https://corneliagrey.com/guides/A reader's guide to queer romance, steampunk, gothic & paranormal fiction https://corneliagrey.com/guides/what-is-steampunk/Where steampunk came from, its sub-genres (gaslamp, dieselpunk, silkpunk), the classics that inspired it, and the best books to start with.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/steampunk-vs-gaslamp-fantasy-vs-gothic/Three genres that share corsets and fog but not much else. How to tell steampunk, gaslamp fantasy and gothic fiction apart — with reading lists.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/mm-romance-beginners-guide/What M/M romance is, where it came from, the sub-genres and tropes readers love, heat levels, key terms, and where to find the best books.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/paranormal-romance-vs-urban-fantasy/Vampires and werewolves appear in both — so what's the difference? A practical guide to paranormal romance and urban fantasy, with reading lists.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/romance-heat-levels/Closed door, fade to black, open door, explicit: what romance heat levels mean, how they're labelled, and how to find books at the level you want.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/free-gothic-classics/The founding gothic novels and ghost stories — Otranto, Udolpho, Frankenstein, Carmilla, Dracula and more — free to read on Project Gutenberg and listen to on LibriVox.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/queer-classics-public-domain/LGBTQ+ classics you can read free: Carmilla, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Orlando, The Well of Loneliness and more — with context on why they matter.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/romance-tropes-guide/Every major romance trope explained — enemies to lovers, slow burn, fake dating, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine and more — with books for each.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/romance-reader-glossary/What romance readers mean by HEA, HFN, DNF, TBR, ARC, POV, MMC, KU, closed door, slow burn and other bookish abbreviations.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/how-long-to-read-a-book/Average reading speed, words per page and typical lengths of novels, novellas and romance books — plus a calculator for your own reading time.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/how-to-become-a-literary-translator/A practical path into literary translation: languages, training, samples, finding publishers and indie authors, contracts, rates and professional associations.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/translation-rates-explained/Per-word, per-page (cartella), per-line (Normzeile) and hourly translation rates explained, what affects price, typical ranges by language group, and a cost calculator.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/text-expansion-in-translation/How much longer (or shorter) text becomes in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and other languages — and what it means for books, subtitles and UI.2026-10-01 https://corneliagrey.com/guides/translating-romance-novels/What makes romance translation hard: forms of address, endearments, love scenes, humour, idioms and series consistency — practical advice for translators and authors.2026-10-01