Field trip! #smiley7

Mistress Heidi & I are sending you out of The Dungeon for this week’s Friday Funny!

So click here…

32 Paintings Paired with Quotes
from Mean Girls

…to be taken to a BuzzFeed post that will totally crack you up—whether or not you’re a fan of the movie Mean Girls.

So enjoy!  Then feel free to come back & let us know what you think. #smiley9

Is it a Romance?  What makes it a Romance?

Those are questions that seem to come up again & again in the writing industry.  And yes, even in the romance industry, given the ever-growing list of sub-genres that want to fall under the Romance umbrella.

Without a doubt, this is the best answer to “What is Romance?” that I’ve ever seen!  And so—unabashedly & unapologetically—I am stealing it from Cora Buhlert‘s blog:

And I not only invite, but encourage you to visit the page yourself:  http://corabuhlert.com/2015/01/25/the-is-my-book-a-romance-flowchart/

In fact, you’ll probably be able to see the flowchart better over there than you can here, since The Dungeon‘s blog space is a bit on the small side. #smiley6

But truly, the next time you’re wondering—or someone asks—if a book or movie or anything else is a Romance, simply ask yourself these simple questions & follow where the arrows lead. #smiley15