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Romance is…

December 10, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

…everyday life …tears caused by life …hugs …being taken care of by loved one(s) …taking care of loved one(s) …reading…

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Posted in: Romance Is... Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, Romance is..., writer, writing

Allow me to tell you about: Iris

December 3, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

This is going to be a very quick and rough outline of who the character, Iris, is and why she’s…

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Posted in: Iris Shares Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Iris Shares, Melody Hew, romance, writing

The Pseudonym: for author or reader?

October 22, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

For the author. I do not believe I am a romantic. I have never called myself a romantic. My husband…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Oh, so that’s who my character is

August 20, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

I really need to get a character chart done. I just read an earlier post and what I had written…

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What do I consider is romance?

July 30, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Basic romance involves two people meeting and falling in love forever being happy. Everything else around that core is filler…

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Why difficult to write

September 5, 2019 christinesteevesspeakman

Probably because the characters need to feel a match. The readers need to want and believe they belong together. When…

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Too Sappy

August 29, 2019 christinesteevesspeakman

Can it be too sappy? Not sappy enough? What’s wrong with sappiness? What is sapping? I’ve also thought sappy meant…

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The HEA

August 22, 2019 christinesteevesspeakman

What is the HEA, happy ever after?  The last time I talked about whether leads should end up a romantic…

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Romance and other genres

August 15, 2019 christinesteevesspeakman

Romance works in other genres. It can be the main genre or the secondary one, even the third genre. The…

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Should all leads end up together?

August 8, 2019 christinesteevesspeakman

Isn’t that why people read romances?  To see the characters fall in love and be with their soul mates.  A…

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