Subscribe for free at to read dispatches and musings about romance novels.Īndrea Martucci: So why do you think they made the changes other than, okay, yes, sometimes you need things to be different for brevity. Check out episode 136 for part 1.Īnother quick announcement: you can now find Shelf Love on Substack. Nicholas: This is part 2 of the conversation about North and South. I'm your host, Andrea Martucci, and on this episode, I'm joined by writer, sex educator, and librarian Helena Greer to discuss North and South. She has a degree in mythography and is interested in deconstructing the social context around the decisions storytellers make about how to frame -or reframe- their stories.Īndrea Martucci: Hello and welcome to Shelf Love, a podcast about romance novels and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape, desire. Helena Greer is a long time librarian and romance reader, and recent romance novelist. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Storyloom Choose Your Own Adventure

Email: North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and North and South the 2004 BBC adaptation starring Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe.

NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube.This is part 2 of the conversation about North and South. Follow a beat sheet to hit expected pacing and plot points for romance novels.Make the female protagonist more likable and relatable to modern romance audiences.Make the male protagonist more sympathetic by toning down his violent behavior.Schedule a kiss scene between the main characters for modern audiences.

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For Never & Always by Helena Greer