About.

After years of trying to define and categorize what "romantic" means in the 21st century, a group of young artists decided it was time to break myths about the erotic and the romantic, especially in writing, and Nu Romanticism was formed.

Established in 2017

With the advent of e-publishing, especially self publishing, the erotic romance market became flooded. With that, everyone and her mother (maybe even father) thought they would become the next E. L. James. Erotica started to become synonymous with writing for titillation only, and the erotic romance writers who still cared about craft and arc and plot and character development and everything else in between, i.e. the beauty and romantic in the written word, were getting lost somewhere in between porn and happily-ever-after tropes, neither of which fit what they were writing.  A small group decided it was time to dispel myths about what is and where good writing can be found, that romantic is in just about anything that has aesthetic beauty in it, even, if not especially, the erotic, and, hence, The Nu Romantics was established to shine the spotlight on the "romantic" is in all genres. We've started a revolution! Won't you join us?

Our Goal

The goal of The Nu Romantics is simple: To bring our mission to fruition and break stereotypes, which stems from the idea that good writing can be found in all genres and that to ignore the erotic as a separate category, unaccepted as some deviant endeavor, is foolish. With an emphasis on writing and technique and telling a story first, The Nu Romantics argue that romance and romantic are not synonyms. Romance is a genre that requires some semblance of a happy ending. Erotica focuses on titillation. The Nu Romantics are here to say that any writing that makes the reader feel, that uses language to create beauty, in nature or romance or even suffering and death, has its place. We are connected as humans in our life experiences, and if we can express that through art that renders emotion in a reader, including erotic aspects, that is romantic. A couple who takes their life is romantic. Saying goodbye to the one person you love is romantic. And watching a sunset when you know the world is about to end, that, too, is romantic.

Our Admin Team

We're a group dedicated to supporting writers and encouraging their readers to interact with them.

We invite writers and readers alike to join us on our main social media outlets: Facebook for our daily prompts, news, and interaction, Twitter for writing prompts and support, and Medium where we share our knowledge, poetry, and musings collectively. We can also be found on Pinterest and Instagram.


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Prompts of the Day

Join us for daily prompts! Poetry, Haiku, Micro-Shorts, Flash Fiction, Writing Tips, Movie Noir, Music, Sensual and Erotic prompts, Humor and Relationships, ThrillMeThursdays, Writers Workshops, and of course, everything and everything the Nu Romantic way. 

Inspirational Quotes

Quotes to live by or think about from classic greats to contemporary trend-setters and rebels. Get inspiration, each and every day with motivation, health, better living, and of course, the romantic. Reading the words of others and learning, it's part of our mission.

Writing Tips

With questions and daily features by seasoned writers in all genres, we become better writers so that we can incorporate things we learn into our published and non-published works by practicing daily and getting feedback from both writers and readers alike. 

Readers

Readers enjoy the supportive and creative vibe found at The Nu Romantics. They get to read and watch people create on the spot in our live writes or daily writing prompts, express themselves by participating in questions and games, and learn about favorite authors' new releases in our Thursday Book Corner (NEW!) and Friday-only promotions as well as meet some new and up-coming authors. They also enter themselves into giveaways and prizes! And add their own interests and opinions to the group.

Testimonials

"The best group on Facebook"
"I never thought I was a writer until I met The Nu Romantics"
"I just started writing poetry for the first time again in 30 years"
"Such a supportive atmosphere"
​"I have fun every day, but I also think"