Aug 31 2009
Dear Ms. Michaels, When I was checking out the new offerings from Harlequin, I saw your name and popped the book in my ecart without looking too closely at it. So, when I opened it up on my reader, I was dismayed to see that this is obviously a novella. Now, novellas can work for [...]
Aug 31 2009
Disney bought Marvel Comics for $4 billion. Disney will now own the rights to over 5,000 Marvel characters including Spider Man, X-men, Ironman, and the like. One key element of copyright law that people tend to forgot is that the longer copyrights benefit corporations like Disney more than any one else, even the individual copyright [...]
Aug 31 2009
Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Louisa Edwards’ debut book, Can’t Stand the Heat, is on shelves tomorrow. (It’s probably in the stores in right now, but it’s official release date is tomorrow. Go forth read, [...]
Aug 30 2009
Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post away.
Aug 30 2009
Welcome to Author Promo Night Open Thread. The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows: The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released during the last week of August would be a Sept release) You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you [...]
Aug 30 2009
Those devoted to paper in publishing houses worry that digital publishing will lead to the loss of the art of publication. The sad fact is that the art of publication has been subsumed in mass production long ago. With increased paper costs, distribution costs, lowering margins, publishers have cheapened the physical book to the point [...]
Aug 29 2009
Author Talk features nudity and PC and Kristin Cast. Roxanne St. Claire is at the Borders True Romance blog talking about her latest book (a recommended read by Robin) and giving away three free copies of Hunt Her Down. Huffington Post writes about the efforts of DirecTV to put cable stations TNT and TBS online. [...]
Aug 29 2009
Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. *** July 7, 1777, Hubbardton,Vermont "Where do you think we are, Blackthorne?" Stephen maintained his rigid posture, his eyes slanting [...]
Aug 28 2009
Dear Ms. Dare: This is book two in your loosely connected trilogy that is being released Aug, Sept and October. Surrender of a Siren follows the character Sophia as she runs away from home and obligation to experience “adventure.” Sophia is a wealthy young woman who has been urged by her family to marry a [...]
Aug 28 2009
I’ll admit I’m a bit shallow. I like my heroes tall, at least 6′. I think other romance readers must as well because you rarely read about the short hero (even if the heroine is short, the hero must tower over her). Jayne Ann Krentz is about the only author I know who gets away [...]
Aug 28 2009
Every Thursday the crew at Follow the Reader host a twitter chat about some publishing topic. Yesterday was about what readers would like publishers to know. (This discussion will be summarized and posted at the Follow the Reader blog in a week or so). One of the tweets was by someone who wanted publishers to [...]
Aug 28 2009
Horatio Hornblower (1998-2003) Genre: Adventure, War, Drama Grade: series as a whole, B+ After my review of “Captain Blood,” there was a call for more swashbuckling films. I do plan to eventually do more of these but I thought I’d detour slightly in this direction. It is swashbuckling, it is war, it is the Navy [...]
Aug 27 2009
Dear Ms. Sorenson: What I liked best about this book was the characters were unique. Often you find characters in romance books very recognizable: the mousy girl, the bluestocking, the raging alpha male. Here we have the youngish heroine who is a little forward, who likes to party from time to time, and is struggling [...]
Aug 27 2009
Popular Culture Association is putting out their annual call for papers: We are considering proposals for individual papers, sessions organized around a theme, and special panels. Sessions are scheduled in one-hour slots, ideally with four papers or speakers per standard session. If you are involved in the creative industry of popular romance (romance author/editor, film [...]
Aug 27 2009
Dear Ms. Van Diepen, I can’t remember exactly where I first stumbled across your work. I think it might have been through a string of random link hopping that originated from a list of future Harlequin Teen authors. While your first book from Harlequin Teen won’t be coming out until next year, it turns out [...]
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