On a Quest to Understand the History of Historical Romance
A sweeping tale of war, cultural shifts, survival of the most ruthless, epic love, and pervasive racism. Book details: Title: Gone With the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell Original publication date: …
Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind Read More
Life isn’t fair. Just when I was getting back on top of things, the cold and flu season finally got me. Fortunately I was able to send my child to …
The Princess Bride tells us Life Isn’t Fair Read More
Obviously, in narrowing down for a manageable syllabus, I’m only reading a fraction of what’s available. If you’ve got more reading time and want to dive deeper into early romance …
Further Reading: Romantic Precursors Read More
Now that I’ve spent six months on the romance novels written before the contemporary era, what have I learned from them? With each reading, I’ve looked at genre tropes and …
Lessons learned from the Romantic Precursors Read More
Many others have spilt ink and pixels on the importance of consent and the squickiness of rapemance, so let’s take that as a given. If you’ve missed that conversation, here’s …
Resources on writing consent in romance Read More
This post is a follow-up to previous discussion on the topic of Alphas and Alphaholes. First, I tried to define what makes an Alpha or Alphahole. Next I looked at …
Shifting attitudes: rethinking Alphaholes for the modern era Read More
In a previous post I tried to work through a definition of Alpha, Alphahole, and Asshole, and concluded that the line between Alpha and Asshole is something that varies from …
Alphas and Alphaholes: What’s the appeal? Read More
Due to the holiday weekend in the US, and a toddler who refused to nap while traveling, I wasn’t able to finish my planned post following up on last week’s …
Victorian Erotica: The Convent School, or Early Experiences of A Young Flagellant Read More