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While romance author are predominantly female, many men do write in the genre. Naturally, most adopt a female [[pseudonym]] to create the impression that a woman is writing the novel. The common belief is that avid readers would not feel comfortable reading romance fiction if they know the story was written by a man -- however, since the publishers have not really tested this theory, the conventional wisdom remains and male authors become women when writing in the genre.
 
While romance author are predominantly female, many men do write in the genre. Naturally, most adopt a female [[pseudonym]] to create the impression that a woman is writing the novel. The common belief is that avid readers would not feel comfortable reading romance fiction if they know the story was written by a man -- however, since the publishers have not really tested this theory, the conventional wisdom remains and male authors become women when writing in the genre.
  
In addition to men who adopt a female pseudonym or chose to write romance fiction under their own names, many men write romance with their[[:Category:Husband And Wife Writing Team|spouses]].
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In addition to men who adopt a female pseudonym or chose to write romance fiction under their own names, many men write romance with their [[:Category:Husband And Wife Writing Team|spouses]].

Revision as of 22:48, 21 January 2008

While romance author are predominantly female, many men do write in the genre. Naturally, most adopt a female pseudonym to create the impression that a woman is writing the novel. The common belief is that avid readers would not feel comfortable reading romance fiction if they know the story was written by a man -- however, since the publishers have not really tested this theory, the conventional wisdom remains and male authors become women when writing in the genre.

In addition to men who adopt a female pseudonym or chose to write romance fiction under their own names, many men write romance with their spouses.