I'm just a work in progress. I've always been interested in the big questions-who are we, why are we here, what's for lunch, that sort of thing. The nature of Chaos, folks. This is that obligatory part where I drone on about the human behind the web interface
+ more bio informationMy academic area of expertise within the greater division of Medieval history is linguistics. The comparative mechanics of high Roman Latin as compared to the vernacular of the sixth century C.E., however, is not the stuff of romantic fiction. While I personally might find such studies fascinating, I need to know when to lea... More..
More and more people are coming to identify with the vampire, creature of myth and lore, and with vampirism as a lifestyle. In fact, this identification is so strong that many people think of themselves as vampires. Thanks to enlightened writers like Bram Stoker and Anne Rice, the vampire is no longer the blood-sucking monst... More..
You've probably met Hera (known to the Romans as Juno) before, perhaps on your own or in a high school classical mythology unit. You probably know her as the nagging, shrewish wife of Zeus (Jupiter), the king of the gods and great lord of Olympus. But did you know that back in the mists of the ancient world, Hera was a Great... More..
Pay attention, true believers. Part of the fun of being a writer is ending up places you couldn't even spell when you were beginning. Not everyone is a romance fan. In some circles, the mere mention of romantic fiction is enough to bring down the wrath of academic and literary hell. Myself, I am a mediator. I'm not so uninfo... More..
I just was looking through the three-hundred plus pages I have of a novel which will likely never be read by anyone else. The novel sits there dormant on my hard drive, perhaps wondering where I've gone and why I am no longer fighting to breathe life into it. Jotting down a novel idea on a paper napkin or something and then ... More..
I have read some very silly commentary on the question of sensuality in romance novels. More often than not, the silliest of the commentary has come from the novelists themselves. One writer claims that she respects her characters' privacy, and therefore refuses to go into intimate detail. Another cries that the inclusion of... More..
Emilie J. Conroy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US
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