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A ___MASK79___ is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate their ideas . Writers produce various forms of ___MASK73___ art and creative writing such as novels , short stories , poetry , plays , screenplays , and essays as well as various reports and news articles that may be of interest to the public . Writers ' texts are published across a range of media . Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society . The word is also used elsewhere in the arts  such as songwriter  but as a standalone term , " ___MASK79___ " normally refers to the creation of written language . Some writers work from an oral tradition . British Columbia ( BC ) is the westernmost province of ___MASK55___ , with a population of more than four million people located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains . British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascadia bioregion , along with the U . S . states of Idaho , Oregon , Washington and Alaska . Historical romance ( also historical novel ) is a broad category of fiction in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past . Walter Scott helped popularize this genre in the early 19th - century , with works such as " Rob Roy " and " Ivanhoe ". ___MASK73___ fiction historical romances continue to be published , and a notable recent example is " Wolf Hall " ( 2009 ), a multi - award winning novel by English historical ___MASK6___ Hilary Mantel . It is also a genre of mass - market fiction , which is related to the broader romantic love genre Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States . It borders the state of Montana to the east and northeast , Wyoming to the east , Nevada and Utah to the south , and Washington and Oregon to the west . To the north , it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Columbia . With a population of around 1 . 7 million people and an area of , Idaho is the 14th largest and 39th most populous of the 50 states . The state ' s capital and largest city is Boise . Montana is a state in the Western region of the United States . The state ' s name is derived from the Spanish word ( ___MASK9___ ). Montana has several nicknames , although none ___MASK36___ , including " Big Sky Country " and " The Treasure State ", and slogans that include " Land of the Shining Mountains " and more recently " The Last Best Place ". Montana has a border with three Canadian provinces : British Columbia , Alberta , and Saskatchewan , the only state to do so . It also borders North Dakota and South Dakota to the east , Wyoming to the south , and Idaho to the west and southwest . Montana is ranked 4th in size , but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States . The western third of Montana contains numerous ___MASK9___ ranges . Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state . In total , 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains . The eastern half of Montana is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands . An ___MASK17___ is narrowly defined as the originator of any written work and can thus also be described as a writer ( with any distinction primarily being an implication that an ___MASK17___ is a writer of one or more ___MASK47___ works , such as books or plays ). More broadly defined , an ___MASK17___ is " the person who originated or gave existence to anything " and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created . The more specific phrase published ___MASK17___ refers to an ___MASK17___ ( especially but not necessarily of books ) whose work has been independently accepted for publication by a reputable ___MASK86___ , versus a self - publishing ___MASK17___ or an unpublished one . Rachel Gibson ( b . Boise , Idaho , United States ) is an American ___MASK17___ of contemporary romance novels . Self - publishing is the publication of any ___MASK25___ or other media by its ___MASK17___ without the involvement of an established ___MASK86___ . A self - published physical ___MASK25___ is said to have been privately printed . The ___MASK17___ is in control of the entire process including , for a ___MASK25___ , the design of the cover and interior , formats , price , distribution , marketing , and public relations . The authors can do it all themselves or may outsource some or all the work to companies which offer these services . Nevada ( Spanish for " snowy "; see pronunciations ) is a state in the Western , ___MASK9___ West , and Southwestern regions of the ___MASK71___ . Nevada is the 7th most extensive , the 34th most populous , and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States . Nearly three - quarters of Nevada ' s people live in Clark County , which contains the Las Vegas  Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state ' s four largest incorporated cities are located . Nevada ' s capital is Carson City . Nevada is officially known as the " Silver State " because of the importance of silver to its history and economy . It is also known as the " Battle Born State ", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War ( the words " Battle Born " also appear on the state flag ); as the " Sage - brush State ", for the native plant of the same name ; and as the " Sage - hen State ". Nevada borders Oregon to the northwest , Idaho to the northeast , California to the west , Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east . The romance novel or romantic novel discussed in this article is the mass - market ___MASK73___ genre . Novels of this type of genre fiction place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people , and must have an " emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending ." There are many subgenres of the romance novel including fantasy , historical romance , paranormal fiction , and science fiction . Walter Scott defined the ___MASK73___ fiction form of romance as " a fictitious narrative in prose or verse ; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents ". Wyoming is a state in the ___MASK9___ region of the western United States . The state is the tenth largest by area , the least populous and the second least densely populated state in the country . Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana , on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska , on the south by Colorado , on the southwest by Utah , and on the west by Idaho . Cheyenne is the capital and the most populous city in Wyoming , with a population estimate of 63 , 335 in 2015 . The state population was estimated at 586 , 107 in 2015 , which is less than the population of 31 of the largest U . S . cities .