In January I did a post on my efforts to look for book signings by romance authors. After my original post, several readers and authors commented that they would like to see this as a regular feature at AAR. Time, and personal obligations prevented it from happening sooner, but we’d like to give a serious…
As romance enthusiasts, we are passionate about our genre. It’s also fair to say that we get somewhat emotionally attached to the books of the authors we love. And then there is the whole no respect thing. As in, romance readers don’t get none from anybody outside the genre. It’s a combo that makes all…
As I read praise of Nora Roberts latest audiobook release, The Search, from our readers here at Speaking of Audiobooks, I once again contemplated trying out a few of her audiobooks. I listened to one Roberts unabridged audio years ago and now each time I attempt to go down that road again, I feel overwhelmed…
I sat down to write something kind of snarky about language use in historicals after having come across some particularly heinous examples lately, but I soon found myself thinking about something entirely different: Are we in the midst of a renaissance of the historical romance? I think we may be getting there. Recently I read…
Blythe and Lynn have already done such a great job of summing up our RWA experience, that I’ll only add a few personal notes. I always have a wonderful time at the conference, but I agree with Blythe’s assessment that everyone seemed less stressed and ready to enjoy themselves. It was, in fact, all good….
I discovered that Blythe is peppy and energetic in the morning. When I opened my eyes at 7:15, she was already dressed and ready to go for her morning workout. I also discovered that Lynn is w-a-a-a-a-y more calm than I am about snakes, since she reported without emotion that she had seen two snakes…
It’s hot here. Like over 100 degrees hot. What’s a woman to do except try to distract herself from her misery by focusing on something nice? So, in the spirit of rainbows and unicorns, here’s my personal list of authors I think are doing a great job at navigating the turbulent Internet waters. And by…
A few days ago I was trolling the interwebs looking for any tidbits about Rachel Gibson’s next book. (Yes, I know her last book only came out 2 months ago, but I’m impatient. Sue me.) So anyway, I visited her blog and happened upon a post where she defends herself, in general terms, against reader…
The way I see it the Internet community amounts to a workplace for romance authors. Every single reader who hangs out in Romancelandia is a potential customer for the books authors want to sell. Few of us these days are spared the workplace and most of us have learned the hard way how to get…
It’s tough to write an introduction for someone who is on the very short list of Authors Who Need No Introduction. And, yes, I’m talking Loretta Chase. The wonderful (really) Last Night’s Scandal hits shelves on July 27th. For those who haven’t heard the news, it is, indeed the story of Peregrine and Olivia and, though…
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