Season 3 episode 13: Healing Trauma via Romance (a #writingincolour interview ft. Ari Reavis)

Our final Podcast of 2021 features writer Ari Reavis- a mother of seven who writes steamy contemporary romance and fantasy novels. We have a candid conversation about balancing motherhood, world building, and how we should put some respect on urban lit as a way to write through the trauma. About Ari: Ari Reavis is a wife and mother of seven. Born in New York and raised in New Jersey, she enjoys staying in, devouring books and watching movies. Her kids are running around, her husband is trying to show her martial arts moves, and she's trying to write. Her day in a nutshell. She publishes contemporary and fantasy romance. Her books, while filled with love, also deal with issues that affect many, from trauma and abuse, to mental illness and discrimination. With each book, she writes from the heart, because she feels that’s the way to capture the hearts of readers.  Find all of Ari's information on her website: www.arireavis.com In Hot Topics in Romance, we congratulate Candace Parker on her nuptials, Alica Keys still not forgiven for Swizz, and Omarion/HER maybe be a couple. In Watching Romance, we wrap up last week's holiday movies as well as highlight the movies closing out the season. In Listening to Romance. we shout out the Bad Romance Podcast where they discuss nothing but terrible Rom-Coms. Listen to them here:  Follow us on Social Media: IG: @RomanceinColour Twitter: @RomanceNColour Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/romanceincolour