What I loved about romances was the character, and I think I still bring that to my novels. What romance taught me was that the 'who' will always matter more than the 'what.' It's fun to come up with plots, but I want to make sure the reader cares about who it's happening to.
I think the Canadian Football League is a great league, but it's not the NFL, and I'm not Jerry Rice.
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him.