Category Archives: Writing Wonkomance

Thinking about wonkomance from an author’s perspective.

Argue With Me

Not so very long ago, our beloved Mary Ann Rivers knocked all our Wonkomance socks off with her post on using classical appeals to back up your wonky love story. This post, which involved Shakespeare, Aristotle, and Star Trek: The Next … Continue reading

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Terrible Love: Cara McKenna’s AFTER HOURS

There is almost nothing more inexplicable than a 12 hour nursing shift. I mean, you’ll live a whole lifetime in a 12 hour shift, and you’ll be hungry at some point, and completely nauseated at some other point. At least … Continue reading

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the Con

As most of you probably already know, the Romantic Times Booklovers’  Convention is almost upon us. Hundreds of writers, multiple book signing events, panel discussions, craft seminars, parties. Pitching and networking and bears, oh my! And most of it with … Continue reading

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