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Oral tradition , or oral lore , is a form of human communication wherein knowledge , art , ideas and cultural material is received , preserved and transmitted orally from one generation to another . The transmission is through speech or song and may include folktales , ballads , chants , prose or verses . In this way , it is possible for a society to transmit oral history , oral literature , oral law and other knowledge across generations without a ___MASK24___ , or in parallel to a ___MASK24___ . Indian religions such as Buddhism , Hinduism and Jainism , for example , have used an oral tradition , in parallel to a ___MASK24___ , to transmit their canonical scriptures , secular knowledge such as Sushruta Samhita , hymns and mythologies from one generation to the next . Amarillo is the 14th - most populous city in the state of Texas , in the United States . It is also the largest city in the Texas Panhandle , and the seat of ___MASK79___ County . A portion of the city extends into Randall County . The population was 190 , 695 at the 2010 census ( 105 , 486 in ___MASK79___ County , and 85 , 209 in Randall ). The Amarillo metropolitan area has an estimated population of 236 , 113 in four counties . Candace Pauline Hopcus née Camp ( May 23 , 1949 in Amarillo , Texas ) is a best - selling American ___MASK49___ of romance novels . She has also published under the pen names Lisa Gregory , Sharon Stephens , Kristin James and under her maiden name Candace Camp . She is mother of the also ___MASK49___ Anastasia Hopcus . A ___MASK49___ is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate their ideas . Writers produce various forms of ___MASK51___ 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 , " ___MASK49___ " normally refers to the creation of written language . Some writers work from an oral tradition . The romance novel or romantic novel discussed in this article is the mass - market ___MASK51___ 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 ___MASK51___ fiction form of romance as " a fictitious narrative in prose or verse ; the interest of which turns upon marvellous and uncommon incidents ". 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 ". ___MASK51___ fiction historical romances continue to be published , and a notable recent example is " Wolf Hall " ( 2009 ), a multi - award winning novel by English historical ___MASK74___ Hilary Mantel . It is also a genre of mass - market fiction , which is related to the broader romantic love genre The Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the Texas Panhandle that covers five counties - Armstrong , Carson , ___MASK79___ , Randall , and Oldham . As of the 2010 census , the MSA had a population of 249 , 881 ( though a 2015 estimate placed the population at 262 , 056 ).