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

Some guy at CNET fancies himself a writer or something.  This execrable piece is either mocking or praising Harlequin’s move on the Japanese Nintendo DS platform.  It’s hard to say because the writing is so bad.
That’s why her thyroid pounded like a murderous hippopotamus’ conscience when she heard that Harlequin Books, publisher of such romantic novels [...]

In a genre full of nice, nurturing, morally upright, and unflinchingly kind heroines, I find myself drawn more and more to the somewhat unlikeable heroine. Not the “bad girl,” per se, nor the hopelessly complicated and in need of rescue woman, but the female protagonist with an edge to her, the woman whose traits women [...]

UPDATE: Site is working now. “ENTER YOUR PICKS” link is right next to the “Contact” but in case something goes screwy, the direct link is below or if you go to “http://dabwaha.com“, the “PICK YOUR BRACKET” button goes directly to the bracket page.
So I use a software program called Turbo Tourney to run this tournament [...]

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Kaylin McFarren is a debut author and her first book, Flaherty’s Crossing, is in stores now.
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My journey to publication has been an enlightening experience, to say the least. Exactly one [...]

Ladies and gentleman, it’s DA BWAHA 2010 TIME. You can see all the books who made the slate of 64 at DABWAHA.com, and read about the prizes at the DABWAHA blog.
And now… it’s time to pick your brackets! And read a truly informative and utterly important FAQ.
How do I enter my picks?
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION [...]

There is no ebook post today because today is Selection Sunday for the Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award for Hella Authors or something like that. We started this tournament three years ago with Sarah from the Smart Bitches.
Later today we will announce the finalists and allow you to start filling out your brackets. [...]

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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London, 1760
She was going to die!

Searing her fingers on the door, she tested it and found it locked. Heat emanated through [...]