Historically, the majority of the stories I have written are
book length. Some are categorized as “long contemporary”, some as “short contemporary”,
and a few as “short historical”. I’ve also
written quite a few romance novellas, several of which have been included in
romance anthologies.
There is a joy in writing a “big book”, where characters can
be fully developed, time can span even generations, and plots can be multi
leveled and complex.
But sometimes, as a reader as well as a writer, something
short simply hits the spot.
When life is busy and time is cramped, there is nothing like an immediate “shot in the arm” of romance to jazz up the day. Digesting a heartwarming story from beginning to end in a short period of time is often a joy in a too busy day.
This is common among my mystery friends. Monthly print publications like “Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine” have included a constant roster of brain tingling short works for years. With new digital publications short story has become popular in every genre, including romance.
My digital short story, “Cowboy Boots” is a short story about finding love in the second half of life. It was my first venture into writing about a heroine with lots of life experience, ready for the next phase of her life.
Another short romance story is called “Fear of Flowers”. Many of us can think of something that stirs
up a little ”terror” in our hearts. In
this one, our hero needs to get over his long time fear of water. He’s head over heals attracted to his
swimming instructor, but she’s come to believe that men are “players”, and she’s
not about to lose her heart…no matter how big the bouquet he brings. Can they face the
fears that are barriers to finding and accepting love? Spoiler alert.. of
course they can! This is a romance, after all. Check out this quick read to
find out how!
How about you? Do you like to read (or write) short stories?
Any recommendations? We busy folk would
love to hear!
Christine's
“Sunny’s Smile” is a sweet romantic mystery set on the Navajo
reservation!
https://www.amazon.com/Sunnys-Smile-Christine-Bush-ebook/dp/B071NS96NP/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christine-Bush-Author/213919128638762
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Bush/e/B001KHSLRG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1392688497&sr=1-2-ent
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