Despite gender equality making great strides in many walks of life, but when it comes to the readership of romance novels, parity is still a long way off. An overwhelming amount of romance novels are read by woman, with recent surveys putting the figure around the 90% mark. Of course, you’ll need to figure in the fact that many men may read romance novels, but not be prepared to admit it.
However, whatever about the disparity in the gender of readers, the make-up of romance writers is slightly more balanced.
Traditionally, the heavy hitters in the romance genre were Danielle Steele and Barbara Cartland and it was generally accepted that women were more adept at penning romance. Much of this is based on the fact they are able to represent the female point of view better.
However many romance novels require the story to be told from two points of view – traditionally a male and female one. The criticism is that men can’t adequately tell a story from a female point of view and they lack the nuance that a female writer might possess. Female writers are said to focus more on detail and subtlety while male writers favor action and large, sweeping dramatic scenes.
But it is worth noting that many male romance writers have operated under female pseudonyms for many years now and the Nicholas Sparks has managed to enjoy huge success in the genre.
Online tests to determine whether a writer is male or female are generally unreliable and the logical conclusion is that good writing is good writing, no matter the gender.
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