Posted in Books on December 31, 2006 | 4 Comments »
If I logged every book correctly, I read 62 books in 2006. Some of those are novellas, but most are novels. Of those, 31 were romances. Usually my percentage of romance reading is higher, though I read a fair amount of fantasy and mystery with romantic elements.
So total 62
Romance 31
Contemporary 11
Paranormal 11
Historical 8
Fantasy 11
Non-fiction 7
Mystery [...]
Posted in Industry, Writing on December 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite quotes of the week is from Elizabeth Bear (it’s actually part of a larger conversation):
One can let quite a lot of blood without showing in clinical detail the weapon that made the wound. In particular, I would say that there is an artistic covenant in which it is the duty of [...]
Posted in Books on December 25, 2006 | 2 Comments »
This week from Samhain:
The Return of Patrick O’Rourke N. J. Walters. Novel. Contemporary romance.
The Amorous Adventures of Sarah: Running into Trouble Emy Naso. Novella. Erotica. Mystery-suspense.
Sensual Magic Emy Naso. Novella. Erotica.
Of the Moon Vivi Anna. Category. Paranormal romance.
Midnight Temptation Dee Tenorio. Novel. Contemporary romance.
Consumed Moira McTark. Novella. Contemporary romance. Red hot.
Best sellers from My Bookstore [...]
Posted in Haven on December 20, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Haven is now available in print at Samhain!
This means a lot to me.
Posted in Books on December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This week from Samhain, holiday books!
Understood Maya Banks. Novella. Contemporary romance. Red hot.
Christmas Showdown Janette Kenny. Short story. Western romance
Out for Christmas Amelia Elias. Short story. Gay romance. Red hot.
The Twelve Lies of Christmas Kate Johnson. Short story. Romantic suspense.
In the Spirit Shannon Stacey. Short story. Paranormal romance.
Bound for the Holidays Mackenzie McKade. Novella. Contemporary [...]
Posted in Writing on December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Lois McMaster Bujold has an interesting post about writing sex and talks about her latest book, The Sharing Knife.
The Sharing Knife was from the get-go intended to be a romance where the characters’ various sexual problems were quite central to the plot, so fade-to-black was not an option for certain key scenes. It proved to [...]
Posted in Blogs on December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, Samhain now has a blog. Check it out!
And there’s an opportunity to win a free download of a book.
Posted in Writing on December 17, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Alison Kent wrote an interesting post about writing speed and the pressure to produce. It’s worth reading.
In other words, (established book-a-year authors aside) the more often an author sees his/her work on the shelf, the more income he/she is going to see, and for authors who count on those monies as part of their household [...]
Posted in Books on December 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, there’s 15% off ebooks at My Bookstore and More. Haven is on sale for $3.83. Sale on till December 24th.
Posted in Books, Writing on December 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I know there’s the school of thought that says, no prologues. No no no. I can only agree when it’s some fantasy prologue which outlines the last thousand years’ war between the Zyliands and Exowrs wherein the Ajjsorl has risen from the dead, yet again…
Okay, anyway, in romance, I have no problem with prologues, when [...]
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