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| | Romance (genre) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The boundaries between the romance and the chansons de geste of the troubadours was somewhat fluid. | | | As a literary genre, romance refers to a style of heroic prose and verse narrative current in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. | | | The story of the medieval romance focuses not upon love and sentiment, but upon adventure; some would call contemporary comic books and sci-fi the genre's successors. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_(genre)
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| | Katie Dunneback :: Novelist :: Romance: A Reader/Writer's POV |
| | Within mainstream romance, the primary person is a woman, and her primary relationship is with a man. But there are romances out there that speak to the gay and lesbian relationship. | | | That is part of what romance is about: a person's relationship with the world and those that people his or her immediate circle. | | | Within the romance genre, there are many different answers. |
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http://www.dunneback.com/writing/wip/450KK.html
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| | Romance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Romance (genre) of Medieval and Renaissance narrative fiction | | | The Romance languages are European languages that descend from Latin, such as French, Spanish, and Italian | | | Look up romance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
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| | Romance as a Genre: Some Notes |
| | Romance disappeared as a force in literature in the 17th century with the rise of empirical thought, rationalism, a theology based on analogy to the natural world and the advent of the bourgeois mode of realism, although it retained a slim foothold through pastoral. | | | Today we have still both gothic and historical romance, and romance is generally associated with the strange and mysterious, the adventurous, with the lure of foreign lands, with something slightly magical, with a story which refuses to be tied to the realist tradition and explores phenomena which are unusual, allegorical, symbolic. | | | Of course, we have True Romance, and the localization of the long tradition of courtship stories in our culture in romance settings, whether it be haunted homes, the wild west, or bleak, wind-swept shores. |
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http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/2F55/romance.html
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| | Is romance the right genre? - Topic Powered by Groupee Community |
| | July 29, 2003 03:48 PM The definition of a romance is a story whose plot centers around the development of a romantic relationship between two characters. | | | Keep in mind that romances are about the girl getting her man in the end. | | | The characters can be traditional man/woman, or man/man, woman/woman, woman/ogre, etc, but the story must be about their romance. |
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http://wwforums.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/6906073071/m/435601272/r/675105862
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| | Differnt Genres and Approaches |
| | As for how people in romance and science fiction approach their markets, the answer is that there is no 'one answer fits all.' We are not writing for the same audience, and what may look like a perfectly reasonable response for a romance writer is often going to appear unnecessary to someone who writes sf. | | | And even those cases of cross-genre stories -- like a time travel romance -- the way in which the book is written is going to depend on which aspect of the work is stressed, and which audience is the primary target. | | | As in all genres, there will always be writers who hold the middle line and write material that fits the medium market rather than striking out in new directions. |
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http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue19/themedifferent.htm
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| | All About Romance: Kay Mussell - Are Feminism & Romance Novels Mutually Exclusive? |
| | This is true of both contemporary and historical romances. | | | Romance writers have a lot to say about their own work (and I'm just finishing up editing an anthology that includes 30 romance writers doing just that). | | | I'm not trying to argue that all romances before the 1990s featured unequal relationships or that all romances today are based on equality. |
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http://www.likesbooks.com/mussell.html
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| | Fiction Department - Enoch Pratt Free Library |
| | Romance as a genre encompasses so much fiction that it can be broken down further into subgenres, such as Historical Romance, Alternative Reality Romance, and Contemporary Romance. | | | The romance genre is one of the most popular types of fiction. | | | The Science Fiction Romance Newsletter has been around since 1993 and provides information on speculative romance, which is the blending of romance and the science fiction/fantasy genres. |
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http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/slrc/fiction/ewg_romance.html
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| | Authors on the Web - Romance Author Roundtable |
| | Occasionally, I meet someone who frowns upon the romance genre thinking it degrades women. Usually, they haven't read contemporary romance and are surprised to learn that the characters are often professionals who faced real life issues. | | | Historical romance used to be the norm, what people thought of when they thought of romance novels. | | | I do feel that romance isn't always taken as seriously as other genres, but with the reading public in general and not just in the publishing industry. |
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http://www.authorsontheweb.com/features/0202-romance/romance-q7.asp
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| | Romance Genre |
| | if you're a fan of romance fiction or want to learn more about the genre, don't miss these top romance authors. |
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http://www.genreflecting.com/Romance01.html
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| | ARRT Romance Genre Study |
| | The ARRT Genre Study Group studied the Romance genre from 1994-1995 | | | There is a difference in the quality of writing among category romances as in any other type of literature. | | | Readers may find it easier to accept romance conventions in historical romances than in contemporary romances. |
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http://www.arrtreads.org/romancegenrestudy.htm
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| | Romance Genre Articles |
| | The Romance writer tells the story of a woman readers can identify with on some level, using key phrases to evoke the Alpha female's physical appearance (not... | | | Just as with feminine archetypes, the Romance hero - who, in his most basic archetypal role, represents the mythic Gatekeeper or Guardian of Mysteries... | | | Tall, Dark and Handsome: The Themes, Symbols and Imagery at the Romance Genre's Heart PART 1 |
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http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/romance_genre
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| | National Novel Writing Month - Forums - Romance - What's my Genre? |
| | Because she meets a lot of people rather than focusing only on the romance with the guy she ends up with, you may not be considered a full romance novel. | | | The book can even be about the romance and still not be a romance novel. | | | I myself wondered what constitutes a Romance genre, and I felt like its predecessor would be romantic books I know and love like Anna Karenina and Possession by ASByat but those are very literary and in the former, Anna does not get the guy. |
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http://www.nanowrimo.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=3493&forum=155
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| | Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Genres: Romance |
| | Romance Author Roundtable - A website dedicated to book lovers and writers who want to learn more about authors than what they read on the back flaps of books. | | | Elizabeth's Romance Library - For readers and writers of romance novels. | | | Romance Novels at BellaOnline - For readers and writers of romance novels, with weekly articles, book reviews and even author interviews, as well as a forum for reader discussion. |
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http://dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/Genres/Romance
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| | Untitled Document |
| | Despite the fact that the romance continues to be underrepresented in the scholarly and reference literature as compared with the other fiction genres (science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, in particular) and the quality of some of the research could be improved, the romance genre now has a definite presence in the scholarly and library arenas. | | | And finally, one of the more important indicators of the romance genre's maturations is the availability of credible reviews. | | | In a similar vein, much of the scholarship during the 1980s views popular romance as anti-feminist and supportive of the patriarchy. |
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http://www.library.csuhayward.edu/staff/Ramsdell/romance/TheLiteratureofRomance.htm
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| | Online Class - How to Write Romance - eLearning Certification |
| | The genre has a very broad definition of books that fit into the romance genre, but this course will only deal with romance, falling in love, and love. | | | How to write articles covered: regency, historical romance, contemporary romance, inspirational romance, genre romance, category romance, short stories, true stories, preditors and editors, publishing scams, publishers, agents, how to aquire an agent, vanity press, self-publishing, all these are covered in the writing workshop style classes. | | | The object of this course is to teach students how to improve their romance stories by understanding what love is, how people fall in love, and how to play on the reader's emotions to create a gripping story. |
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http://research.universalclass.com/i/research/9016-syllabus.htm
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| | The Romance Reader |
| | Romance fans know that it's nearly impossible to find reliable information about romance -- despite the fact that millions of romances are sold each year. | | | The Romance Reader is pleased to offer readers, libraries and booksellers free bookmarks. | | | We have thousands of book reviews for your romance reading pleasure. |
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http://www.theromancereader.com
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| | genreneep: cross-genre books? |
| | This is why, I believe, Diana Gabaldon started out shelved in romance, because her publishers thought (rightly, I think) that genre romance readers would be more tolerant of time travel and ghosts than sf readers would be of the romance aspects (even though they weren't genre romance aspects). | | | After all, mystery and romance are genres, on the one hand, and plots, on the other. | | | In the case of _S&C_, I think mystery is a plot, but Regency *is* a genre instead of a setting (though I'm not sure why _A College of Magics_ isn't fantasy set in Edwardian times, but then I don't know Edwardian from anything). |
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http://www.livejournal.com/community/genreneep/41286.html
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| | A Natural History of the Romance Novel Regis, Pamela |
| | Taking the stance that the popular romance novel is a work of literature with a brilliant pedigree, Regis asserts that it is also a very old, stable form, properly defined as a work of prose fiction that tells the story of the courtship and betrothal of one or more heroines. | | | Presenting the counterclaim that the romance novel does not enslave women but, on the contrary, is about celebrating freedom and joy, Regis offers a definition that provides critics with an expanded vocabulary for discussing a genre that is both classic and contemporary, sexy and entertaining. | | | The romance novel has the strange honor of being the most popular but least respected of literary genres. |
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http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/1566.html
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| | USATODAY.com - Strong, sexy women save the day, get their man |
| | Strong, sexy heroines who save the day and then pick their own man are seducing the romance genre. | | | Not your average bodice-ripper: The heroines in a new genre of romance novels are smart and tough enough to take down anyone who gets in their way. | | | • Avon Books, which offers historical and contemporary romances, does not have lines with specific themes, but it does publish authors who feature physically fit, tough-as-nails women in their stories. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2004-10-25-romance-novels_x.htm
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| | Bookshelf page 4 |
| | I define romance as a popular genre of fiction that deals with the development of a relationship between a man and woman (I don't know of any lesbian romance novels but there's no reason they could not exist) and has a happy ending. | | | I have read a good number of romances, and I can honestly say that most are no more poorly written than the average thriller, mystery, or science fiction novel. | | | The romance divisions of many publishers help to subsidize the publication of "serious" literature that will only sell a few thousand copies. |
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http://www.personal.kent.edu/~jlarson/About_me/bookshelf4.html
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| | Historical Romance Writers: The Leader in Historical Romance |
| | In this exhilarating novel of romance and intrigue, the New York Times bestselling author of ALMOST A BRIDE tells the tale of an adventurous young woman and the hardened spy who is unexpectedly-and most inconveniently-captivated by her. | | | In this exhilarating new novel of romance and intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather tells the tale of an adventurous young woman and the hardened spy who is unexpectedly—and most inconveniently—captivated by her.... | | | Henley the queen of the sensual historical romances has penned another worthy effort. |
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http://www.historicalromancewriters.com
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| | ABC News: Bodice-Ripping Author Shakes Up Harvard |
| | Willig traces her infatuation with the romance genre to when she was 6 and her father, also a historian-turned-lawyer, gave her a book about Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. | | | It seems a natural progression for a woman who got in trouble in the third grade for bringing a trashy romance novel to school. | | | Then, at age 9, she mailed her manuscript to a publisher. |
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| | Gay Novels Heat Up Romance Genre - Focus |
| | Although they say the concept for their gay romance novels came from their love for each other, Pomfret said he also got the idea from his mom. | | | So Pomfret and Whittier made it their job to combine the romance genre with gay literature. | | | The end result was three novels that Whittier and Pomfret self published, "Spare Parts," "Nick of Time" and "Razor Burn," After the books were published, they advocated "romancing the readers" using their web site www.romentics.com and said they return every e-mail they receive. |
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http://www.dailycampus.com/news/2005/09/15/Focus/Gay-Novels.Heat.Up.Romance.Genre-986667.shtml
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| | Open Directory - Arts:Literature:Genres:Romance |
| | This category is for historical research to help aide romance fiction writers or supplement romance readers interest in a historical period. | | | Includes official romance author sites and fan sites dedicated to a single author and their respective works. | | | This subcategory is for articles about romance genre fiction. |
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http://dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/Genres/Romance/desc.html
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| | Romance Genre |
| | Romance Writers of America (http://www.rwanational.com)Ñnews about bestsellers, forthcoming titles, annual readers' top ten list; links to author and publisher sites and to RWA chapters. | | | Classic Love and Romance Literature: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes by Virginia Brackett. | | | Romance Readers' Advisory: A Librarian's Guide to Love in the Stacks by Ann Bouricious. |
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| | The Romance Studio - The romance genre today, books, love, romance novels, romance... |
| | The Romance Studio - The romance genre today, books, love, romance novels, romance... | | | Tonya Ramagos is a best-selling author of young adult romances. | | | For Lydia Caney, divorced and with a son to raise on her own, love is just a burning trap. |
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| | Gothic Romance Writers, Inc. |
| | For all of us who have loved gothic romance, and sought them out, no matter what was on the book's spine, we have created this group. | | | Gothic romance novels, historical and contemporary, have been on the shelves for decades under many names... | | | Welcome to the Internet home of Gothic Romance Writers, Inc., Chapter #196 of Romance Writers of America. |
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| | Romance from LiveJournal |
| | If you don’t count Georgette Heyer, because she wrote comedies of manners well before romance genre was invented, the only bona fide romance novelist I’ve ever liked is Patricia Veryan, because her books are heavy on adventure... | | | Marchen Awakens Romance Fanfiction - You Are You | | | Title : You Are You Genre : General/Romance Pairings : Alviss/Ginta Word count : 100 Rating : PG I've been reading Marchen Awakens Romance for a while, and I've FINALLY written a fanfic about it, even though it's only a drabble. |
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| | All About Romance: Julie Moffett on Genre Jumping |
| | The same is true of many historical romance writers who decided to write time-travels. | | | My first two books were straight historical romance. | | | Big jumps -- let's say, from a sweet historical romance to a contemporary romantic intrigue -- can be dangerous to your career if you don't use a pseudonym. |
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| | Romantic Times, romance novels, romantic fiction, romance books, romance reviews |
| | Readers developed a taste for the sublime, and they were rewarded with a genre of their own…the Regency romance. | | | Rules are the essence of a traditional Regency romance, rules of society, language, and of course the accepted doings of the ton (the British nobility). | | | Traditional Regency romances offer readers the opportunity to enter another milieu-that of the English nobility, where a "Season" has a different meaning then simply the passage of time. |
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| | Writerspace.com - Websites for Authors; Communities for Readers - websites, bulletin boards, chatrooms and net events |
| | In this exhilarating novel of romance and intrigue, the New York Times bestselling author of ALMOST A BRIDE tells the tale of an adventurous young woman and the hardened spy who is unexpectedly—and most inconveniently—captivated by her. | | | Popular series romance star Cathie Linz makes her single title romance debut with GOOD GIRLS DO, a romantic comedy about a librarian who's not so prim-and-proper and the bad boy who presses all her buttons. | | | Jacqueline sold her first book in 1998 to Harlequin Historicals and that book was followed by five other historical romance novels and a novella in a Medieval Christmas anthology. |
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http://www.writerspace.com
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| | Blog A Romance Book Blog |
| | We are seeking a few bloggers that love the romance genre, know a lot about it and would like to be a part of our literary blogging network "on the house". | | | This blog will be the primary host for our romance genre blog a book contests and other promotions sponsored by BookPitch.com, the Blogitorium and our partners. | | | If you are a romance writer with a novel to pitch---join us here in this first ever contest using this blogging medium. |
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http://www.blogitorium.com/blogaromancebookblog
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| | Absolute Write Water Cooler - Science Fiction Romance genre |
| | In short, science fiction romance is NOT a combination of genres. | | | Another reason, I think, for the emergence of this particular subgenre is that the romance audience is so huge. | | | As such, I would not classify romance or mystery or horror as genres. |
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| | Novelist inspired by Christian romance genre |
| | Given these names and that title, it's no surprise In the Midst of Deceit is a romance. | | | And lest anyone question whether there's glory in a genre of writing often more associated with prurience than prayer, the author declares, "romance is more about respect and honor than lust." | | | It was the late 1990s, and Piccurelli - who attends Grace Bible Church in Barrington - had become a fan of Christian romance writer Grace Livingston Hill. |
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| | TheRomanceClub.com website for romance readers and romance authors, contests, excerpts, online events, author ... |
| | Inside you'll find romance author websites, romance author biographies, romance novel excerpts, contests, a calendar of romance author appearances, upcoming romance book releases and romance author birthdays, and even the new TRC Romance Book Club. | | | romance book club, historical romance book club, romance novel book club, romance club, book club paperback romance, arabesque book club romance, romance author, romance novel author, historical romance author, black romance author, genre romance author, romance book and author, suspense romance author, erotic romance author, paranormal romance author | | | There may be thrills, and there are sure to be spills, but the biggest surprise will be the truly fine one-in-a-million man who comes along with a heart open to true love... |
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| | WESTERN ROMANCE GENRE |
| | Listing of books to read, by genre and sub-genre, can be requested. | | | The Romance Reader, featuring the very latest news and views of romance novels. | | | This website, by the author of Genreflecting : A Guide to Reading Interest in Genre Fiction, offers a table of contents and an author index to enable readers to find books of interest. |
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http://www.southernct.edu/~okobie/655gp6.htm
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| | Romantic Science Fiction & Fantasy Novels |
| | Their romance is bumpy and strange, which quite fits their characters, but they get together in the end. | | | There she encounters another warrior, who may or may not be a figment of her imagination, as she tries to rid herself of her haunts. | | | Although our site skews toward books found in the SF section of the bookstore, I decided to lift and reproduce the Tor Paranormal Romance forthcoming books schedule for my pleasure from her site. |
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| | Authors leaving the romance genre - The Laura Kinsale Message Board |
| | I know it's not because publishers are not interested in romance, because they are always desperate for it. | | | I'm sure we are all relieved to hear we can look forward to more Romance novels from you. | | | So I personally intend to keep writing romance. |
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| | ROMANCE GENRE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS By Shannah Biondine |
| | Some houses offer a range of adult fiction genres while others have become known in the industry for focusing almost exclusively on romance. | | | Therefore, if you have a good story idea, you might take another look at your work to see if you can expand it to novella length, if not a full-length novel. | | | Is this E publisher even open for submissions at the present time? |
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| | Welcome to The Passionate Pen -- A Place for Romance Writers |
| | Information on the webmistress, who writes historical romance for Avon Books as Jenna Petersen and erotic romance as Jess Michaels. | | | If you've written a romance novel, or if you're interested in writing one in the future, this is the place for you! | | | Links to publishers and agents who accept all kinds of romance |
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| | Romance Writing |
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a man and woman, meeting and learning about each other, falling in love. | | | There is nothing better than a romance novel! | | | Have you ever read a romance novel where you wanted to see the heroine get even? |
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http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/romance_writing
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| | Titles by genre: Inspirational Romance ebooks |
| | A man is shocked by Maggie, a Down's Syndrome baby, and regrets it as he tries to romance her mother. | | | In this inspirational Regency, the Viscount must undergo a journey of the soul before he can accept love. |
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http://www.awe-struck.net/COVER_GENRE/inspr_R.html
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| | FictionAddiction NET Holds Live Chat for Romance Genre Lovers - Press Release |
| | FictionAddiction.NET Holds Live Chat for Romance Genre Lovers | | | FictionAddiction.NET Holds Live Chat for Romance Genre Lovers - press release on Press World (press-world.com) | | | FictionAddiction NET Holds Live Chat for Romance Genre Lovers - Press Release |
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| | Facts & Figures About the Romance Genre |
| | 182 million copies of romance novels were sold that same year. | | | 53% of all mass market paperback books sold in this country are Romances | | | In 1996, 2020 romance novels were released, 150 more than in 1995. |
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| | Romantic Times BOOKclub Magazine: romance book reviews, romance novels, romance authors |
| | Romantic Times BOOKclub Magazine reviews over 200 books each month -- print and e-books -- in the following categories: historical romance, historical fiction, inspirational romance, mainstream fiction, mainstream romance, multicultural romance, mystery, regency romance, science fiction and fantasy, series romance, young adult and more. | | | become a part of online community of romance book lovers by sharing your opinions and recommendations on Romantic Times message boards | | | Romantic Times BOOKclub Magazine: romance book reviews, romance novels, romance authors |
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