#PennedPossibilities 928 — Tell us a bit about your story (or stories), style, writing process, research, or what you enjoy writing. You can talk about anything related to being an author tonight.
I’ve rambled enough about my writing style and how the writing process goes for me. I’ll talk about what I write for a change. I’m a romance author. I love Romantic Fantasy AKA Romantasy, Dark Romance, Gothic and/or Paranormal Romance, etc. I adore writing all of it, and I’ve dabbled in a lot of genres for my tales. I enjoy delving into original universes for: Sword and Sorcery AKA Heroic Fantasy, Fantasy, SFF, Historical, Horror, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, HopePunk, Mysteries, and Cozy Fantasy, just to list off a handful of genres. I’ve written (and read, of course) a little bit of everything over the years. I’m a weaver of weird and wonderful tales.
Let’s talk about writing romance for a bit. For me, romance drives the plot in tandem with what’s happening within the universe, and when romantic tension—the “push and pull” of attraction and conflict—directly causes, complicates, or resolves the main storyline’s external events, that’s definitely my bread and butter. Rather than a side story or a subplot, the relationships act as the catalyst for character decisions, raising stakes, and forcing actions that move the narrative forward.
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