It is this “dual approach” that Donna Kauffman credits for the publication of her first very first novel: learning every last thing she could about creative writing in general, and also gaining significant insight about the industry she was trying to become a part of. The writers’ group helped her to build valuable connections with people already established within the industry of which she was hoping to become a part, while also bettering her understanding of writing. Working so closely with the Washington Romance Writers helped Donna to better her understanding of the cogs and wheels of the literary industry. She volunteered as program coordinator, eventually became editor of the group’s newsletters, and even served as the writing group’s president. She dove into the group with passion, quickly becoming a valued member. Living in Virgina, she joined the Washington Romance Writers local writers group, an established branch of Romance Writers of America, and “knew immediately that I’d found My People”. Gerbils aside, it was not until her early thirties that Donna Kauffman began to flirt with a career as a professional writer.

“Think of the blackmail potential!” she laughs. Growing up in Maryland, she would spend hours writing long winded stories about the family’s pet gerbils, complete with full colour illustrations- books she is glad have been lost over the years. She so loved reading of romance that becoming a romance writer was “a natural progression”.Ī love of reading came naturally to Donna, and so did her desire to create stories of her own. It was this lusty love for these scintillating stories of rich romance that propelled Donna to chase her literary dreams. Even at such a young age, Donna Kauffman’s heart beat for romantic reads. “I think falling in love and beginning a sustaining relationship is one of the most powerful things we experience,” Donna emotes.

Always an avid book reader, her child hood was spent poring over various types of fiction novels, but the genre to which she always seems to gravitate was romance. Author Donna Kauffman is all of these things- and a best seller, too.īorn on March 18, 1960, in Washington DC, Donna Kauffman has always had a love affair with the romance genre. Passionate, driven, and more than just a little bit romantic.

The Hottest Ticket in Town (By:Kimberly Van Meter)īest Man.with Benefits (By:Nancy Warren)Ĭompromising Positions (By:Kate Hoffmann) (By:Kristin Gabriel)īetter Than Chocolate.

Sugar Rush by Donna Kauffman