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Romantic Friday Writers: Bouquet

http://fridaynightwriters.blogspot.com/ This blog has a challenge for writers of romance/love stories to write 400 words on a theme each Friday. The theme this week is Bouquet. This is a scene from my WIP, Breath(e). Elizabeth has always been attracted to disabled men exclusively, but she decides that she ought to at least try dating an able-bodied guy. Word Count: 302, critique however you would like. Comments will be of great help! ### Elizabeth almost didn’t see Patrick as she came out of her Biology class. She was thinking about which assignments had to get done tonight and which could be put off, missing the unusually warm November weather and Patrick standing at the bottom of the wheelchair ramp with flowers in his hands. “Oh,” Elizabeth jumped as...

Where Does Devoteeism Come From?

Short answer: no one knows. And yet, people have put out theories based on their assumptions about what we are like. There is almost no research in this area. There has been ONE case study, and people continue to refer to it as the explanation for devness. People love explanations. When something happens that is against what they see as the norm, they have to have a reason. If there was abuse in your past, they will nod wisely and say that’s why you’re a devotee. Even if the dev feeling started long before any abuse. It goes back to people fearing what they don’t understand. Attempts to understand it have been made by people who are not devs and they are looked to as experts. As though we cannot speak for ourselves. As though we have...

Is Your Man Book Cover Worthy?

I rewatched Romancing the Stone last weekend. It’s a great movie for a romance writer! (Although I liked the sequel, Jewel of the Nile, better). A few weeks ago I talked about the Sarah Brown problem, where you preplan what you think the ideal man will be like and can’t see a perfect match for you right in front of your face. I think Joan Wilder has a slightly different, but related problem. She compares all the men in her life to the heroes of her books. They don’t measure up to her fantasy. Do you find yourself doing this? Not necessarily with books you’ve written, but with books you read. Do you hope or expect men in real life to behave like men in your favorite books? Are books just pure fantasy to you or are they a goal to aim...