Among romance aficionados, Coulter also is known for the historical romances that she has written since 1978. Suspense writing requires an approach that is different from the one she uses on her historicals. She seeks a lighter tone in her historical novels, which are funny and involve mysteries. These may seem like tips that are simple to follow, but writers who've accepted the challenge of creating a novel will appreciate the practical difficulty of putting the advice into daily practice. The diversity of the romance genre, and the possibilities it offers to a writer, have helped hold Coulter's interest through the years.
Diversity also offers new writers a lot of possibilities.
You name it, and you can find it. Offering a different kind of insight is Robin Lee Hatcher, one of the country's most successful writers of inspirational novels. These romances are written primarily for markets served by Christian booksellers, though many these days are making their way into mainstream bookstores. The inspirationals join ethnic and multicultural romances as the fastest growing sub-genres. Hatcher was a significant presence in the mainstream of romance writing, with 27 historical romance novels to her credit, when she switched her focus to inspirationals.