There was a flurry over the weekend — you may have noticed it — and it had nothing to do with snow. This was the second weekend out of three when I am giving away a free ebook on the build up to Christmas, and there was a growing outcry about “But I don’t have […]
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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 _______ In the world of reviewing, “reader reviews” are a relatively new phenomenon…depending on how you look at it. Every time Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the
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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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You know when the threes start happening? You won’t have heard about her in months, but suddenly in one day three different people will be talking about Jessica Simpson — all three totally unrelated stories about her? Or you move through your day and see a picture of a Tessler on an advertisement on line,
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Today I have guest blogger, Tash, owner of the new romance blog, Confessions from Romaholics. And she’s an Australian, so she’s very cool. 🙂 Find out more about Confessions and also how to win a copy of Byzantine Heartbreak: _________ Thanks for guesting on my blog today, Tash. I know you’re busy with the launch
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Because Indie Legacy Published Books Are Full of Typos Indie authors have permanently scarred psyches. They know their books are going to be scrutinized for errors, typos, grammar mistakes, and the most obscure misinterpretations of the English language possible…all to be held up in the air by some rabid indie-critic who will declare triumphantly in
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Is bigger really better? Or is it all in how that short length is used? Five years ago, the most popular sized book being bought at Ellora’s Cave was the quickie – short stories under 10K words that sold for less than $4. They sold by the bushel. Ellora’s Cave is a lot of things,
This is is Part 1 of a series. I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent rash of images on Facebook and elsewhere, of gorgeous women, who are in no way, shape or form, slender. There’s a motivational poster out there called “Thick women” that has four not-slender women in various sexy poses, that encourages
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In the swirling whirliegig that is publishing, these days, indie authors and indie publishing is the newly-emerging cottage industry…or is it the way of things to come? I get to wrap up Indie Author month at Vampire Romance Books with an overview of Indie Publishing today. Have your say. After all, indie publishing is an
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