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Inventing aristocratic titles
Not all Regency romances include aristocratic characters, but writing about the nobility is a long-standing tradition in this subgenre. Many historical romance fans enjoy reading about the elevated society of dukes, marquesses, and earls, even if we are unlikely to… Continue reading
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Does romance require a HEA?
If you’ve ever spent time in Book Twitter or Book Threads, you’ve probably seen the perennial fights about whether romance requires a HEA, or “happily-ever-after” ending. It’s a discussion that crops up several times a year. The participants in the… Continue reading
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How to Name a Fictional Location
Different authors take different approaches to the settings of their historical romance. I generally prefer to invent fictional towns or villages so that I’m free to make up the details as needed. For example, “Castle Rock Cove” is loosely inspired… Continue reading
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The Twelve Days of Christmas 1
I’m a mood reader, which means I usually prefer to read holiday romances near the relevant holiday. Like many romance readers, I’ve been reading a lot of Christmas romance lately. In my religious tradition, Christmas is an Octave rather than… Continue reading
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Publishing with a Small Press, Part 3
In the first post of this series, I talked about why writers might want to work with a small press rather than querying agents or self-publishing. In my second post, I wrote about the disadvantages of working with a small… Continue reading
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