Category Archives: Publishing Biz

Death of the Book

The last big technological advance in publishing–audio books–filled a growing need and expanded the number of people who enjoyed books on their commute or during time at the gym. But it didn’t impact the sales or popularity of traditional books. … Continue reading

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One Last Look & Giveaway!

Update: The winners of an ARC of Touch of a Scoundrel are Tin and Sandy S. Thanks to everyone who dropped by and left a comment. If you didn’t win this time, don’t despair. I’ll have another giveaway next Monday! … Continue reading

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A Cover is Born

I know we should be having Red Pencil Thursday today, but my volunteer is out of the country and asked if I’d bump her critique till she was back. Watch for RPT next week. Today I thought I’d give you … Continue reading

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A Reader To Do List?

Whenever I attend writers’ conferences, I encounter conflicting advice. One issue is about enlisting the help of readers to promote my work. Some folks believe the readers’ only job is to read. This appeals to me. Of course, there was … Continue reading

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Perfect Pitch

I’m off to Salem, MA today for the NECRWA Let Your Imagination Take Flight Writers’ Conference. It’s a delightful little regional conference, extremely well-organized and it’s in “Witch Central” so it’s fun as well. I understand we’re going to be … Continue reading

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Rock*It Reads!

Today is the official launch date of Rock*It Reads, a new eBook brand. Rock*It Reads is a group of stellar New York published authors who are also self-publishing romances.  We’ve each made a commitment to put out only high-quality self-published … Continue reading

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Support your Local Author

I don’t often republish posts from other sources, but this one from my friend and fellow Rock*It Reads author, Elisabeth Naughton, was so good, I wanted to pass it on to you. (If you haven’t tried Elis’s suspenseful paranormals, you … Continue reading

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International Sales!

Just a quick  note to share some exciting news! Touch of a Thief has sold to Gentosha, a Japanese publisher. My editor asked jokingly if I’d made this sale when I was in Tokyo last month. No, but I did … Continue reading

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Flustered, Frazzled, but not yet Freaked

That pretty much describes my state of mind at the moment. It always seems like things pile up in publishing and hit you all at once. It wouldn’t normally be so bad, but right now I’m trying to prepare for … Continue reading

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Writing with the Stars!

Since I’m fresh out of Red Pencil Thursday volunteers, I thought I’d remind you about the fabulous Writing with the Stars contest. I want to see some terrific new stories sent in to Kensington, my publisher. My motives are far … Continue reading

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