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I have written about some of this subject before, but I had a message the other day that made me think about the subject again.  As fiction writer fantasies are, at least on paper are a part of the story writing process.  The author asked, “Is it just work then? At what point can you make the fantasies personal? And then if you use those in a story, are you giving too much of yourself away, especially if they are sexual fantasies?” These are fair points; I guess I would counter with, that unless you tell your readers these were...

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I was chatting last night with girlfriends in a bar last night. I was talking about the work I do for BVS, and I was surprised to hear some of the views of my friends.  Two of them confessed to reading romance stories and said they liked them. The other four turned their noses up at the genre saying it was pulp fiction, not like a proper story.  One said, her dad had caught her with a romance book and had grounded her for a week.  He had also bought her some books that he considered appropriate reading.  Another friend...

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Humor is a funny thing, but has it got a place in romantic fiction?  Maybe you have strong views on this? I suppose like all things it depends on how well it is done. Humor can be a great way of relieving tension in a scene. For the life of me, I can’t think of an example in a book where it has worked well. But I would very much like to hear from anyone that has an example of a good piece of humor in a romance story.  I can, however, remember an instance where I laughed out loud...

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was a couple destined for marriage. They did all the right things from the beginning of their relationship. After just one date they had their busy schedules out trying to figure out when they could see each other again. They made sure to keep the relationship to themselves with pretty much just the mutual friend that fixed them up in the know. According to Prince Harry, they fell in love with each other so quickly. It was like the stars were all lined up. Taking a camping trip all alone early on, in the middle...

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It has been a glorious day here in my part of the UK.  I’d been sitting in my favorite cafe typing, well also watching the world go by.  Secretly, I was eyeing up a couple of hunky builders, while drinking my latte. Even though I was not trying to attract either man, I was still thinking that I wish I had worn something nicer.  And that led to me thinking about body image.  And do we really look as we think we do?  Or maybe it should be, how we wish we looked vs. how we actually look. There is...

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