I never met Colleen McCullough; if I had, I probably would have cried and made a fool of myself. Sarah MacLean More Quotes by Sarah MacLean More Quotes From Sarah MacLean Perhaps summer's ephemeral nature is what inspires us to embrace the beach read. We tell ourselves that these twisted plots and wild characters are literary ice cream sundaes - extravagant treats that aren't as calorie-laden when we're wearing flip flops. Sarah MacLean wildice-creamnaturebeach As winter approaches - bringing cold weather and family drama - we crave page-turners, books made for long nights and tryptophan-induced sloth. Sarah MacLean familywinterweatherlong Of all the myriad ways we define love, there is perhaps none more honest and powerful than this: Great love is rooted in great partnership. Sarah MacLean greatpowerfullove-islove I'm so thrilled to have won the RITA. The award is particularly special because it is given by other romance authors. It's deeply rewarding and not a little humbling to be honored by such a talented tribe of writers. Sarah MacLean tribeawardhonoredspecial The trick to great romance is in overcoming adversity. In realizing that love is worth some uphill climbs. Sarah MacLean greatadversitylove-islove I want to wake up one morning and know how to write page one, or page 10, or page 250. But I never seem to know how to do it. Every book is different and takes a different structure, style, process, etc. And relearning how to write is where the insanity comes from. Sarah MacLean wake-upstylemorningbook As a romance novelist, I have a rather skewed view of babies. You see, they don't typically fit into the classic structure of the romance novel - romance is about two people finding each other and falling in love against insurmountable odds. Babies... well... babies are complicated. Sarah MacLean viewyoulovepeople Like so many others, I came to romance during the golden age of it - Judith McNaught, Julie Garwood, Johanna Lindsey and Jude Deveraux were at the height of their historical domination. Without those women, I wouldn't be a romance novelist. Sarah MacLean likeheightwomenage For the most part, my characters don't talk to me. I like to lord over them like some kind of benevolent deity. And, for the most part, my characters go along with it. I write intense character sketches and long, play-like conversations between me and them, but they stay out of the book writing itself. Sarah MacLean mecharacterlongbook As for the zone, I always find the zone immediately after I am sure I will never ever find the zone again because it has left me for some other, better writer. Sarah MacLean i-ambetterneverme If you think back to your time as a teenager, everything was dramatic. Sarah MacLean backthinkyoutime I think we can all agree that Colin Firth falls into the George Clooney category of 'Men Who Age Like Fine Wine.' Sarah MacLean thinkwineagemen 'A Rogue by Any Other Name' is the first book in the 'Rules of Scoundrels' series, centered on a legendary pre-Victorian casino and her four scandalous aristocratic owners. Sarah MacLean hernamerulesbook Teenagers are asking, 'Who am I?' and 'How do I fit in?' in every aspect of their lives, and the best YA romances appreciate that there is more to a teen's life than finding love. Sarah MacLean teenbestlovelife By the time I was 10 or 12, I had discovered the lure of the romance genre - and the dusty copy of 'The Thorn Birds' on my parents' bookshelf. Sarah MacLean copybirdsparentstime There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds' Fever. Sarah MacLean birdsgenerationthinkfever No matter how troubled a character's history, romance novels tell us, love can be built upon it, and happily-ever-after can result. What's more, the darker the past, the brighter the future - and the better the read. Sarah MacLean futurelovecharacterhistory Boring heroines are, in my opinion, the most common romance mistake. We loathe hanging out with women who define themselves purely through their relationships... why would we want to read about them? Sarah MacLean womenboringopinionmistake In real life, I'd say that your commitment-phobe/narcissist/bad boy boyfriend is a lost cause, but romance is shelved in fiction for a reason. Sarah MacLean boyyourreallife There is perhaps no more rewarding romance heroine than she who is not expected to find love. The archetype comes in many disguises - the wallflower, the spinster, the governess, the single mom - but always with one sad claim: Love is not in her cards. Sarah MacLean sadmomlove-islove
