Sunday, December 20, 2009

I woke with this and I’m now convinced it is a brilliant idea for a Harlequin Undone

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Portrait of Anne-Marie-Louise by Jacques-Louis David

As we get better acquainted you will learn that I get most my ideas from a good night's sleep and a long hot bath. I cook when I’m stuck and I go on long walks to cure rejections from agents, but that I’ll tell you about some other time for now I’m motivated. Here is the idea or rather the words.
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Here now on the verge of her new discovery she remembers those occasions on which her charges – those dear sweet girls that she had seen through their first season while their mamas entertained themselves – in those finial hours before their wedding, turned to their mothers while she is banished from the room and rightfully so. For here, their mothers are better able to instruct them on what to expect of their wedding nights. Now here on this afternoon, long before the hour of her wedding she, without counsel has decided to brave it with but heart and desire for this man she has so quickly devoted love.

She is Helena Alexander, a governess of sorts, that specializes in launching young women into society and he is Dominic Emanuel Montgomery the Earl Strange. I’ve decided that they will marry after she saves him from a compromising fall set in motion by her desperate cousins and I will call it Strange.
It is Sunday, glorious Sunday and I pray you enjoy it,
Simone

23 comments:

  1. Sounds interesting, yes I'd like to read that :)

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  2. Merry Christmas Simone! It does sound like a good idea, nothing better than a good old-fashioned romance to start off the new year!
    I wish you and your a wonderful CHristmas!

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  3. Oh, i am intrigued! I love the elegance of your writing!

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  4. Good morning, Simone. A ha! Dreams and hot baths are two of my best "sources" too! I have a label on my Word Garden blog for dreams. As for baths, I think that someone should invent waterproof paper and ink so that I don't have to get OUT once I've got my idea ready!

    As for the Earl of Strange...any relation to Emily the Strange?

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  5. Definitely sounds like it will be a great read :)

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  6. Simone,
    Oh yes, I agree dear friend, dark quiet nights and long hot baths are loving birth places for dreams, romance and fantasy. A beginning of an enticingly compelling storyline that you have here. Have a wonderful Sunday.

    Katharina

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  7. Lovely! Your world is fascinating.
    xoxo

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  8. What a lovely blog! I'm the opposite of you... long walks bring on inspiration, hot baths help with rejection.

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  9. This sounds promising! :) Can't wait to read more.

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  10. This is so beautiful and I love your blog!

    xx
    Rachel

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  11. What a joy to find you! This is a wonderful blog (I am a semi-retired English teacher who loves teaching Romantic and Gothic literature).... I think I have just found another favorite blog to follow.

    Best Christmas wishes, Natasha.

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  12. What a delicious plot you have conjured up to share with us Romantics! Wow! Love it! So glad you stopped by to visit so I could find you and join up to follow! Have a fabulous day! Coralie

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  13. Awesome!

    My ideas come when I am trying to get to sleep -- I have a notebook by my bed just for that purpose.

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  14. You are true vintage! Love your blog and your style.

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  15. I love it!

    Strange. What a great name! :)

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  16. Hello, All...
    It's lovely to here from all of you. I've been writing STRANGE but I'm not so certain it's going all that well. There is a Prologue, which bothers me. I don't know if I should kill it. I'm thinking of posting it here with the first two or so pages of chapter one so you may help me decide. I really need to find a proper editor for this will simply not do.
    A lovely day to you all.
    Kisses,
    Simone.

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  17. I as ever applaud the power of the Muse to feed you stories. Please let us know how this proceeds!

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  18. This sounds like a very intriguing story! I hope you go ahead with your idea of posting the first part of it here.

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  19. Sounds wonderful - and if Harlequin doesn't want it, perhaps you'll submit elsewhere? It certainly sounds like a fabulous plot, and I'll look forward to reading more about it (or some of it, even). :-)

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  20. What a gorgeous photo and you are such a beautiful writer!

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