Romance Writers of America recently held its annual meeting, and judging by the chatter on several of the writerly email loops to which I belong, the death of paranormal—specifically, urban fantasy and paranormal romance—was high on the list of topics. Agents don’t want it because editors don’t want it. Paranormal is dead. Authors have … Continue reading
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Genre Talk: POV, Genre, and the Sins of Little Women
I’m starting a workshop today over at Savvy Authors (not too late to sign up!) on “POV: Going Deep and Staying Put,” so I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to point of view, and genre fiction, and the different theories and beliefs about how all those things are related. As a reader, do … Continue reading