Fairy Tale Heroines One reason that fairy tale heroines have been in style lately (actually, aren’t they always in style?) is that they embody old t…
The Marriage of Convenience Why is marriage of convenience such an enduringly popular romantic theme despite the fact that marriage as a life goal is losing p…
The Story on the Cover of a Romance What kind of romance cover makes you want to pick up the book (or comic) and read it? I’ve always been attracted to covers wi…
Will Trade Sex for Shoes A joke has been going around the Internet that features a series of flow charts explaining what a man can do to try to obtain sex …
Write Something Good At romance writing conferences, some author usually stands up and humbly asks the editors “What would you like me to write?” T…
Red-Headed Stepchild to the RWA I’d never heard of the term “red-headed stepchild” before a friend of mine started editing a professional wrestling magazine…
The Tudors: Truth or Lies? A young, handsome actor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, is currently playing Henry VIII of England as a young, handsome king on the Showtim…
Romance Heroines We talk an awful lot about romantic heroes in romance blogs. But we don’t say a huge amount about the heroines, except maybe the…
I Am Grateful Because… There are other blogs. As I was making comments on a romance blog, Smart Bitches (there’s a link on our sidebar), I was thinking…
Taking it on Faith Okay, I admit it. In addition to loving romances and comic books, I am an opera freak. So there I was, watching Smetana’s “The…
