Male Perspective

Dark Matters: Cultivating Creative Cruelty in Romance Fiction by Damon Suede

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ February 1, 2012 ⋅ 20 comments

Morning, RU Crew! Today, I’m uber-happy to welcome back a returning Visiting Professor from last fall. Damon Suede is a joy to work with as a guest, and he really looks into the heart and [...]

Weekly Lecture Schedule for Jan 30-Feb 3 RU Founders, Damon Suede and Jeanne Adams

By AdrienneGiordano ⋅ January 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

We’re speeding through to the end of January and diving headfirst into February, with no let up in the action. Romance University zooms along with great posts this next week. The RU Founders themselves post [...]

Ed Gaffney: Screenwriting vs. Novel Writing

By Becke Martin Davis ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ 77 comments

I first met ED GAFFNEY, briefly, at RWA National in 2009. The next time we met was in 2010, at an Off-Broadway performance of LOOKING FOR BILLY HAINES – a family affair for us both, [...]

Weekly Lecture Schedule for January 23-27: Ed Gaffney, Jo Roberson, Adam Firestone, Shannon McKenna and Melinda Leigh

By AdrienneGiordano ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

You’re not going to want to miss a minute ofRomanceUniversitythis week! A different guest – every single day! Ed Gaffney, Jo Roberson, Adam Firestone, Shannon McKenna and Melinda Leigh will be joining us for a [...]

Weekly Lecture Schedule for January 16-20: Teresa Medeiros, Wendy S. Marcus and Theresa Stevens

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ January 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Got those middle of January blues? Well, shake off that cabin fever and get the RU Fever!RomanceUniversityhas a wonderful line-up this week and you won’t want to miss a minute of it! Join us as [...]

Author Paige Tyler – A Marriage of the Minds

By Becke Martin Davis ⋅ October 28, 2011 ⋅ 47 comments

When I met multi-published author PAIGE TYLER and her husband PAUL at Lori Foster’s Reader Author Get Together in June, I asked how she managed to write so many books. (Paige is incredibly prolific!) I [...]

Romantic Nature and Sub-genres by Damon Suede

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ September 19, 2011 ⋅ 23 comments

Today, I’m over the moon to introduce you to a new RU Visiting Professor. Damon Suede is witty, conscientious, and full of interesting ideas about romance and writing in general. If all those qualities weren’t [...]

In His Shoes: Race and Gender in Romance by Wayne Jordan

By Robin Covington ⋅ September 2, 2011 ⋅ 68 comments

What’s it like to be a man writing romance? What’s it like to be a black man writing romance in a predominantly Caucasian and female romance industry? We are thrilled to have Wayne Jordan here [...]

The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit by Josh Lanyon

By Robin Covington ⋅ August 31, 2011 ⋅ 91 comments

We are thrilled to have Josh Lanyon with us at RU! When you think of sexy, well-written, and riveting M/M romance and gay fiction – Josh is the first one who comes to mind. His [...]

Interview with Debut Author Adrienne Giordano

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ July 8, 2011 ⋅ 36 comments

Woohoo! Today we get to chat with Adrienne Giordano, one of the founding fathers…er..mothers? of Romance University. Her new book Man Law was released on July 4. Join us as we find out allllll about [...]