Sentences with phrase «romance author did»

I mean, suppose an established romance author did also consistently write well - received horror novels.

Not exact matches

The concept may sound obscure — it's based on a short story by much adapted sci - fi author Phillip K. Dick and we don't want to reveal any spoilers here — and with its peculiar mix of thriller, sci - fi and romance genres it is.

Well, initially I was going to say that I didn't really have a horse in this race, since I'm an SF / F author, not a romance author — but pointed out and quite correctly that actually, any writer of fiction has a horse in this race.

Romance doesn't have a lot of conventions, unlike SFF, (or at least it didn't — it's expanding too,) so it's not surprising Romantic Times got inundated, as romance has been at the forefront of e-books, self - pub romances, small press publication, shorter fiction publications (novellas & collections,) and author - reader interRomance doesn't have a lot of conventions, unlike SFF, (or at least it didn't — it's expanding too,) so it's not surprising Romantic Times got inundated, as romance has been at the forefront of e-books, self - pub romances, small press publication, shorter fiction publications (novellas & collections,) and author - reader interromance has been at the forefront of e-books, self - pub romances, small press publication, shorter fiction publications (novellas & collections,) and author - reader interaction.

Weâ $ ™ re doing this to support aspiring romance authors who choose to self - publish.

«wow, like, I noticed this guy's a stand - up comic and he does a podcast like this, or he does this funny weird thing on Twitter,» and you start thinking «what would that look like in the romance author area, like what would that be?

After all, the purpose of RWA is to provide an organization of writers of romance who are pursuing professional publication, and although a handful of self - published authors go on to make mega-bucks, the vast, vast majority of them — 99.9999 % — don't make enough that they would have to declare the earnings on their taxes.

The fine ladies of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and Dear Author, who've been doing a joint podcast for a while, just released an episode about nerd - based romances.

This author said her rejected books do have «steamy» scenes, but those scenes are no steamier than what appears in her straight romances that Playster accepted.

I could rant, but author Jackie Kessler does it so well I'll just link to her, and then follows up with Harlequin's response after the Romance Writers of America said, -LSB-...]

Major conventions like the Romance Writers of America and other tradeshows don't provide any avenues for authors to sell their print or digital books.

Major writing organizations such as the Romance Writers of America, Canadian Writing Union and Published Authors Network all accept indie published authors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do thAuthors Network all accept indie published authors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do thauthors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do the same.

- Katie Crouch, bestselling author of Girls in Trucks and Abroad «At once a memoir, a cockeyed romance, a reporter's travelogue, and a clinical case study, Irritable Hearts will provide great consolation to others who suffer from PTSD - and McClelland's resilience and determination will resonate powerfully even with those who don't.»

Told in conversational (and often irreverent) prose, Romancing the Beat is like sitting down to coffee with romance editor and author Gwen Hayes while she explains story structure - the way she does with her clients, some of whom are regular inhabitants of the best - seller lists.

I know you thank your fans (of which I am one), and I am more than happy to share the love about a book that I loved, so supporting an author who writes such outstanding romances is a privilege I wish I could do more often!

I do not know what will happen in the future, and I understand how authors are being cheated under current e-book contracts, however, I do not read, nor do I plan to publish the type of fiction that does well self - published (romance, science fiction, horror, dystopian, paranormal).

For those who don't know, the RITA Awards are the annual published author awards presented by Romance Writers of America.

I don't read romance but I do wish all who try their hand at writing success so... congratulations to your authors!

Ever wonder how many boas a romance author has, or what laundry gremlins do?

I recently read an interview with a successful romance author who admitted she never knew «head - hopping» was bad, but she learned it was and doesn't do it anymore.

The other thing to notice is that RWA is not just the National Organization; it is a collective group of romance authors who produce competing products, so everything we do in concert will be scrutinized.

Title: Honey So Sweet Author: Amu Meguro Publisher: Viz Media (Shojo Beat) Volume: Volume 1, $ 9.99 Vintage: 2012 by Shueisha, January 2016 by Viz Media Genre: School romance Nao Kogure doesn't like delinquents.

Does «Courtney Milan vs. Loretta Chase as the authors of the top two historical romances of 2010 in DABWAHA» feel like a sign of the apocalypse to you?

Since I'm not a romance author, and since what romance titles I've purchased for my own reading have been through either Kobo or B&N, I don't have an immediate horse in this race.

I've talked about this with some other black female writers — as indie authors especially — with our suspicions that the majority of romance readers (non-black) will not pick up a book with a black woman on the cover, should we do it anyway and take the risk just to see ourselves on the cover?

Our guest was paranormal and science fiction romance author, Veronica Scott, and we also discussed some of the many things she's doing to foster growth and awareness of the SFR genre among readers who might be interested.

-LSB-...] but author Jackie Kessler does it so well I'll just link to her, and then follows up with Harlequin's response after the Romance Writers of America said, «Sorry, we can no longer consider Harlequin a -LSB-...]

Overdrive does have a number of major companies still supporting ebook lending such as; Random House, HarperCollins, John Wiley, Harlequin Romance, Kensington, Perseus, Sourcebooks, Scholastic, Chronicle, among others, and hundreds of their best - selling authors strongly support and are partnering with OverDrive to build stronger connections to library eBook readers.

Romance and erotica readers are known to be voracious consumers of this content, and even have a knack for giving new and unfamiliar authors a chance; removing a book from visibility despite the fact that it has earned the ranking based on sales is akin to putting it in a locked cupboard and leaving it to the author to do all of the promotion alone.

Further, I've heard from many indie authors who don't write erotica or even romance who say their books were pulled too.

You can find Trust No One online here: BAM B & N Indiebound Amazon (Author photo by Mark Von Borstel) Do you love romance?

However, kudos do go to the author for breaking from tradition and not insisting on the pat formula that so many romance titles fall into.

Given your background at Romance Junkies — what do you think are some key things that every author should do to promote their books?

In my experience as a romance author who regularly needs to do this with my stories, I've found three measurements helpful for checking balance:

Selling Middle Grade fiction as an indie author doesn't necessarily make you rich (no surprise there)-- I think these sales numbers are probably pale compared to romance, for instance.

But we don't have many romance authors or readers in the system yet.

A huge number of romance readers report visiting romance authors» websites — by far outstripping other related activities they do like following authors on Facebook.

Established indie authors (mainly romance) hit the USA Today and even the NY Times with new releases all the time, but in the thriller genre, it is mainly traditionally published authors who do that.

Which I need to do since I'm looking for other indie romance authors to cross-promote with for my January release.

About the Book Title: I Don't Date in December Author: Darcy Delaney Genre: Contemporary Romance Successful Sydney - based...

Join bestselling romance author, Sabrina York, to explore why this is, and what we can do about it.

While I think self - publishing is a perfectly viable (and often lucrative) option for some authors (especially those writing for genres like thriller, romance and YA), it disturbs me to think that some people would be happy to see traditional publishing done away with since literary fiction and literary criticism still depend on traditional it.

Years ago, I was in a writers» forum meeting with a very successful Romance author, and she literally said the same thing you did about touching all five senses.

Of these ebooks, most independently published ones have a larger market share than traditionally published ones when broken down into genres: Self - published romance, mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy all sell better from indie authors or Kindle imprints than they do from traditional publishers.»

What does this mean for self - published authors or authors wanting to branch out from Romance into Mystery?

If a reader subscribes for romances, but also regularly reads biographies, which do not do well in KU, the biography authors may choose to distribute their books widely, and the KU reader would have to buy rather than borrow those books.

As an African American romance author, I haven't been allowed to do the same.

Along those lines, Beverley Kendall's survey of authors (biases: romance heavy; success - heavy) is one of the best reports on what the midlist of self - publishing can do that I've seen.

Being a romance author, I'm happy to see that romance novels do so well on the Smashwords Bestseller Lists.

Why do so many romance authors spend time and tension on the kiss, breaking it off or prolonging it?