Writing books and more specifically getting them published is an activity that exposes the author to all sorts of things they might not have prepared themselves for. Books then belong to readers in a way (or at least readers get that impression), where reader expectations meet market complexity and then I get lost in my … Continue reading Crisis of Confidence (and other frustrations)
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In my opinion, the romance genre is wider and more varied than any other, as evidenced by the various labels the publishing industry has used in recent years, each of them reductive and most of them patronising. The genre encompasses 'women's fiction with romantic elements' (who are they to say only women can read books … Continue reading Confessions of a Romance Author
It's definitely true that the best way to learn to be a writer is to read first. I devoured books as a child and then again when I discovered romance in my late teens. As life got busier, I read almost exclusively romance, the tension of the developing relationship dragging me in no matter what … Continue reading Me, a Reader
My debut novel turned three on 10 September and it's currently having its little yearly resurgence at Christmastime. This time we might actually make it to 1,000 ratings on Amazon which would be a huge milestone for this little book that took me on a long journey in many different ways. Cover graphic for My … Continue reading The Third Year of My Christmas Number One