Sweet and wholesome romance books
If we move from Shakespeare’s plays to his sonnets then we are truly spoilt for choice in terms of inspiration, and whenever we read such joyous works for inspiration in writing our sweet and wholesome romance, we often stumble on quotes that have been used in famous works by other authors. Here’s an example an […]
I’m sure you are familiar with this quote, but if not it’s from Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barret Browning, and here are the first two lines: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height It’s a question we have to address as our […]
Many authors write for different genres, but for me, there is only one, and that’s writing romance novels and in particular sweet and wholesome romance. Some of these are second chance, second chance with a child, or even love at first sight. All are written in the first person and present tense. This is not […]
If you’re not familiar with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, here’s one line which may well ring a chord. ‘Water, water everywhere, /Nor any drop to drink‘ from his famous poem The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, a classic. But of course, he wrote much more, and here are the final two verses of his poem entitled […]
Of course, it’s not just Shakespeare which I use as an inspiration for my sweet and wholesome romance short stories and novels, but also poetry. Here too, we have a wealth of riches from which to choose, and one of my favorites is Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A contemporary of William Wordsworth, he inspired a sea […]
How true is this quote from The Bard, William Shakespeare, and from The Two Gentlemen Of Verona. And it is this intense longing that we as sweet and wholesome romance authors have to capture in our work and convey to our passionate readers. Love is truly like a child, longing for a love lost perhaps […]
We all need inspiration when writing, and none more so when creating sweet and wholesome romance novels. For me, one of the greatest is The Bard, William Shakespeare, and over the next few weeks, I’m going to be sharing some of my favorites with you. And perhaps this quote sums up the journey of love […]
If you love reading sweet and wholesome romance novels, you will be delighted to hear that my third novel appropriately entitled Sweet Redemption is due for release soon on Amazon. If you have already enjoyed the first two, Love Is Never Lost and Love Song, you are in for a treat as this is my […]
It’s always heartwarming to receive positive reviews and of course, we expect negative ones too which are part of the life of being an author. Some readers love our work and others don’t which is the way of the world. It would be a boring place if we all enjoyed the same things or read […]
When I release a new novel it is always with mixed emotions, grateful the rewriting, editing and proofing are finally over, nervous about how it will be received. I guess in many ways I am a mother, fussing over her children as I watch them leave the nest and hope that in life’s journey they […]