Comments on: Guest appearance http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/ Book reviews and random thoughts about my life Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:28:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: gemma b http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/#comment-81 gemma b Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:55:27 +0000 http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-81 Hello, my name is Gemma Ball, and I am a 22 year old student in my final year of studying a Fashion Futures degree in London. I am contacting Mills & Boon fans and authors in order to hopefully receive some valuable help and information with my final degree module. For my final module I have been briefed to choose a brand and then, predict how and where the brand will have developed in ten to fifteen years time, and I have chosen the Mills & Boon brand. I really want to hear from people who are passionate about Mills & Boon, people of all ages and gender who are willing to answer a few questions for me and help me to understand who the modern romance lover is! Any help towards my degree is amazing! so please contact me on gem.t.ball@hotmail.com thank you! Hello, my name is Gemma Ball, and I am a 22 year old student in my final year of studying a Fashion Futures degree in London.

I am contacting Mills & Boon fans and authors in order to hopefully receive some valuable help and information with my final degree module.

For my final module I have been briefed to choose a brand and then, predict how and where the brand will have developed in ten to fifteen years time, and I have chosen the Mills & Boon brand.

I really want to hear from people who are passionate about Mills & Boon, people of all ages and gender who are willing to answer a few questions for me and help me to understand who the modern romance lover is!

Any help towards my degree is amazing!

so please contact me on gem.t.ball@hotmail.com

thank you!

]]> By: Holly http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/#comment-78 Holly Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:05:58 +0000 http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-78 You know, now that I think about it, I often get dirty looks from my local librarian when I check out romances. Especially since I look young (I'm not, I just look like it..LOL). I remember her commenting once, "Does your mother know you have that?" And I responded with the truth, "As a matter of fact, she's the one that recommended it to me." Although I won't blame librarians like them for the entire mindset against the genre, I will say I don't think their attitude does anything to improve it. You know, now that I think about it, I often get dirty looks from my local librarian when I check out romances. Especially since I look young (I’m not, I just look like it..LOL). I remember her commenting once, “Does your mother know you have that?” And I responded with the truth, “As a matter of fact, she’s the one that recommended it to me.” Although I won’t blame librarians like them for the entire mindset against the genre, I will say I don’t think their attitude does anything to improve it.

]]> By: Kate Walker http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/#comment-77 Kate Walker Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:16:07 +0000 http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-77 Sorry - there's a misprint in my website details above - it should of course be http://www.kate-walker.com not http://www, Sorry – there’s a misprint in my website details above – it should of course be http://www.kate-walker.com not http://www,

]]> By: Kate Walker http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/#comment-76 Kate Walker Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:18:59 +0000 http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-76 Thank you for your comments over on the I heart Presents blog. As an ex-librarian who now writes for Harlequin Presents, I know both sides of the library desk! When I worked in libraries, I was a children's librarian and that was where I learned the value and appeal of simple, straighforward story-telling. Good stories kept the readers coming back again and again. That was the policy I worked on then - and it's one I'm still sticking to now with my romances. How great to hear from you in support of the same ideas. Thank you for your comments over on the I heart Presents blog. As an ex-librarian who now writes for Harlequin Presents, I know both sides of the library desk! When I worked in libraries, I was a children’s librarian and that was where I learned the value and appeal of simple, straighforward story-telling. Good stories kept the readers coming back again and again. That was the policy I worked on then – and it’s one I’m still sticking to now with my romances.

How great to hear from you in support of the same ideas.

]]> By: capitalromance http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/#comment-75 capitalromance Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:24:22 +0000 http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-75 Mollie, Glad to see they de-spammed you! I'm in total agreement with you. As long as people are reading, I'm happy! Mollie,
Glad to see they de-spammed you! I’m in total agreement with you. As long as people are reading, I’m happy!

]]> By: Mollie http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/#comment-74 Mollie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:12:16 +0000 http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-74 Yay! My comments are showing up! I emailed the spam company and they de-spammed me! Woo-hoo! :) Yay! My comments are showing up! I emailed the spam company and they de-spammed me! Woo-hoo! :)

]]> By: Mollie http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/guest-appearance/#comment-73 Mollie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:11:42 +0000 http://capitalromance.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-73 I tried leaving a comment at the other blog but you had to login and it wasn't allowing me to... geeze can't a girl get a break!?! Anyway, as I am a librarian too, I can't stand the literary snobbery that librarians often have towards romance. Personally, I don't care WHAT you're reading or why; I'm just glad when people are reading. I get pretty ticked when I hear about librarians belittling the romance genre. Grrrr! I tried leaving a comment at the other blog but you had to login and it wasn’t allowing me to… geeze can’t a girl get a break!?!

Anyway, as I am a librarian too, I can’t stand the literary snobbery that librarians often have towards romance. Personally, I don’t care WHAT you’re reading or why; I’m just glad when people are reading. I get pretty ticked when I hear about librarians belittling the romance genre. Grrrr!

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