There is a lot of discussion about the Justice Department filing and antitrust lawsuit against the five major book publishers and Apple. After reading this open letter from Scott Turow, President of the Author’s Guild, and the comments it generated I knew I had to...
I found an article I thought would interest you. It was on the How To Write A Fiction Novel site. I admit some of the things made me cringe when I read them. Others I agreed with and moved on. All are a good reminder. Let me know which ones you can identify with...
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...
