Are characters the most important thing?
May 04, 2025 11:01 pm
Meet the Characters in Lucky Puck!
Dear ,
Let me congratulate you on every kindness and accomplishment you've made this week, every difficulty you've gone through and every problem you solved (or attempted to solve), large or small.
How do I know this applies to you? Easy, life is like that, full of things to do, people to deal with, kindness and trouble.
Given life being what it is, I have to say that I appreciate you opening and reading my newsletter today.
Before you get better acquainted with the main characters from my work-in-progress, I want to warn you that I'm still getting acquainted with them myself. Of course there will be an appearance by a few characters who are returning from prior books.
But don't worry, you won't miss a beat if you haven't read those prior books. Though your reading experience of Lucky Puck might be enhanced if you have read the previous books in the Portsmouth Whalers and Boston Brawlers hockey romance series. (They're connected series.)
I love connecting things, stories, characters, locations, you name it. Because I can't help my compulsion to build a community as I write each book and still have the characters from prior books in my head.
I absolutely love connecting people. (This is not a big shock since romance is all about connecting people, isn't it?)
To answer the question posted in my subject line, to me, characters are the most important element of a romance novel because it's all about their journey in finding love--after they get over themselves and everything else in their way.
What do you say? Character or Plot?
Meet Brody and Bianca below and find out who is visiting from a previous book.⬇️⬇️⬇️
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At SQ's House
I visited my mother in CT again this week and she's doing very well! She had a home visit from a physical therapist and performed all the exercises in good form. She actually complained that she didn't need PT--but since she likes the 
On that note, I'm back to the gym. I joined a great place not far from home. I know the owner and he runs a good show.
So I signed up for a whole year!! (I don't know why that deserves exclamation points. I should probably be using a few question marks there. (teehee))
Since I joined 4 days ago, I've gone twice, setting myself a blistering pace. (kidding). I plan to go twice a week for a strength class populated with a good number of women of a certain age.
We'll see how it goes. I'm optimistic that I can stay on a roll for the whole year (as long as I don't break anything).
Wish me luck!
Who else belongs to a gym? Do you go regularly?
I'd love to hear from you and compare notes!
💜
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I'd love you to join my team!
It would be fun to get to know you better!
You'll get sneak peaks at draft book covers-and have a say in the final draft, we'll have contests and some behind the scenes writer stuff and of course, talk romance books--and whatever else we want. 💜
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Work-in-Progress
LUCKY PUCK - a hockey rom-com
Word Count Goal: 75,000
Current Word Count: 22,589
Percentage Complete: 30%
It's true that getting to know the characters is a slow process for me.
But as of today, I can say I have passed the acquaintance stage and we're now becoming friends.
By the end of the book, we'll be old pals!
Meet Brody & Bianca below! ⬇️
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Meet the Characters from Lucky Puck!
Special guest star: Sabien Dumas!
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Thank you again for reading this newsletter.
When you read about Brody & Bianca from Lucky Puck, I'd love to know what you think. Please hit reply to let me know.
Your feedback would be great! 💜
In the meantime, keep doing you and enjoy reading a romance book now and then. 💜
Warmest Regards,
