Category Archives: Writing Wonkomance

Thinking about wonkomance from an author’s perspective.

The Last Taboo: What One Writer Earns

Not much is taboo to me, speaking as a filthy sex-book writer. My characters get up to some major copulating for all the world to read about, and discussing the details with perfect strangers doesn’t make me blush. Erotic romance writers … Continue reading

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Not your mother’s romance

My latest guilty pleasure is tweets by @eruditeromances. If you haven’t seen them yet, here’s the bio: A beacon in the dark. Like Georgette Heyer, but relevant. Probably a parody. #notyourmothersromance I like that they poke fun at me, because … Continue reading

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Queered Queer Romance and Narratological Geek-Out: A Guest Post by Sarah Frantz Lyons

We’re happy to welcome Riptide editorial director Sarah Frantz Lyons to Wonkomance today to talk about “queered” queer romance. Take it away, Sarah! ——— In my former life as an academic, I was a narratologist. I studied narrative structure, the … Continue reading

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