Do I get discouraged as an author? Absolutely! Especially when it comes to criticism about anachronisms. While I try to be as accurate in my work as possible, spending hours on research, unfortunately a few things might slip through the cracks, even after my editor and I have done our best to deliver a good book. 😢 The fact is that I write for the simple enjoyment of it, and in a world that seems to be full of hate and violence, my goal is to bring a smile to someone's face. That's the beauty of fiction. As long as it's an entertaining story for my readers, then that's all I can ever ask for, especially since the romance genre gets a tough enough rap as it is. ❤️ THAT, dear Wallflowers, is why I started writing at 9 years old and kept that dream alive for 30+ years. I'm a small town, Midwest girl and what you see is what you get! 😉