This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for October 2022. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month are: Tonja Drecker, Victoria Marie Lees, Mary Aalgaard, and Sandra Cox! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you . 💻💻💻💻💻 October 5 question - What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre? My favorite genre to both read and write is western historical romance. I enjoy sinking into a book and experiencing life in the 19th century. It's interesting to compare the way common tasks were done back then to modern times. I also like the traditional values. The characters are typically hard-working, practical-minded people who aren't preoccupied with frivolous things and don't expect wealth and prosperity to be handed to them. The hero and heroine often meet under difficult circumstances, but going through those trials together causes them develop solid, lasting feelings for each ot...