My Misspent Youth...
Yes, that's me on the far right, dressed as Magenta for a showing of "Rocky Horror Picture Show." It was 1979. I was a senior in high school. Maybe I'd just graduated. But already, I knew I wanted to write romance novels. One might guess I would go into paranormal romance from this shot, but I was always a purist when it came to romance. I tried my first Harlequin Presents at the tender age of twelve - one of the women I babysat for had stacks of them in her house. I escalated in high school, moving on to Desires and Intimate Moments, doubling up some evenings when I was really stressed out. Eventually, my best friend Julie got me hooked on Anya Seton and Sigrid Undset. There was no turning back after that. I was hooked - I mean booked - for life.
My Slightly less misspent middle age...
Fast forward forty years from those babysitting days. Romance is still my life in more ways than one. I ended up married to my high school sweetheart (toldja I was a purist when it came to romance), and I've made my living writing about love for almost a quarter of a century. I still love reading it, too, from classics like FOREVER AMBER to the latest by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. My favorite movies remain "Harold and Maude" and "Casablanca." I just love everything about love. Color me blush pink.
I've been on something of a self-imposed writing hiatus for the last year or so (reality intrudes sometimes into an otherwise satisfying fantasy life), but I'm writing again now. Look for a new Desire in 2015 (perhaps sooner), along with another women's fiction trade-sized novel, tentatively titled CLOSING TIME, the same year. I'm also venturing into other new projects. Along with a writing partner, Lorena Peter, I've penned a ten-minute short film that we'll be shooting this summer. And we're at work on a full-length script we hope to finish by summer's end. Feels good to be back at work. Here's hoping you'll stick with me for the rest of the ride. I promise it's going to be a lot of fun.
Happy Reading,
Elizabeth
I've been on something of a self-imposed writing hiatus for the last year or so (reality intrudes sometimes into an otherwise satisfying fantasy life), but I'm writing again now. Look for a new Desire in 2015 (perhaps sooner), along with another women's fiction trade-sized novel, tentatively titled CLOSING TIME, the same year. I'm also venturing into other new projects. Along with a writing partner, Lorena Peter, I've penned a ten-minute short film that we'll be shooting this summer. And we're at work on a full-length script we hope to finish by summer's end. Feels good to be back at work. Here's hoping you'll stick with me for the rest of the ride. I promise it's going to be a lot of fun.
Happy Reading,
Elizabeth
