#Frannie Hopkins

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Dr. Mona Mofid

Dr. Mona Zohdi Mofid, a San Diego-based dermatologist, is widely known as the Medical Director of the American Melanoma Foundation. She previously served as Clinical Director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology and holds the distinction of being the youngest president of the Maryland Dermatological Society. With an array of honors, including seven consecutive years of Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctor award in Dermatology and co-authorship of the children's book "Franny and Freddy Get Fried," she is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, currently practicing with the Sharp Community Medical Group. Dr. Mona Mofid’s professional journey is augmented by her philanthropic endeavors, including pro bono medical services for migrant farm workers and leadership roles in the American Melanoma Foundation. In 2023, she received her 100th Guardian Angel Award from Sharp Healthcare, funded an orphanage, and sponsored a therapy dog for the San Diego Police Department.

Website: Dr. Mona Mofid

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9, 11, 14 for the poetry asks?

hi thank you sm for the ask <3

9. a poem that exemplifies your favourite theme(s)

ohh this is a tough one. favorite themes.... i really love poems about seasons, as basic as that sounds. but those cycles can be compared to the body or love or birth. and all of those metaphors factor into franny choi's perihelion: a history of touch. it is like The Ultimate of that. choi might be one of the biggest influences on my poetry since I've been reading her for years.

11. a poem that reflects your view on life

in general, miller oberman's the unstill ones as a collection really resonated with my ever-growing belief in the solubility of life and being and naming and identity but i really loved both night watch and voyages ... "From the days / when a thing was what it did, / the act of naming itself a desire" such a wonderful collection, esp all its medievalism and riddling

14. your favourite poem

my favorite poem is probably god's grandeur by gerard manley hopkins... sound is still probably the most important aspect of a poem for me as someone who got into it through slam/spoken word and there's such an aliveness to hopkins' work, the way its always almost additive and skipping. this is the also the first poem i remember like annotating the shit out of for an English class in high school so on a personal level it was a catalyst for my academic interest in poetry. im not even religious i just think this is a fundamentally beautiful poem.

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Must read from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/28/world/europe/tuam-ireland-babies-children.html?

God bless Catherine Corless.

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2, 22, 27 for my girl Nettie Hopkins please?

Nettie! Poor kid, it’s been a while since I thought about the Hopkins siblings.

2. What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like?

Good? She’s not especially close with her mother, since she’s checking my notes the second youngest of nine, but Nettie could and did rely on her oldest siblings (mostly Henry and Frannie) when her mother didn’t have time for her. She does have a sense from her friends that other kids have closer relationships with their mothers, but other mothers don’t have nine kids and a husband who runs a college.

Compared to her siblings, most of whom are adults with careers and spouses, she does feel a little inferior - she’s feels pretty ordinary compared to Nora, who corresponds with Maria Mitchell about the stars and comets, or Henry, who’s in a war zone on the side of righteousness, or Frannie with her own home - so on and so forth. That sense of inferiority (that her parents have more reason to be proud of her siblings than they do of her) I think’s been putting a strain on her relationship with her parents generally, and her mother specifically, even though Mrs. Hopkins would be horrified to think Nettie thinks her love is conditional on material success.

22. What does your character like in other people?

Nettie’s a little young for her age and sheltered; she’s inclined to like everyone she meets, unless given reason by someone she trusts (her parents, her siblings, a few of her friends) not to like someone else. She likes people whose morals (or what she assumes about their morals, which may not be wholly correct) match up with her sense of the world, people who take her seriously and don’t treat her like a kid, people with a sense of openness or enthusiasm for things, and, probably most important, people who her friends and family like.

27. How does your character normally deal with confrontation?

ABORT MISSION. She doesn’t want to fight anyone, and even where she thinks she’s in the right (which, given she’s a teenager, is most of the time!), she’s more likely to give in and then go sulk or complain about it to her friends and family. She’s a champion sulker - she didn’t speak to her brother Jack for two months once, over a mean comment he made about her hair color.

Ask me about my characters!

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Stanning Franny Sor Robinson 101: The Playlist

There’s a YouTube playlist a fan made titled Essential Franny Sor Robinson Content and these are in it

 Video Clips

  A clip titled “Thanks for all the divorce” Upon accepting a grammy for a Dara & Danny album, Franny held their brand new Grammy and said in her acceptance speech, “And more than anything, I want to thank my best friend, this man right here (Daniel Maitland), for continuing to get divorced so I can write songs about it and win Grammys.”

The clip is titled Franny Sor Robinson realizes that Country Singers All Have Three Names [someone off camera during an interview] Why do all country singers have three names? Franny looks all confused and goes, “No they do–” and her eyes go all wide and she goes; “Wait.” Points to herself and says, “Franny Sor Robinson,” and then starts listing people, “Emily Scott Robinson, Charles Wesley Godwin, June Carter Cash, Joshua Ray Walker, Courtney Marie Andrews, Demi Lee Moore, John Michael Montgomery, Jason Michael Carroll, Earl Thomas Conley, Justin Townes Earle, John Driskell Hopkins, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jo Dee Messina – “ Franny suddenly stops her list to point to the person who said that and goes “I hate you. Get out of my house. No, no, I’m kidding, oh my god!”

While leaving a concert venue in Germany after a Seoul Hanoi’d show, a German fan shouted ‘step on my throat!’ in German, and Franny, in heavily American-accented German (it’s her second worst language lmao but she tries) “get on the ground, then” and fakes out moving toward her like she’d actually do it before grabbing Vanessa Pham’s hand and walking toward the car with her bandmate

This clip from some interview where, similar to this Zendaya one the question “What is Franny Sor Robinson’s net worth?” came up and she was like “fuck if I know” and Googled it, saw the number on Google, and was like “well, now I know Google doesn’t have access to my bank account.”

A clip from an interview where she’s like “damn, people get so upset when you don’t just stick to one genre. Do you just listen to one kind of music? So why should musicians only do one thing? Let a bitch live.” A timer dings in the background. “Oooh, my cookies! Wait here, I’ll bring everyone cookies!”

“I swear to God, there’s glitter in my vagina,” Franny to another singer, overheard on a another singer’s Instagram story backstage at an awards show. The singer laughs that she’s recording, it pans to Franny, and Franny just goes, “Look, I’m just saying what we’re all thinking after all that glitter.”

A clip from a Cambodian celebrity’s instagram live, they were speaking in English here, and Franny says “I was bitching to my husband about something, some industry stuff, and he was like ‘okay, honey, let’s relax all right,’ trying to calm me down, but I was so mad about whatever it was I just switch to Khmer. So I was like [Franny then starts mock-yelling in Khmer] And my husband goes-” Franny wildly waved her hands “--go back, go back! Go back to English!”

“I’m fully aware that I married a man whose name sounds like a 19th century railroad owner.”

With a banjo in her hands during an interview, with a pained expression. “I think about how hot women are every day of my life.”

In an interview with a queer news site, and they were talking about her bisexuality. “I’ll be real honest, and he [her husband] has heard me say this – truly, I probably would’ve thought I was a lesbian had I grown up now and not in the 90s. But because it wasn’t nearly as acceptable as now to be into other girls, I had a lot of experiences with men that I absolutely wouldn’t have had if I’d been a teenager and young adult now. My marriage is me being gay with an exception. I was, like, only actively seeking out women, I was very comfortable with enjoying the sapphic side of my bisexuality, and then accidentally met Cornelius and was like ‘oh no, I like him.’ And he just became my happy place.”

“Call 1-800-Karen-4-Good and I’ll go Karen on Karen for you. I’m half white, Karen is inside of me, I need only manifest her.”

“Sometimes I forget my student loans are paid off and I’ll see a nice car and still knee-jerk think ‘if I time my dance with this Mercedes right,  I can get hit just bad enough to pay off my loans but won’t die.’ So yeah, cancel student debt.”

Performances

Of course there’s iconique original song performances but as I wouldn’t have links to them bc they’re fake, pretend I listed some aaaaand here’s the covers in the playlist

Covers: A lot are from this post here

When I Think About Cheatin’ by Gretchen Wilson - During a SiriusXM session, she sang Gretchen Wilson’s When I Think About Cheatin’, and the performance went viral. The video from that session is on the playlist. A common comment on the video was like “aw, it’s like she’s singing it to her husband<3” in a way that’s what it felt like to her too. She and her husband both have busy careers and schedules and sometimes she’s so lonely that one would hardly fault her for finding comfort in a more accessible person’s arms. And she could, like, she’s had offers by fellow musicians. If she wanted to have an affair she could have one in an instant. But of course doesn’t and won’t.

 Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD - 2018 - At a June 2018 Seoul Hanoi’d show, between two of their original songs, Franny was like “Right, so there’s this new song that we’ve been kind of listening to a lot lately, and we wanna play it for y’all tonight. You can thank my teenager for getting us all into this song.” At first when Vanessa Pham (the lead guitarist) started playing, people didn’t realize what it was. Max Cho started fiddling with the drum set (check out that awesome drum cover for drum inspo) and people still weren't sure. Franny sang the opening line and you can see it dawn on the crowd that it was Lucid Dreams. A video a fan took went pretty viral on Twitter, accompanied by the tweet in all caps “everyone shut the fuck up and acknowledge franny sor robinson as the talent she is, bitch doesn’t get enough credit”

The Only Mama That’ll Walk The Line by Linda Ronstadt - Linda’s voice is baaaasically my Franny hc singing voice, like not quite but it is very close. Just the sheer effortless power in her voice, the absolute range, her ability to seamlessly genre hop, how it’s usually clear but she does this growl sometimes, ugh. Anyway. Franny’s covered this song many times since middle school. One time was when she was 20, yes, at a county fair back home in Georgia because what southern origin story doesn’t have county fairs? She was competing for prize money and won. Cornelius was there, visiting with her family in Georgia at the time, and she showed him the envelope of prize money and went “hey I can almost afford my first month’s rent when school gets back in.” The video in the playlist is a so-so recording of that, uploaded by a hometown friend of hers in 2011 when they realized they had that video from 2000 on one of their old camcorder tapes. It’s one of the oldest recordings of Franny’s #talent publicly available. There’s a couple earlier clips she’s posted to her Twitter or Instagram

 idfc by Blackbear -  Her cousin, Georgia Seng, was born in 1993 (reference the Franny’s relatives spreadsheet) and is a singer-songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand. The video is on Georgia’s YouTube channel as she suggested they do the song. Franny plays guitar and the two of them sing the song, some goooorgeous-ass harmonies, and fans point to this video as evidence of Franny’s versatility, as Blackbear is generally not her wheelhouse, but like with the Seoul Hanoi’d cover of Lucid Dreams, she Went Off

Don’t Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley - Franny’s performed this numerous times, but the video in the playlist is the one of her singing it on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry

 Rosa Pastel by Belanova - at a Seoul Hanoi’d show in Mexico City, they performed this song by Mexican pop band Belanova. Franny actually played drums on the song and sang backup, and Vanessa Pham, who is fluent in Spanish, sang. A lot of people don’t realize Franny can play drums, so it’s the go to video fans use to be like “no, no, look!”

 How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls by George Strait  - the day same sex marriage was legalized in the US, Franny had a Dara & Danny show that night in Amsterdam, Franny opened their set by covering this song and she sang it, not Daniel bc then it wouldn’t be GAY, in celebration.

 Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me by Linda Ronstadt  - If Franny ever needs a impress-a-crowd-free card, she just needs to sing a Linda Ronstadt song. In Arizona, where Ronstadt is from, she always sings something of hers. She’s been performing Poor, Poor, Pitiful me since she was in high school. There’s several videos of her performing it on YouTube, but the one in the playlist is with Seoul Hanoi’d at a 2017 show they headlined in Arizona as the first encore song.

 I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried  - Franny has met Randy Crowell and they sang this song together at one of his shows, she was in town so he asked her to come on stage for the song. 

 Supernova by Liz Phair - when she was in high school and college, it was a staple in the bands she was in. With Seoul Hanoi’d it is a song they cover in shows from time to time. There’s a video from a 2017 show in the playlist.

Me & Your Ghost by blackbear - Georgia officially made a blackbear fan of Franny. At a show where she was the middle act of three, she covered the song (general insp)

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I reversed my illustration in response to the Silent Vigil in Solidarity with Mothers and Children in Tuam which I attended yesterday. It is believed the remains of 796 babies and toddlers maybe buried in a disused sewage tank. A local amateur historian Catherine Coreless uncovered these facts recently. Frannie Hopkins, another local man, stumbled on human bones buried under an orchard in 1972 and reported it to the authorities, the site was demolished soon after. The Bon Secours nuns ran this home from 1925 to 1961, financed by the state and ran by the Catholic Church.

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For the Love of Love: 8 Benefits of Reading & Writing Romance Novels

by Angela James

“Without romance novels, I wouldn’t be who I am today.”

Romance readers have long suffered through Fabio jokes, inaccurate assumptions, contempt, and lurid speculation from those outside the romance community. No other genre is the target of such ridicule as romance. And yet, romance readers remain loyal to the books, their favorite authors, and to their community. Romance may be the most popular fiction genre, but not because of all the things non-romance readers like to sneer at. Romance gives something to its readers that no other genre seems to offer.

Romance isn’t a joke. It’s an escape, it’s hope, it’s a community, a source of knowledge, a gathering of friends, an affirmation, it unites differences, offers representation, gives comfort, and provides a voice.

So many articles have been written about romance novels, but none capture the spirit and positive impact these books have had in the lives of those who read them. No mainstream articles seem willing to pay tribute to the readers, the authors, and the words on the page making a difference. So I asked people to share their romance positive moments. This is a small selection of the responses, which were as different as the readers of romance are, but also united by common themes. In their words.

Twitter, tell me about the positive impact romance novels or the romance community has had on you, or that you’ve witnessed. Looking for wonderful tidbits for a romance-positive article!

— Angela James (@angelajames) January 31, 2018

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HOPE

By far the word mentioned most often in the responses, romance novels have given readers hope across illness, loss, despair, uncertainty and turbulent political times.

I found Romance after my brother commuted suicide. It was a very dark and hopeless time, but Romance taught me that hope can rise again even after the darkest of moments and love, in all its forms, can be found if you just open yourself up to it.

— Mariah Ankenman (@mariahankenman) January 31, 2018

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  Romance was basically the missing link for me in my life. It inspired me to write again, I found passion, I found purpose, I understood myself better, women and even men better! Kept me sane through my bizarre marriage. A huge turning point for me in my life.

— Christine Donley (@chrisanthemum7) February 2, 2018

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  Romance threw me a lifeline when I was a depressed teenager living with alcoholic parents. In addition to providing me with a temporary escape, romance gave me hope that things would get better and the courage to create my own destiny. I became my own heroine.

— AJJ (@cricksiren) January 31, 2018

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  I began reading romance novels after my first miscarriage. I believe they re-wired my brain and helped me remember what optimism felt like.

— Mia Hopkins (@MiaHopkinsxoxo) January 31, 2018

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  When I was a pre-teen my Mom had massive stroke.. my coping skills was to read and create my own safe space . Reading romance brought me into a world of happiness while in a world of darkness .

— Colleenmarieh (@colleenhruska) January 31, 2018

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  There’s so much hope in them and the world is garbage right now so it’s fantastic to escape into these stories where perfectly imperfect people find themselves worthy

— Leslie (@lesliemp_) February 1, 2018

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Love Letters: How to Spark Romance in a Story Without Using the L-Word

REPRESENTATION

Representation came up again and again in romance readers’ responses. The gift of seeing themselves, feeling validated, understanding that they weren’t alone… It’s difficult to overstate the value of representation, the opportunity to be seen and heard.

  As a reader, queer romance in particular allowed me to see happiness for people like me even when I was at my lowest. And knowing there’ll be an HEA or HFN means even the darkest stories in the genre have hope at their core.

— Elliot Cooper (@elliotwrites) January 31, 2018

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  Romance was where I first saw characters genuinely like me: black women who lived the life I live. I “belonged” in romance.

— Rhonda J. Joseph (@rjacksonjoseph) February 1, 2018

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  Romance novels are particularly important for marginalized people—as a queer, disabled person I never see myself as a love interest or even dateable in most media, but romance is doing better with this in recent years. https://t.co/TPPPiOpf0l

— Alaina Leary (@alainaskeys) February 1, 2018

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  Well… I struggled with my sexuality for a long time and discovering LGBT+ romances and the (amazing) community around it made me feel safe enough to explore and finally come to terms with who I am. I feel pretty good now saying I’m biromantic and ace. Thanks romance!

— Emy Calirel (@EmyCalirel) January 31, 2018

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  Romcoms remind me that real people like me can have fairytale Romances

— Sheritha Singh (@Shersinghzn) January 31, 2018

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KNOWLEDGE

Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, readers shared the opportunities reading romance has given them, and the knowledge it has imparted.

  I was raised by conservative Catholics who never discussed sex. Romances taught me what positive, healthy sexuality can look like and helped break through the intense catholic shame

— Audely Bensen (@AudelyBensen) January 31, 2018

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  Without historical romance novels I never would have passed my high school history exams. My teacher was boring as hell, and romance brought to life the things he droned on about in class.

— Lizbeth Martin-Lopez (@lizbethannlopez) January 31, 2018

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  Totally unrelated to anything but general life improvement – romance novels improved my vocabulary immensely. Seriously. I learned more SAT words in romance novels than in classes. Also history. Because historical romance tends to be incredibly well researched.

— Elise Logan (@Elise_Logan) January 31, 2018

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  Romance novels are what got me reading. I was an indifferent tween until I stumbled across Jude Deveraux’s The Princess. It started my love affair with books.

— Nancy Burke (@Nancy_Burke) January 31, 2018

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Write Naked A Bestseller’s Secrets to Writing Romance & Navigating the Path to Success by Jennifer Probst

FRIENDSHIP

Those involved in the romance community know that it’s a place where lifelong friendships grow and thrive. For many, romance novels have led to some of their most rewarding relationships.

  Romance unites all of its readers along several, timeless journeys to the HEA. And especially those HEAs for All. The Romance Community is the most welcoming and inclusive group I have ever had the pleasure to learn from and collaborate with in my entire library career

— Frannie’s Romance (@FranniesRomance) January 31, 2018

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  Some(most) of the best person I’ve met on Twitter are from Romancelandia. Books I never knew existed that I can see myself in were rec’d by the romance community. Even encouragement to continue my own writing.

— L. Anthony Graham (@Grey_Books) January 31, 2018

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  My best friends and I used to share romance from around age 12 (starting with Rebecca Brandewyne- swoon). Even though we all moved away, we still share books (the postage is insane). When they were my bridesmaids, they quoted ‘Desire in Disguise’ in their speeches.

— Sharon Ibbotson (@seibbotson) January 31, 2018

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  M/M romance introduced me to a whole new genre I never knew existed. It also introduced me to some of the best friends I’ve ever known.

— Steve Leonard (@stevetleonard) January 31, 2018

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  Romance has given me a community of friends in my country and around the world. I’ve met (in person) fellow readers from the US to Australia, and I take an annual vacation with romance reader friends. We are a worldwide community, both online and in person.

— Mary Lynne Nielsen (@emmelnie) January 31, 2018

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SUPPORT

The romance community has given a lift to many of its members during times of sorrow, loss and pain, and when encouragement is needed, a kind word, gift, or just a response on social media can make a difference.

  They saved me when I was at rock bottom. One friend, one gesture. A novel in a plastic bag left by my door – the game changer. I was able to lose myself in a book for a moment of peace and find perspective that grew to a renewed love for reading and my passion for writing.

— Heather Castle (@AuthorHCastle) February 1, 2018

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  Without the romance community, I wouldn’t have met a number of my closest friends. I wouldn’t have the career I do now. Without their support, I’m not sure how I would have made it through the death of my mother 6 years ago.

— Lynda the Guppy (@FishWithSticks) January 31, 2018

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  This is the best writing community. We have each other’s backs, are always there to support each other through both highs and lows. I’ve never been apart of a community that is so welcoming and understands my struggles so completely.

— Tricia Lynne (@tlynne67) January 31, 2018

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Online Course: Writing the Romance Novel | March 8, 2018 with Elizabeth Delisi

INSPIRATION

It’s no secret that books are inspiration, but those who’ve never read a romance novel might make a lewd joke about just what it is they inspire, rather than understanding the difference romance novels have made in readers’ lives.

  A romance series was why I joined the US Navy.

— Black Claire Beauchamp (@synonymsoflove) February 1, 2018

    Thank God, I found romance novels at 11. Helped me with the learning disability I had since 2nd grade. Now working on second MA and a published author.

— Nikki Prince (@AuthorNPrince) January 31, 2018

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  Started reading romance as a teen. They taught me I could ask for what I wanted in the bedroom. That agency parlayed into a 12-year career selling sex toys and education women. PLUS was part of impetus in creating my subscription box @bawdybookworms

— Thien-Kim Lam (@thienkim) January 31, 2018

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EMPOWERMENT

Race, sexuality, gender, economic status… it’s all that and more. Romance is about hearing the message of “yes, you can” and “it’s okay to be who you are, you will be loved.” Not just representation, but encouragement and acceptance.

  Well I finally discover/acknowledge my asexuality because of reading romance. Will never know otherwise. Especially since I come from culture that do not talk about sex openly

— Ami (@amiesavitri) January 31, 2018

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  I have found romance novels (of all varieties) empowering. Romance is a place where women were at the center (I’ve been reading them for 35+ years when primarily were m/f). Women had a voice. Their desire for love, careers & love, sex, etc were important.

— Jennifer Porter (@JenniferRNN) January 31, 2018

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  There’s Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s memoir Infidel, where she talks about her youth in a repressive environment, esp. for females, suffered FGM, and how romance novels gave her a glimpse into a world where women expressed their desires and were treated with respect.

— Sabine Sur (@sabinesurlalune) January 31, 2018

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ESCAPE

Yes, romance offers hope, representation, empowerment, inspiration, friendship and support, but, at the end of it all, romance readers can rely on a sense of optimism and the promise of a happy ending.

  I started reading romance novels while was undergoing cancer treatment. I needed positive, escapist stories that promised a HEA.

— Tracey/Alanna is ready for spring (@TA_Martin) January 31, 2018

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  Romance novels were my reward, my self-care, as a social worker. After witnessing such human suffering, I needed the stories of love and redemption romance novels promised in order to keep me going.

— HarperKincaid (@HarperKincaid) January 31, 2018

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Without romance novels, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I wouldn’t be doing a job I’m so thankful for, in a marriage with my best friend, a parent to a beautiful daughter, a believer in social justice and equality, a friend you can count on, and a person who believes in love and happily ever afters. Those might be my words, but it’s already easy to see I’m not alone. Read a romance. Who knows, it may just change your life too! #romancepositive

  It brought me to my people, the only ones who really understand me.

— Cassandra Carr (@Cassandra_Carr) January 31, 2018

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  Angela James, editorial director of Carina Press, an adult genre fiction imprint of Harlequin, is both an avid reader of digital books and a veteran of and advocate for the digital publishing industry. She has enjoyed fifteen years of experience in her field, including successfully launching, building and serving as editorial lead for two digital-first presses: Samhain Publishing and, since 2009, Harlequin’s Carina Press. She has edited bestselling authors such as Alexa Riley, Shannon Stacey, Jaci Burton, Lauren Dane, Ilona Andrews, Lilith Saintcrow, Shelly Laurenston and more. She was profiled in Fast Company magazine as a digital pioneer in the romance publishing industry, has been named New York Romance Writers of America’s 2013 Golden Apple Editor of the Year, and is the creator of Before You Hit Send, the popular online self-editing and writing workshop for authors. You can find Angela on Twitter at @angelajames.

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