Jeff was asked to write a guest post for Men in Romance. Men in Romance is a series of posts focusing on the various experiences and perspectives of men who write romance. Read more from this series.
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I’m both flattered and bemused by the opportunity to write a post for Men in Romance. When I try to imagine a typical romance writer, I envision the hysterically funny Matt Lucas on Little Britain portraying Dame Sally Markham, a character based on Dame Barbara Cartland. Dame Sally—an obese elderly woman with a silvery hairdo, dressed in pearls and an elegant pink gown—sprawls on a couch eating chocolates and dictating novels to her secretary. <READ MORE OF JEFF’S POST>