The editor of an online erotica site shares 3 tips to make your romance writing immediately hotter
Carly Pifer (left) founded Aurore as a place for women and LGTBQ+ writer to submit confessional sex stories. Readers are craving more romance and sexual intimacy from the stories they read and watch. Carly Pifer, founder of online erotica site Aurore, edits erotica stories professionally. She shared the biggest cliches she’s seen and her tips […]
Gaslighting in Romance: From Jane Eyre to the Present Day (and Why Writers Should Care)
Gaslighting is having a moment. It was the Merriam-Webster word of 2022, the title of a bestselling album by The Chicks, and the buzzy phenomenon that’s been in countless headlines. As described in the 2007 book The Gaslighting Effect, it’s a form of psychological harm in which abusers use lies and manipulation to make victims […]
Dissent is Sexy
Courtesy of Dissent Anthology Romance novelists are a charitable group: Authors often band together and publish short story anthologies to benefit various causes. So when the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in June and ended decades of the constitutional right to abortion, romance writers immediately rallied in online communities. All proceeds from the sale […]
Rachel Lindsay Announces She’s Writing Her First Fiction Romance Novel Involving a Reality Dating Show
Exciting news! Since her time on Bachelor Nation shows, former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay has become an extremely successful television and podcast host, and even wrote her own book. Her first book was a collection of essays about her life titled, “Miss Me with That: Hot Takes, Helpful Tidbits, and a Few Hard Truths.” Now, Rachel […]