What happened to the epic novel?

December 15, 2008 | 32 Comments

Last month, a friend of mine who is reading The Proviso said to me (paraphrase), “You know, a publishing house editor would have made you cut some of this.” Beat. “But I don’t know what it could have been.” At 283,000 words, it’s actually right on track for a novel that chronicles the romances of [...]

Dec

12

To be or not to be

December 12, 2008 | 11 Comments

Offended.
I think I’m supposed to be. I’m told I should be. My neck twitches just slightly when I know I ought to be. But I don’t think I am. Am I?
Bodice ripper.
I just can’t muster up the outrage necessary to protest the term. I mean, there are seriously a bunch [...]

Nov

4

I’m a series whore

November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Okay, let me clarify: I’m not so crazy about the ones where you have to read them in order, especially if they’re not marked on the cover as being part of a series (Covenant, are you listening to me?) and which book it is. I like the ones you can read out of [...]

Oct

27

Book Review: Do the Math

October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Do the Math
by Philip B. Persinger
published by iUniverse
I read a review of this book that pissed me off, but the blurb looked interesting and so I went forth to iUniverse (yes, it’s independently published) to purchase the ebook. I will spare you the nightmare of actually getting the book, but iUniverse? Bite me. [...]

Oct

25

Meh.

October 25, 2008 | 7 Comments

I’ve had something rolling around in my head for a while since Dear Author asked, “What’s wrong with a C Review?” More recently, a discussion at Racy Romance Reviews involving a book I must get expanded on the conversation at Dear Author (I have a sneaking suspicion RfP and I are on the same [...]

Oct

20

Not feeling the love

October 20, 2008 | 4 Comments

You know, I like good m/f/m menage erotica as much as the next girl, but could you please give me some emotional basis for it first? I mean, really. When I go to an erotic romance site to buy a book, I expect some romance.
If you want to shag from page 58 [in my [...]

Oct

20

Doing my part to save a species

October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

DISCLAIMER TO CLEAR UP SOME CONFUSION: This is NOT about my book. This is about SOMEONE ELSE’S book.
The Mysterious They say that contemporary romance (you know, without vampires, shapeshifters, werebeasts, ghosts, phantoms, and mimes) is dead. Yeah, I know. ’Swhy I wrote one. Sorta.
I have a very low tolerance for romantic suspense, [...]

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