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Article: Romance, Writ Large; A Tried-and-True Genre Of Novels Expands, And Business Is Booming
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- The Washington Post
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- April 30, 2006
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This weekend, as they have for 22 years, members of Washington
Romance Writers have gathered for an annual retreat in Harper's
Ferry. There they are hearing from best-selling authors, editors and
agents, swapping industry gossip and helping their unpublished
members learn the finer points of their craft. But the industry that
their work fuels is far more diverse and forward-looking than the
bodice-ripping stereotype of old. And even as the writers were
setting off for the conference, Harlequin, the largest publisher of
romance fiction, was announcing a deal that will give readers a daily
dose of romance fiction on their cellphones.
High-tech or low, some things haven't changed. A romance, ...