I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word.
Nora Robertslove wasn't the soft, silky words the poets spoke of. Love,with it's twin edges, was the one factor that weakened so many women, that pushed them to compromised their own wants, their own needs for the needs and wants of another.
Nora RobertsWhat was your secret?" That brought another smile. "Learn to laugh, otherwise, you'll beat them to death with a hammer first chance
Nora Roberts