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The Push & Pull of a Satisfying Romance

June 19, 2020 By Jody Hedlund

I recently received an email from Eileen, a reader who is writing her first romance novel. She said: “I love the way you write romances and how they are so intense, I have few questions that I hope you can help me with.” The questions were definitely thought-provoking! And since so many of you are romance lovers (readers as well as writers), I thought you could chime in the comments with your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, romance

Book Release and a Giveaway!

September 7, 2018 By Jody Hedlund

This week I’m celebrating the book birthday of A Worthy Rebel! This is 5th and final book in my medieval YA romance series. It’s with great elation I send this book out into the world, knowing that this story is the grand finale of the Noble Knights series that started several years ago with An Uncertain Choice (2015), A Daring Sacrifice (2016), For Love & Honor (2017), and A Loyal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: A Worthy Rebel, Jody Hedlund, Medieval, romance, Young Adult Novels

6 Reasons Why Love at First Sight is a Dangerous Thing

February 16, 2018 By Jody Hedlund

Nowadays we've become a fast-paced culture. We rush to work. We run through the drive-through for fast food. We race from one activity to the next. And we hardly stop to breathe. Unfortunately with such a fast pace, we've become an impatient culture. We want everything to happen right away. We want overnight shipping. We want instant video streaming. And we demand the highest speed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: Falling in Love, Jody Hedlund, romance

Special Delivery (and a giveaway!)

October 23, 2017 By Deborah Raney

[UPDATE: AND THE WINNER OF Right Where We Belong IS: Kim P! See my note at the end of the comments for instructions on how to get your book. Thanks, everyone, for the great comments!] A few years ago I was invited to write a short-short romantic story for a little magazine called Splickety. (Only 1000 words! Flash fiction, it's called.) I had such fun with that story—even though writing short … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: book cover art, giveaway, reading, romance

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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