I write books. I treat it as a business. But creating my product is only one facet of everything I have to do to be successful in the publishing business. As everyone knows there isn’t a business out there that doesn’t advertise. Because what’s the sense of writing books if I don’t let readers know [...]
Archive for January, 2010
I’m very excited. I belong to Romance Writers of America. I joined years ago when I first made the decision to become a writer of romance. There is some credibility it gives you when you’re sending manuscripts out to agents and publishing houses. (Caveat: MANY talented and successful romance writers never join RWA.) The biggest reason [...]
File Under: What were you thinking Mr. Nina??
Published January 24th, 2010 in Humor, Husband and Personal. 3 CommentsIt’s been a couple of years since I sat here on a Sunday morning and chatted about our snowmobiles. Why is that? Weeellll … let’s see, TWO winters ago when I went for a ride with Mr. Nina on what we affectionately call “sleds”, he 1) Got me lost on the top of a mountain [...]
Okay, so my idea of what’s acceptable as far as editing errors in a published book has changed since I started writing. It’s not like I haven’t seen errors in NYT Bestselling books in all genres and mostly I thought … sheesh, they couldn’t catch that? Because the fact is, something missed in editing whether [...]
I just can’t let another day go by without commenting on the Haitian earthquake. Like everyone else I’ve been sitting in my cozy computer chair watching the scenes of devastation over in Haiti. People digging by hand through rubble. People lying in the street. Doctors doing major surgery in parking lots. Children searching for parents. Parents searching for [...]
It’s Release Day!!!
Published January 13th, 2010 in Book Release, Healer's Garden and elloras cave. 1 CommentHe understood she was his destiny. She never knew a man was her future. Yay! I LOVE RELEASE DAY! It never gets old … trust me! And this particular book is very close to my heart. I poured into the hero, Brenimyn all the traits I’d fallen in love with since I began reading romance [...]
It seems this time of year many RWA chapters offer published authors the opportunity to enter their releases from the previous year into contest. And mind you, these contests aren’t cheap. At $25 to $30 for each book entered, the bottom line can balloon really fast. How do I know? Weeeellll … I’ll admit it … I’m [...]
For the last couple of years I’ve sat diligently at my computer trying to come up with 13 somethings every week that would amuse my readers. I really liked doing it … most of the time. But it always came complete with pictures and that’s where my time got sucked away. So … I don’t [...]
A “Healing” Week
Published January 5th, 2010 in Book Trailer, Healer's Garden and Wordless Wednesday. 2 CommentsShapeshifters Warm up Your Winter!
Published January 4th, 2010 in Guest Blogging and elloras cave. 10 CommentsToday I’d like to welcome guest blogger Kathy Kulig. Her newest release Damned and Desired will be out JANUARY 6 from Ellora’s Cave. Take it away Kathy… Among the many paranormal romances out there, shapeshifters continues to sell well. Werewolves, panthers, leopards, jaguars, tigers, dragons and other creatures real or imagined find their way into [...]
