writers | Dani Jace. Romance Author

Shane is a shape-shifting hawk in conflict with his true nature. In last week’s snippet he arrived to pay his respects to his great aunt Nona after the loss of his great grandfather. In her kitchen he finds two other women from his past.

“You left before I could get to the hospital. The nurse said he didn’t suffer. She didn’t lie did she?” Nona pleaded with tears welling.

He spared her details. “No ma’am. It’s a shock, but he didn’t linger.”

Shane tried to accept his own words as he smoothed his hands over the tops of her round shoulders. When he finally glanced at two other women, he grimaced.

“I’m sorry, Shane,” Tegan offered, sensing his aggravation.

Tegan was Nona’s granddaughter and Cheyenne’s mother. Cheyenne’s mother who had moved back to help Nona a couple of years ago, but he’d never forgiven her for taking his Chey away. Shrugging at her apology, he turned his sights to the blonde standing beside her.

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This week – themes and more…

Do you have a recurring theme in your work, either intentional or unintentional? What is it and why do you think you chose that particular theme?

Coming home or finding home occurs in almost every story, but it’s not always a physical journey. Sometimes is about about finding acceptance. Like their creator, my characters may wish to fit in, but they also refuse to change their core beliefs and who they are to be accepted. Trust is another prevalent thread in my work. Again that relates back to me. I am of the belief that trust is earned. I didn’t consciously choose a theme and only recognized these trends after several manuscripts.

Do you carefully plot your stories, or do you plot as you write? Why do you think this particular ethos works for you?

I started writing fan fiction which turned into a novel, so there was no plot. After multiple rewrites on several manuscripts, I’ve taken the “plantser” approach and use a basic outline. I’m not a writer who likes to know every piece of a story. Allowing my sub conscious free reign delivers many surprises I could never plot. It also provides a feeling of freedom and the illusion I’m in control. 😉

Is there a particular genre (within romance) you could never write? Why?

There’s a saying, “Never say never.” The last romantic genre I’d be interested in writing would be suspense. I don’t have the mind of a sleuth nor do I usually read the suspense genre. I’m an action movie junkie and enjoy including some of those elements in my stories.

Thanks to Meggan Conners for this week’s questions. Please take the next hop over to Rebekah R. Ganiere‘s blog for her answers to this week’s Romance Weekly. Hope you’ll take a minute to check out her new release Dead Awakenings.

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