Tag Archives: romance

Heyer vs. Harlequin: Family Fantasies

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Sprig Muslin, my recent Georgette Heyer re-read, features one of my favorite types of Heyer heroines/plots: the older, responsible heroine who is freed by love.  Now that she’s in her late 20s, Lady Hester’s family has given up expecting her … Continue reading →

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Jackie Barbosa & Me: Some Notes

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Jackie Barbosa sent me a copy of her new self-published novella, “The Lesson Plan.” Short and hot seemed perfect for this busy time of year, so last weekend I read that and two of Jackie’s Spice Briefs, “Grace Under Fire” … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Austen-Inspired Novels

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Several years ago I taught a first-year Major Themes in Literature course I called “Transformations.” All the readings had transformations of various kinds in them, and I paired “classic” texts with later “transformations” by other writers. We started with fairy tales and ended … 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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