Why is a Teenager Writing Romance??

Well, hello there, my fellow InkPuddles! Grab a mug of coffee and listen up, I'm going to tell you something important.

Got your coffee? Okay, here you go: I write cozy romance that makes you want to blush and scream out of pure pleasure because the characters just made eye contact. (Or that's my goal. I definitely haven't gotten there yet :) ) Now, I'm not saying that I had a romantic childhood (or life so far either, not that I want it.) But three of my elder siblings are in strong, (adorable🤭), faithful relationships, and that inspires me. People often ask me, "So you write romance, but you're only a teenager, why?" And yes, maybe it is a little odd that someone who has never been in a romantic relationship's main genre is YA contemporary romance, but I don't write because of me. It's not that I want romance, not yet anyway. It's that I love my siblings' romances, I want to reflect the feeling that I get when I spend time around them and their loves. My heart twirls when they hold hands, my heart sings when he fixes her hair, and my mind giggles with uncontainable glee when he kisses her forehead. Because I love that my siblings are happy. I am surrounded by this warm cheer, like sitting by a crackling fire, drinking a mug of hot cocoa, and being hugged by your favorite person in the world, but also a giddy excitement, and I want to reflect that feeling on others. I want them to remember that there is still heartwarming, healthy love in this cursed world. I see it, and I want, with God's help, to show them. 

Now, tell me in the comments, what genre do you write in, and why did you start writing in that genre? What inspires you?

Keep writing! Reach for the stars; words are your ladder, and God is holding your hand.

Love and hugs from this chaotic little InkPuddle, E. E. Huckabee 🤗