Is Social Networking Sucking the Life out of Romance Writing?
Thursday, August 6, 2009 From an 8/3/09 PW article: Brenda Knight, associate publisher of Cleis Press’s Viva Editions, thinks she knows why the paranormal has become so dominant (in romance): “In the age of social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Craigslist, there’s less fantasy. It’s increasingly easy to find and be found,” she says. “However, you can’t hook up with your demon-lover of choice via Twitter.” I don’t think this is the only reason why paranormal is so popular* (I wrote The Mediator series way before Facebook was ever invented), but this is exactly why I hardly ever visit my Facebook page (I know…I suck). It’s true I have a Facebook page, but I didn’t want to get one. It’s not that I don’t love all you guys…. It’s just that to me, as a writer, one of the most important parts of the writing process is sitting there going, “I wonder whatever happened to…. …that hot guy I randomly made out with in my dorm room that one time all those years ago…?” And then
