Monthly Archives: July 2011

July Reading Retrospective

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

I’m picking my parents up from the airport in a few hours, and on Monday we’re off for a week on Vancouver Island (our house will not be empty though, internet bad guys!). I’ve lived in BC for 17 years … Continue reading →

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Slow Reading: Prelude

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

My PhD is in Victorian Literature. I’ve read and loved a lot of big books, including the unabridged Clarissa, which clocks in at 1500 oversized Penguin classics pages. These days, though, I find such behemoths daunting. They represent a large investment of time … Continue reading →

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Romancing History: The Heir, by Grace Burrowes

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Reading Grace Burrowes’ The Heir (Sourcebooks, 2010) raised for me the vexed question of the importance of historical accuracy in historical romance. For some good discussions of that topic, check out VacuousMinx, lux lucas, and Sarah Frantz, who links to even more at … Continue reading →

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A Portrait of the Artist as Romance Writer

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Writing romance is: a) an art b) a craft c) a business d) depends on who’s doing it e) all of the above f) is this a trick question? Several days ago, romance author Maya Banks did a Q & … Continue reading →

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What I Learned from Romance Bootcamp (It’s All About Me!)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

When I learned via Twitter that Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books was coming to Vancouver to do a one-day seminar on Writing the Romance Novel as part of Simon Fraser University’s Summer Publishing Workshops, I thought, “Hey, that sounds like … Continue reading →

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