Use either your newsreader or your Web browser to call up the newsgroup of your choice. They differ in that you don't have to subscribe to join the group. For this reason you can sometimes miss information as newsgroups operate like bulletin boards, and active groups have to keep wiping the older messages more often to keep the newsgroup manageable. There are no romance-specific newsgroups at the time of this writing. General Interest Newsgroups misc.writing Extremely active, this list is not for the faint-hearted.
Flame wars are endemic.
It's entertaining, often witty, and sometimes shocking. The main attraction of this group is the wide-ranging discussions on aspects of professionalism, the industry, ethics, and writing practices that stretch your mind. Many of them don't pay for their material, or offer non-monetary deals. There are no romance-specific electronic magazines. Intertext A bi-monthly electronic fiction magazine of short stories primarily under 15,000 words, though exceptions can be made.