Getting the Romance Back

Posted by Claire Cowling Feb 20, 2009

Well, after what I thought was going to be a great start to the year - a year of encouraging reading various forms of the kind of fiction I would love to see people reading - I have been very quiet on Suite 101. It's mainly due to a foul virus which rendered my eyes virtually incapable of seeing a computer screen. As such, Romance Fiction has been neglected, and it really doesn't deserve to be. It's such a fabulous genre.

The world hasn't stood still, however, even if I have (for a short while), and the winner of the Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year Award for 2009 has been announced. You will find more details in my article, especially if you want to seek out some of the best and most recent contemporary romance novels.

And the news won't stop there, I promise you. I have a variety of feature articles lined up, giving you a taste of romance from the past through to the present. There will be interviews with some of the newest authors, news of up and coming conventions and awards, together with reviews of the best and most intriguing novels around. And this is where you come in.

The Romance Fiction section has some regular writers, but how many more of you are there who read romantic fiction time and again for pleasure? How many readeers could benefit from your insight into the literature you read? So I send out a plea to all those who are passionate about romance, write your reviews and articles on romantic fiction and post them for everyone to see. It is only this way that we may know what is going on in the Romance Fiction world. After all, if you're reading the articles posted on Suite 101, then you clearly have discerning tastes. Please help bring the romance back to our readers.