Think globally, love locally
At an international conference on popular romance fiction, a member of the logistical team that was hosting us took me aside to ask about the topic of the gathering. “Love?” he smiled, a little...
View ArticleParanormal’s popularity
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as inspiration? DePaul University professor of English Eric Selinger feels that paranormal fiction gives authors and readers the opportunity to think through ethics...
View ArticleBuilding worlds
A writer’s lifestyle and place in the world can be physically (if not digitally!) isolating. Jessica Andersen, author of romantic suspense and paranormal romances, notes that many authors prefer to “be...
View ArticleHieber’s Perilous Prophecy
Have you imagined your favorite characters as teenagers? At New York City romance reading series Lady Jane’s Salon, Leanna Renee Hieber reads from her novel The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess....
View ArticleExploring difference
Paranormal novels let readers and writers explore real world differences through fantastic beings. Eric Selinger, DePaul University professor of English, on ways that paranormals let us pose difficult...
View ArticlePeeler on sexuality
From the frigid virgin to the lethal femme fatale to the predatory cougar, media often portrays women’s sexuality as dangerous or nonexistent. Author Nicole Peeler explains how popular romance...
View ArticleHorror and romance
Horror and romance—can they ever overlap? From Gothics to paranormal romance, all signs point to “yes.” Author Aaron Bennett explains how both genres work to create heightened emotional states in...
View ArticleOrdinary magic
I’ve always been fascinated by cognitive dissonance, that amazing thing our brains can do where we understand and accept two opposing ideas at the same time. I love to explore what happens when things...
View ArticleWhen a book sings
Don’t quit your day job, people tell new writers. Well, Nalini Singh, bestselling author of the Guild Hunter and Psy/Changeling paranormal romance series, did, right after selling her first book. She...
View ArticleEye of the beholder
Nalini Singh has lived many places—Fiji, New Zealand, and Japan, where she moved to teach English in the JET program while focusing on her writing. As a result, she is very aware of differences in...
View ArticleEnjoying the paranormal
Scholar Jayashree Kamble has some misgivings about the boundaries paranormal romance can break, but she also finds the subgenre fascinating. It’s a rich realm for exploring the “pleasures of...
View ArticleImagining a world
Author Nalini Singh writes romance novels starring angels, vampires, shapeshifters, psychics, and more. What skills does it take to write a paranormal romance, set in a universe populated by people...
View ArticleForming a partnership
Author Jayne Ann Krentz writes heroes and heroines who share her worldviews--and who are a little bit psychic. The post Forming a partnership appeared first on The Popular Romance Project.
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