tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post3688341875310412818..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Starry-EyedLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-89935594291073721232010-07-08T19:14:06.141-04:002010-07-08T19:14:06.141-04:00There's nothing so satisfying as a good romanc...There's nothing so satisfying as a good romance, especially a smart romance like an Austen novel or my personal favorite, <i>Jane Eyre</i>. Loved your post!Betty Thomason Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086143814398663190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-65688424448043157232010-07-08T18:41:18.803-04:002010-07-08T18:41:18.803-04:00Hey Gwen, sorry I'm late...
I got hooked on H...Hey Gwen, sorry I'm late...<br /><br />I got hooked on Harlequin Romances as a young teen - 14 or so. I remember standing in the corner drugstore at age 15 and staring at the pocket books, disappointed because I'd just cashed my McDonald's cheque and yet I'd read all 4 or 6 of the Harlequins on the shelf. I think they cost 40 cents each at the time (mid 70's)and I was making Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-83901265362916725552010-07-07T18:51:30.143-04:002010-07-07T18:51:30.143-04:00Dina--Debbie is great! She sure gave a wonderful s...Dina--Debbie is great! She sure gave a wonderful speech at ACFW last year. If you belonged to all those book clubs in high school, you must have been quite the reader! ;)<br /><br />Roseanna--I agree, it is fun to see how the couple finally makes it to happily-ever-after. I'm inclined to see more romance in everyday life while reading a romance too...and it helps me remember my own knight in Gwen Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062502118990955905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-83989125825330964312010-07-07T13:55:29.709-04:002010-07-07T13:55:29.709-04:00I'm a total happily ever after girl. I love ro...I'm a total happily ever after girl. I love romance novels where characters overcome real obstacles to be together. I guess that's why I'm drawn to writing them. Great post, Gwen. :)Lisa Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334253815212707025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25057478717481271932010-07-07T12:26:06.428-04:002010-07-07T12:26:06.428-04:00I think part of the allure is the sweep-me-away fa...I think part of the allure is the sweep-me-away factor--even if you know they'll get together, you don't know how, and you don't know what emotions will be stirred in the meantime.<br /><br />I adore romances, largely because it allows me relive falling in love and inevitably makes me look at my hubby and realize anew that he's the hero of my own personal romance novel. Ah, bliss!Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-42271593581275815082010-07-07T11:51:51.934-04:002010-07-07T11:51:51.934-04:00I think I got hooked on romances when my friends s...I think I got hooked on romances when my friends started lending me Sweet Valley High and teenaged Harlequin romances. Shortly after, my mom signed us up for a Sihlouette club of Christian contemporary romances, and then later added a line of Christian historical romances. These must have been the forerunners of today's Steeple Hill liine. I remember Debbie Macomber was one of my favorite Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58424276171638699382010-07-07T11:07:01.639-04:002010-07-07T11:07:01.639-04:00D'Ann, oh, I love Emma too! "I shall not ...D'Ann, oh, I love Emma too! "I shall not call you Mr. Knightley...,I shall call you <i>my</i> Mr. Knightley." *sigh*<br /><br />Debra, I think you're right. It must be the same chemical that releases when we eat chocolate. That must be why the combination of romance novels AND chocolate is doubly delicious! ;)<br /><br />Have a wonderful day, ladies!Gwen Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062502118990955905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-62809633127543575992010-07-07T10:01:34.744-04:002010-07-07T10:01:34.744-04:00Lovely post, Gwen.
I think we read romance despi...Lovely post, Gwen. <br /><br />I think we read romance despite those foregone conclusions because it does stir our hearts. Somehow, 'heart-stirring' must release some chemical into our system. The interplay between the hero and heroine as they discover their love brings me back again and again. I can't say it's my favorite genre but I certainly want THAT element in any genre I Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-42358080062915367802010-07-07T09:31:08.223-04:002010-07-07T09:31:08.223-04:00I love it, Gwen! My parents gave me the complete c...I love it, Gwen! My parents gave me the complete collection of Jane Austen in one volume for Christmas during high school. I tossed it aside as "whatever" even though I loved books and romance. It wasn't until I took a class in college on the English novel that I read Emma and I was hooked! I'm glad I'm not the only one that spurred Jane at first sight!Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.com