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Romantic Nature and Sub-genres by Damon Suede

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

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

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

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 [...]

Writing the Knock Out Ending – James Scott Bell

We spend hours, days and months crafting the perfect first line. The hook. The first five pages. But how much time do we spend getting the perfect END to the story? Join James Scott Bell [...]

The Essence of Story by Steven James

I recently read an article in Writer’s Digest by Steven James and was immediately drawn in by his view on how to tell a story. It changed the way I thought about storytelling forever. Welcome [...]

Honey, Let’s Go Shopping: The Sexes and Dialogue

Is there a writer in the world who doesn’t love good dialogue? It’s fun to read, fun to write and leaves just the right amount of white space on the page. Today, radio show host [...]

Writing for Boys

Today’s topic is different from any Anatomy of the Male Mind session we’ve hosted in the past. If you’re considering writing Young Adult (or even Middle Grade), you should read this lecture from top to [...]

One Man’s Story of Giving Back (to the world)

Good morning and welcome to Anatomy of the Male Mind where radio show host Bruce Sallan returns to share his journey on giving back to the world.  Welcome back Bruce! There are so many cliché’s about [...]

An Interview with Tawny Weber’s Latest Hero

RU Crew, today we’ve snagged a fascinating interview subject, Alex Maddow, the hero in Tawny Weber’s September release RIDING THE WAVES. Alex is here with me on a beautiful beach at the Sea of Cortez [...]

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