Harlequin, the grande dame of romance, has compiled the below analysis of the world according to them, based on what they released in 2011. I found it pretty funny, and so true. Oh, not true as far as real life, but true as far as what people perceive romance novels to be about, and... »
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what publishing (and all of us) can learn from two buck chuck
Yes, I’m a marketing geek. I must be because I found 3 PR and Marketing Secrets from Trader Joe’s, a recent article about marketing and PR, absolutely fascinating. It’s short, it’s interesting, go read it! I dare say that we could all learn an important lesson... »
(mis)perceptions #RT12
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, a blog which was founded to prove that smart women do read romance, did an excellent wrap up of the RT Booklovers Convention. It was right on target, from the misperceptions about the genre in general, as well as this... »
What I Learned at RT 2012
I always come back from a book lovers’ convention exhausted and energized at the same time, with both my head and my To Do list full. Here’s what I... »
ghost…writers, that is
When I applied to sign on to this blog years ago, a romance author on a blog about food, I never ever thought these two worlds (that of writing/publishing... »
going nuts
Yes, this post is about actual nuts, but it’s also about the insane cultural environment we’re living in–as a writer I do so love when words align like that! Anyway,... »
