Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

Last week we talked about the dedicated ebook readers from the high end Sony Reader PRS700 to the Kindle. One thing that commenters addressed was the conversion issues. I.e., how difficult is it to convert content to be read on the Kindle, Sony, et al. I think that there should be a whole [...]

I’m doing a two piece buying guide for ebook reading devices.  What would be your preference?  Mine is the iPhone. I’ve had both the Sony Reader and the iPhone and found myself reading the iPhone so much I sent my Sony Reader to Jayne.  Everyone is different though.

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.
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The worm wind is the night wind. Cool and moist and bearing strange scents, it flows from the east, out of [...]

This poll comes to us via Jill Myles who twittered a new discovery from Lulu.com.  In a remarkably well put together copy is a collection of recipes featuring food made with semen.  After some twitter speculation, I wondered whether people would be more interested in the drinking water from urine that NASA has recently developed or [...]

Avon is promoting its books through an online feature called “Love Gives Back.”  Through December 23, 2008, you’ll be able to read 20% of every book online and various books in their entirety.  This is an online read only and you must have internet connection to read the books.  It’s not the easiest way to [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Friday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Carrie Lofty’s debut work, What a Scoundrel Wants, featuring a historical within the Robin Hood ouvre is out in stores now. 
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When my husband moved to Virginia in 2006 for a [...]

Unlaced, as you might have guessed by the number of authors in the title of the post, is an anthology. It is an erotic romance anthology of three contemporary stories and one paranormal contemporary story. I admit that I did not read the last story by Denise Rossetti. I just haven’t been [...]