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TheMarySue Casually Smears Romance (REBLOG Heidi Cullinan)

Karin Kallmaker 06/25/2015 Craft of Writing 0 Comments

Heidi Cullinan nails The Mary Sue for a lazy, unresearched, hetero-only smear piece on romance writing.

#feminist#romancewriter#writingprideHeidi Cullinan
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Romance Novels Have Always Had an Impact on Society (reblog Christina Lauren | Bustle)

Karin Kallmaker 04/21/2015 Business of Books, Readers and Libraries

To a blog title that says romance novels are “primed” to make an impact on society, I would add “yet again.” Applauding the “new” wave of romance writing.

#feminist#romancewriter#writingprideChristina LaurenJennifer Cruisie
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Let’s All Stop Shaming Women Who Read Romance

Karin Kallmaker 03/08/2015 Business of Books, Readers and Libraries 29 Comments

Stupid, silly, trashy, sappy… It’s “just” a romance after all. How about we stop shaming our readers and our own work?

#feminist#romancewriterJennifer CruisieJennifer WeinerJoanne HarrisJodi PicoultLesbian RomanceZoe York
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Confess This: Envy and Loathing Get You Nothing.

Karin Kallmaker 02/12/2015 Craft of Writing 6 Comments

In which Karin Kallmaker answers Jowita Bydlowska’s (“Confessions of a Failed Romance Writer”) breathtaking disrespect of romance writers and readers. There is cursing.

#romancewriterHeidi CullinanJowita Bydlowska
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What Romance Writers Actually Do

Karin Kallmaker 02/12/2012 Craft of Writing, Favorite Things

My take on the “What We Actually Do” meme for Romance Writers.

#amwriting#lesfic#mylesbianfreespeech#romancewriterLesbian Romance
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