ConventionsConventions / Romantic-Times40 Comments
This year’s Romantic Times convention was my fourth in a row. Since my first visit, RT has underwent a dramatic change and much of it has to do with moving the focus away from cover models and toward the readers. In 2012, RT did not have a Cover Model pageant ... more >
ConventionsConventions / epublishing / indie booksellers / mystery17 Comments
I went back to Bouchercon on Friday and Saturday and caught as many panels as I could, given my other responsibilities this weekend (why does everything always happen at the same time? Argh). [Check out Sunita’s report from Friday] Unfortunately I had evening commitments both days, so I couldn’t hang ... more >
ConventionsConventions / Reader Opinions / Romantic-Times110 Comments
I had written an entire blog post about RT 2010 and lost 10 paragraphs because of the [insert your own profanity] WordPress blogging app on the iPad. I think my tongue is bloody from biting it to prevent the rage from spilling forth. Probably, though, it was for the best. ... more >
Features / Publishing NewsConventions / Courtney Milan / ebook sales / Harlequin / Publishing Sales / Simon & Schuster17 Comments
Jason Pinter wonders whether being online and so accessible removes the mystique of an author and thereby reduces one’s ability to sell books. **** More authors are getting into the casual gaming platform. Orchid Games released Heartwild Solitaire Classic and recruited a few authors to write short stories that players ... more >
Features / Publishing NewsConventions / critique / Nook / Random-House / Reviewing / Rosetta Books90 Comments
First up is the news that Random House wants to claim ebook rights for all books that are under contract. Random House took this stance in the early 2000s against Rosetta Books and sued Rosetta twice. Rosetta won both cases but the legal battle essentially froze Rosetta’s business. In order ... more >
Features / Publishing Newsbrick and mortar / Conventions / digital publishing / Ebooks / Harlequin / Harlequin Horizons / HarperCollins / Manga / publishing / RITA / self-published21 Comments
Explicit sex is hard to write well and even if you do write it well, it means you are just packaging up pornography for women. Also, bla bla bla, romance books are killing romance bla bla bla. All according to this article by Alan Elsner. I don’t plan to comment ... more >