Is it Envy? The Incredulous Success of Fifty Shades
I love rags to riches stories, especially about indie writers. There is something satisfying about hearing about a writer rejected by traditional publishing, who delivers the ultimate payback…success. But in the case of Fifty Shades of Gray, I’m stumped. In theory, I should be excited that the Twilight fan fic turned published book is such […]
Endangered Cover – What do you think?
Step-by-step I move closer to getting my novella Endangered published. It’s crazy how much there is do to self-publish a book. Aside from writing, there is editing, formatting for e-readers, buying an ISBN, writing a blurb that makes people want to read it, and creating a cover that entices people to read the blurb. I’m […]
Silent but Busy
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a post, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing and reading and writing some more. Here’s what’s going on: 1) I’m waiting to hear back from two e-publishers regarding Deadly Valentine. I submitted one in April, but have to wait until August to follow up. That seems like […]
Celebrity In Death – A Review
After 34 In Death books (not including compilations and novellas), one might think the characters are old and the stories a little too formulaic, but J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) somehow continues to deliver. Celebrity In Death surrounds the movie adaptation of Nadine Furst’s book about the Icove case. As usual, Eve finds the whole […]
Rejection Sucks!
I understand that rejection is part of the writing/publishing process, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to take. Particularly when you make a step forward, but then are pushed back again. I mentioned in a recent post that I’d made it one step closer when a publisher and an agent requested the full manuscript. The […]