Almonte Readers & Writers Present ‘delve – In Close Conversation with Rose Graceling-Moore and Hypatia Rae’

From Almonte Readers & Writers

Thursday, February 13, 2025
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Ottawa Valley Coffee (OVC) Almonte – 61 Mill Street

Admission pay-what-you can at the door or in advance via Tickets Please

Presented by Almonte Readers & Writers
Community ASL interpretation provided
Seating is limited

Ah the classic romance novel… filled with passion, drama, obsession, elation, heartbreak… the highs and lows of relationships, love, and loss. But, is that everything they have to offer? Maybe we think we know what these stories are about, but do we really understand what this genre can do?

For all the friends and lovers out there, join romance writers Rose Graceling-Moore and Hypatia Rae for an enlightening conversation about the romance genre, its versatile nature and ability to encompass various subgenres with playful, meaningful, and surprising outcomes for readers and writers alike! This is a pre-Valentine’s Day event, and promises to be a fun night out for partners and friends alike, and especially for anyone interested in supporting local talent and learning more about genre-bending/blending in fiction.

As two authors exploring romance writing, Rose and Hypatia will discuss what makes for a great romantic tale, how to build readership across genres, how they approach romance tropes, and how to world-build both 'real' world and fantasy worlds. With distinct styles, they will delve into similarities and differences in how they craft love stories in their respective genres, and offer inside views into what connects them to this popular fiction genre; with Rose concocting sweet and spicy contemporary romance complete with magical elements, and Hypatia taking you to far off places in her second world romantic fantasies (romantasy).

The event will also include short readings from both authors, and questions from the audience about reading, or writing their own, romantic fiction.

About the writers:
Rose Graceling-Moore (Perth) started her writing career in entertainment journalism over a decade ago, as a freelance writer, editor, and eventually, content manager. However, her real love has always been in romance, and two years ago, she started work on her debut novel, Just One Summer. She writes romance in both contemporary and magical realism, with a love of realistic relationships blossoming in pleasantly un-realistic situations, with magical pies, magical bars, and magical summers behind them. Rose loves character-driven stories, and hones her character-building skills through playing D&D, and by digging into psychology in her spare time.  She is now working on her third romance novel, and pursuing traditional publishing for her first two. Rose now lives her own Hallmark-worthy life in small-town Perth, Ontario, with her partner, two cats, and probably too many plants.

More about Rose can be found at www.rosegracelingmooreauthor.com.

Hypatia Rae (Almonte) is a local/Canadian author who writes fantasy books about characters kissing. She has been regaling family and friends with dramatic tales since early childhood and loves nothing more than creating expansive worlds for her characters, then setting them free so she can document their exploits. Hypatia is known for her strong characters and compelling worldbuilding. She most often combines romance with a helping of humour. Her debut novel The Witch of Faymeria Wood, released last November on Amazon, with the follow up in April. The final book in the trilogy is due early 2025. Her newest release, Rise of the Fae King, is a prequel novella available to purchase now, or free to newsletter subscribers.

More about Hypatia Rae and her books can be found by visiting www.hypatiaraebooks.com.

Presented with funding support from the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, with the community support of OVC Almonte, and in partnership with Mill Street Books.