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A Romance Novel With All the Feels

September 17, 2021 By Jody Hedlund

I admit. I like a really good romance story full of LOTS of romantic moments filled with LOTS of toe-tingling, stomach-flipping sizzle. Those are the stories I’m drawn to READ. Those are also the stories I’m drawn to WRITE. However, as a writer of inspirational fiction I want my novels to remain clean and sweet (without any sex scenes). So how do I balance keeping a novel clean while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, New Releases, Romance Novels

4 Reasons Romance Novels Are an Important & Valid Type of Literature

February 17, 2017 By Jody Hedlund

I couldn’t pass up the opportunity during Valentine’s week to have a post about romance—particularly about writing romances. Even though nowadays romance novels are widely accepted and liked, there are still people who turn up their noses at the thought of reading a romance (or writing one). Some view such novels as “fluffy” or “trashy” or “titillating.” They may believe that romance novels … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, romance, Romance Novels

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