When I told my partner about wanting to write some gothic elements into my current book, he asked me how many gothics I'd read and enjoyed. I'd read the classics of course, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. They weren't my favorites. Northanger Abbey was my second-least-favorite Jane Austen, although I found out later that it was intended as a parody … Continue reading I’m Reading: Eve Silver’s Dark Gothics
I’m Reading: Mariana Zapata
If you asked me last year what romance tropes I was fairly "meh" about, the list would have included sports romance and slow-burn. Reading Mariana Zapata has reminded me once again that it isn't about the trope; it's about the writing. I started with The Wall of Winnipeg and Me on recommendations from an agent. … Continue reading I’m Reading: Mariana Zapata