![]() There are many reports in the media discussing sexism and ageism in Hollywood, but there’s very little media dialogue on ageism and sexism in romance fiction. ![]() ![]() Check out the Mature Content Stockpile tab for just how much soapboxing I do. If this is your first time reading one of my posts, and you don’t know, mature-aged romance heroines are my soapbox. I represent this demographic of women and demographic of romance readers who want female heroines with all my heart, and I am passionate about continuing to do so. I write older romance heroines-silver foxy women over 40 as the lead characters, not as secondary characters, and not as protagonists in Women’s Fiction, but as the romantic leads. ![]() It’s exciting to know I am not alone in being passionate in my desire to stamp out ageism and sexism. The newsletter features interviews with Dee Ernst, Amanda Ward, Liz Flaherty, Morgan Malone and the Pink Heart Society’s (PHS) editor, Trish Wylie-all romance authors who place women of certain age front and centre of romance. The Pink Heart Society’s May newsletter discusses romance fiction with older heroines, and asks, as I do, if the romance genre thinks love has an age limit. ![]()
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