When non-romance readers hear a romance requires a "happy ever after", the overwhelming response is, "nuh-uh!" Then the examples come in...making it clear they don't know the difference between a love story and a romance. Today on The Romance Room, we'll talk about why not all love stories are romances, why the happily ever after or (happy for now) is integral to the romance genre and... Well, there's the misogyny element too. Women can't have anything fun, right? 📜 Show Notes: Gr...
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When non-romance readers hear a romance requires a "happy ever after", the overwhelming response is, "nuh-uh!" Then the examples come in...making it clear they don't know the difference between a love story and a romance. Today on The Romance Room, we'll talk about why not all love stories are romances, why the happily ever after or (happy for now) is integral to the romance genre and... Well, there's the misogyny element too. Women can't have anything fun, right? 📜 Show Notes: Gr...
Romance can enter a person's life at any age. So why are so many romances obsessed with 20-somethings? Despite being on the forefront of many cultural movements, Romance doesn't go untouched by misogyny. Today, we're putting a microscope up to romance's most misogynistic sticking point: ageism. If you’re a romance writer, reader, or dabbler (or want to be one/all of the above!), you won’t want to miss this. 📜 Show Notes: Apologies for the sound quality, I accidentally recorded at ...
The Romance Room
When non-romance readers hear a romance requires a "happy ever after", the overwhelming response is, "nuh-uh!" Then the examples come in...making it clear they don't know the difference between a love story and a romance. Today on The Romance Room, we'll talk about why not all love stories are romances, why the happily ever after or (happy for now) is integral to the romance genre and... Well, there's the misogyny element too. Women can't have anything fun, right? 📜 Show Notes: Gr...
