This may be my favorite story of the year so far…
Priya Venkatesan is a professor/lecturer (she’s referred to as both and I’m not sure which is correct) at Dartmouth in the Institute for Writing and Rhetoric. She recently wrote an email to her students from last term. It says:
Dear former class members of [...]

I just finished judging entries for three contests. I noticed one trend: prologues. Out of 16 entries, something like 10 had a prologue. I’ve written 8 novellas and 4 single titles and have never written a prologue. Never even thought about writing a prologue. I feel like I missed [...]

Every now and then I hear news about something tragic or awful that’s happened to a fellow author and I remember how lucky I am for everything and everyone in my life. Today is one of those days…
Fellow Brava author Dianne Castell lost her husband this morning. So incredibly sad. Laurie said [...]

As you may know, authors Jill Monroe and Gena Showalter are making a series of videos called Author Talk. They are funny and silly, and otherwise great promotion. This week is my turn. If you want to see my Author Talk video for RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, here it is:

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The title of the story from Reuters is…Penis Theft Panic Hits City. I am absolutely not making that up. In case you can’t get the link to work (and that would be a damn shame), here is the opening paragraph of the story:
Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of [...]

Barry Eisler is the author of the hugely popular action series starring the tortured hero John Rain. Eisler came to the Romantic Times Convention in Pittsburgh. I thought it was brilliant marketing. First, Eisler is a good looking guy with an interesting past (worked for the CIA). He writes sexy action [...]

I am blogging at Access Romance today about this recently announced deal for Jennifer Weiner:
Best-selling novelist Jennifer Weiner has inked a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios.Under the seven-figure pact, she will create and executive produce series projects for the studio.Several of Weiner’s books have made the transition to the big screen. “In Her Shoes” [...]

First, TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Notice how Amazon has, once again, misspelled my name. Grrr. Anyway…Yeah, it’s a Christmas antho. And, yeah, that’s a long time away. But the book releases on my birthday, so I think you should all pre-order it.
Second, [...]

Otherwise known as How I Almost (Accidentally) Stole A Book From The RT Bookfair. Let me explain my moment of true greatness…
Saturday morning was the RT Bookfair. It’s a grand event where 200 or so authors (it looks more like 3000) sit in a huge ballroom behind stacks of books and chat [...]

Been having loads of trouble getting online. Probably has something to do with the fact the hotel is a construction zone. Uh-huh…
I head back home today - yay!!! Will have a full report on the conference once I get back. Until then, I have another giveaway. This one is women’s [...]