MIA

Sorry I've been missing in action. I just had a break through as well as a break down.

See, for years, I've been grumbling and complaining about the romance genre. I'm disgusted with the sexism, the racism, and other bigotry. I'm tired of romance writers writing of sexism as not a thing to conquer, not a thing to overcome, but something to submit to. Sorry, not sorry for being so blunt about that, but there it is. I was sick of the genre.

So then I started wondering if I really wanted to write in it. Honestly, I hardly read it. It's very hard to find truly feminist romance novels. There are romance novels written by authors who claim to be feminists. And I like a few of those books. But far too often, the novels themselves do not portray a feminist agenda. Too often, the novels don't write of equality.

I was getting rather discouraged, to tell the truth. I mean, rather discouraged, verging into depressed, wondering if I was one of the few feminist romance authors who actually spotlight equality in our books. Yes, I was feeling rather sorry for myself when I realized I just might not want to write in the romance genre any longer.

So...I'm back in school, getting my MFA. I'm so excited. I cannot tell you how exciting it is to be told I can write whatever I want and not have to worry about the backlash just because I want to write a female character and a male character have equal power in a relationship. Yay!

So this blog will still be up, and I'll still be writing things--hopefully less grumbling and complaining. And we can investigate more into feminism and romance novels. Yay!