Publishers: Take my Money. Please.
Disclaimer: This is a rant from a consumer’s point of view. No wait, a pissed off consumer’s point of view. Dear Publishers: As one of your very best customers who routinely buys multiple books each month,…
Some Good News and Some (Temporary) Not So Good
Here’s the good news: On Monday, September 6th, AAR will be operating solely on our own spiffy dedicated server. Now for the (temporary) not so good news: In order to make the transfer, the site will…
RWA: Sandy’s Thoughts
Blythe and Lynn have already done such a great job of summing up our RWA experience, that I’ll only add a few personal notes. I always have a wonderful time at the conference, but I agree…
RWA 2010!
Next week is the national conference for Romance Writers of America (RWA). Blythe Barnhill, Sandy Coleman and I will all be attending, and hopefully learning a lot. Last year was my first time at RWA, and…
Poll: Author Behavior and Your Buying Decisions
The way I see it the Internet community amounts to a workplace for romance authors. Every single reader who hangs out in Romancelandia is a potential customer for the books authors want to sell. Few of…
Monday is a Big Day at AAR
The curtain goes up on AAR version 3.0 on Monday morning. We have updated our look and changed our home page and we’re excited to get everyone’s reactions. But, despite our cosmetic changes, rest assured, AAR…
Change Is Coming to AAR
You heard it here first, folks: AAR is about to undergo a facelift. Okay, more of a full facelift for the home page and discrete shots of botox and restalyne for the rest of the site….
The Washington Romance Writers 2010 Retreat
How’s that for a picture? Two superstar authors feelin’ the love after a successful booksigning. Hey, it was a moment for me, too. Last weekend I attended the 2010 Washington Romance Writers Retreat and, it’s safe…
Force-Feeding Romance: I’m Already Full, Thank You
One of the things romance readers share is the undeniable fact that we are all readers. And, as the dedicated readers we all are, we are passionate about the books we love. And, in that passion,…
The State of AAR: September 2009
Last month we started the first in a series of monthly reports on the status of AAR. We’re happy to report that September was another good month. We added a variety of new content and visits…