Ugh. Sick.
I have lots to tell you, but I’ve been felled by a virus. I’ll be back in a few days — stay tuned!
Writing
All writing related posts on the site.
Are Your Amazon Reviews Being Deleted? Here’s Some Reasons Why (and what to do about it).
Have you noticed that some or <gulp> most of your reviews are being deleted by Amazon, lately? Yeah, it’s a big club. Some history. First, a bit of history about Amazon reviews, so you can understand why Amazon are doing what they’re doing. Amazon have always had a “review policy” that determined what was an
For the Indie Authors.
My latest Indie Author column had just been released over at Night Owl Reviews. This month’s column is “Add More Sales Channels” – and is the latest installment in the Year’s Resolutions Series. Click here to access it. ______________
For the Indie Authors. Read More »
Erotic Romance…What It Is, and Is Not.
Erotic romance first crept into the publishing industry at the turn of the millennium. Fast forward nearly fifteen years, and it’s one of the hottest genres in town, thanks to books (and now movies!) like Fifty Shades of Grey. But despite fame, fortune and a decent dollop of notoriety, there are still a huge number
Erotic Romance…What It Is, and Is Not. Read More »
The Shot Heard Around the Publishing World
This was going to be a simple Mash post, but it ended up I had so much to say about AuthorEarnings.com, I turned it into a dedicated post just on the tornado that is ripping through the publishing world. A few weeks ago, super-sonically successful indie author Hugh Howey (author of Wool, amongst others) launched a
The Shot Heard Around the Publishing World Read More »
Quotes About Reading & Writing
Writing and reading are, at their core, odd occupations, and many more learned and wise people have made observations about just how weird it can get — far better than I could. Here’s some of my favourites. The dramatist’s work area is people. Everything else is secondary. Gene Roddenberry. _ The late John Bennett Shaw
Quotes About Reading & Writing Read More »
8 Lies Erotic Romance Authors Like to Tell
A light-hearted look at the idyllized aspects of erotic romance. Caution: frank language ahead! 1. Heroes will always achieve erection Boners, woodies, purple throbbing shaft of desire… Call it what you want, it doesn’t matter. Romance heroes are always up for it, rarin’ to go at a nano-second’s notice. They will never, ever, need a
8 Lies Erotic Romance Authors Like to Tell Read More »
Can You Make Money Writing Erotic Romance?
In my June 12 post, “How to Write a Novel While You’re Holding Down A Day Job“, I mentioned that amongst the search terms I find in my blog stats is a huge number of queries centered upon the question “Can/how do you make money writing erotica/erotic romance, and how much?” I promised to answer
Can You Make Money Writing Erotic Romance? Read More »
How to Write a Novel While You’re Holding Down A Day Job
Every few weeks I browse through a report on search terms people have used to find my blog. The most frequent terms you can probably guess for yourself. I don’t like to do too many writing-related posts because readers aren’t writers, so while I could happily spend hours and hours talking about the technical aspects
How to Write a Novel While You’re Holding Down A Day Job Read More »
8 Things I Know About Part-Time Writing Now I’ve Written Full-Time
Four years ago, I had the greatest of good fortunes to score a year of bliss. I got to write full time. It was unexpected and completely unplanned. I got retrenched from my day job with a big enough cheque that we figured if I wrote my ass off and sold enough, I might be
8 Things I Know About Part-Time Writing Now I’ve Written Full-Time Read More »