tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post1449870415544652650..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: The Romance Gene - Helen BianchinLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-11648274451094261982009-11-15T22:55:31.717-08:002009-11-15T22:55:31.717-08:00My sincere thanks to Lee for the invitation to blo...My sincere thanks to Lee for the invitation to blog, and my appreciation to you all for contributing your comments and views.<br />It's been fun!<br /><br />Regards to all<br />HelenHelen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-45200367782561654892009-11-15T02:13:37.834-08:002009-11-15T02:13:37.834-08:00Hi Annie! How lovely of you to drop by. I agree, I...Hi Annie! How lovely of you to drop by. I agree, I do think a love of books during childhood stimulates the imagination, and often leads to the creation of stories. Some remain in the mind, others get written down ... whether merely for the writer's pleasure, or with a view to publication. <br />Hugs, and all the best<br />HelenHelen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-28166337932437329972009-11-15T00:45:34.293-08:002009-11-15T00:45:34.293-08:00Helen,
What a thoughtful post. I'm sure we...Helen,<br /><br />What a thoughtful post. I'm sure we're influenced by our families more than we expect, even if we seem like cuckoos in the next when it comes to our delight in romances. I know there was a female author in the family way back but I don't know her name. It would be nice to think there was a link there. But of course there's a very strong link in that all my familyAnnie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55165805461480371132009-11-15T00:44:01.395-08:002009-11-15T00:44:01.395-08:00any winner from karen anders blogany winner from karen anders blogkim hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203861775319304597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-78255434927721437982009-11-14T21:53:06.847-08:002009-11-14T21:53:06.847-08:00Hi Heidi,
Creating stories in your head whilst on ...Hi Heidi,<br />Creating stories in your head whilst on the edge of sleep is truly magical. The day has been dealt with, a new day has yet to dawn ... the mind relaxes and the characters, their story, appear. The trick is to have a pen and notepad on hand to write down the words in order to recapture the entire scene when you wake. Relying on memory alone doesn't always work!<br />All the Helen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-56814095613817861882009-11-14T21:26:11.608-08:002009-11-14T21:26:11.608-08:00Hi Lucy! How lovely to see you here. Reading is o...Hi Lucy! How lovely to see you here. Reading is one of my favourite pastimes. Currently I have two piles of to-be-read books waiting for my attention ... so incredibly tempting when the current deadline has priority. The love of reading is outshone by the love of writing, isn't it? The cast of characters we carry in our head, demanding their story be told. It's an amazing talent, and so Helen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-15288387803768729732009-11-14T16:42:19.214-08:002009-11-14T16:42:19.214-08:00I have always loved to create stories in my head. ...I have always loved to create stories in my head. Each night to go to sleep I would work on my story. It always help to relax me to fall a sleep. then the next night i would pick up where i stopped and go from there. then I decided I needed to write them down. Thats how I got started writing. Plus I come from a weird family and the only way I could get away from them was to dream my story .<br /heidi330https://www.blogger.com/profile/12194386816469396985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-72707022660807981162009-11-14T16:19:24.734-08:002009-11-14T16:19:24.734-08:00Hi, Helen...very interesting post. I'm sure o...Hi, Helen...very interesting post. I'm sure our family do influence us. While my mother never read romance, both my grandmothers did and my oldest sister (who I pilfered my first M&Bs from). My mother read other books though, by the truckload and she passed that love of reading onto four of her six children. I write because the stories in my head insist on being told. I write for Lucy Monroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096091416060137796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-85439604725887999672009-11-14T11:47:19.690-08:002009-11-14T11:47:19.690-08:00Helen, The cats sounds wonderful. I think animals ...Helen, The cats sounds wonderful. I think animals make us all happier.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-83969835508678792192009-11-14T02:29:08.107-08:002009-11-14T02:29:08.107-08:00Hi Mary Anne,
Writing is a fascinating topic, for...Hi Mary Anne, <br />Writing is a fascinating topic, for to create a moment in time, penning characters who live for the readers requires work. Hard work. Regardless of genre. I think the author succeeds when the author manages to entrance the reader from first to final page.<br />All the best with your writing,<br />HelenHelen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-23675459006496802152009-11-14T02:20:01.755-08:002009-11-14T02:20:01.755-08:00Hi Sandie,
Your dad sounds a true romantic, and I ...Hi Sandie,<br />Your dad sounds a true romantic, and I love that he wrote wonderful poems for your mum. That he knew the first time he met your mum that he would marry her touches the heart.<br />All the best with your writing,<br />HelenHelen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-255318853525767372009-11-14T02:15:20.908-08:002009-11-14T02:15:20.908-08:00Hi Mary,
Your articles on caring for small animals...Hi Mary,<br />Your articles on caring for small animals sound fascinating.<br />I have two Birman cats, a seal point and a choc point. They're gorgeous,affectionate and smart.<br />They make wonderful companions.<br /><br />All the best<br />HelenHelen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-25689757275515297692009-11-14T02:13:08.949-08:002009-11-14T02:13:08.949-08:00Hi Linda,
Armchair travel is wonderful - no long h...Hi Linda,<br />Armchair travel is wonderful - no long haul flights or jetlag. Lovely to relax and visit various countries around the world via an author's vivid description. Experience the sights, share the ambience and <br />enjoy the a hero and heroine's romantic journey.<br />Thank you so much for your kind words about my books. I hope you continue to find pleasure in reading them.<br Helen Bianchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855040662605448201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-15138373271996123092009-11-13T23:46:41.081-08:002009-11-13T23:46:41.081-08:00Helen Bianchin: Thank you for your thought-provok...Helen Bianchin: Thank you for your thought-provoking article.<br /><br />I believe there are plenty of reasons why I write. I am aware of only some of them. <br /><br />But of those I know about, I believe the most important is this: I write to make real, at least in my own mind and those of my readers, that which in the actual world does not exist, but should; and that which in the realm of Mary Anne Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846610621610508819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-87660844760291290942009-11-13T23:29:02.273-08:002009-11-13T23:29:02.273-08:00Helen, what an interesting topic, and yes I have o...Helen, what an interesting topic, and yes I have often wondered what lead me to writing romance novels. My Mum, loved to read romance novels or True Romance magazines when I was younger, but as our family grew her time to sit and read dwindled. So maybe my love of reading romance novels came from Mum. As for my writing? I think I would look at my Dad, while he enjoyed nothing better than a good Sandie Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362712104363641666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-46696461295439704902009-11-13T12:32:05.326-08:002009-11-13T12:32:05.326-08:00I only write articles, but most are how to care fo...I only write articles, but most are how to care for small animals. I think it's mostly my life that influenced my writing because I've seen people who have small animals and have no idea how to take care of them.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-63898685360479400002009-11-13T12:14:32.109-08:002009-11-13T12:14:32.109-08:00I'm not a writer so I can't speak to that ...I'm not a writer so I can't speak to that issue. But as far as being an avid reader, I'm not sure how I ended up being such a dedicated reader. My parents did not read. I've never seen my mother read a book. The only thing I can think of is the fact that my childhood was so dysfunctional that I found my release in books. I could live in a world where people had happy families, hadLinda Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496464041656744569noreply@blogger.com