May 9 2011
We post a lot on Dear Author, usually three posts a day, and important stuff can be missed. Thus we are going to do a week in review midday Mondays. First up are the reviews. We posted our monthly recommended reads. We reviewed the following books: Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughn. Recommended by Jayne Love Me(…)
May 3 2011
This is our recommended reads list for May. To make our recommended list, the book has to be released this month, either as a reissue or a new book published. One reason that our lists don’t often contain digital first books is because we don’t get review copies of those books early. To ameliorate this,(…)
Apr 16 2011
So yesterday I tried to do a couple of things to speed up the site but instead brought the entire node down which is apparently very very bad. But, I think things are resolved now and I appreciate your patience with me. I hope this will decrease the time it takes to load the site(…)
Apr 10 2011
I had promised to blog about the plugins I use at WordPress about six months ago but I had been having some loading time issues and they were directly related to my plugins. Before I list the plugins, let me make a comment about the wordpress community. WordPress is a free piece of blogging software.(…)
Apr 1 2011
I’ve been watching the digital space ever since I started this blog. We were early advocates of digital publishing because it provided convenience but more importantly an avenue for under recognized authors to seek new audiences. In the past year, digital growth has accelerated at a rapid pace and is set to be at least(…)
Mar 31 2011
We have a short list of selections for April (hey, we’re being kind to your pocket book. You have to save up for Kiss of Snow next month). Children of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy, recommended by Jane Bone Deep by Janice Kay Johnson, recommended by Jane The Chase by Erin McCarthy, recommended by Jane Red(…)
Mar 19 2011
Dear Author is up, as you can see, but we are having some problems with our old theme interacting with the new site (not to mention some uploading issues with images). However, we are functional so we will proceed forward with this nice plain white theme until such time as all our kinks are worked(…)
Mar 17 2011
Dear Author is going to move to a new server this weekend that will provide (hopefully) faster access with greater reliability. However, because it will take time to switch the domain names and for those domain names to repopulate, we are going to take DA offline from Friday night until Saturday night or Sunday (depending(…)
Feb 21 2011
For the past few years, nearly every Monday we have featured a First Sale letter from different authors. These blog posts told the stories of authors “first sale”, generally to a big six traditional publisher. As we came to a close last year, I began to think about this space, the authors who are featured,(…)
Feb 7 2011
We don’t have a big February list but there are a couple of nice (and well priced) series romances along with a new book from old favorites like Nalini Singh and Heidi Cullinan. His Valentine Surprise by Tanya Michaels, recommended by Jayne Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan, recommended by Sarah Frantz His Wife for One(…)
Jan 6 2011
Look, a new year and I’m already behind. Here are our January recommended reads. There are more reviews to come of these books. I promise. We wouldn’t send you into the wild unknown without more information. You can check out more January books at the coming soon catalog. Here Comes the Groom by Karina Bliss,(…)
Jan 4 2011
I know we have the reputation for being the meanest girls on the mean girl block and I assume that is because we write F and DNF reviews. Not to mention D reviews. But the fact is that the majority of our book reviews are positive. 65% of them have B- grades or above. The(…)
Dec 9 2010
Heidi Cullinan, Special Delivery Heidi Cullinan, Double Blind K.A. Mitchell, No Souvenirs K.A. Mitchell, Not Knowing Jack L.M. Turner, Resistance Jez Morrow, Force of Law James Buchanan, All or Nothing Harper Fox, Life After Joe Marie Sexton, Strawberries for Dessert Harper Fox, Nine Lights Over Edinburgh No order. If I had to give my favorite(…)
Nov 1 2010
Here’s our November Recommended Reads. Do you have a book you think we should have recommended. Did you read one of these and have a totally different response? Let us know in the comments. Jennie and Jane Seven Nights to Forever by Evangeline Collins. Janine and Shuzluva: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh Shuzluva: Devil(…)
Oct 29 2010
Looking for something to read this weekend? I’ve updated the Coming Soon catalog. Here’s the November page. I’ve also updated the Harlequin digital backlist and the Berkley Trade and Mass Market list. These can all be found under the Easy Resources tab. ****** I’m surprised that no one has yet come up with a subsidized(…)
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