Writing romance began as a coping mechanism when I was a teenager, I think. Allowing me to escape a traumatic childhood, playing out secret fantasies in a world of my creation. It was safe there─to express my heart’s deepest longings.
Sadly, my limited real-world experiences with love haven’t ended in happily ever after. In my stories, though, the man never hits the woman and always respects her enough to allow her a voice. This hasn’t happened for me in real life, I’m sorry to say. Which is why I’m still single, lol.
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Farm-Smut
Often, when I’ve admitted my romance writing habit it’s been met with jest or scorn. Despite the fact that romance novels generate over $1.44 billion in revenue, making romance the highest-earning genre of fiction, romance is not a respected genre. So I’ve learned to keep it close to my chest, secret from everyone except those closest to me. Now, however, as I practice my own authenticity, I’ve decided it’s time to own it. It’s time I begin embracing and sharing this side of myself along with the rest.
FACT: I write stories of sex and love on the farm, homestead, or off-grid location in Maine. Laughably, I refer to it as “farm-smut”. Surely I can’t be the only one who likes a good farm-themed love story?
Since homesteading and small-farms are all the rage these days, I’m willing to bet I’m not alone. In my last update from the farm, I’d promised to share more of that side of my writing if interest was expressed─and since interest was expressed by at least 1 of my subscribers─I’m sharing the synopsis for my current farm-smut work-in-progress. Be sure to let me know what you think, and if you’d like to see more posts like this in the future.
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