tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post4524143965578041966..comments2024-01-18T08:29:25.601+00:00Comments on Writer Revealed: Guest Post: Jamie DeBree - Why I Write Romance?Dollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-87638930223453218442010-04-26T20:25:00.857+01:002010-04-26T20:25:00.857+01:00Hi gals...and thanks! Heidi & Erica - there wi...Hi gals...and thanks! Heidi & Erica - there will be no "fruits" in my novels, thank you very much. Protection always. LOL <br /><br />Carolina - exactly. That's exactly it, isn't it? Writing what we're meant to write, not trying to force ourselves into a genre that's just not "us". And I'm glad I could introduce you to Dolly's blog too...you're going to love it here. :-) <br /><br />LOL Carol - you'll have your own signed copies to point at, rest assured (and of course I expect the same from you...). ;-) <br /><br />Thanks Karen - I appreciate the vote of confidence. You're always an inspiration. :-)Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-76468273636283899022010-04-26T03:40:22.772+01:002010-04-26T03:40:22.772+01:00Love the post Jamie!
I think you're in good c...Love the post Jamie!<br /><br />I think you're in good company writing romance. Some of my most well-fed writer friends are romance writers.<br /><br />Best of luck to you on your query process.<br /><br />If anyone can do it, it'll be you -- you are on a mission (with a plan).<br /><br />Thanks Dolly for this series. Really love the mix of genres.Karen Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697785820907711723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-8706370545777754472010-04-25T16:06:46.095+01:002010-04-25T16:06:46.095+01:00Great post Jamie, and not just because it sounds s...Great post Jamie, and not just because it sounds so much like what happened with me - everything thing I tried writing turned into a romance until I gave up and started writing romance. <br /><br />I can't wait until you're published and I can point to your books and say: "I know her!" :-)<br /><br />Another great addition to the series Dolly.C R Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212244053084461118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-87484242614296527622010-04-24T20:29:57.738+01:002010-04-24T20:29:57.738+01:00Heidi,
Thanks for the comment :) We've got to...Heidi,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment :) We've got to love the signs from the subconscious. <br /><br />Erica,<br /><br />I am really enjoying this series too, because I have got all you wonderful guests. :-)<br /><br />Carolina,<br /><br />Thanks for the follow :-) YaY for you for finding your genre.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-11730259170574429662010-04-24T14:52:39.290+01:002010-04-24T14:52:39.290+01:00Cool series of guest posts. What a great idea. I f...Cool series of guest posts. What a great idea. I followed you over from Jamie D's blog. Now a follower :)<br /><br />Jamie, I think we have to write what we are most drawn to write. I tried writing literary fiction for years and years. It's what my creative writing education had trained me to do--there was no room for genre fiction in academia, even in creative writing. And the thing is, I'm not bad at it. I think if I were to devote more time to it, I could possibly even be good, but in all those years I've been writing, I could never once finish a book. I'd get to the last few chapters, and it would just die. Total blank. I knew how I thought they should end, but I just couldn't do it. Then one day, a story I'd sort of been thinking about, had pushed away for a long time, finally started to take shape in my head and I gave myself permission to write it, and guess what? I not only wrote it--nonstop, sleeping maybe 3 hours a night--I wrote it in 6 1/2 weeks: all 213,000 words of my YA fantasy romance. Ha! Ok, so it took me 7 months to more than cut my book in half and polish it, but the fact is, it wasn't until I allowed myself to write what I was intended to write that I found my niche. So bravo on you, luv for writing what suits you. And it so happens, I think romance is pretty dang fantastic. It's something everyone wants in his/her life. Never be ashamed of writing something that has significance to you, and sure as heck will bring enjoyment and possibly more to others.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-50895311534143056812010-04-24T03:08:53.453+01:002010-04-24T03:08:53.453+01:00Great post Jamie!! I love this series too, what a ...Great post Jamie!! I love this series too, what a great idea Dolly ;o) <br /><br />I didn't know that you tried all those genres first. That's so cool. Yeah, I think romance is the right place for you & we will all ahem "eat the fruits?" LOL Heidi. *bites into a big juicy apple of a story* <br /><br />;o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-66850551285518566222010-04-24T01:53:03.935+01:002010-04-24T01:53:03.935+01:00Fascinating. I love how all of your stories franke...Fascinating. I love how all of your stories franken-noveled into romance tales in the end. You can't get any cleared signals from your subconcious than that. :) Glad it worked out, so that we get the fruits of all of this struggle. <br /><br />Thanks for the post.Heidi Sutherlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971919374868351376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-11561424821758338642010-04-23T21:57:39.759+01:002010-04-23T21:57:39.759+01:00Adam,
I am loving the series too :-) Great to get...Adam,<br /><br />I am loving the series too :-) Great to get into authors minds.<br /><br />Jamie,<br /><br />Great post. Thanks for doing it. <br /><br />Crystal,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by :-) I have the opposite problem. I actually started out wanting to write romance novels, but realised they are not for me. Though all of my books still have strong romance element, just romance writing didn't quite work out for me. <br /><br />Kari,<br /><br />Good for you. :-)<br /><br />Jamie,<br /><br />I am not surprised that you have no trouble being brazen with strangers. ;) Neither do I.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-54173142574730632752010-04-23T18:43:20.681+01:002010-04-23T18:43:20.681+01:00Thanks Adam! :-)
Hi Crystal, and thanks! What...Thanks Adam! :-) <br /><br />Hi Crystal, and thanks! What's wrong with love indeed. Harumph. <br /><br />Way to go, Kari Lynn! I'm getting to that point too, though I've found it's easier to be brazen with strangers for some reason...Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-13282488840971992172010-04-23T17:26:20.976+01:002010-04-23T17:26:20.976+01:00At a dinner for the Montana Storytellers Roundup l...At a dinner for the Montana Storytellers Roundup last night, they introduced me as an aspiring writer. I started to describe my books and one of the ladies said, "I suppose they have some of THOSE scenes!" And I said, "Yep. Plenty of those."<br /><br />So proud of myself for not quibbling in front of a roomful of my parents' peers!Kari Lynn Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864636462802149247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-2365245492935638022010-04-23T17:10:47.905+01:002010-04-23T17:10:47.905+01:00This is a great post! And I relate to what Jamie&#...This is a great post! And I relate to what Jamie's saying, why such stigma about romance? What's wrong with love, huh? :)Crystal Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665844725894074136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-67063060950050584672010-04-23T16:32:37.639+01:002010-04-23T16:32:37.639+01:00Great post, Jamie! :D
I'm loving this series ...Great post, Jamie! :D<br /><br />I'm loving this series of guest posts. :)<br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041390205721204791noreply@blogger.com