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July 25, 2022

CONVERSATION: Fake Dating and Marriage of Convenience

JanineBook Reviews / Conversationsarranged-marriage / believability / fake relationship / forced proximity / high stakes / marriage-of-convenience / maturity / motive / tropes23 Comments

Janine: In our April open thread I lamented the omnipresence of fake relationships in contemporary romances so this seems like a good time to have a conversation about the trope. I’ve sometimes seen it discussed along with the marriage of convenience trope (readers compare them or group them under the ... more >

March 30, 2022

CONVERSATION: More Thoughts on Anachronisms and Inaccuracies

JayneConversationsanachronisms / authenticity / author's notes / believability / book errors / contemperroneous / names / sex / vocabulary27 Comments

Janine: In our last conversation post we discussed anachronisms. Some of the offshoots in our discussion were enjoyable so we hope that you will like them too. Here they are:   Author’s Notes   Jayne: If you don’t realize something is wrong or you couldn’t care less about it, does ... more >

March 14, 2022

CONVERSATION: Where Do You Stand on Anachronisms?

JayneConversationsanachronisms / authenticity / believability / book errors / book plots / Historical Fantasy / language31 Comments

Jayne: Our next topic for discussion is “anachronisms.” Do anachronisms bother you? Or not? Are any types worse than others? Language, culture, legal stuff, character actions, titles, anything else? Can you tolerate a certain amount or is there a point beyond which you throw up your hands and say “No ... more >

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