I've cut out bits here and there but the gist is there. I don't want to cut too much because she's a good writer (other than the actual thinking/tolerance part) and it's bad idea to ignore that fact. . . . romance isn't about just any "two people" celebrating "love in its many forms." Organizations such as the Man-Boy Love Association would certainly refer to themselves as celebrating love "two people" (or more) finding love in one of its many forms" . . . while they actively promote pedophilia. Think RWA can't go down that slipper slope? Think again. Under our present definition, we cannot exclude such "love stories" under the category of "romance". We, as a culture, seem to have forgotten how to say "enough is enough," but RWA can--indeed, must--do better than that. . . . And, please, spare us the arguments about "censorship" and "inclusiveness." Preference for "one man,...
That cover for the print antho is gorgeous! Congrats and many happy sales to ya.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cover!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!!
Sam
I'm really intrigued by the way you talk about Summer, Kate. Like she's not you. Do you actually have the real Summer Devon locked up in your garden shed?
ReplyDeleteIt is a nice cover.
Thanks Bonnie and Sam. I like Sammy's covers and I especially like the current trend in ebook covers. Thank the gods above that posers are over and done.
ReplyDeleteAnd Tumperkin, here's the truly sad part: I compete with Summer all the time and the bitch beats me.
Yay Summer! Nice cover. Love the dragon tattoo.
ReplyDeleteOk, Kate, close your eyes. Take deep breaths and say it with me: 'I am Summer and I deserve Summer's success; I am Summer and I deserve Summer's success'.
ReplyDeleteRepeat those words in between each breath. When I tell you to open your eyes you will wake up feeling peaceful and brimming over with creative energy.
Open your eyes.
Now get in the garden shed and finish writing that goddamn terrapin-soup-orgy-scene!