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Savoring the Sun
Adventure into Romance | December 6th 2009 by Shelley Munro
This photo of sunbathing sea lions was taken at Pier 39 in San Francisco last year when hubby and I attended the Romance Writers of America conference. To see other animal photos visit Camera Critters. Copyright © 2009 Taste of Kiwi. This Feed read more
Mystery Writers of America Removes Harlequin from List of Approve…
E-Reads | December 4th 2009 by Richard Curtis
Frankie Y. Bailey, Executive Vice President of the Mystery Writers of America, issued a statement to the organization's membership stating that its Board "voted unanimously on Wednesday to remove Harlequin and all of its imprints from our list of App read more
Interesting Thoughts on Genre Discrimination in Writing
13 to Life: A Werewolf's Tale | December 3rd 2009
A few days back the NYT came out with its list of notable books of 2009. On Twitter one agent commented that once again genre novels were being overlooked. So I wanna give you some info here about genre novels and the discrimination some feel the aut read more
HarperStudio's Miller Weighs in on Self-Pub/Vanity Dialogue
E-Reads | November 24th 2009 by Richard Curtis
Robert S. Miller (pictured below), President and Publisher of HarperStudio, has been following the recent Harlequin/RWA controversy and, in a statement offered to E-Reads, suggests the author and publishing communities should keep their minds and opt read more
Harlequin Enterprises - New Horizons or new controversy?
popculturedivas | November 21st 2009 by Joanna D'Angelo
by Kayla PerrinFor anyone in the publishing business, this has been one of the most interesting weeks in a long time. Bloggers are busier than ever, and people who mostly lurk on writing loops are engaging in heated discussions.What's the fuss?Only read more
Science Fiction Writers of America Tosses Fuel on Horizons Confla…
E-Reads | November 20th 2009 by Richard Curtis
Russell Davis, President of Science Fiction Writers of America, has issued the following statement on the ever-widening controversy surrounding Harlequin Enterprises' launch of a self-publication website. Here's the essence:"Until such time as Harleq read more
Horizons Controversy: Nora Roberts Distinguishes between You Pay…
E-Reads | November 20th 2009 by Richard Curtis
Romance fiction icon Nora Roberts weighed in on the soon-to-be-name-changed Harlequin Horizons controversy, in a comment on the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books website. Ms. Roberts is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at next summer's Romance Writers o read more
Harlequin, "Surprised and Dismayed" by RWA Action, Defe…
E-Reads | November 19th 2009 by Richard Curtis
Donna Hayes, Publisher and CEO of Harlequin Enterprises, issued a statement today expressing disappointment that Romance Writers of America went to its membership over the Horizons self-publishing issue, rather than "allowing Harlequin to respond or read more
New Harlequin Venture Doesn't Pass Romance Writers of America Sme…
E-Reads | November 18th 2009 by Richard Curtis
If you felt the earth move under your feet today, you may have been experiencing the shock of a clash between two formidable forces in the romance field, Harlequin and Romance Writers of America. The stress in their longstanding and mutually benefici read more
Christina Dodd's Storm of Visions
Sizzling Hot Romance from Kristie Leigh Maguire | August 5th 2009 by Kristie Leigh Maguire
Today I received a newsletter from Christina Dodd announcing that her novel Storm of Visions was on the shelves.Order STORM OF VISIONS and book two, STORM OF SHADOWS, from Amazon.com, and you'll receive a five percent discount!Christina included a f read more
Are You Ready For RWA’s Golden Heart Contest?
Authors Tools | July 30th 2009 by Lynn Jordan
Even though there are great writing contests happening year-round, we are getting ready for the most prestigious contest for Romance Writers — RWA’s Golden Heart Contest. The Golden Heart is the award for Romance Writers of America’ read more
A Band of Roses by Pat McDermott
Zensanity | July 28th 2009
About the Author:Born and educated in Boston, Massachusetts, Pat McDermott grew up in a family full of music and myths that have found their way into her stories. She is a member of The New Hampshire Writers' Project, Seacoast Writers' Association, read more
Romance Writers of America Conference
Sizzling Hot Romance from Kristie Leigh Maguire | July 23rd 2009 by Kristie Leigh Maguire
As Romance Booms, Authors and Publishers Invest in Face Time By Rose Fox -- Publishers Weekly, 7/22/2009 7:51:00 AMAround 2,000 members of the Romance Writers of America descended onWashington, D.C. this weekend for RWA's annual conference. Despite o read more
Steampunk: My definition (Next Big Fiction Trend RWA/09)
popculturedivas | July 22nd 2009 by Joanna D'Angelo
by Kathryn SmithPublish Post Steampunk was one the topics brought up at last week's Romance Writers of America's National Conference in Washington D.C. One comment I heard is that Steampunk is a hard genre to define, but it's predicted to be the next read more
And The Winner Is....RWA 2009
popculturedivas | July 19th 2009 by Joanna D'Angelo
by Kayla PerrinI’m in Washington, D.S., at the 29th annual Romance Writers of America conference. The votes for the Rita (honoring published books) and Golden Heart (honoring unpublished manuscripts) competitions are in, and the winners have been a read more
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