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Romance Genre Analysis

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Rose next to a burning label with the words “guilty pleasure”, symbolizing the rejection of shame in romantic fiction. Black feather representing author Raven Avellino.
Romance Genre Analysis

It's Not Porn, and I'm Not Apologizing: Romance, Erotica, and What Sex on the Page Really Means

She called it "porno for housewives." I called it a story that saw me. This post is about what romance novels actually are—what they do, why they matter, and why I write sex with zero shame.
14 May 2025 6 min read
Artwork of a couple embracing in a field with a nuclear explosion in the distance—a satirical depiction of unrealistic romance tropes.
Defending Romance Novels

How Romance Novels Can Be “Unrealistic” and Still Be Emotionally Honest: The Line Between Fantasy and Emotional Truth

Romance isn’t trying to imitate life—it’s trying to mean something. When realism fails, emotional truth takes the wheel, even if the world’s on fire.
12 May 2025 9 min read
Fountain pen on a journal with the quote “There is more done with pens than with swords” by H. B. Stowe, flowers, candle, and ink bottle. Black feather representing author Raven Avellino.
Writing with Purpose

I Don’t Write Just to Escape—and That’s Okay

These aren’t just love stories. They’re how I speak when silence feels like complicity. If it looks like escape from the outside, that’s fine. From the inside, it’s resistance—and survival.
11 May 2025 5 min read
Freckled girl with red hair stands in a desert wasteland as birds flee a fiery explosion; a cat sits calmly nearby.
Romance Genre Analysis

Not Waiting for a Savior: The Damsel vs. the Firestarter

A look at the myths we outgrow—and the ones we rewrite. When the world demands obedience, the firestarter offers a different ending.
10 May 2025 4 min read
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