Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other.
Nora Roberts

Actually, I find it great fun to develop family series with lots of characters.
Nora Roberts

And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.
Nora Roberts

Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real women.
Nora Roberts

Certainly the plagiarism, and dealing with the fallout of it, was the most difficult thing I've ever faced since I started writing.
Nora Roberts

Every single book is a challenge.
Nora Roberts

Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.
Nora Roberts

For over a year I continued to submit mss, and have them rejected - the last few with rejection letters indicated the story was pretty good, but I was American.
Nora Roberts

I believe strongly in writing groups such as Romance Writers Of America that offer support, information and networking.
Nora Roberts

I decided to write category romance as I'd recently discovered them, and enjoyed them.
Nora Roberts


I do indeed write on the road. My laptop goes with me everywhere.
Nora Roberts

I don't base any character on a real person, and really don't do composites either. I make them up.
Nora Roberts

I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.
Nora Roberts

I don't fiddle or edit or change while I'm going through that first draft.
Nora Roberts

I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word.
Nora Roberts

I find I use the Internet more and more. It's just an invaluable tool. I do most of my research on the Net now - and certainly do the bulk of my communicating through email.
Nora Roberts

I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.
Nora Roberts

I long for typical days, but rarely get them any more.
Nora Roberts

I loved the process of writing.
Nora Roberts

I need to write to be happy.
Nora Roberts