tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post114229746177769528..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.188+11:00Comments on The Intrepid Reader and Baker: Rules for Writing Scottish RomancesMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-1142427392431772912006-03-15T23:56:00.000+11:002006-03-15T23:56:00.000+11:00I wonder if it is because it is a genre that is al...I wonder if it is because it is a genre that is almost exclusively female in it's readership, unlike things like fantasy, or crime.<BR/><BR/>Anyone else have any theories?Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-1142415647735306892006-03-15T20:40:00.000+11:002006-03-15T20:40:00.000+11:00I wonder why people think of reading romance as a ...I wonder why people think of reading romance as a 'guilty' pleasure? Why is it not just a pleasure? Any thoughts?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-1142389895497034192006-03-15T13:31:00.000+11:002006-03-15T13:31:00.000+11:00Oh my gosh! You got me laughing so hard. It's so t...Oh my gosh! You got me laughing so hard. It's so true, all of it. And I've only read the <I>Outlander</I> series!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-1142373080156357782006-03-15T08:51:00.000+11:002006-03-15T08:51:00.000+11:00Ohh, Marg put in the matching kilted Scot. :)Carla...Ohh, Marg put in the matching kilted Scot. :)<BR/><BR/>Carla, I read some when I stayed in Scotland. I had finished my own books, the TV program was worse than boring, and my landlady had a shelf of books from Nigel Tranter to romances, which she admitted to being a guilty pleasure. And I've read the first three and a half of Gabaldon's books (she got too long winded after that).Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-1142372384383092672006-03-15T08:39:00.000+11:002006-03-15T08:39:00.000+11:00I don't know about in the country as a whole but t...I don't know about in the country as a whole but they are big with me, ever since reading the first Outlander book by Diana Gabaldon. Since then I have read a fair few Scottish romances...lots of fun!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-1142345630294226332006-03-15T01:13:00.000+11:002006-03-15T01:13:00.000+11:00Gabriele's fame spreads! Are Scottish romances bi...Gabriele's fame spreads! Are Scottish romances big in Australia? I have to admit I only heard of them via Gabriele, though the film <I>Braveheart</I> fits the Rules pretty well.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.com