The Feminist Romantic will be a half-hour podcast hosted by Cara McKinnon, coming out every other week on Wednesdays beginning August 16th 2017.
In which Cara rants about how virginity is a social construct, not a medical state, and how poorly some romance books deal with female virginity and myths about hymens.
Category: Romance Pet Peeves, WritingTags: a theft of magic, arousal, female empowerment, foreplay, hymen, memories of magic, myths, olivia, patriarchy, Romance Pet Peeves, ronan, savit, sex, sex positive, sex scenes, social constructs, sorcha, virgin, virginity
In which Cara rants at length about how a woman who is not the heroine, but who happens to have had sex with the hero, should not be portrayed as a villain.
Category: Romance Pet Peeves, WritingTags: contemporary romance, hero, heroine, historical romance, lover, m/f, mistress, sex, sex positive, slut, virgin, wanton, whore
If you have looked at the cover image on my website, with the sexy couple in the center, you can probably tell that I write steamy romances. I chose to write sexually explicit material for a few reasons…. Read More
Category: Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: books, consent, dubious consent, essential magic, fantasy romance, no judgment, romance, sex, sex positive, sex scenes, spicy romance, steamy romance, Writing
In a previous blog post, I defined romance as follows: Romance as a genre is any story where the relationship between two (or sometimes more) characters is central to the plot and structure. If your story is structured… Read More
