I am lucky, I have many things that give me a lift every day.
Reading…
Whether it is reading a good book or watching a romcom movie or a sitcom that will take me away from the reality and horrors of our world, each gives me a sense of peace and happiness. I can bask in the message being portrayed in that media and lock away my worries for the time it takes me to read or watch an uplifting book or program.
Writing…
I also write romance. So, writing positive content definitely
gives me a feel-good vibe. Even when getting the couple together at the end may
take a turn for the worst, know that in order to proclaim a book’s place in the
romance genre, a happily-ever-after or a happily-for-now is a requirement. So,
they always have a feel-good component at the end.
Friends…
Another thing that makes me happy is seeing a friend in
person. Yes, these days ZOOM makes it easy to keep up with friends. I also keep
up with many over the phone or through email or other forms of social media but getting together with friends in person is the best! There’s nothing like cradling
a cup of tea, while looking directly into a friend’s face who is sitting across the
table from you. Or slurping down an ice cream cone while walking the boardwalk
with friends. That in-person contact makes a huge difference.
More Writing…
Going to my local weekly writing group grounds me every week. We each write a piece that takes 5-minutes or less to read out loud. The writing can be in any genre, which is fun for me, since my “job” is writing romance, whether a 5-minute romance I want to submit to Woman’s World magazine or a romance novella or full-length novel that I will eventually publish. Writing outside of my preferred genre gives me a different prospective on life, my town, my relationships with family, or any other topics, such as the environment, recipes I love to cook, etc. It frees up my brain to be creative in a different way.
What Things Give You a Lift and Make You Feel Happy?
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~ cottages to
cabins ~ keep the home fires burning ~
Author
of the Starlight Grille series,
Serenity Harbor Maine novellas, and the Cowboys
of Mineral Springs series, Lowe has also authored short romances for Woman’s World magazine (most recently,
an Easter romance in the April 1, 2024 edition.) The Love Left Behind is
a Hartford Estates, R.I. wedding novella with Book 2 on the way. A
Christmas novel (The Inn at Gooseneck Lane) and novella (Holiday
Hitchhiker – the youngest brother of the Mineral Spring’s ranching family)
were the most recent releases. Look for book 3 of the cowboy’s series, as well
as book 2 of the Hartford Estates series, to be released in 2025.
