How do you feel about the derision the romance genre is subject to, even from the often-put-upon-themselves SF/F/H fans?
CF: This has never really happened to me, but it makes me feel sorry for people who are so narrow-minded. Few people will enjoy a movie without some semblance of romance and even the brilliant sci-fi and fantasy and horror writers often include romance. I love books, nearly any kind of book. If you love the characters you naturally want them to be happy. How sad that one group of people needs to feel superior over another and simply appear narrow minded.
KN: I don't worry about it. Frankly, there's not much I can do about it, except write the best book I can and keep my business dealings professional. I do think that many people who deride the genre haven't read it, or at least haven't read (without preconceived notions) the current excellent work being published.…
