Can turning to book reviews help you improve as an author? Ehhh, probably not--and here's why they shouldn't be your go-to for critique.
Are Book Reviews a Critique Tool for Authors?
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Where Are All the Alpha Females in Omegaverse?
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Look up omegaverse, and you're bound to trip over "omega male" characters. It's much harder to find their counterpart, the alpha females. Why?
Why “Level-Up” Romance Sucks
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Does an HEA always have to mean marriage and kids? Probably not, which is just one of the reasons the level-up romance is a problem.
Happy Ever After: BIPOC and Queer Characters in Historical Romance
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Some people say they have a hard time believing queer or BIPOC characters could get to the HEA required in historical romance. That's silly.
Why I Can’t Read (Most) M/F Romance Anymore
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I've been having a hard time reading m/f romance lately. While there are some good ones out there, there are a few reasons I'm struggling.
Clean, Dirty, Sexy, Spicy: A Guide to Romance Heat Levels
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What's clean romance? What's with the pepper emojis? This guide will walk you through the different ways we talk about romance heat levels.
Call Him Mr. Mom: How Should Parental Names Be Handled in Omegaverse and Mpreg?
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What should children call their omega parent in omegaverse stories? There were quite a few different answers.
Omegaverse and Consent
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Consent is curiously absent from a lot of romance novels. But a/b/o stories tend to play with this in a more intentional way. A lot of stories featuring a/b/o dynamics feature dubious consent—but does it have to be that way?
Omegaverse FAQ: Everything You Want to Know (But Were Too Scared to Ask)
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Whether you're new to the omegaverse or just digging deeper, you have questions. The omegaverse FAQ has answers.
What Is Mpreg?
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You got clicking around on AO3 or maybe tumblr, and now you're scarred for life. You're also asking, "What is mpreg?" The short answer--and the long answer--are here.
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