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July 15, 2010

Reader Roundtables Part II – The Content

JaneConventionscritique / Reader Opinions / RomCon / trope48 Comments

The second part of the Reader Roundtables was content. (I really could talk about covers forever   but we had to move on). Readers said that they were tired of paranormals and to expand on that, they may not be so much tired of paranormals but rather they want something fresh. ... more >

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July 14, 2010

Reader Roundtables, Part I – the Covers

JaneLetters of Opinioncovers / RomCon51 Comments

I can't remember when Sarah and I first conceived the Reader Roundtable idea, but we have had a great time conducting these little events, first at Romantic Times and then twice (by accident) at RomCon.   One of the greatest things about having a blog is having constant reader interaction. It's ... more >

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July 11, 2010

Rom Con Day Two Summary

JaneConventionsReader Opinions / RomCon27 Comments

It’s hard to say whether this year’s RomCon reflects what next year’s RomCon will be like because this year was a first. If next year’s RomCon was like this one, I would recommend the conference to readers who want to mingle with a group of A list authors in an ... more >

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July 9, 2010

Rom Con Day One Summary

JaneConventionsReviewing / RomCon47 Comments

When I first heard about a conference devoted to romance readers, I was really excited. RWA, obviously, is not a reader conference; and RT has grown to be more of an author focused conference. I think that the intentions of RomCon are excellent and that this has the potential to ... more >

April 25, 2010

RomCon Giveaway Winners

JaneContests/GiveawaysReader Opinions / RomCon23 Comments

The following random winners (selected by random.org) are the winners of the $125 Rom Con Conference fee. If one of you decide you don’t want to attend, please notify us immediately so that we can allow another reader to attend the conference. The conference organizers will contact you via the ... more >

April 19, 2010

Rom Con Giveaways

JaneContests/Giveawaysgiveaway / RomCon92 Comments

This year, a new romance convention is being launched. The name is RomCon and it is designed to be for readers as opposed to writer conferences such as Romantic Times and RWA. You can read more about the convention at the website. The convention takes place in Denver, Colorado July ... more >

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