That Formula Thing

May 24th, 2004 · No Comments
by Booksquare

While gay romance isn’t exactly new, it isn’t exactly mainstream. Yet. Scott Whittier and Scott Pomfret want to change that — and they’ve created Romentics for that very purpose. In a convenient tie-in to our posting on the demise of Lad Lit, it turns out women are interested in gay romance. Actually, we’re not sure how much of a tie-in that is, but what the heck. We do have a small quibble with the two Scotts (yes, we’re going to refrain from commenting on the cuteness of that). Sure, there’s a formulaic element to romance, but don’t be guys about it, okay? It’s not about the fight in Chapter 5, it’s about the love…

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