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Mia Is A Writer
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I write stories, a blog about how sapphic romance novels and lesbian fiction shape and influence my real life and make everything better really, and about how amazing nature is. https://www.mia-is-a-writer.com
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This is why they could never make me hate you, Emily Henry.
HENRY Well, thank you. This is where I can get onto a long rant. I hear a lot of feedback from people who aren't really romance readers, who think of it as sheer escapism, and that has not been my experience as a writer or a reader or a watcher. The reason I love romance so much is because it takes the brightest parts of life and the darkest parts of life, and it puts them side by side in a way that feels safe because you have that safety net of a happy ending. I have a real issue with the fact that a tragic love story is treated as more important or more artistically valuable than a love story that ends in a place of hope and optimism. Because, in real life, if you are a person who wants a monogamous, long-term relationship, your best-case scenario is you meet someone, you fall in love, you love each other your entire life and then one of you dies, and it is the worst, most excruciating pain. By putting that end cap on the moment that they're happy and they're hopeful, you are - I'm getting teared up. This always makes me emotional because it makes me think about my dogs, honestly. You are saying that the value, the important part of the story, is this moment when they are happy and they are together. And that's my worldview. It's like, things really suck a lot of the time, but love is the thing that makes it all worth it.
January 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Loving to wake up early on a Sunday and having six new comments full of lovely thoughtful praise on my AO3 dashboard: 🏆🏃🏽‍♀️🙆‍♀️ If you want to read them too, try the GW2 section and a post around 11/29/25 😉
January 18, 2026 at 6:33 AM