Sherry Thomas never expected to be a part of the Resistance.
She barely participated in social media, didnt bother scrolling through others Twitter feeds, and rarely talked politics.
So it went against every fiber of my being to be openly political.
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Theres no better example than Sarah MacLean, the best-selling romance novelist.
My hero, he was on a path to enlightenment.
Hed certainly get there by the end.
And then, Nov. 9 came, she writes.
I opened my manuscript all 270 hard-won pages and I had a problem.
The larger arc of the romance novel is the arc of the womens movement, MacLean says.
Women fighting against a dominant, gendered misogynistic culture, and ultimately triumphing.
Its why, for many writers in the genre, romance now means resistance.
To be silent is to be choosing a side.
She now feels a responsibility to represent groups of people attacked by Trumps coalition.
The election even informed its cover.
Some authors are facing a backlash from conservative readers.
However, Billings notes, we share our opinions in our books in every word we write.
Thats why MacLean views the romance genre as a primary vehicle for change.
In times of unrest, romance is always there for people to turn to when they need it.
MacLean could not agree more.
Additional reporting by Isabella Biedenharn
