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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I actually am bummed at not going to RT. It’s my second year I’ve missed. Money is the primary issue – the conference is always thousands of miles from me, and it’s an expensive sucker to attend in the first place. But I have a ton of friends I only ever get to see at
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I’ve tweaked the layout and added more titles to the still growing list of recommended MMF romances. This will be an on-going project, of course. There’s new titles hitting the shelves every day — probably more than ever now, thanks to Fifty Shades of Grey. And no, I’m not being facetious. If you’d like to
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Spanking On The Sofa…Are Romances Get Hot All Over? As an author, I’ve found the phenomenal success of the “vanilla BDSM” novella, Fifty Shades of Grey, at times either bewildering, astonishing, or encouraging. At all times I have been curious to know why that book, rather than the staggering number of erotic romances — including
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As I’m quietly and steadily working my way through Blood Stone, and the weekend started out with an empty email in-tray, and nothing moving on Facebook or anywhere else, I thought this was going to be one of those bulletins where I would have nothing to report, except for progress. But Sunday, which is usually
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I’m speaking as part of a panel of romance authors giving a talk at the St. Albert Public library tomorrow. If you’re in the area, stop by and hear what we all have to say about the state of the industry, and linger afterwards to say hello. Mention you saw this post. I promise I’ll
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This post is part of a series. Part 1: Damn Good Romances Part II: Romantic Tension Part III: Romantic Conflict Part IV: Emotional Intensity Part V: Heart-Stopping Moments Part VI: Uncertainty of Outcome Part VII: Moment of Ultimate Vulnerability Part VIII: Happy Ever After…For Now _____________ Emotional Intensity When I first started writing romance novels,
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