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Review: Mrs. Woolf and the Servants
When I read Virginia Woolf‘s Diaries (an experience I recommend to any writer) back in 2011 I remember thinking what horrible bosses she and Leonard were to their hapless, underpaid employees at the Hogarth Press, which they ran out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison LIght, Bloomsbury Group, class, England, female servants, hyde park gate, intimacy, relationships between women, sexuality, Virginia Woolf, women, writers
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Marking St. Patrick’s
As I mentioned in a previous post on this blog, I don’t ever do much for St. Patrick’s, but I usually find myself in a celebratory mood anyway because of the coming of spring. The fruit trees are blossoming madly … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Writing
Tagged Smashwords, spring, St. Patrick's Day, The Leaving
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Rowling’s ‘Casual Vacancy’ Strikes a Nerve
‘The Casual Vacancy’ by J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown ($35 hardcover); Kindle ($14.99) Joanne Rowling is a woman with a ton of baggage. As her own writer bio on Amazon states, she’s the author of the “bestselling Harry Potter series of … Continue reading
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Tagged class, England, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Kindle, literary, The Casual Vacancy, The New Yorker
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Fifty Shades of Grey – A Quick Take
My friend Shannon Yarbrough has been recapping each chapter of Fifty Shades of Grey on his blog, accompanied by hilarious visuals. Confession: I sent him my copy after finishing with it, wondering what he would get out of it, as … Continue reading
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New story–The Captain and Claire
In an unusual bit of serendipity, I had just published a new erotic short on Amazon, when KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) announced today that it is rolling out a new program called KDP Select. In return for not offering a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, best women's erotica 2004, erotic story, kdp, kdp select, the captain and claire
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Bob Mayer speaks up
Bob Mayer, whom I mentioned in my last post, wrote this great new blog post today–very blunt, very scintillating–about the nasty divide that’s opened up between traditionally pubbed authors and indie authors, each claiming their turf and saying their way … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Mayer, indie authors, Kindle, publishing, Smashwords, The Doge's Daughter, The Leaving
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Some thoughts on indie authors, and a review
I think every now and then these days about what it means to be an indie author. For me, it’s meant being able to publish a literary novel that I thought was never going to make it into the light … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Reviews, Writing
Tagged Are You Sitting Down?, bi, Bob Mayer, erotica, gay writing, indie authors, Kate Genet, Kindle, poly, publishing, self-publishing, Shannon Yarbrough
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August Update
Well, August has been a busy month (chatting with other writers on Twitter especially), and I’m horrified to see that I haven’t blogged all month. This is very bad. My next book for review is an intriguing read that makes … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Reviews, Writing
Tagged FarFromHome, feminism, Outdated, relationships, Romantic Industrial Complex, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Seal Press, Smashwords, The Leaving
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The Leaving Gets 5-Star Review
It makes an author very happy to be acknowledged, especially by a fellow writer whom they admire. A New Zealand author called Kate Genet wrote a fantastic review of my novel The Leaving at the Kindle Store on Friday. She … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful book, jennifer lauck, Kate Genet, Kindle, narrative voice, review, The Leaving
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