# Ashavan Doyon - Writer > The search continues... Finding the right love story, the perfect love story, is a never ending quest. I used to think I wrote fantasy. And I loved that. But I came to realize that the heart of every story wasn't in the fantasy. It wasn't elves or dragons or magic. It was love. ## Pages - [Ashavan Doyon - Writer](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/) - [About the Author](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/about-the-author) - [ARDOR](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/ardor) - [Blog](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/blog) - [Books & Fiction](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/books--fiction) - [Contact Ashavan](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/contact-ashavan) - [Gerry’s Lion](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/gerryrsquos-lion) - [News & Events](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/news--events) - [Novellas and Shorts](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/novellas-and-shorts) - [Ashavan Doyon - Writer - Privacy Policy](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/privacy) - [Sam’s Cafe Romances](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/samrsquos-cafe-romances) - [Stouten Duet](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/stouten-duet) - [The College Rose Romances](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/the-college-rose-romances) ## Blog Posts - [Meandering through the trials of love - and a cover](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/meandering-through-the-trials-of-love-and-a-cover): Why do love stories meander? An author's thoughts on love and why the characters of a novel are in control. Cover reveal for the February issue of ARDOR, the newsletter of Ashavan Doyon - [The Shades of Romance - Newsletter Release!](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-shades-of-romance-newsletter-release) - [Coming this summer: College Rose Romances Book 4](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/coming-this-summer-college-rose-romances-book-4) - [March Madness](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/march-madness) - [Introducing The One That Feels...](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/introducing-the-one-that-feels) - [Feeling the loss](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/feeling-the-loss) - [Chapter 1 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-1-the-one-that-feels): Serial edition of Ashavan Doyon's fantasy gay romance, The One That Feels. - [The Underwear Dilemma](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-underwear-dilemma) - [Mother's Day and a Cover Reveal](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/mothers-day-and-a-cover-reveal) - [Chapter 2 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-2-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 3 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-3-the-one-that-feels) - [Saying Goodbye](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/saying-goodbye) - [Chapter 4 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-4-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 5 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-5-the-one-that-feels) - [Getting Back on Schedule](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/getting-back-on-schedule) - [Wearing the Mask - Why I wear Tropical Shirts to Work](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/wearing-the-mask-why-i-wear-tropical-shirts-to-work) - [Chapter 6 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-6-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 7 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-7-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 8 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-8-the-one-that-feels) - [National Dog Day 2016](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/national-dog-day-2016) - [Chapter 9 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-9-the-one-that-feels) - [A week full of changes](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/a-week-full-of-changes) - [Chapter 10 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-10-the-one-that-feels) - [New Job - New Space - New Everything](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/new-job-new-space-new-everything) - [Chapter 11 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-11-the-one-that-feels) - [An Apology - And a Delay - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/an-apology-and-a-delay-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 12 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-12-the-one-that-feels) - [The Secret to Winning NaNoWriMo](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-secret-to-winning-nanowrimo) - [Chapter 13 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-13-the-one-that-feels) - [A Sense of Loss](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/a-sense-of-loss) - [Chapter 14 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-14-the-one-that-feels) - [Where Are You?](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/where-are-you) - [The College Rose Weeps](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-college-rose-weeps) - [Chapter 15 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-15-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 16 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-16-the-one-that-feels) - [Waking Up in a Dystopia](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/waking-up-in-a-dystopia) - [Chapter 17 - The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-17-the-one-that-feels) - [February ARDOR and Misc Stuff](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/february-ardor-and-misc-stuff) - [Chapter 18 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-18-the-one-that-feels) - [Two men worth fighting for](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/two-men-worth-fighting-for) - [Chapter 19 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-19-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 20 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-20-the-one-that-feels) - [ARDOR becoming Ardor News Briefs](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/ardor-becoming-ardor-news-briefs) - [Chapter 21 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-21-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 22 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-22-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 23 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-23-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 24 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-24-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 25 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-25-the-one-that-feels) - [The Swamps of Sadness](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-swamps-of-sadness) - [I've Felt a Bit Lost In a Fog](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/ive-felt-a-bit-lost-in-a-fog) - [Celebrating the Release of Becoming rory](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/celebrating-the-release-of-becoming-rory) - [Chapter 26 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-26-the-one-that-feels) - [Valentine's Day Blues and and The Shades of Romance](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/valentines-day-blues-and-and-the-shades-of-romance) - [Chapter 27 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-27-the-one-that-feels) - [Chapter 28 -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-28-the-one-that-feels) - [Stuck — so trying something different](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/stuck-so-trying-something-different) - [Chapter 29 and Epilogue -- The One That Feels](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/chapter-29-and-epilogue-the-one-that-feels) - [Why Sci-Fi — The Tendire Gate](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/why-sci-fi-the-tendire-gate) - [Making the Queer Alliance — Becoming Rory](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/making-the-queer-alliance-becoming-rory) - [To Him I'm a Prince — Eighteen Years Together](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/to-him-im-a-prince-eighteen-years-together) - [Mother's Day](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/mothers-day) - [Celebrate Pride, Celebrate Love](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/celebrate-pride-celebrate-love) - [July 11th, 2018](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/july-11th-2018) - [Thinking About First Dates](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/thinking-about-first-dates) - [Winds of Change](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/winds-of-change) - [So I stepped on the scale this morning...](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/so-i-stepped-on-the-scale-this-morning) - [The Long Quiet—a Pugless Writer](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-long-quiet-a-pugless-writer) - [Experimenting with Food](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/experimenting-with-food) - [Some Important Changes](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/some-important-changes) - [Falling into a Black Hole](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/falling-into-a-black-hole) - [Black Lives Matter](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/black-lives-matter) - [New Year, New Plan](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/new-year-new-plan) - [Ack! It's Violet the rhino beetle!](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/ack-its-violet-the-rhino-beetle) - [Lessons](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/lessons) - [Titles Coming Down](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/titles-coming-down) - [Starting Over](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/starting-over) - [Finally New Stuff](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/finally-new-stuff) - [The first story published...](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-first-story-published) - [And it’s in print too!](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/and-its-in-print-too) - [The Sam’s Cafe stories are on their way](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/the-sams-cafe-stories-are-on-their-way) - [A Chess Master’s Family](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/a-chess-masters-family) - [A new experiment](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/a-new-experiment) - [Create a Story - The Experiment Begins](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-the-experiment-begins) - [Create a Story - Week 2](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-2) - [Create a Story - Week 3](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-3) - [Create a Story - Week 4](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-4) - [Create a Story - Week 5](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-5) - [Create a Story - Week 6](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-6) - [Create a Story - Week 7](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-7) - [Create a Story - Week 8](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-8) - [Create a Story - Week 9](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-week-9) - [Create a Story - Pressing Pause](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/create-a-story-pressing-pause) - [Measuring Progress](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/measuring-progress) - [Stalled...](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/stalled) - [An Overdue Change in the Website](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/an-overdue-change-in-the-website) - [A Place to Begin](https://www.ashavandoyon.com/p/a-place-to-begin)