Category Archives: Writing Wonkomance

Thinking about wonkomance from an author’s perspective.

Shame, Horribly Delicious Shame

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

So this happens all the time. Somebody here posts something, and either the post or the comments get me thinking. In this case the post was Ruthie Knox’s Aim for the Middle (Oh, and Also, There Is No Middle). In … Continue reading →

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The Rest is Silence: a meditation

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

“Who’s there?” is the very first line of Hamlet and has the first line of anything managed quite as much? Putting aside all the arguments for and against Shakespeare, Who’s there? is both a beginning and an end. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Hail, the Competent Hero

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

There are a few careers for heroes in Romancelandia that are decidedly non-wonky. Rock star, movie star. Doctor, lawyer, FBI agent. Navy SEAL, billionaire tycoon. We see them over and over again, in a kind of shorthand for character. These … Continue reading →

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