VIRGIN VOYAGE!

Be gentle with me, folks. I’ve never done this before. I’m a virgin blogger. I don’t even read blogs, though I’m loathe to admit that. I feel like I must be the only one! It’s never been about lack of desire, just lack of time. I’ve had serious family commitments over the last several years that required travel, and everything other than that had to be put on hold, including a few book deadlines. But now, life has settled down, fate has intervened—and here I am, part of this excellent blogging adventure called Storybroads.com!

Does it get any better than this? I’m in the company of five fabulous, feisty writers like Lynn, Tara, Krissie, Pat and Maggie, and I get to share my innermost secrets and unburden myself as if I were in a confessional? That should give me plenty to talk about, LOL—and get me in lots of trouble!! But for now, maybe I’d better stick to a quickie description of what I write.

When it comes to writing, I’ve taken the advice of Joseph Campbell to heart: Follow your bliss. I love writing dark romantic suspense. My family will tell you that I disappear into the mist when I’m working on a book, especially during those very intense last weeks of a deadline. I’m not sure if it’s a blessing or a curse that I’m drawn to haunting gothic concepts that suck me into their vortex and don’t let go until they’ve had their way with me. But I also love writing sexy romantic comedies, and I get to do that too. I started in the Desire line in 1985, moved to Loveswept for several years, and wrote what I thought was my last category romance in 1993. Wrong! Here I am again, writing romantic comedies—for Blaze this time—cracking myself up, and I hope, giving others a smile too.

It does seem as if I write on opposite ends of the spectrum--dark suspense and romantic comedy. I’ve even done an erotic novel. But I believe variety allows us to express all the different facets of our personality and creativity, so, as the motto for Storybroads goes, IT’S ALL GOOD.

Suz

P.S. The picture was taken in Maui. The caption, courtesy of the dh, reads: "The woman is never far from a bookstore, even on vacation!"