Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you are all having a lovely day, with or without romantic cards, red roses, or chocolate.

So how does a romance writer celebrate Valentine's Day - well, actually, with none of the above!
No - you don't need to be shocked because, as I've said - quite often I believe - I'm not a fan of the commercialised 'romance' that comes into the shops on Valentine's Day. I don't actually like red roses - much prefer the golden ones I had in my wedding bouquet. And, besides, we're heading for Wales next week so any expensive flowers would be wasted as I wouldn't be here to see them.I'm not a huge fan of chocolate either and as I struggle with my weight it's the last thing I need.



But I do have a beautiful pair of rose quartz heart-shaped earrings. And,as I said, when we head for Wales and the Fishguard Writing Weekend, the Babe Magnet will do all of the driving so that I can arrive there rested and ready to teach (and talk . . .and drink a little wine . . .Did I mention that we rarely sleep on these weekends?) And the one thing I do believe is that true romance means thinking about the person and finding what they would like. Not just handing over cash for some mass-produced gift like the ones I saw piled up in the shops yesterday.




Some news for Valentine's Day - I'm taking part in the special Romance Junkies' Valentine's Contest. This is a big contest that RJs run every year with lots of authors involved and lots of prizes to win. So why not take a look. You can find my contest in the main street (just run your cursor over the picture to find where to click). I'm giving away a copy of my March release The Konstantos Marriage Demand (Presents EXTRA)



Finally -about the 12 Point Guide to Writing Romance - I said a while back that while Amazon.com advertised this book at the import price when in fact there is a USA edtion available much cheaper, I wasn't going to tell anyone it could be bought on their site.


Well, I've now discovered that they are actually - at last - advertising it at the USA price- in fact less. It's on offer at $ 17.95 so I'm happy to let you know that the book is available on Amazon.com
Come back soon for news of the next contest I'm running. It's the now-traditional one that I share with my dear friends and fabulous writers Anne McAllister and Liz Fielding every February .
So you know the one . . . Here Come the Grooms!

4 comments:

Karen said...

I couldn't agree more about the rubbish on sale for Valentines day. My husband knows I love the front covers of old Mills and Boon books. The artwork is fabulous. He went out and searched the local second hand bookshops and brought home six Masquerade Historical Romances. That's what I call devotion.
Karen

Caroline said...

Just to say I'm loving KMD! A keeper for sure. Caroline x

Kate Walker said...

Karen

I think you have a real 'Valentine' there - someone who knows what you really like and finds it for you. That's true romance.

Enjoy the boks

Kate

Kate Walker said...

Caroline - are you trying to earn yourself a gold star on the writing course next week?

You're going the right (write?) way about it ;o)

Kate

 

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