Literary Criticism

Thursday: More NA nonsense; Mass markets up huge in November; Tablets transforming back into laptops predicts Intel Chief

Thursday: More NA nonsense; Mass markets up huge in November; Tablets transforming back into laptops predicts Intel Chief

The Fast-Track to Making a Million Dollars From Writing Books –   This is what happens when people who don’t read the books try to define the genre. “The book is in a relatively new genre called “new adult contemporary” (read: it’s basically a mashup of romance and erotica — think Fifty Shades of Grey). Publishers(…)

Tuesday News: Amazon gets sued again; PW puts up actual ebook sales numbers; Richard Nash waxes poetic about publishing; The Altantic takes on feminism and romance

The Bestselling E-books of 2012 – Publishers’ Weekly put out a list of sales numbers shared by the publishing houses for books selling more than 25,000 units. It is interesting to see the titles that were originally self published, taken over by publishing houses, and still went on to sell in substantial numbers. Tina Reber’s(…)

Friday News: B&N and Simon & Schuster may still be feuding; Margaret Atwood pens provocative thoughts about women’s books; and LovePalz launches for long distance couples

Friday News: B&N and Simon & Schuster may still be feuding; Margaret Atwood pens provocative thoughts about women’s books; and LovePalz launches for long distance couples

Why isn’t B&N taking books from Simon & Schuster? – The Simon & Schuster v. Barnes & Noble spat may still be going on according to Moby Lives. Take The Love Song of Johnny Valentine by Teddy Wayne for example, which went on sale February 4th. The book has enjoyed an all-star media lineup with(…)

First Page: Falling Into You / Contemporary

First Page: Falling Into You / Contemporary

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. Tonight was the night. Mindy could feel it, the winds(…)

First Page: Bad Magic

First Page: Bad Magic

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. When Regis was a child, his mother told him a(…)

First Page: Kusanagi: Song of Death (action/adventure)

First Page: Kusanagi: Song of Death (action/adventure)

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. Author Sylvie Fox shared that the first page she submitted(…)

First Page: unpublished manuscript (chick lit mystery)

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. “Sunny and 52 for a high,” the meteorologist said as(…)

First Page: Breaker

First Page: Breaker

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. The audience buzzes with energy and it carries back to(…)

First Page: Coming to Terms

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. June 17, 2017 Gereskh District Hospital, Gereshk, Afghanistan “Fuck, fuck,(…)

First Page: One Woman’s War

First Page: One Woman’s War

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. “Damn it.” Kerri hit the button to call the elevator(…)

First Page: Awakening

First Page: Awakening

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. A wave of powerful supernatural energy washed over Charouth as(…)

First Page: We Can Do It!

First Page: We Can Do It!

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. August heat blanketed our town. By dawn it reached 90(…)

First Page: Unpublished manuscript

First Page: Unpublished manuscript

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. This was what Hannah missed. Cool windy days in summer.(…)

First Page: The Red Dress

First Page: The Red Dress

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. Note: This first page submission was marked “romance” and is(…)

First Page: Wizard in Hiding

First Page: Wizard in Hiding

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. You can submit your own First Page using this form. The girl stood by the front windows of the shop,(…)