Comments on: Guest Blogger :: Stefanie Worth — How I Came to Love Happy Endings

By: maclerloowl

maclerloowl — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:20:06 +0000

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By: Stefanie Worth

Stefanie Worth — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:07:48 +0000

Drum roll please. . .

The winner of my book giveaway is Barbara Monajem! Thanks for stopping by to comment.

Enjoy the story!
Stefanie

By: Stefanie Worth

Stefanie Worth — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:57:53 +0000

Anida — I, too, love reading as an escape and have since my very young years. Now, with my journalism roots and a day job in nonprofit, I get my share of reality. Hooray for an imagination that so easily transports me elsewhere.

Phyllis — I can watch and read stories that end neatly in marriage and kids, but I actually prefer writing endings that are satisfying, but not quite tied up in a bow. That mindset has probably evolved as a result of simply living life.

Thank you both for dropping in!

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:30:53 +0000

As a reader, I’ve loosened up my strict ideas on HEAs. For years, it wasn’t a HEA unless there was a big wedding and a baby on the way.

Nowadays, I’m happy with a pledge of love and a diamond engagement ring.

By: Anida Adler

Anida Adler — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:24:32 +0000

My belief is that reading should be relaxation and escape. I’ve read some truly awesome books as I grew up which taught me a lot, though they were torture to read and weren’t HEAs. My parents’ encouragement of my reading of realistic books that taught me in many ways just how lucky I was to live the privileged life I did, was a good thing.

However, as an adult who is more than aware of what goes on in the world and how few people, relatively, have the wonderful life and opportunities I have, I want my reading to be an escape. Relaxation. I don’t need to deal with all that tragedy in my time off as well as my time in the real world.

Romance gives us the escape we need to refuel and de-stress, so we’re stronger and more able to face reality when we emerge from our fantasy world.