![]() ![]() Maybe it’s how it’s written, maybe it’s how seriously it seems to be taken, but when I’m in the mood for a pulpy fantasy, I’ll let my leads get away with behaving in perfectly beastly ways. There is a fine line regarding acceptable behavior from heroes and heroines. ![]() ”Serious” romance writers like Nora Roberts have done much for the respectability of the genre, and that’s great (as is her work!) But honestly? All those over the top moments modern romance distances itself from? I kind of like them, and I suspect I’m not the only one. And as someone hoping to write a gothic romance of her own within the near future, here are some things within old-school romance novels that might (or might not) help us all in our literary endeavors… Though much of my reading material these days boils down to horror and fantasy, I always have room for romance. ![]()
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