Deadline Hell and Writer Life
A few years ago, when I’d first gotten on twitter, I recall reading a tweet from a big name author. We’ll just call her BNA. She’d posted something along the lines of… FINALLY! Finished my book. Beat...
View ArticleJust write the stupid book already…
Said with love from Shiloh. I was going to write this post on Sunday, but upon seeing the news about the Pulse shooting, I held off. I need to write it now before I forget. I spent the weekend in...
View ArticleStay Away From The HEA ~ a Twitter Rant
A couple of uninformed authors are at it again. Trying to reshape the very core of what defines the romance genre. No HEA. No Happy Ever After. This happens a couple of times a year and I don’t know...
View ArticleHot Takes: Looking at how this affects readers
So, something that a lot of people are overlooking in this mess of scammers are readers. No, I’m not saying this to curry favor with readers. I’m still a reader and I wonder about how this impacts...
View Article“I don’t see color…” What it means.
This is going to be an abbreviated, somewhat modified version of a post I put out on the PAN loop of RWA. For those who aren’t familiar… RWA is the Romance Writers of America, and PAN is the Published...
View ArticleMr. Bezos, following up on the issue with scammers on the KU platform
Mr. BezosI wrote you a few weeks ago about content providers who are using the Kindle Unlimited platform to scam/game the system. I’ve recently contacted the FTC about dishonest practices and abuse...
View ArticleThere’s no secret handshake
The secret is…there is no secret. “How would my life be different if a fellow writer or someone in the industry had told me that the money I’d be receiving for my advances was absolutely no indication...
View ArticleRWA Board, Staff & President…not good enough
Your recent letter was full of victim blaming, oopsies & oh, we tried! It’s not an effective response from effective leaders and no. This isn’t going to settle or calm down. First, the complaint...
View ArticleNewest letter-two in one day
Just when you think shit can’t get any weirder within the so-called leadership at RWA. Guess what? The president who would be king shouldn’t even be in his position. Read on for the details. Well....
View ArticleTo the Board-Do Your Job
Avon & Harlequin have pulled out as sponsors. I bet more will follow. 50+ agents have publicly stated they’ll have nothing to do with nationals or other events. The RITAs (rightly) are in the...
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