One evening, as I read a current romance, I realized the hero's mother (an integral part of the plot) had disappeared and she never returned. To this day, I have no idea what happened to that poor woman. Also, the hero's brother arrived, then never got another mention. The heroine's blue eyes changed to green and then brown. By the time I finished that book, I KNEW I could write a better book! Full of enthusiasm, I pulled out the typewriter, a package of paper and began -------------
