Interviews

Debut Print Book & Giveaway: Game On by Tracy Solheim

Debut Print Book & Giveaway: Game On by Tracy Solheim

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

Designing the look of a genre, by accident: Sarah Hansen of Okay Creations

Designing the look of a genre, by accident: Sarah Hansen of Okay Creations

If you look at the top selling New Adult books on the market, you may be surprised to learn that they are almost all created by the same cover designer, one Sarah from Okay Creations.  Sarah is so identifiable and that there is a goodreads list designated just for her.  Her client list reads like(…)

DA3 Interview & Giveaway: The MacGuffin

DA3 Interview & Giveaway: The MacGuffin

Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock popularized the term “MacGuffin,” using it as shorthand for whatever object put the characters (and the story) in motion. For Hitchcock, the MacGuffin mattered mainly because the characters cared about it enough to go after it–whether the audience precisely understood it was a secondary concern. Today’s novels all feature a story centered(…)

Debut Print Book: A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn Macnamara

Debut Print Book: A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn Macnamara

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

Debut Print Book: What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston

Debut Print Book: What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

Debut Print Book: MARRIAGE WITH BENEFITS by Kat Cantrell

Debut Print Book: MARRIAGE WITH BENEFITS by Kat Cantrell

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

Debut Print Book: Reservations for Two by Jennifer Lohmann

Debut Print Book: Reservations for Two by Jennifer Lohmann

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

The DA3 Interview & Giveaway: Poe-Inspired

The DA3 Interview & Giveaway: Poe-Inspired

In honor of  Edgar Allan Poe’s 204th approaching birthday (January 19th), a trio of novels that pay him homage: Poe’s wistful, haunting “Annabel Lee” provides between-the-lines clues in Jill Winters’ romantic mystery Kingdom by the Sea as Nicole Sheffield realizes the Cape Cod house she’s inherited holds a secret that puts her in danger. Bethany(…)

Debut Print Book: Waltz with a Stranger by Pamela Sherwood

Debut Print Book: Waltz with a Stranger by Pamela Sherwood

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

Debut Print Book: LESSON IN ROMANCE by Harmony Evans

Debut Print Book: LESSON IN ROMANCE by Harmony Evans

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

An interview with Kate Cuthbert from Escape Publishing, Harlequin Australia’s Digital First Imprint

Escape Publishing is the digital first imprint from Harlequin Australia.  They are current touring the romance blogosphere.  Escape currently has five books available for purchase and are open for submissions. Escape Publishing offered me the opportunity to ask a few questions, which I did.  The following are Ms. Cuthbert’s answers. 1) What will Escape Publishing(…)

The DA3 Interview & Giveaway: Lois Lanes

The DA3 Interview & Giveaway: Lois Lanes

Maybe not exactly Lois Lane, but each book in today’s DA³ Interview features a heroine who works at a newspaper. Here, in order by chronological setting, are the books:                           In Seducing Mr. Knightly, Maya Rodale concludes the Regency-set Writing Girls series with Annabelle, the shy(…)

Beyond the Books—The Evolution of a Series

Beyond the Books—The Evolution of a Series

Vivian Arend and Elle Kennedy talk about the evolution of a series. How they are birthed and how hard they are to continue. Series are a very popular selling tool for authors. Readers seem to love them and hate them in equal measures, but the dollars seem to indicate that there is tremendous appetite for(…)

Guest Post: Authors Against Bullying by Mandy Roth

Guest Post: Authors Against Bullying by Mandy Roth

The story of the Canadian teen who committed suicide because of bullying—but not before she told her story via a YouTube video— has hit me hard. What makes the matter even worse are the comments on the video by trolls. Some are so hateful, so horrific that simply typing them out to include here would(…)

Debut Print Book: The Trouble with Cowboys by Melissa Cutler (and Giveaway)

Debut Print Book: The Trouble with Cowboys by Melissa Cutler (and Giveaway)

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)