About 18 months ago, Ron Charles, Washington Post’s fiction editor started a series of video book reviews,”The Totally Hip Video Book Review.” Filled with sight gags and intentionally bad jokes, he takes a satirical look at today’s books and book reviewing. Released...
Reviews can be very revealing about the reader as well as the book they review. Some readers want the sexy stuff right up front while others prefer the story to build. Some want to see the hero in action on the first page others want to understand what makes the hero...
“Here?” she whispered to him sweetly.“We’re alone,” he said discreetly.“I’ve been good till now!” she sighed.“But you’re human!” he replied.“It’s so big!” she hesitated.“It’s all yours,” he proudly stated.“Oh, I shouldn’t!” she protested.“If you love me -!” he...
“Jeez, did I do that?” Not too long ago, I read an article by Sally Zigmond at Writer’s World, The Top Ten Mistakes New Fiction Writers Make. While her article is for short story writers, it fits for authors with manuscripts of any length. Some of...
My life has been hectic since late summer through the beginning of the new year. In advance of the release of my debut book, I asked Angela James, and just about anyone who would listen, how do you promote an ebook? Some people told me create unique swag. Others...
