Normally I would steer clear of something as touchy as abortion laws in a country other than my own, but a couple of small coincidences made it worth mentioning. 1) Today is the 40th anniversary of Roe v’s Wade. 2) While the pros and cons of the case are still hotly debated even today, one […]
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What’s With Vampires and Mirrors? There is so much vampire fiction and vampire romance fiction out there that it has reached a critical mass; there are now “trends” in vampire mythology. It seems that some vampire powers and abilities are trendy and some, well, aren’t. Vampires still have a craving for blood – I doubt
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This post is part of a series: Reviews I: Why I Don’t Do Book Reviews Reviews II: Professional Reviews Reviews III: Reader Reviews Reviews IV: Alternatives to Reviews _______ Way back when publishing was stodgy and old-fashioned — and there’s room for argument that it’s still wearing bell bottoms in this era of skinny jeans
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Despite the romance genre readership being 99% female, there’s room for argument that the romance storylines are anything but feminist. It depends on how you measure them. There are two “tests” out there by which romance novels fail miserably. The Smurfette Principle The “Smurfette” Principle is an interesting measure aimed at television shows, originating (surprise!)
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Just a quick note to let you know that my latest release, the contemporary romance An Inconvenient Lover, is out in paperback at Amazon. I had to mention it because a) the cover is just so stunning (thank you, Dar Albert!), and it looks even better in the print edition, and b) this is a
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This is the fourth post in a series. Part 1: Are Print Publishers Really Doomed? Part 2: Are Print Books Really Doomed? Part 3: Do I HAVE To Read E-Books? Part 4: Do I Have to Buy Indie Books? _____ Even if you’ve braved the new frontiers and you’re the proud owner of your very
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This is the third post in a series. Part 1: Are Print Publishers Really Doomed? Part 2: Are Print Books Really Doomed? Part 3: Do I HAVE To Read E-Books? Part 4: Do I Have to Buy Indie Books? _____ Do you have to read e-books and not print books? No, of course not. Not
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I think the last time I shared what I was reading, I’d just got my new cellphone and was finally revelling in the joys of being able to read any format ebook on the one device. I’ve gone a little crazy since then. <grin> I’ve also discovered the joys of audio books, too, especially if
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This is the second post in a series. Part 1: Are Print Publishers Really Doomed? Part 2: Are Print Books Really Doomed? Part 3: Do I HAVE To Read E-Books? Part 4: Do I Have to Buy Indie Books? _____ Are physical books really going to disappear forever, amen? Not altogether, like dinosaurs. But their
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Try imagining a city chopped in half by a bloody great wall, where everyone on the other side never got to cross over to your side, except under the strictest control and paranoia. They lived with restricted personal freedoms that we take so much for granted we barely recognize them as freedoms. They just are.
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