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Week in Review — February 27, 2011
For readers: Does romance, as one anthropologist stated, have “something to do with money and social status”? Read my response here. Planning to attend the RT Booklovers’ Convention? You can find out all the events and parties planned here. And, … Continue reading
In Christofides’ Keeping by Abby Green
Two years ago Gypsy and Rico had a one-night stand. The night was magical, but Rico, feeling vulnerable at how Gypsy had smashed through his defenses, skipped out the next morning. He didn’t know that he had left Gypsy pregnant. … Continue reading
This Week on Twitter @SusannaCarr
Here are just a few news items I shared on Twitter this week: Heidi Montag and Jason Biggs #Writing a #romance #novel together on Twitter http://dld.bz/NHVR What #romance #novels say about society http://dld.bz/NHWj A Life Coach Talks About Women Who … Continue reading
Writers: Friday Field Trip– The Healthy Writer
I first heard about this site as I flipped through the January 2011 Romance Writers Report. I think this is an important site for writers. I don’t know why it is, but many authors develop physical and stress-related health problems. … Continue reading
Snow Day
When I wake up and see the world blanketed with snow, the last thing I want to do is go out in the cold. Snow days for kids might mean snowball fights, sledding and making snow angels. All very cold … Continue reading
The Midwife’s Marriage Proposal by Sarah Morgan
Sally, deciding that she stayed away long enough, has returned home after seven years. She misses her friends and she’s ready to face Tom, the man who broke her heart. She knows it’s going to be difficult to see him … Continue reading
Writers: Mistakes are the portals of discovery*
Two weeks ago I decided to visit Spencer Island. It’s about a half-hour away and I’d never been. So, armed with directions and the GPS app on my phone, I headed out to the island. And got lost. Frustratingly lost. … Continue reading
Blackwolf’s Redemption by Sandra Marton
The year is 2010 and Sienna Cummings is working on her anthropology doctorate. She’s in the Blackwolf Canyon an hour before the summer solstice. A lightning storm happens and then suddenly… the year is 1975 and Sienna is laying on … Continue reading
Writers: Marketing Monday
Today I’m a guest at Raquel Byrnes’s blog for Marketing Monday, and the topic is the online launch party. Please visit at http://nitewriter6.blogspot.com/.
Romance, Money and Social Status
University of Toronto anthropologist Ivan Kalmar teaches a course that includes a unit on romance novels. The class learns the relationship between everyday life and fantasy. They read romance novels to see how we consume fantasies that are commercially produced. Kalmar … Continue reading
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