Romance(ing the Stone)
🌹Thorny Thursday💗Septembre 26 2024 Edition
When I volunteered to take over this wonderful event, I promised myself that I would scour substack to find the best romance stories, art, and music that I could. Some of these writers you will know, some you will not. Maybe you’ll see how deep romance runs in our hearts and how it winds through all writing.
I was going to use
’s Castle on the Hill as an example of how well he can write romantic scenes into his fantasy stories. However, he released the latest chapter of “The Jarl’s Son,” which should show this much better. He is a maser of the slow romance burn.
When I came across
by , I discovered a great science fiction novel. What I didn’t expect, but grew to enjoy was that it was a romance that spanned generations of people. The novel is a thousand pages plus, but it’s worth it.
When Eros shot his arrow into
’s world, it took a twisted flight and rendered a proud warrior an exile. Woe to the people of order, a dead man rides forth.
This next one will either hit or miss.
set out to write an epic French story. Chute D’Innocence is a story that’s equal parts historical fantasy and Romance. Romance comes at places where it would make sense for it to do so. This story is written in French, so (like me) you’ll have to either pull on ancient French class or other romance languages to help you translate.
I dug this next one out of
’s archives. Another old west romance. I’ve always thought this was a good read. I hope you agree with me.
The ever-fascinating
sent a fae with a link to her latest chapter of “A River Trembles.” It’s the continuation of her Môrdreigiau Chronicles.
He was so close to me I could hardly speak. I knew now what he meant by no spell was necessary. He had me. He could’ve kissed me, and I wouldn’t have it in me to object. This was dangerous territory. And not just because he was capable of killing me.
Aww thanks for the shoutout. I actually have four stories about 'love and poetry.' They're my feel-good stuff for when I'm done writing misery.
Thanks for the add. I’ll have some thing even more romancier for you next week. Love finding new to me writers so I have saved a few to read later. Also, “Romancing the Stone”? Loved that movie. A perfect watch for writers and wanna-be adventurers!