Nora Roberts — American Author born on October 10, 1950,

Nora Roberts is an American bestselling author of more than 209 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the in Death series, and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty... (wikipedia)

Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.
And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.
Certainly the plagiarism, and dealing with the fallout of it, was the most difficult thing I've ever faced since I started writing.
Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.
I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.