Why I Write Romance

[sarahblack5]

Why I Write Romance

Checking the writer’s pulse:

Mood: Gloomy, but with the possibility of reprieve due to lunch.

Music: Bruce Springsteen Devils and Dust

Book: John Gardner On Moral Fiction

Drink: Decaf Coffee

Pulse: 78

Shoe Size: 9.5

I read a list once that stratified writers, with poets floating dreamily at the top and writers of fiction graduated down

Comments

[marasmine]

That is a wonderful ambition and I'm going to enjoy each of your efforts to get closer to that life-changing story. I've never understood why romance is held in such contempt when it has the biggest, most loyal audience. If a fiction book doesn't make you feel good by the end why would you read it? Real life is grim enough for many without reading depressing fiction.

[sarahblack5]

I agree, redemption, or the possibility of redemption, is an absolute necessity for me, if I'm going to enjoy a story

[elena_62]

Uh, I believed I had left a comment here, but I hadn't! Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

BTW I had put this link on Josh's thread and *there* several persons said they liked your post! This shows once more how low is the percentage of people that bothers to leave comments in comparison to the people who read it.

Ciao

Antonella

[sarahblack5]

thank you for reading and commenting! I am used to being ignored- I just hope to become a cult classic one day, like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But with less acting out--!! Just kidding. Hugs, Sarah