Four Things About Romance Authors!
by Sophia Nash

Since the heroine of my March Historical Romance, THE KISS, is a fanatical list-maker and I've really enjoyed the Avon editor profiles, I hoped readers might like a peek into the private lives of romance novelists!

Four jobs we have had:

1. Professional Dreamer
2. Revisionist
3. Overnight Mailing expert
4. Computer Crasher

Four of our favorite foods:

1. Chocolate & all other forms of caffeine
2. Champagne
3. Stale chicken breasts at writing conferences
4. Extreme fast food or no food (due to acid reflux from deadline pressure)

Four places our ideas come from:

1. The ether
2. Our dreams
3. The Underworld (OK, maybe that's only for paranormal romance authors...)
4. Stumped for #4, which is no surprise since most authors NEVER have a good answer to this question

Four of our favorite questions:

1. What is your next book about?
2. I'd like to preorder-when is it out?
3. Will you sign your book for me?
4. Would you be available to appear on Oprah?

Four reasons why we write:

1. To bring joy to others
2. To quiet the voices
3. The dress code
4. Really, is there a better job in the world?

Four of our favorite phrases:

1. Love conquers All
2. #1 New York Times Bestseller
3. “Darling, you've been working so hard on deadline, may I clean the house, oversee our children's homework/bath time/bedtime, take the car to be fixed, schedule a massage, bring you flowers, and take you out to dinner? You deserve so much more!”
4. The End

For readers, how about a list of what sort of books, plots or characters you enjoy most? And for authors, what would your lists look like?