Psychology Today

How about a little psychology behind your historical romance needs?  This is an interesting article about a bookstore with titles piled neatly at the end of a major bookstore chain’s aisle with the sign “Realistic Romance” placed above them.  What does that mean?  The first book that I wrote had too much realism, as one reviewer pointed out.   Some wanted to throw it against the wall.  Others said it was a downer.  Yeah, I get it.  We don’t like to write about the tough places in life that may have romance.  It’s escapism at the core to fall in love with a titled English aristocrat.  Nevertheless, if you know me, I say let’s fall in love with a few others like brickmakers, watchmakers, and regularContinue Reading