Articles For Readers


Index.

~ Bookstores ~

~ Conventions ~

~ Erotic Romance ~

~ Good Story Tellers ~

~ Heroes ~

~ Just For Fun ~

~ The Reading Life ~

~ Sensuality ~

~ Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy Romance ~

~ Vampires ~

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Bookstores

Another industry shake up – POD presses in B&M stores

Don’t Miss Out On All The Fiction You Can Get

Review of Fictionwise – On-line Bookstore

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Conventions

Convention Survival Kit

The Don’t-Miss Party of the Year

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Erotic Romance

The Difficulties of Writing Really Old Erotic Historical Romances.

Do Women Like MMF?

Ease Yourself Into MMF Romances

Erotic Romance is NOT Erotica!

The Heroes in MMF Romance Don’t Need Classification

MM and MMF – Let’s Try Again. Why Do Women Like Men Who Like Men?

The MMF Thing…How to Get It

The Oxymoronic Genre – Erotic Urban Fantasy

Seven Reasons to Try Your First Erotic Romance (If You Haven’t Yet)

Recommended MMF Romance Titles (vetted list, updated frequently)

Vampires and Body Fluids. I Was Just Wondering.

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Good Story Tellers

Damned Good Story Telling, Really Unexpected Place To Find It

Don’t You Just Love Medieval Stories?

Is Honesty Among Thieves Really Possible?

Romantic Suspense…It Gets Into Everything

Secret Love…Is It Really Possible?

Slave Labour. It’s Not Just For The History Books.

There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Why It’s Impossible to Write An Historical Novel Accurately For A Modern Audience.

Why Time Travel Romances Wouldn’t Work Outside Romance Novels

Would You Wait Six Years For A Kiss?

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Heroes

Really Smart Heroes — Brains Over Brawn Is Better.

Red-Headed Men…Sigh

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Just For Fun

Andy Rooney on Women Over 40

Claddagh Rings And Older Symbols

Fiction Writers are Crazy

Flatiron Buildings…They’re Just Pretty, In The End

I Got Books for Christmas

Let’s Get Rid Of August

Observations From My Starbucks Stool

Pampered Vampires and the Mile-High Club

Please Sir, The Cat Ate My Book

Red-Headed Men…Sigh

Snicks – Decoration for Plain Text

Spit Coffee on Your Keyboard Opening Lines

The Ten Best Romantic Moments In Film History

They’re out there, moving amongst us

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The Reading Life

A Focus On Literacy

Advantages And Drawbacks Of Both Paper And Pixel Books

Bloody Pirates!

Damned Good Story Telling, Really Unexpected Place To Find It

A Can Opener For E-books – And Your New Best Friend

Don’t Miss Out On All The Fiction You Can Get

E-book Reading 101 – Part A

Ebooks – What Format Should You Get – Decide Now

How to Indulge Yourself

Let’s Get Rid Of August

Novels Taste Better Frozen

Paying The Piper

Reader’s Roadmap (2007 Edition)

Really Smart Heroes — Brains Over Brawn Is Better.

Review of Fictionwise – On-line Bookstore

Screw Light Summer Reading

Spit Coffee on Your Keyboard Opening Lines

Teeny Bits Of Heaven – How To Get More Reading Into Your Life

The Best Of Both Worlds

The Truth About Book Reviews – The Good, The Bad And The Really Ugly

They’re out there, moving amongst us

Treadmill reading

Ways to Kill Off Your Collection – And Your Friends

What You Can Do For Your Favourite Authors

Would You Wait Six Years For A Kiss?

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Sensuality

Experimenting With Sex. It’s Up to You and No One Else

Sexy Is A Long Term Thing, Not Something You Spray On In The Morning

How to Start Thinking Sexy 24/7

How to Start Looking More Sexy – Body Appearance

Is Overwhelming Passion Ever A Good Enough Excuse? What About Love, Then?

Sexy In Action – Staying Fit and Limber

Sexy Every Day – Figure Out Your Own Sensual Standards

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Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy Romance

Avoiding Detection One Meeting At A Time

Callouses For Thousands of Years

Doin’ The Twist – Vampires, Time and Ennui.

Don’t Like Apple? Switch to DOS and Become a Vampire

In or Out…Or Something Else?

The Great Revelation — It’s Not As Simple As Showing Us Your Fangs

It’s Just a Job – Dark Elves

Meta-Vampire-Culture in the Real World

Pampered Vampires and the Mile-High Club

Smell The Coffee? What About That Turkey Stuffing?

The MMF Thing…How to Get It

The Oxymoronic Genre – Erotic Urban Fantasy

There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

The Secret Reason I Really Write Erotic Urban Fantasy

The Unglamorous Life of Demon Hunters

Time travel as tourism…where would you go?

What Exactly IS Urban Fantasy and How Does it Fit the Romance Landscape?

What Is Urban Fantasy, Anyway? Urban Fantasy in the Romance field Defined.

What Would You Do To Gain Your Own Psi Talent?

Why Aren’t Vampires Perfect?

Why King Arthur Lives On Forever…and Vampires, Too.

Why Time Travel Romances Wouldn’t Work Outside Romance Novels

Will Vampires Never Die?

Would You Wait Six Years For A Kiss?

Vampires and the Absence of the Patter Of Little Feet. Life Just Sucks for Them.

Vampires and Body Fluids. I Was Just Wondering.

Vampires and the Search for Humanity

Vampires Can Screw With History…So What Is Stopping Them?

Vampires In The Future – Natural Space Travellers?

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Vampires

Avoiding Detection One Meeting At A Time

Callouses For Thousands of Years

Doin’ The Twist – Vampires, Time and Ennui.

Don’t Like Apple? Switch to DOS and Become a Vampire

In or Out…Or Something Else?

The Great Revelation — It’s Not As Simple As Showing Us Your Fangs

Meta-Vampire-Culture in the Real World

Why King Arthur Lives On Forever…and Vampires, Too.

Why Aren’t Vampires Perfect?

Will Vampires Never Die?

Vampires and the Absence of the Patter Of Little Feet. Life Just Sucks for Them.

Vampires and Body Fluids. I Was Just Wondering.

Vampires and the Search for Humanity

Vampires Can Screw With History…So What Is Stopping Them?

Vampires In The Future – Natural Space Travellers?

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