If you're wanting to get your partner in the mood, try making a meal filled with Aphrodisiacs.
What is an Aphrodisiac? According to Wikipedia, it is a substance, when consumed, increases sexual desire. Using foods that contain Aphrodisiacs in meals will increase your chances of "getting lucky."
Here is a link to an article called: 19 Aphrodisiac Foods Proven to Spark Romance.
However, I don't think you should expect it to work all on its own. You also have to romanticize your partner. You could have your woman curl up with you after dinner and read a romance novel. Her reading a romance novel on top of the aphrodisiacs will increase her sexual desire for you.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Steampunk Romance Novels
What is Steampunk?
By definition in wikipedia, it is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century.
Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk usually features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art.
Combining the Steampunk theme along with a romance novel makes a great mix for the imagination.
Here is a link to a list of great Steampunk romance novels: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/steampunk-romance
This music video is a popular example of media that's Steampunk oriented. Lindsey Stirling's outfit, the time frame, and partially the music is all Steampunk themed.
By definition in wikipedia, it is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century.
Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk usually features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art.
Combining the Steampunk theme along with a romance novel makes a great mix for the imagination.
Here is a link to a list of great Steampunk romance novels: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/steampunk-romance
This music video is a popular example of media that's Steampunk oriented. Lindsey Stirling's outfit, the time frame, and partially the music is all Steampunk themed.
Paperman Short Film
I wanted to share this adorable short film with you all. It is heartwarming, reignites that desire for love, and gives you hope that there is true love out there.
Enjoy! ｡◕‿◕｡
7 Fall Romantic Date Ideas
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In fact, in Primer Magazine, I found a list of the top 7 Fall Romantic Date Ideas.
Here is a shortened version of the list:
1. Grab a few coffees for you and your date (preferably pumpkin spice) and head to an arboretum (botanical garden dedicated to trees).
2. Go star watching with your date at a local park.
3. Create a romantic fall dinner with fresh fruits and vegetables from a farmer's market.
4. Take your date for a long drive and gaze at the scenery and have a long conversation. Don't think about where you're going, you may even end up someplace great.
5. Enjoy the view of the sky and trees from a higher perspective. Go zip lining!
6. If there is a nearby river, take your date rafting and enjoy each other's company while possibly getting a workout.
7. Go camping! Enjoy what nature has to offer us.
I hope you all enjoy this fall weather. And even if you don't have a date, go do each of these things with friends or family. I bet you all will enjoy it!
National Novel Writing Month
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Every November is National Write A Novel In A Month (NaNoWriMo), month. The name speaks for itself. Writers nationwide challenge themselves to write a novel in a month. The requirements are to begin writing a 50,000 word novel on November 1st through November 30th at 11:59pm. There are no limitations to who can win.
For any of you who want to challenge yourselves as writers, totally join in on this special competition! Each and everyday you would have to write about 1,667 words per day for 30 days.
That amount of constant writing can wear you out and tire your creative side. There are programs out there that support and provide services to those entering this competition.
For instance, the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library offers resources and write-ins for those who are participating in NaNoWriMo. Gathering together with fellow writers can help release the tension and even inspire you further. Here is a link to a post on their website with information about their services: http://tscpl.org/events/national-novel-writing-month-resources.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Want to write for Harlequin?
For those of you who don't know who or what Harlequin is, here is a little blurb about the company on their website: "Harlequin is one of the world's leading publishers of books for women. The Toronto-based company publishes more than 110 titles a month in 34 languages in 110 international markets on six continents. These books are written by over 1,300 talented authors worldwide, offering women a broad range of reading from bestseller fiction to romance, from young adult novels to nonfiction, from African-American novels to inspirational romance, and more. With half of its books sold overseas and a tremendous 95% outside Canada—it is both the country's most successful publisher and one of its most international businesses."
Harlequin publishes many of the popular and best-selling books each year. I have read quite a few books from this publisher, and each book has been unique and a thrilling page-turner. I definitely recommend reading a book published by Harlequin.
Here is a quick list of 10 authors that have been published at Harlequin: Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber, Gena Showalter, Silvia Day, Megan Hart, Elizabeth Goddard, Jeaniene Frost, Heather Graham, Cynthia Cooke, and Sharon Ashwood
Here is a quick list of 10 authors that have been published at Harlequin: Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber, Gena Showalter, Silvia Day, Megan Hart, Elizabeth Goddard, Jeaniene Frost, Heather Graham, Cynthia Cooke, and Sharon Ashwood
Earlier this week I was poking around on their website and found a link called Write for Us. I had no idea they took submissions from writers and even had a list of guidelines for the many sub genres of romance they publish. So, if any of you are looking for a chance to get creative and submit a novel to a well-known publisher, click on the link above!
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
For those of you who are Nicholas Sparks fans, did you know that his book The Best of Me is becoming a movie? The movie is to be released in theaters on October 17th, 2014. So, if you're wanting to plan a date for this weekend, definitely go see this movie! It will bring you to tears, just as many of his books do.
Synopsis: "Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen."
In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths.
Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew -- about Tuck, about themselves, and about the dreams they held dear -- was not as it seemed. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?
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In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths.
Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew -- about Tuck, about themselves, and about the dreams they held dear -- was not as it seemed. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?
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