Today we have a very special guest – Dr. Nancy Down. She is Head Librarian at the Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies, at Bowling Green State University. Because Nancy will be travelling tomorrow, this week's guest post is appearing on Thursday – I wanted her to be able to stop by […]
On Wednesdays, I'll be posting links to other content that may be of use to aspiring romance writers. Most of this will be from my own blog. This week, as part of our general introduction to the genre, we have some posts about the romance genre and about commercial fiction – remember to stop by […]
Because romance is a commercial genre of fiction that is published primarily out of New York, the majority of these resources are American. It is not impossible that you will find a Canadian publisher or a Canadian agent for your romance novel, but I have always looked to New York first. The largest organization for […]
or Why Write Romance? Romance is an enormous genre, one that we frequently underestimate in Canada. Roughly 50% of all mass market fiction sold in the United States each year is romance, and this has been a consistent market share for as along as I’ve been in the business. “Romance pays the rent” is a […]
This is the first post in the blog for the fall 2009 writer in residence program for the Toronto Public Library. Introductions are required! I'm Deborah Cooke, the writer in residence. I'm quite excited to be the first romance writer in residence at the TPL. You can read about me on the About Deborah Cooke […]
Meet Deborah Cooke Deborah Cooke reads from her current work and talks about the romance genre and the residency. There will be time for questions and to meet informally with Deborah over light refreshments. Saturday, October 3 2009, 2-3:30 p.m. North York Central Library, Auditorium On Line – Book Buzz Live Chat Deborah Cooke will […]