I stopped to look at the book because it had the best title ever - THEY CALL ME NAUGHTY LOLA. Yeah, there’s more. The rest of the title is: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. The title comes from this ad:
They call me Naughty Lola. Run of the mill [...]

If you’re writing erotic short stories - by that I mean 5,000 to 15,000 words (so, less than the usual novella length), Harlequin’s new eBook program called Spice Briefs might be your answer. You probably know that Spice is Harlequin’s erotic romance imprint. It’s not hard to figure out that “Spice [...]

I know some authors dread the arrivals of book galleys (the last editing stop before a book goes to print). Yeah, the galleys always arrive at the wrong time - ie, when you are under deadline to do something else and don’t need one more deadline. But, I actually kind of like seeing [...]

I read Mrs. Giggles’ review of Richelle Mead’s SUCCUBUS BLUES. Mrs. Giggles loved it. I reviewed it for PBR and loved it. Bam loved it. So, yeah, go buy the book. I put the link right there, so you don’t have an excuse not to do it right now.
What I did [...]

I use this blog to chat, whine, joke - whatever. Not today.
Today I’m asking a favor - please keep Ellen Fisher and her young children in your thoughts. Ellen’s husband died of lung cancer yesterday. So, if you’re someone who prays, then please pray for them. Whatever you do [...]

I was talking with an author pal the other day. She pointed out that some of her author friends are having trouble. Contracts are getting pulled, print-runs are falling - in general, it’s enough to send any smart-thinking (ie, paranoid and insecure) author into apoplexy.
The tale of woe got me [...]

When I first started reading romance, I would find an author, enjoy her work, and then run out and buy her backlist. If you don’t believe me, I’ll show you a photo of the one bookcase I have that is devoted entirely to the backlist of Jayne Ann Krentz. If you’re looking for [...]

I frequently see a cover and try to remember where I saw one just like that recently. I had one of those moments when checking out Marjorie Liu’s cover for Soul Song, a July ‘07 release. The cover sent me searching because it reminded me of one I just saw somewhere. That’s [...]

And the Brava question/answer game continues. For those who have emailed me to ask this or that or comment privately, you guys can post on the board, you know. If you’re wondering about something, then someone else probably is as well.
So, to Round Three:
Question: What motivated you to make a decision [...]

Here are more answers to questions never really asked at the Brava Authors Blog, but they were proposed, so I answer:
Question: I’d love to know which authors other authors MUST read.
Answer: Yeah, me too. Anyone know?? Really, though, I’m thinking this differs depending on what you’re writing, but maybe not. [...]