My youngest daughter is 11, and she hates conflict. I don’t mean only conflict in real life. I mean conflict in stories. If she’s watching a movie or TV show and the characters start to fight or there’s a big battle against the bad guys, she’ll either look away, skip the scene, or turn it […]
When the going gets tough…
Romance novels get a bad rap sometimes of being super formulaic. And maybe it’s true, to a point. Boy and girl meet (sometimes, meet again) Attraction. Conflict. OH NO, they’ll never make it! Nevermind they will. Kiss. Happily Ever After. THE END! That’s a bit overly simplified, but you get the gist. What I want […]