Romance and power
In a recent interview, Materialists film director Celine Song speaks of how romance is often looked down upon as “small potatoes.”
But she points out that romance is a genre in which a woman is centre stage, making choices about her future.
“It’s a genre where a woman has so much power and gets to make a lot of decisions – and where, traditionally, a woman is the lead character,” she says in The Sydney Morning Herald article.
And in this BBC article, ‘Not just smut’: Why it’s happily ever after for romance books, journalist Maia Davies writes “some readers and industry experts say attitudes towards romance are changing for the better, but others believe sexism keeps the genre from the mainstream.”
From my point of view, writing romance allows me to explore power, to analyze relationships and at least control the fate of my characters, rewriting worlds through my words.
Out and aboutI’m honored to be moderating a panel on Romance and contemporary women’s fiction at the Willoughby Literary Festival on Saturday 19 July from 11.30am to 12.45pm. I’ll be interviewing fellow Aussie authors Saman Shad, Catherine Greer and Amy Hutton. Join us! View details.
Enormous thanks to those of you who were able to stop by and say “hi” at the recent Coal Loader Artisans Market at Waverton in Sydney, Australia. The pink beanie kept the winter chills at bay!
And big thanks to the Australian Romance Readers Association for featuring me as a guest blogger recently.
Thank YOU!As I’ve been busy writing, it’s been a very long time since I signed into Goodreads. What a fantastic endorsement to see so many positive reviews from you! Thank you!
By way of thanks, I’ve reduced the prices on my House of Jewels e-books a little longer, and you will often see price reductions on my other books. Find all my books.
Remember, you can always enjoy a free taste of all of my House of Jewels novels. Just go to my Books page and scroll down a bit until you see “your free samples.”
More feel-good fictionHappy reading!Amber
