Starting all over again

So I wrote “The End” on the wip last week and, as always, I go into a bit of a doldrum after finishing. What do I work on next?

It seems that other authors I know are always brimming with ideas. My mind is not so effusive – especially not when I want it to be. I don’t hear the voices of my characters, I don’t have plot bunnies dancing around as I fall asleep.

I do know I want to move away from my usual setting for a bit, but where to go? I’m starting to outline and daydream to see if this nebulous idea I have will spin into something more solid and I am so envious of authors with great plot ideas just lined up and banging on the door to get out.

Happy Valentine's Day!

heartsI supposed a romance blog can’t be without a Valentine’s day post. I’ve got nothing spectacular planned, so I thought I’d just post of a list of those romance books that captured what good heart-warming, gut wrenching romance should be. They’ve all influenced my writing romance writing and I re-read them for pointers.

So without any explanation other than I love these stories and in no particular order:

Vows – Lavyrle Spencer
Suddenly You – Lisa Kleypas
Blue-Eyed Devil – Lisa Kleypas
Once a Princess – Johanna Lindsey
Renegade Bride – Barbara Ankrum
Gone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Ain’t She Sweet – Susan Elizabeth Philips
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
Born in Ice – Nora Roberts