Monthly Archives: October 2013

There’s No Such Thing

Don’t make noise. Be quiet. Don’t make that face. Sit up. Get your hair out of your eyes. Get some fresh air. But don’t run around. Come out of your room. Go to your room. Turn down your music. Look … Continue reading

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Romance Writing: Halloween Frightfest Edition!

I love horror movies, but I love them only during a particular time of year and only in a particular way. The first rule of horror movies is that I cannot watch them in the theatre unless I am surrounded … Continue reading

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Romancelandia and the Culture of Scarcity

This topic was first broached by Mary Ann—the notion of “the culture of scarcity” as it applies to the romance-writing community. A sense among writers, reviewers, even readers, that somehow the spoils of this market are limited and one person’s … Continue reading

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