So I decided to break out of my comfort zone (and I had 30 seconds of free time burning a hole in my pocket) to take a writing workshop. It’s all about finding your voice as a writer, which I was intrigued by. Assignment 1 is to ID the primary things in your writing. My themes are:
1. don’t fight the feeling
2. sex has consequences
3. good triumphs over evil
4. opposites attract
5. it’s never too late
#2 is a biggie. I’ve been reading a lot of Suzanne Brockmann and I love that in her books every sex scene either involves a condom, or the characters wind up having a discussion afterward about the potential implications. I don’t think that happens enough in the real world, let alone in novels.