I enjoyed reading  Karen’s post about how we met.

Meeting Karen came at a time of writing changes for me. I had been writing fanfic for several years and decided to look into the epublishing industry, since that was the only place that was looking at much romance fantasy or paranormal. Karen was in the same type of mind set, and we were able to encourage each other to write and submit. Those first contracts–wow was that exciting!

I think we are both at another crossroads now. We’ve learned a little, had success and rejection, ridden some epub trainwrecks….plus had many life changes. Karen has a new relationship and in a way so do I because teenage girls are much different than gradeschool girls!

I suspect we are in the awkward adolescence stage of writing careers. But we are still alive and still growing.

I just spent a month working on an entry to the Harlequin Presents contest. It was a valuable experience because I saw how my mind would take a scene in the story, and run it into something totally not Harlequin Presents! A paranormal element, or the setting that was fun was a broken down mobile home… or I wanted to add a slew of characters, pets, weirdos…or, or, or!

So here is what I concluded:

1. I’m not likely to leave speculative fiction.

2. Romance all the way.

3. Secondary characters and plot lines are important to me.

4. I am very comfortable with the heat level of HP, which is sensual but not in the    romantica realm.

5. I like families and children in romance.

6. I like accidental pregnancy stories.

So, where do I go from here? ( Humming ‘Where do we go from here’ from Once More With Feeling, the Buffy Musical).

Anybody publishing the equivalent to a paranormal/fantasy/futuristic Harlequin American Romance or Silhouette Special Edition?

Becca