When the seeds blossom...

[reviews_and_ramblings]

All right, my niece Giulia is born, 2,4 kg and she is in incubator to be sure, but she is well.

And today I also receive another interesting mail: an Italian romance blog, who often has guests to treat and explain romance genre, asks me to write a post on Gay Romance, eventually centering it on the Italian market... well the second point is almost non existing, so I will have to write on the Gay Romance in general.

The post should also list 10 "don't miss" books... and here I have a lot of problem. Since I can't possibly list only 10 books I will list 20, and since the post will be centered on the gay romance written by women for women (it's a romance blog owned by women for women), I will only list female authors (sorry to all my male friends, but I will name all of you...)

The post will be in Italian, but I will give you the link... what makes me very happy is that, sometime I wonder who reads me in Italy, and when I receive these requests, I will always hope that all the seeds I leave around are blossoming...

Comments

[julesjones]

Glad to hear you're getting some recognition in your native language. :-)

[b-sheridan.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you and your family on Giulia's birth.

[laurazel.livejournal.com]

Tesoro congratulazioni per essere diventata zia!!! *abbraccia te e nipotina*
Sono orgogliosa del lavoro che stai facendo, sicuramente i semi che stai piantando daranno ottimi frutti e raccolti copiosi ma come tutte le cose fatte bene necessitano di tempo.
Già inizi a raccogliere riconoscimenti e questo mi rende completamente fuori di me dalla gioia.
Quando fondai la mia fanzine, il mio sogno era quello di fare da rompighiaccio come stai facendo tu ora, lo sai? Ma l'Italia è troppo arretrata e lo dimostra il fatto che non si parla di gay romance qui da noi e che tutti coloro che scrivono o disegnano qualcosa sul tema son costretti a rinnegare le proprie origini e volare altrove, sperando nell'estero.
Elisa, sapendo com'è fatta la nostra nazione quello che ti posso dire è che stai operando un vero e proprio miracolo!
Continua così, sei grande! <3<3<3

[dakotaflint.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your niece! Babies are so precious.

And now I'm excited I'll get a chance to break out my rusty Italian. :)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[leeteng.livejournal.com]

Congrats Elisa on your niece and the nice recognition. Keep it up!

[samcdermott65.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the birth of Giulia and the recognition.

shari

[mauraanderson.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the new niece and it's very cool they asked you to write that post! It's nice when the world wakes up to new (to them) things.

:)

Maura

[logophilos.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the world, Giulia!

And congratulations, Aunt Elisa :)

[zamaxfield.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your niece, and best wishes! I did the metric conversion and she weighs more than either of my little ones did when they were born and they turned out just fine. (despite what I say on my blog)

Congratulations on being recognized as an expert in the field, you have more than earned that status. You own it!

You probably drive the market by now since a well spoken word from Miss Elisa Rolle can make me get out and buy a book faster than anything else I know!

[debbie1701.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your niece and being asked to write a post!
I'm amazed that you've read so many male romances. I always enjoy your reviews. :)

[snowmore.livejournal.com]

Your first niece or nephew, Elisa? I hope Giulia lights up your life.

Congratulations on being asked to write for the Italy romance blog. I must say, you are perfect for the job!!

All the best to little Giulia and her parents.

[author-aghoward.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on both counts, Elisa:

Your brand new niece--my prayers are with her for a healthy, happy life. Even though she's had a rough start of it, we can be thankful medical technology is advanced enough to ease her journey.

And, for your invite to post on that Italian Romance blog. You're a guest reviewer now! GO YOU!