Links

As I come across useful links for both readers and writers of Gothic romances, I'll list them here. If you know of an interesting site, you can leave a comment and I'll check it out. Things will get a linked index and be organized as the list grows.

A Gothic romance chapter of the Romance Writers of America:
http://www.gothrom.net/

A forum of interest:
http://www.gothicromanceforum.com/

Interesting blog post:
http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2011/04/dark-and-dangerous-the-lure-of-gothic-romances

Gothic romance covers:
http://www.pinterest.com/sebastiene/gothic-novel-covers/ https://www.facebook.com/GothicRomancePaperbackNovels


Some history about Gothic romances, and an interesting theory about influences on writers like Phyllis A. Whitney:
http://atomiumculture.eu/content/formulaic-horrors-modern-gothic-romance-1

More history and information about some writers of the genre. She has an interesting theory about whether YA paranormal romances have taken the place of the traditional Gothic romance:

http://dianedooley.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/love-and-horror-thoughts-on-the-gothic-romance/

This site is still getting back up after a major server boo-boo, but I'll put it here anyway. Lots of other good stuff here as well:
http://www.eelkat.com/HowToWriteGothicRomance.html

A blog listing thirteen typical elements of a Gothic romance:

http://otherworlddiner.blogspot.com/2010/03/13-typical-ingredients-in-gothic.html

A blogger who loves the genre, and has lots of covers and blurbs of vintage Gothic romances:

http://hauntedhearts.wordpress.com/