Sincerely, Romance

Marjorie Muller
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Romance is serious business. Romance is revolutionary in its insistence that love is worth fighting for, happy endings aren’t naive, and hope changes us more than fear or cynicism.  I believe in romance deeply. I've believed in it through 40 ghostwritten novels, through a playwright's career, through every time someone has been embarrassed to admit they’re a romance reader or called it a “guilty pleasure”.  Romance, in this space, is sincere and shameless.

Episodes

  1. Jun 5

    Romance is revolutionary.

    Happy ever afters aren't unrealistic. They're necessary.  Join me in diving into what makes the most popular genre also the most important genre to us as we emotionally navigate the dark and chaotic times we live in.  The Red Hand Files - https://www.theredhandfiles.com/ Join in the conversation - https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/ Propose a conversation - https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/p/propose-a-conversation WORK WITH ME email: marjorie@marjoriemuller.com website: https://www.marjoriemuller.com/  CONNECT WITH ME tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idesofmarge instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@idesofmarge newsletter: https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/...

  2. May 21

    Stop building characters, start building their psychology

    A Romance novel is only as good as its characters. Full stop.  So why are so many popular romances these days falling short in the character department?  The answer is simple: authors aren't doing the work to create the keys to unlock their characters psychological life.  Without these 4 keys, romance falls flat and becomes tropey goop rather than transformative emotional fiction.  Bring your messy characters to life with motivations rooted within them.  Textbook for this lesson - https://amzn.to/4eSzE0a WORK WITH ME email: marjorie@marjoriemuller.com website: https://www.marjoriemuller.com/  CONNECT WITH ME tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idesofmarge instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@idesofmarge newsletter: https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/...

  3. May 12

    Your dialogue needs a job.

    Welcome to the kickoff of the first *official* season of The Romance Room!  This kickoff episode dives into something I'm extremely passionate about: dialogue.  Dialogue is the emotional backbone of fiction, especially of the romance genre.  However, a lot of romance writers think they're good at dialogue, but spoiler alert: they usually aren't. And that's because they're leaving dialogue unemployed.  Letting dialogue slack off doesn't help you get the job done, it just wastes your pressure word count and stops the momentum of your writing.  Good thing dialogue is my favorite thing to write and I know a thing or two about putting it to work.  Textbook for this lesson - https://amzn.to/4u0Y6RH  WORK WITH ME email: marjorie@marjoriemuller.com website: https://www.marjoriemuller.com/  CONNECT WITH ME tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idesofmarge instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@idesofmarge newsletter: https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/...

  4. 10/13/2025

    Not every love story is a romance.

    When non-romance readers hear a romance requires a "happy ever after", the overwhelming response is, "nuh-uh!" Then the examples come in...making it clear they don't know the difference between a love story and a romance.  Today on The Romance Room, we'll talk about why not all love stories are romances, why the happily ever after or (happy for now) is integral to the romance genre and... Well, there's the misogyny element too. Women can't have anything fun, right?  📜 Show Notes: Grab your tix to The Sporting Life The Definitive Definition of Romance WORK WITH ME email: marjorie@marjoriemuller.com website: https://www.marjoriemuller.com/  CONNECT WITH ME tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idesofmarge instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@idesofmarge newsletter: https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/...

  5. 09/29/2025

    Romance has an ageism problem.

    Romance can enter a person's life at any age. So why are so many romances obsessed with 20-somethings?  Despite being on the forefront of many cultural movements, Romance doesn't go untouched by misogyny. Today, we're putting a microscope up to romance's most misogynistic sticking point: ageism.  If you’re a romance writer, reader, or dabbler (or want to be one/all of the above!), you won’t want to miss this. 📜 Show Notes: Apologies for the sound quality, I accidentally recorded at the wrong gain level on my mic!  There are more women on TV but ageism persists, says new study Ageism, Publishing, and the Notion of Reading Down Seasoned Romance Empowers Us All Ageism in Romance Novels WORK WITH ME email: marjorie@marjoriemuller.com website: https://www.marjoriemuller.com/  CONNECT WITH ME tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idesofmarge instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@idesofmarge newsletter: https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/...

  6. 09/15/2025

    Romance is serious business.

    Romance is the most popular genre in publishing...so why is it still so often disrespected?  In the inaugural episode of The Romance Room, we’re diving into the myths about romance, why they persist, and why writing love stories is one of the most radical, hopeful things you can do as a storyteller.  If you’re a romance writer, reader, or dabbler (or want to be one/all of the above!), you won’t want to miss this.  📜 Show Notes: The Billion Dollar Genre: Why Romance Writing Matters by Leslie J. Wyatt The Nature of Romantic Love Love and the Brain Why Inspiring Stories Make Us React: The Neuroscience of Narrative WORK WITH ME email: marjorie@marjoriemuller.com website: https://www.marjoriemuller.com/  CONNECT WITH ME tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idesofmarge instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@idesofmarge newsletter: https://marjoriemuller.substack.com/...

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Romance is serious business. Romance is revolutionary in its insistence that love is worth fighting for, happy endings aren’t naive, and hope changes us more than fear or cynicism.  I believe in romance deeply. I've believed in it through 40 ghostwritten novels, through a playwright's career, through every time someone has been embarrassed to admit they’re a romance reader or called it a “guilty pleasure”.  Romance, in this space, is sincere and shameless.

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  • Creator
    Marjorie Muller
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sincerely, Romance
  • Show Website
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