As you might suspect, today is National Love Note Day. Since we read and write romance here, it’s a good national day to celebrate. What can be more touching than a simple love note? Whether short or long, it will leave the receiver with a wonderful feeling. The note will lighten someone’s heart. Although this […]
About Merrillee Whren
The Storms of Life
The above photo is one I took last week after a microburst hit our neighborhood. We weren’t at home when it happened. When we drove onto our street, we first noticed a downed tree in our neighbor’s yard. We found a large flower pot and the lid to someone’s garbage can in our front yard. […]
National Dog Photography Day
We’ve had our share of dogs over the years, as well as cats, hamsters, and goldfish. Currently we are petless, but I have a number of books that feature dogs. Since today is National Dog Photography Day, I thought I’d share some of those stories. In A MATCH TO CALL OURS the heroine, Brittany Gorman, […]
Does Age Make a Difference
The books I’ve written have a variety of ages for the hero and heroine. I’ve written stories with heroes in their thirties and the heroines in their twenties. I’ve written stories with heroines who are older than the heroes. I’ve written stories with heroes and heroines who are close to the same age. When I […]
Memorial Day
Today in the United States it is Memorial Day. Since we have readers from all over the world, I wondered about featuring an American holiday in my blog post. I wondered if other countries have a similar holiday to honor those who have fallen in battle for their country. Memorial Day in the US was […]
Montana Memories
From age four to ten, my family lived in Billings, Montana. My two youngest brothers were born while we lived there. My love for storytelling started there. After a big snowstorm, my oldest brother and I went under the back porch and picked up the lint from the dryer vent that lay on the snow. […]
Choices
Throughout our lives we have to make choices. The choices we make may determine a good or bad outcome in our lives. As an author, I get to make choices for my characters, in their back stories and in their present circumstances. Some of my characters have made bad choices in the past, and now […]
Real Life in Fiction
People often ask me where I get the ideas for my books. Ideas come from lots of places. Songs. News events. Dreams. What ifs. The possibilities are endless. No matter what the story is or how I discovered the idea, there is always a bit of real life in every story. I’m going to share […]
Do You Love Sports?
Currently in the United States, we are in the football playoff season. Lots of women don’t care for sports, but I love them. I’m not sure why I love sports when so many women don’t. Maybe it’s because I grew up with three brothers who all played numerous sports, but then I was the oldest […]
The End
As we come to the end of another year, I’m thinking about the ending for romances. I don’t type “The End” when I finish one of my novels. I know it’s the end, but is it a good ending, the kind of ending that will make me cry or a least give a heartfelt […]
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