Romance History: Fran Wilson

[reviews_and_ramblings]

Among the first books Silhouette Romances released when they started their line of novels in 1980 was Fran Wilson's Where Mountains Wait, edited by Leslie Wainger. The heroine of this contemporary romance, Hensley Travis, bears a name (in reverse) known in early day Oklahoma newspaper circles. Fran's grandfather was Travis Hensley, publisher of the El Reno paper, second in the state.

Fran liked to write in the sunny, southeast bedroom of the home. "We converted it into a study-workroom," she explained. "I require quiet to write and therefore I do my writing in the mornings and early pan of the afternoon, never at night. I write my first rough draft in long hand sitting in a comfortable big lounge chair. I write every day for the most part and 600 to 1,000 words that I keep is a good day for me for I am not a fast, nor abundantly prolific writer. Reading good books of other authors is vital to me. I read both men and women," she added. Fran was also instrumental in a growing organization of Tulsa women writers, many of whom were publish in category romances. "We help one another," she said with a smile. 

To read more:

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/17516898/