Category Archives: Romancelandia

Warning: Caveman Alphahero?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Do you play that mindgame where you tell yourself, “Once X is over, life will be so much easier?” And then X is over, and suddenly Y looms ahead, and you realize life is a series of mountains to climb? … Continue reading →

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Fanfic as Iconography, My Alpha Hero Problem, and What Romance Might Learn from an Outsider Hit

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

You guys, don’t hate me. Today’s random thoughts, like my last couple of posts, are Fifty Shades of Grey-inspired. Some of you are sick of hearing about That Book. Some of you think I shouldn’t talk about it since I haven’t … Continue reading →

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“I Know It When I See It” and Other Random Thoughts

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Blogging Update First, thanks to everyone who commented here and elsewhere on my last post, and who tweeted the link. The first three days it was up were by far the busiest my blog has seen (an average of 150 views a … Continue reading →

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Reading (About) Bodies: Links on the Body, Feminism and Romance

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

This week was my college’s reading break. I had a big list of Things I Will Do During Break. What I actually did was go to a bunch of meetings and mess around on the internet (plus a few of … Continue reading →

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Reading with a Passionate Eye

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Sense vs. Sensibility? I’m a Sense girl, all the way. I am not exactly a fan of passion in my personal life. I mistrust anything that carries me beyond reason or makes me feel out of control. For me, there’s … Continue reading →

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