Romance Writers Weekly – November 10th

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Good Tuesday afternoon! I hope the words are flowing from your fingers onto the computer or paper. It’s blog hop day and we are talking about romance. (We love anything and everything to do with romance.)

We have a blog hop going on each week. All of us authors get asked a question and we respond, hopping from one person to the next. If you missed what Meggan Connors had to say, just click and pop back. I have provided today’s topic, enjoy!

Romance. There are many different meanings. What does it mean to you? 

When I thought of this topic I decided to search the definition of romance. This is what I got:

ro·mance

(rō-măns′, rō′măns′)

n.

1. a. A love affair: His romance with her lasted only a month.

b. Ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people; love: They kept the romance alive in their marriage for 35 years.

c. A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something: a childhood romance with the sea.
2. A mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful: “These fine old guns often have a romance clinging to them” (Richard Jeffries).

3. a. A long medieval narrative in prose or verse that tells of the adventures and heroic exploits of chivalric heroes: an Arthurian romance.

b. A long fictitious tale of heroes and extraordinary or mysterious events, usually set in a distant time or place.
c. The class of literature constituted by such tales.

4. a. An artistic work, such as a novel, story, or film, that deals with sexual love, especially in an idealized form.

b. The class or style of such works.

5. A fictitiously embellished account or explanation: We have been given speculation and romance instead of the facts.
6. Music A lyrical, tender, usually sentimental song or short instrumental piece.
7. Romance The Romance languages.

adj. Romance Of, relating to, or being any of the languages that developed from Latin, including Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish.

 

Wow! So many connotations for one little word. My favorite definitions were, a love affair and the romance languages.

But to me, romance is all about believing in love. Short and simple. For without love, how would romance exist? think-you-dont-like-romance-novels-ftr
That’s it for me today! I hope you enjoyed the topic. Now continue on the hop and see what Leslie Hachtel has to say. Until next time!

 


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2 responses to “Romance Writers Weekly – November 10th”

  1. Some of my favourite romance novels start with a hero/heroine who doesn’t believe in love. Aren’t they surprised! 🙂

  2. And love really does make the world go round

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