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wryter2000

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8. Yes.

Thu May 30, 2024, 01:26 PM

May 2024

There always were men who wrote romance novels. They general assumed a female name or an ambiguous one, such as Lee Greenwood. But you're right. Romances written by men are considered of more general interest.

Many classics are romances. Jane Austen novels, Jane Eyre, The Taming of the Shrew. The Goldie Hawn movie Overboard is a classic Harlequin romance.

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Good grief. txwhitedove May 2024 #1

Good grief, indeed. Trivial and silly. Polly Hennessey May 2024 #2

A billion dollar industry. Plus Stacey Abrams writes romances under pen name. cbabe May 2024 #3

Romance always has a moment wryter2000 May 2024 #5

Romance novels drmeow May 2024 #6

Yes. wryter2000 May 2024 #8

Some of the scorn is for other reasons NanaCat May 2024 #12

And does every story have to deal with "serious ". Issues? wryter2000 May 2024 #13

The Importance of Being Earnest does deal with serious issues NanaCat May 2024 #14

Good grief wryter2000 May 2024 #15

And Jane Eyre is about the treatment of psychoses wryter2000 May 2024 #16

What does a Home Equity Agreement have to do with Romance novels? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2024 #17

There is also RSJ wryter2000 May 2024 #4

RWA was good for any writer to join NanaCat May 2024 #11

RWA also constantly drmeow May 2024 #7

So wrong wryter2000 May 2024 #9

I attended one of their conventions NanaCat May 2024 #10