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Since the urge first struck to write a romance, I have been shaking my head wondering where this came from. Generally, I am not a super-romantic sort of a girl. So, how did I end up writing and loving chick lit/romance/romantic comedies/women’s fiction? Good question and until now, I did not have the answer.

Then last night, laying in bed while trying to fall asleep, it hit me (like all my great ideas do) with a bang. The answer, was suddenly there like it had been there all the time. Fully formed. Boom.

So, you may ask, what does make an educated, independent sort who is not particularly romantic decide to write romance? Well, it is my background in sociology. Say what? Sociology? I know! How did I not notice before? You see, in university I majored in sociology. I loved doing research and particularly on sex roles, gender roles, feminism, images in the media, and all that fascinating stuff that involved the relationship between men and women as well as perceived images of men and women. Naturally, since I am fascinated with such issues, it has led me to…romance.

Really, when you break it down, the leap isn’t that huge. In sociology I studied sex roles and gender roles. In romance, what are you looking at? Well, sex roles, gender roles and the way they affect the relationship between the two sexes. Boom. There it is. Now I know.

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