By: Abigail Sharpe
Giveaway Alert!
WHY do I do this to myself?
Yeah, I know.
Stop looking at the calendar.
Stop being concerned about Amazon contract negotiations. Stop being nervous every time Google Alerts
tells me my name was mentioned SOMEWHERE online.
But I can’t.
I can’t because I’m a romance author, and I want to
share my joy of the happily ever afters.
I want to create a world where love triumphs over impossible odds, where
soul mates exist and no conflict or adversity that can keep them
apart. And I want readers to have fun
while experiencing it.
So why, again, am I doing this to myself? And it’s not because of the hot guys that
grace the covers of our books.
Oh, come on. I’m
not alone in this. Haven’t you ever
wondered what drives an author to write romance? Something that we read not because we have
to, but because we GET to?
I asked. And
here’s what they had to say.
I write romance because…
I discovered that (while writing romance), I had
unknowingly laid out all that I had been teaching in the classroom about
heightened senses, the purpose of our lives, destiny, self-empowerment, and the
act of loving ourselves and others. Only better. I have found the perfect venue
for expression of the full spectrum of human emotions—and the human condition. -- Kathleen Bittner Ross (www.kathleenbittnerroth.com), author of The Seduction of
Sarah Marks
In a world where unhappy endings are predominantly
highlighted, I choose to focus on love and happily ever afters. -- Donnell Ann Bell (www.donnellannbell.com), author of Betrayed
I'd rather deal with situations that
come out well than those that end in despair or heartbreak. -- Beppie Harrison (www.beppieharrison.com), author of The Divided Heart

I choose to focus on the good in the
world, like love. -- Sheila Athens (www.sheilaathens.com),
author of The Truth About Love (coming Fall 2014)
I've always been a romantic at heart.
I truly believe in love at first sight, soul mates, and happily-ever-afters ...
Writing Romance gives me joy, but it's surpassed everything I'd ever
imagined. -- Jaye Garland
(jayegarland.wordpress.com), author of The 25th Hour

For the guaranteed happy ending and because I
got tired of destroying my wall when I threw a book across the room. -- Angi Morgan (www.angimorgan.com), author of The Renegade Rancher
I get to relive the heady rush of falling in love
all over again.Ashlyn McNamara (ashlynmacnamara.net), author of What a Lady Craves (coming
Aug. 12)
I write romance so I can share the magical journey
of how two people meet and discover they have the kind of love that will last a
lifetime. -- Selena Fulton (selenafulton.wordpress.com), author of The Crystal Slipper
(coming in August)
Love and happiness.
That pretty much sums it up for me.
So now you know our secrets. Let me in on yours. Why do you READ romance?
GIVEAWAY
Who
Wants to Marry a Doctor is coming July 1, and what a better way to celebrate
than to give something away? Visit www.facebook.com/AbigailSharpeBooks
and click the Giveaway tab to play along.
Can't wait to read your new release!
ReplyDeleteAW, thanks, Selena. And thanks for helping me with the post.
DeleteMaureen, you are a blessing as always. Sorry for giving you the post so late!
ReplyDeleteNo worries. I've been under the weather, so I think when I was speaking with you last night, I was doing something eloquent like coughing up my toe. (Too much information?) :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you've been sick, Maureen. Get all better quick !
DeleteYou need your toes! they help maintain balance!
DeleteAwesome post, Miss Sharpe !!
ReplyDeleteThanks for including me.
thanks for helping me out. :)
DeleteThis was such a fun post, Abby! Living (written?) proof that romance is not just about the hot guys and beauteous women. We LOVE what we do. Thanks for including me!
ReplyDeleteAlthough the hot guys do make it fun... ;)
Deleteyay Abigail Sharpe--good writing
ReplyDeleteMelissa McEntyre
Thanks, Melissa! And thanks for stopping by.
DeleteI read romance for the HEA...and I love to see the journey the couple takes to get there.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your first book, Abby, I've been patiently waiting for the next one. Come on, JULY! ;)
Marcy Shuler