tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post6703524040147748896..comments2023-06-08T04:03:22.642-06:00Comments on Chocolate & Spice: Real Life or Romance?Stina Lindenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13923143841924752849noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-64831402442837872262011-04-27T06:52:47.629-06:002011-04-27T06:52:47.629-06:00Totally agree. Where's the LIKE button? I lo...Totally agree. Where's the LIKE button? I love watching an envovled up-and-down story, but not actually getting into the middle of one in real life. I love how things could look so impossible one minute, yet they still turn out all right at the end. I just love how love conquers all in romance stories. <br /><br />Why I write romance? Well, for all the above of course, plus I always have characters sprouting in my head with all these problems that need fixed, so for me, it's really just easier to write down their stories so I can get them out of my head for new characters to make room up there.Linda Kagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259042112816376940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-66094412536192439462011-04-26T20:01:35.637-06:002011-04-26T20:01:35.637-06:00Stephanie - good point. The butterflies, the tingl...Stephanie - good point. The butterflies, the tingles ... they're important to. <br /><br />Amelia - I like your reasoning :)<br /><br />Stina - let's face it - steamy makeout scenes are the best. No matter what genre ;)<br /><br />Marie - there IS no better genre! Well said!<br /><br />McKenzie - I love the escape aspect!Anya S. Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938059712990028046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-69036285404454008582011-04-26T19:48:08.420-06:002011-04-26T19:48:08.420-06:00Reading and writing is an escape for most people, ...Reading and writing is an escape for most people, amongst other things too. We feel a sense of comfort when the hero and heroine do something imperfect because it makes us feel better about our own choices. We read what the hero goes through so we never have to endure her journey.McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-86600136570787544252011-04-26T18:42:11.743-06:002011-04-26T18:42:11.743-06:00I like to write and read romances because of the i...I like to write and read romances because of the infinite possibilities that they represent. It's an escape from real life where sometimes there is no HEA. There might only be a happily right now. I think there is no better genre!Marie Rose Dufourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919200697291374700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-61801496218617230852011-04-26T11:20:20.365-06:002011-04-26T11:20:20.365-06:00I don't really read many romances. At least no...I don't really read many romances. At least not as many as some individuals. My favorite YA novels all have romance in them.<br /><br />I write edgy YA, and I like to have romance in them to allow my mc those lighter moments in which she can think about something else other than the major issue at hand. Plus, I love writing those steamy makeout scenes. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-35195113166962657622011-04-26T11:08:09.294-06:002011-04-26T11:08:09.294-06:00I read them for escape. I write them for pleasure....I read them for escape. I write them for pleasure. I like reading romance with humor and fun, but I prefer writing drama (and a lot of sex). It's all good. ;)Amelia Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03778771052072403010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-40929856018184743222011-04-26T11:07:58.698-06:002011-04-26T11:07:58.698-06:00I agree...romance is definitely an escape, but for...I agree...romance is definitely an escape, but for me, it's also a reminder of what life was like in the beginning...the tingles, the butterflies, the hating to say goodnight, wishing you could spend more and more time with him.<br /><br />It's no secret, after you've been married for a while, and have kids, and jobs, and responsibilities, alone time is extremely limited...the spontaneity is rare... Romance novels take me back to a time when all that didn't exist...it was just me and hubby and nothing else. <br /><br />I write romance because of the emotion...the first tingles of attraction, those butterflies that soar throughout our bodies, the ache of needing to be with that person almost more than breathing.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.com