Jul 10 2007
Today I leave for Dallas for the RWA National Convention, toga optional. At Blogging National, there are 150+ blogs listed and nearly all of them, as far as I can tell, are author blogs. This makes complete sense because “Nationals”, as it is called, is a writer’s convention. So why am I going with three(…)
May 29 2007
In March 2007, RWA decided to review the Publisher Recognition standards. Currently the standards require the following: publisher pay royalties not a subsidy or vanity presss length of business minimum of 1 year sold at least 1500 hardcover or trade paperback or 5,000 of any other format of one romance book Selling to the publisher(…)
May 16 2007
Dear Jane, Thank you for offering me the opportunity to comment. You are most likely aware that RWA's mission is to advance the professional interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy. In striving to fulfill its commitment to members, RWA established standards that publishers must meet to participate in RWA programs such as(…)
Mar 25 2007
If you were expecting an ebook weekly article, come back next Sunday. We are taking a little detour today. Last week Barbara Samuel put up a plea at Romancing the Blog for Readers to pay more attention to the RITAs. She titled her post “Why Readers Should Care About the RITA Awards.” I commented that(…)
Mar 15 2007
Samhain Publishing has receieved RWA Publisher Recognition which means that one of its titles sold 5,000 copies in a single year. I’ll speculate that one or more of the following titles sold the requisite number: Blackmailed by AnnMarie McKenna. While this book was not my personal favorite, I saw it sit atop the Bestseller list(…)
Mar 2 2007
Loose Id has receieved RWA Publisher Recognition which means that one of its titles sold 5,000 copies in a single year. I can’t begin to guess which Loose Id title(s) that may be, but Huzzah for Loose Id. Their Gecko is better than your Gecko. Via Michele Armstrong, author of Magical Chances. Send to Kindle
Jul 24 2006
I have only been to one Literacy Signing. I lugged a suitcase full of books from my house to the signing much to the chagrin of Ned who was forced to carry it everywhere (at least when there was no porter in sight). I was excited about finally getting to meet some of my favorite(…)
JOINT REVIEW: Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh (and Giveaway)
Mockingjay 13 District Blog Tour: District 5, Our Giveaway
Something is very wrong with us, and it’s not bad reviews
Berkley Fall Giveaway
Author DeborahAnne MacGillivray Harasses Amazon Reader
Recent Comments