Romance Writers Enough with the Rules Already!

November 17, 2011 By Jody Rein Leave a Comment

Romance Writers Enough with the Rules Already!

Just stumbled on a short and funny essay by Avon’s romance blogger Lucia Macro. From her opening lines:

“I’ve been seeing a lot of rules lately about romance writing. My advice today: stop. Please stop. Honestly, I’m not sitting around looking to see if your book has a prologue, if your pov shifts around a bit, or if [Read more…]

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Romance Writers Enough with the Rules Already!

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