Feel like giving up?
Stop and read this story of persistence first. Author Dick Wimmer,who died recently, submitted one book for 25 years before getting published.
Read it then get back to work.

Judy Mays is an author of erotic romance novels. Judy Buranich is an English school teacher. These two women are also the same person and that’s a problem for some parents in Pennsylvania.
I’d wanted to write about the Judy Mays incident when I first heard about it, but after watching the news report I […]

In case you haven’t heard, author Beverly Barton died suddenly last Thursday (4/21/11) of heart failure.
I’ll always remember her as the woman in white.
I was in Washington DC and it was the first time I’d attended the Book Expo of America, the largest book trade fair in the United States that held every year. Rows […]

By now you’ve likely heard the news that novelist Connie Brockway is going the indie route for her next novel and perhaps her next two full length historical romance novels. The fact that she’s “going rogue”, as she likes to refer to it, didn’t catch my interest as much as this comment made by Cheryl:

“So […]

Amanda Hocking is going to be okay (silly of me to doubt it). In her recent blog post:http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog.html she explains why she took a traditional deal and it makes perfect sense. She’s clearly a savvy businesswoman and I say Bravo!
Dean Wesley Smith agrees.
It’s wonderful that another author is showing that you can balance going it […]

You know I had to come back. Especially when such great industry news is swirling. First bestselling author Barry Eisler turns down a $500,000 advance to self publish. (It’s long post so take your time)
Then self publishing phemon Amanda Hocking is looking for a NY publisher (and there are talks of a million […]

If you like book videos, check out Barbara Vey’s Beyond Her Book blog on Sundays where she lists videos for your viewing pleasure. I feel privileged that my BLACK STOCKINGS SOCIETY video made the list for April 12th .

I’m back. I took a week off (from blogging at least). I was swamped with work and needed to take a break. I’m happy to report that I sent in the page proofs for my July release Round the Clock, the fourth and last book in my Black Stockings Society, series and I won’t see […]

Writers are on a role! Around the blogsphere agents are talking about the upswing in queries they’ve gotten in 2009. However, because so many people seem to be going ahead on fulfilling their publication dreams you have to be extra diligent in your efforts so you can stand out from the crowd.
Agent Janet Reid gives […]

Ravenous Romance is a new erotic romance e-publisher launching on December 1st. You can find out more about them here.
They have a pre-launch contest and here are the guidelines:
Ravenous Romance TwittErotica Contest
Are u the Twitter Master? Can u get ur message out in 140 characters or less? If so, then prove it. We challenge u […]