tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post6381959190868196939..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: You Are a Writer, but Why Do You Write?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-86135685401603464012013-06-30T14:23:19.959-04:002013-06-30T14:23:19.959-04:00Thanks for your comment, Janice. I think issues al...Thanks for your comment, Janice. I think issues always make a story more meaningful.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-19458755412500171432013-06-30T13:12:30.597-04:002013-06-30T13:12:30.597-04:00Hi Sandy,
My first book was about an alcoholic, a...Hi Sandy,<br /><br />My first book was about an alcoholic, and the woman who loved him enough to help him. My short story that'll be out next month is about a fight between a MIL and a DIL over a child, and the man who tries to help. My first two contracted book in my SF Romance series are about adults dealing with abuse they suffered from as a child. <br /><br />I didn't plan on writing about those issues. They just came to me as I wrote. But I think they made the story deeper and richer.<br /><br />Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-14810258576075083512013-06-29T14:07:15.112-04:002013-06-29T14:07:15.112-04:00Cara, I love happy endings, too. Thank you for yo...Cara, I love happy endings, too. Thank you for your kind words about my books.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-81864524931980001032013-06-29T14:06:13.268-04:002013-06-29T14:06:13.268-04:00Thanks, Jean. I like to follow series with famili...Thanks, Jean. I like to follow series with families. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-40902752407518668332013-06-29T14:05:25.949-04:002013-06-29T14:05:25.949-04:00Molly, the gambling addiction seems to be growing ...Molly, the gambling addiction seems to be growing in our area.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-71387243392244876182013-06-29T14:04:19.348-04:002013-06-29T14:04:19.348-04:00Melissa, I'm sure your books have great relati...Melissa, I'm sure your books have great relationships in them, and I can't wait to read your book.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-79243196244628025002013-06-29T14:02:41.926-04:002013-06-29T14:02:41.926-04:00Yay, Tina, another social issue author. Yay, Tina, another social issue author. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-66227674668448244762013-06-29T13:17:45.769-04:002013-06-29T13:17:45.769-04:00Good blog, Sandra. I write because it's in my ...Good blog, Sandra. I write because it's in my blood. I have to write. Although I came late to the game, I've always loved reading and always dreamed of being a writer, but life got in the way. I don't think I can stop writing. I don't write about issues as you do so well. I write the kind of books I want to read. I love romance and crave books with happy endings.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-91041579870390752112013-06-29T12:57:50.907-04:002013-06-29T12:57:50.907-04:00I'm one of those who simply had to write. Writ...I'm one of those who simply had to write. Writing in series as I generally do allows me to follow a family through generations and that's usually full of issues. Here's to all writers, whyever we write.jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-72118336302274707482013-06-29T12:17:55.185-04:002013-06-29T12:17:55.185-04:00I also write because if I don't, my head nearl...I also write because if I don't, my head nearly explodes with stuff to be written down!<br /><br />I also explore social issues in my books, even when I don't PLAN to. In Kenzie's Teacher's Pet, domestic violence reared its ugly head. Elder Abuse showed up in Off The Clock. <br /><br />Book #9 of my Arbor U series deals with the gambling addiction, so I need to check out your books Sandy!Molly Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488325587798390008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-24607516645375692292013-06-29T09:52:10.207-04:002013-06-29T09:52:10.207-04:00Thanks Sandra for sharing. I love that your books ...Thanks Sandra for sharing. I love that your books have a message to them. I write to bring enjoyment. For me, I'm about making connections and relationships with others. I want my books to allow that to happen, both for the characters and my readers.Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-46499795235322367202013-06-29T08:31:52.581-04:002013-06-29T08:31:52.581-04:00I love books with social issues - enriches the plo...I love books with social issues - enriches the plot. I write because I have to - it's like oxygen to me. Without it, I wouldn't survive. However, to make it interesting, I always try to get a social issue in my books. Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-79418008894664354992013-06-29T08:13:31.538-04:002013-06-29T08:13:31.538-04:00Thanks, Anna. I have a niece and nephew who are do...Thanks, Anna. I have a niece and nephew who are doing our genealogy. You have some good reasons for writing. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-77071434612300038432013-06-29T07:44:36.475-04:002013-06-29T07:44:36.475-04:00I write to get down on paper (or computer) stories...I write to get down on paper (or computer) stories that have come into my head unbidden! Who knew they were there! <br />Also I am keen on (make that addicted to) genealogy, and my stories are my "fix" in that they follow one family and its offshoots through successive generations.Anna Marklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792237948896804771noreply@blogger.com