Author name: Tracy Cooper-Posey

Story writer, tale-teller, addicted to chocolate and Irish Breakfast tea. And books, of course.

Things People Do With Old Books

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I keep massive notebooks — electronic ones, inside OneNote. And one of my notebooks is called “Making Things”. It’s a collection of inspiring or instructional pages and images about the things that people have made, that I might make one day when I have oodles of spare time (ha!).

And some of it I keep just because the creativity of people boggles my mind.

Here’s some of the more interesting art and crafts that people get up to using old books.

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Other Places to Find Good Books: Wattpad

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If you’ve been in the book community for any length of time, you probably already know that publishing has transformed in a huge way. Digital books, self-publishing platforms, and audiobook giants have given authors so many new avenues to share their stories with you. But let’s step off the well-trodden paths of traditional publishing and big online bookstores for a moment and explore a more exciting alternative: crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Patreon.

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The Power of Reader Communities: How Goodreads Choice Awards Influence Romance Literature

Contests, Reading, The Romance Industry, Writing Awards / / , , / 4 minutes of reading

Let’s talk about something we all know and love: the romance reader community. If you’ve ever swooned over a hero or squealed over a perfectly written grand gesture, chances are you’ve shared that excitement somewhere—with friends, book clubs, or, more likely these days, online. And one of the biggest platforms for romance fans to connect is Goodreads. It’s where we track our endless TBRs, leave reviews, and, every year, collectively lose our minds over the Goodreads Choice Awards.

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Why Don’t Romance Cover Characters Look Like Their Descriptions in the Book?

Intriguing Heroes, The Romance Industry / / , / 4 minutes of reading

If you’ve ever picked up a romance novel and thought, “Wait, that’s supposed to be the hero? Didn’t the author say he has a scar, dark curls, and a brooding stare? Why is this guy blond and smirking like a toothpaste model?”—you’re not alone. Romance readers have been puzzling over this for decades. Let’s unravel

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Why Best-Seller Lists Are the Worst Way to Find the Best Romances

Reading, The Romance Industry / / , / 4 minutes of reading

Of course, you’re on the hunt for the best romances out there. Nobody picks up a book thinking, “I hope this is mediocre.” But here’s the thing: using best-seller lists, “top author” rankings, “Best of” compilations, or any similar lists to find great romances? That’s one of the worst ways to discover the truly amazing

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Other Places to Find Good Books: Kickstarter and Other Crowdfunding

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If you’ve been in the book community for any length of time, you probably already know that publishing has transformed in a huge way. Digital books, self-publishing platforms, and audiobook giants have given authors so many new avenues to share their stories with you. But let’s step off the well-trodden paths of traditional publishing and big online bookstores for a moment and explore a more exciting alternative: crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Patreon.

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Are Historical Romances Really Dead This Time?

2 Comments / Historical Romance, Indie Publishing, The Romance Industry / / 4 minutes of reading

I first was drawn to historical romances because of two things.  One was, absolutely, the dresses.  A woman looks so much more womanly in some of the dresses she gets to swan around in, depending on which historical period you get to write in.  And with her breasts and waist emphasized the way most of

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I *Was* Going to Rant…

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I sometimes feel that I’m very much behind a lot of cultural shifts and trends — I hear about them years after they’ve got rolling. But there’s an advantage in that: I only spend attention bandwidth on events and phenomena that look like they’re going to stick around. Like the recent wild bear/strange man in

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