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Romance writing is serious business

In romance novels you get inside the bedroom door but not down to naming body parts, Hobart romance writer "Melanie Milburne" says. "You are talking about romance, not all the clinical detail. It's not erotica but it is erotic," she said. "I have a reputation for my sensual writing." Melanie Milburne is her pseudonym. The 46-year-old mother of two grown sons, and wife of a medical specialist and former teacher would rather be referred to by her pseudonym when discussing her career. Ms Milburne was at Launceston's High St Adult Education centre yesterday conducting a workshop entitled: How To Write a Romance Novel That

Exciting New Unscripted Drama About Romance to Premiere!

The Letters… Rediscovering the Art of Courtship is a dating show with a difference. Using the art of writing love letters, the show follows eight young men who compete for the affections of one woman. In each episode the suitors are challenged to write their way into the woman’s heart. But there’s a twist. The woman never sees what the suitors look like and they only get a sense of her throughout the show, until the last episode. To make things more inspiring – they use pen names. “It’s absolutely fun and romantic!” says producer Hoda Elatawi. “This show gives everyone

Raunchy romance a best-seller

Although it cops a bit of flack in literary circles, romance writing is still number one when it comes to sales. In the United States, romance books account for nearly 50% of all paperback sales, and some of that is flowing back to New Zealand, where romance writing and reading is flourishing. New Zealand romance author Susan Napier makes a living out of romance - she has had more than 30 books published and translated into 20 languages. "Mills and Boon always warns beginner writers not to give up their day jobs, and then they warn writers after a few years not to

My Irish romance

MY romance with the Irish people, and the English language, culture and education began when I was six years old. I remember very well when my illiterate father handed me over to one of the Irish nuns. Though he could not speak a word of English, somehow the nun understood him. She took my small hand and led me off to class. My heart was thumping so loudly I imagined it was going to jump out of my throat. I was terrified that I wouldn't see my mother ever again. But I did not cry. It was much later when

Romance novels to feature mature heroines

Actresses over 40 may find it hard to get work in Hollywood, but U.K. and U.S. romance book publishers are featuring middle-aged heroines. Mills & Boon, the world's largest publisher of romantic fiction, and Britain's Transita are among the publishers offering books for readers no longer interested in tales of young love, reported the Sunday Telegraph. Transita has produced 14 books in six months for older women readers. Women in their mid-40s and early 50s have now become the target audience, said Jenny Haddon, the president of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Not only do they have the time to read books they also