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

Hello, Dear Author readers! I don’t know how much you know about me, Candy, Jane, and the other women who run Smart Bitches and Dear Author, but we are some busy, busy women. Jane and I along with Dr. Sarah and many others are parents with full time jobs outside the home, and in between [...]

Have trouble motivating yourself to write? Merline Lovelace’s school of tough love for writers might encourage you to pound out a few lines each day. Or else. The video worked its magic on me as I’m off to buy the SD release at Harlequin, The Executive’s Valentine’s Day Seduction. I’m thinking [...]

The LiveJournal community of “Found Objects” posted this awesome 1965 publication “The Recently Deflowered Girl” with illustrations.

Set aside about 30 minutes and all beverages. I would like to see a recreation of this for all romance sub-genres. Thanks bec and others for the linkage.

Two more Author Talk videos. I forgot to put the Kessler up last week.

Apparently, this is the Year of Acheron and YouTube has the video to prove it. Sherrilyn Kenyon’s video book trailer is kind of scary. If the book delivers this kind of chills, it would be pretty awesome.

This video answers the burning question of how to pronounce Sala. I won’t give it away. You must watch the video at least to the 4:18 mark. “Maybe that was Dinah.”
Click on the title to watch.

AMC Video Wedding Blog posted a video of a toast made to Amy and Brad. It is the best toast ever. Ever. No hyperbole. Sit down and grab a kleenex.
The man giving the toast, I think, is the best man. Amy and Brad (both actors) are sitting together. [...]