yeah, nothing will ever be as funny as this, which is one of the all-time most hilarious things I've ever read on the Internet (which I just found by googling "fucking her ass saving her life," shout out to Google) Read more

I'm not saying it needs the respect of critics (nobody really NEEDS the respect of critics, sorry critics), but I think it comes in for a special amount of contempt in no small part because it's largely produced and consumed by women. And that's what annoys me. God knows they're full of ridiculousness but most of… Read more

For one thing, I think the satire comes from a place of unearned contempt rather than affection. Second, it's funny to me that they're mocking Harlequins for all being the same... while doing the exact same thing that many other reporters have done. Read more

Yeah, sorry about that! There was a mixup. The video with the quotes is actually here at US Weekly; long story short is you can burn your retinas properly now. Read more

Thanks! And I have to say, what's interesting about Harlequin in 2015 is how often I buy something they've published without consciously thinking of it as "a Harlequin" — ie, Carina or MIRA or HQN. Their ability to evolve over the decades is really impressive and bucks the stereotypes about publishing being hidebound. Read more

One of my best Etsy purchases of all time is a scarf that was sent out as a Reader Service subscriber's gift. It's quite a fetching scarf! Read more

I'm sure you don't have a television, either. Read more

Dixon actually calls out Neels as one of the writers who steered clear of the dickbag Alphas through the 70s! I was pretty burned by that Hampson book, but I might give her a try. Read more

Oh please, "literary fiction" is as much a commercial designation in the modern publishing business as "romance novel." Read more

Yeah, people always talk about the style sheets and outlines and folderol Harlequin supposedly has and maybe they have had ironclad rules at certain lines and at certain times, but I think the... personalities is maybe the way to put it?...of the various lines is as much a matter of familiarity and the gut sense of… Read more

Oh don't you worry, Romancing the Stone is on my to-do list. Read more

The ranch job romances are, bar none, my absolute favorites. I always think to myself, SURE I COULD COOK MY WAY INTO SOME COWBOY'S HEART. Read more

You never know when you're going to get the next Flame and the Flower, though! Read more

I think being successful at categories, though, generally requires a certain passion for the form. It's a very fine line to walk, staying within a given line's spirit and creating something unique enough it'll stand out. I actually think it's a lot like blogging — there's kind of a go-to approach at this point, but… Read more

HA. Shout out to your mom. Read more

Here, by the way, is an example of one marketing partnership.

Anne Hampson! Best part: She named the castle Windward Crest, after her novel Windward Crest.

Couple of notes on sourcing! Read more

My grandmother (reportedly; she died when I was very young) was like this, having lived through the Great Depression, specifically with food. Either you cleaned your plate, or you left enough to be reused as leftovers. You didn't throw away that little bit of food in the middle, ever. Read more

The sad part about this is I only know about brackets because of my years of high school debate Read more