What do you find romantic? The unexpected. A simple gesture, the right words, a gift of time or sharing – the little things that really make a person feel special and loved.
I love the positive messages (love, home, family) and the certainty of a happy ending. I love creating a storyworld within my control, where the good guy gets the girl and the girl gets whatever she wants.
Too many things to list, so I will single out the enjoyment of creating a contemporary romance heroine. She can be anything I make her: a quiet (yet strong) homemaker, a hot-blooded firebrand or a cool-headed sophisticate...yet she doesn’t have to be any stereotype. Whoever she is, this woman goes after her happy-ever-after and makes it happen. I’m not saying this proactivity isn’t found in other romance genres – I love reading historicals and if I had the time and inclination to research, I would write my Regency or Medieval heroine exactly the same way. In short: I write contemporary because it suits my writing voice, and I don’t have to do so much research. Bronwyn, being Australian, you have incorporated that experience into your stories. How does writing stories about/in subjects and geographical locales in which you are familiar help make your story "real?" Hmm...good question! I write from deep within the point of view character’s perspective. Knowing the subject and the setting makes that so much easier than if I have to research a foreign locale and try to "place" myself there. It’s so much easier to get the full range of feeling, to incorporate all the senses, and to know that I’ve done a partway decent job when I’m familiar with the setting and the background of my characters.
Each of those guys knew what it would take to make their partner happy; each had a willingness to compromise. Oh, and you may have noticed that Jack, Nick and Zane all knew their way around the kitchen as well as the bedroom – who doesn’t love a man who can cook?
This is another clash of opposites, my favorite kind of book. This time it’s a bad boy/good girl pairing. Both Zane and Julia need to change A LOT to find happiness – but neither knows it until they meet. It’s set in a small Australian town and is the first of four linked books. The three protagonists of the upcoming books are introduced in ZANE. The next is QUADE: THE IRRESISTIBLE ONE in January 2003.
www.cataromance.com www.ditzychix.com www.eharlequin.com
Return to Return to Home Page
|
|
|
Photo Gallery
