tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199356305799744530.post1185396701750127111..comments2024-03-10T05:19:29.078-04:00Comments on Stephanie Haefner: Why does romance get such a bad rap???Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199356305799744530.post-66771978453565351572010-05-24T09:03:26.065-04:002010-05-24T09:03:26.065-04:00Hey Stephanie! I've gotten those eye-rolls abo...Hey Stephanie! I've gotten those eye-rolls about romance too, and usually say I write women's fiction. That said, if anybody asks why romance... Romance plays a vital role in perpetuating our species by giving women hope that heroic men really do exist. ;)<br /><br />I think the "bad rap" comes from days of yore when really all the romances out there were the predictable brain candy dime-store romances. And yes, those still have their place with some readers... but not most of us.<br /><br />On the bright side, romantic fiction accounts for around 40% of all fiction sales... which is huge. So it's not a bad category to be lumped into.<br /><br />Thanks for the mention, girl!Piper Dennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456792447298772844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199356305799744530.post-74301398680139243102010-05-21T23:08:25.785-04:002010-05-21T23:08:25.785-04:00I have to admit-I'm not a romance reader. I do...I have to admit-I'm not a romance reader. I don't write it, I don't read it. I read the article and I think I have found out why. I'm not a romantic. I don't remember ever being "magically consumed" or singularly focused on my love. I was never the girl that daydreamed about boys or got excited about every small detail of a new love. I'm a realist and probably a cynic-so those types of novels just don't appeal to me.<br /><br />That said-I think every type of fiction or non-fiction piece has it's place. Like you, I'm thrilled that the genre has evolved, and for all of those die hard romantics out there-there is a novel that speaks to their life, their love, their path. It's by demand that those changes have occured, so there is surely a call to that genre.<br /><br />I just love reading, and I'd hate to be boxed in by what someone else thinks I "should" be reading, or even writing. I don't read sci-fi or mysteries or erotica either. But lots of folks do. If any genre gets someone to be engrossed in a story for hours at a time, laughing out loud or shrinking back in horror-then it's done exactly what it should have done, and what I love most about reading myself. <br /><br />I don't think people read ENOUGH nowadays, and I'm just glad there are so many choices out there to appeal to all.Mis(s)Mannered Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307342287952842057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199356305799744530.post-37226771939335531332010-05-21T12:25:23.746-04:002010-05-21T12:25:23.746-04:00The romance genre has changed so much over the yea...The romance genre has changed so much over the years. It's much more sophisticated now in my opinion.<br /><br />I cracked up at your phrase, "burning loins" ouch!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.com