Okay, this isn’t a well-researched, in-depth look at love or romance or…well, anything. I’m writing, give me a break. You don’t tell the muse, “Not now, honey. I’m busy writing this blog.” You can totally tell your husband that, but not your muse. That chick is vindictive and might not show up again for six months. *I know*.
So, for your enjoyment, a very extensive list of endearments for your sweetheart.
I’d love to have this book. (Makes a note to add to Amazon wishlist). I’ve been reading the bitches for a couple of years now and I love them. They’re funny “like damn and whoa,” they have awesome commenters, they call their readers the bitchery, and they’ve got something to say. We shouldn’t be ashamed of loving our romances. Hold those Fabio covers up proudly and proclaim to the world, “Yes, I am a smart bitch and I freaking love trashy novels!”
Found: A video made by assorted pubbed romance authors endorsing the greatness of their book (above).
I think that I’ve outgrown pop quizzes. They were all about doing something fun and delving into different aspects of romance, but they were more flash than substance. Also, while completely random and silly, they were still personal, in that they were about me. And why do you care if I kiss like a woman or what movie my love life is like?
So, from now on, Saturdays will be the day that I discuss romance. Sometimes it’ll be something one could incorporate into their writing, or it might be inappropriately amusing, or it might be kind of touching, or… you know what? We’ll just see where it goes, mmkay?
Up first: How to Love on Wikihow. Seriously? People need directions? The Idiot’s Guide to Being in Love? On an unrelated note, I saw the book below, recently–don’t ask why, I had a very good reason, okay?–and it’s pretty freaking funny. Unintentionally. Which makes it funnier, still.
Not advocating the writing of such, but I found this Erotic Thesaurus – A Guide to Purple-Prose for the Literary Artist.
Apparently, there seems to be a link between creativity and…well, madness. A show of hands, please, from anyone who is surprised. Anyone? Didn’t think so.
Here’s the link for the article. Research was done by U of T (no clue) and Harvard.
This discovery, I think, is about as shocking as finding out the wheel is round. Do you know any sane writers? If you do, they’re faking it. Trust me.
