Romancing the Blog | Romance Authors and Readers Who Blog

In recent weeks, authors Karen Templeton and Diana Peterfreund have stated that reviewing romance novels is “not their job”. They are to write, others are to review. You know, I kind of almost agree with that position. If we can all agree that most reviews are written for the customer, then, yeah, authors may not [...]

Last week, Karen Templeton used this space to discuss whether romance writers should indulge in critical analysis of their fellow authors’ work.
“Every once in a while, someone suggests that perhaps the genre would be taken more seriously by Others (and, perhaps, by Us, as well) if more romance authors reviewed/critiqued each other’s work. That lack [...]