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Written by Iheoma Okoroma
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 07:53 |
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By Iheoma Okoroma (aspiring romantic author) From buying flowers as a gift to reading about celebrities’ loves lives, to saying ‘I love you!’, romance is as alive today as ever. And when to comes to fiction, romantic novels account for more than 50% of global book sales every year. Why is this? Well, everybody loves good romance, and whether we want to acknowledge it or not, it’s what makes us all tick. Romantic Fiction Romantic fiction used to be the boy-meets-girl ‘tried and tested’ yarn, with the guaranteed happy ending. Today romantic writing has undergone something of a proliferation. We see comedies, chick lit, and supernatural tales all qualifying as romance. There is even the teen or inspirational category currently on the scene, which, you guessed it, is low on ‘heat’ levels. And new categories are being discovered all the time. While it may seem that so long as the story has a romantic thread, it qualifies as romance, what distinguishes romantic fiction from other genres is that romance must be the driving force in a romantic novel. Authors Authors in the romance genre include Barbara Cartland, Danielle Steel, Catherine Cookson, Victoria Connelly and Freya North.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 08:03 |
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Written by Sarah Editor
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Saturday, 12 November 2011 11:24 |
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The Big March 2012, calls upon the United Nations to explicitly enshrine ‘bullying’ in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) To kick start this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, teen sensations Pixie Lott, Aston Merrygold and Jedward have been busy creating avatars of themselves, complete with Pixie's new blonde bob, Aston's characteristic beanie and Jedward's trademark sky-high quiffs, to join Beatbullying's The Big March 2012 on 1st March 2012, the world’s first global virtual protest march. Next year, millions of avatars created by young people, celebrities, teachers and parents from around the world, will digitally march with placards across global websites to deliver a petition to a virtual United Nations (UN) building in New York asking that the UN make it a child's right to live a life free from bullying.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 January 2012 16:04 |
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Written by Iheoma Okoroma
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Friday, 07 October 2011 10:50 |
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The QVC Jewellery Making day took place at the gorgeous Marco Polo House in Battersea. QVC’s well known craft presenter Carolyn Schulz took a group of about fifteen women for a tour of QVC’s offices and filming studios, followed by a fun workshop using elements from the new ranges about to be launched by QVC.
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Last Updated on Monday, 31 October 2011 16:52 |
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Written by Iheoma Okoroma
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Friday, 07 October 2011 10:46 |
Chevrolet Facts In 1911, Swiss émigré Louis Chevrolet established the company in the U.S. In 2011 the brand celebrates its centenary. Chevrolet is General Motors' largest global brand with annual vehicle sales approaching 4 million across 130 countries. Saleswise it is the fourth biggest globally and also one of the fastest growing brands. Chevrolet cars combine passion, bold distinctive design and practicality. After re-launching the brand in 2005, European sales more than doubled with 500,000 plus models leaving showrooms in 2008. Two years later, Chevrolet’s European market share grew to 2.5%. Chevrolet's biggest buyers are Russia, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and Turkey.
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Last Updated on Friday, 07 October 2011 10:53 |
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