It‘s being driven home to me lately, both how completely interdependent we are around the world, and also how insular we are in our ideas and our awareness. Books can be a window to that wider world, even when they’re Read more
…but burnout and loss of confidence are things that happen to many authors, sometimes unpredictably. I just saw a favorite author, who had a successful book out in November, say she hasn’t written a word since October. Sometimes a book Read more
Covers are always a topic of discussion in the genre. Trends come and go. Two guys photoshopped together may now be considered old fashioned. Single interesting men became much more common. (Adding a bit more difficulty in discriminating M/M from Read more
One of the things that’s changed, over the decades I’ve been reading, is the way the Internet has opened up a space for authors to connect their readers with the kind of book-related tidbits that don’t make it into a Read more
Can you have too much of a good thing? When it comes to series, my answer is… occasionally. But I’d happily read more in most of my favorite series, even when I’m satisfied with the ending we were given. There Read more