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April 7, 2015

Genre Exploitation or Unreasonable Reader Expectations?

JanetLetters of Opiniongenre critique / genre definition / reader expectations / Romance52 Comments

Last week I linked to an essay by Remittance Girl for the DA news, in which she argued extensively against the Clean Reader application, which replaces so-called “dirty” words with “clean” versions. Remittance Girl’s post covers a great deal of terrain, from the moral rights of authors to her frustration with what she ... more >

February 25, 2014

Is ‘happy for now’ happy enough for you?

JanetLetters of Opiniongenre criticism / genre definition / HEA74 Comments

Not that many years ago, there was a push within RWA to narrow the definition of Romance to one man and one woman. Although the campaign was pretty obviously a fear and ignorance-based reaction to the idea of same sex and polyamorous Romance, it did spark discussions about how Romance should ... more >

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