| Romantic Comedy |
I sorta stumbled into writing Contemporary Romantic
Comedy when my first agent told me that if I stopped
trying to steal something or kill or possess a character
and simply wrote my usual type of storyline, that I had a
romantic comedy.
She proved it to me by selling Berkley on the idea of my
writing three books where the hero was from the
country and the heroine was a city girl. The series was
called "Different Worlds." I wrote it as Lisa Dane.
But that got me started telling more contemporary
stories. I call them comedies because I hate to read
stories if there is no sense of humor. Some stories it's
more overblown than others, but it's there. I like to dish
out a bit of information, too. For instance, what do YOU
know about the earliest federal "highway", the National
Road? I had a hero who wanted to find a house on
it...preferably one with a woods full of grapevines to lure
the heroine to his side.
Frequently, so are children. Not everyone thinks adding
kids to a romance is a good idea, but speaking as a
former stepmother, I think the most romantic thing a
person can do is fall in love with their new partner's
children from a previous marriage.
But sometimes, I leave the offspring to be created in the
future, as happened when Tim Starling decided he'd
made a big mistake in the past and needed to get Roni
Dey back in his life ...forever!
There is a new romantic comedy in the works, and yes, it
has kids in it -- three in fact. It also has an ex-husband
getting in the hero's way.
Beth Henderson
Comedy when my first agent told me that if I stopped
trying to steal something or kill or possess a character
and simply wrote my usual type of storyline, that I had a
romantic comedy.
She proved it to me by selling Berkley on the idea of my
writing three books where the hero was from the
country and the heroine was a city girl. The series was
called "Different Worlds." I wrote it as Lisa Dane.
But that got me started telling more contemporary
stories. I call them comedies because I hate to read
stories if there is no sense of humor. Some stories it's
more overblown than others, but it's there. I like to dish
out a bit of information, too. For instance, what do YOU
know about the earliest federal "highway", the National
Road? I had a hero who wanted to find a house on
it...preferably one with a woods full of grapevines to lure
the heroine to his side.
Frequently, so are children. Not everyone thinks adding
kids to a romance is a good idea, but speaking as a
former stepmother, I think the most romantic thing a
person can do is fall in love with their new partner's
children from a previous marriage.
But sometimes, I leave the offspring to be created in the
future, as happened when Tim Starling decided he'd
made a big mistake in the past and needed to get Roni
Dey back in his life ...forever!
There is a new romantic comedy in the works, and yes, it
has kids in it -- three in fact. It also has an ex-husband
getting in the hero's way.
Beth Henderson
| Diamonds and Denim Ribbons and Rawhide Silk and Stone Fortune and Folly New Year's Eve (also reprinted as Ring in the New) Mr. Angel Maternal Instincts Mr. Far From Perfect |
| You probably realize by now that I can't let out-of-print stories just disappear. So, yes, some of these titles are available once more. Seducing Santa, Mr. Far From Perfect, Ring in the New and Mr. Angel are all available in paperback, available through Amazon and other online bookstores. Mr. Far From Perfect and Mr. Angel are both available as E-books from Multi-Media Publications www.mmpubs.com Fortune and Folly will be back in print early in 2010 and A Week 'Til The Wedding will also reappear in 2010 Unfortunately, as much as I love the Different World's stories, I don't own them so they can't be rereleased unless Berkley ever decides to do so. You can still find them at used book stores, particularly those online. |
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