Tucson Festival of Books

Workshop: Writing Romance with Heart


Romance is an inherently sentimental genre. That is its power. The promise of hope, connection, and a happily-ever-after brings readers back for more, but sentimentality is often treated as a craft weakness, something writers should avoid or apologize for. Author Regina Black has some thoughts about that.


Panelist
Regina Black

Regina Black is a former litigator, current law school administrator, and lifelong romance reader who writes about art, identity, and love in the modern South. Her debut, "The Art of Scandal," was named a best romance book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly, Amazon, Audible, and the Chicago Public Library....

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Book:
August Lane
Regina Black
Romance
Grand Central Publishing
July 2025
ISBN 9781538767528
336 pages
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