Where Were You When Grey’s Anatomy Died?
As the whole world knows by now, in this week's episode of "Grey's Anatomy," Dr. Derek Shepherd, a/k/a Dr. McDreamy died. Yes, died. For a huge, massive number of viewers, when he died, the show died...
View ArticleWeb 2.0 Changes In The Making
Hello my little chitlin's, it's your big daddy Angry Old Fat Man here. First off, Happy Mother's Day to all of y'all with rugrats, or former rugrats like ours. Remember, if Mama ain't happy,...
View ArticleJuggling, Backtracking, Adoring Mr. Duck & Preparing The Tissue
It's been a bit since I've blogged because I'm presently writing TWO books. Yes, I know, lots of authors juggle books frequently, but I generally do them one at a time. This period right here - this...
View ArticleMotivational Moment: Shia LaBeouf On Making Dreams Come True
I needed to hear this today!! In fact, I often need to hear this. Author Amity Lassiter posted this on the "Romance Divas" forum. (Thanks Amity!) I've bookmarked it and have watched it several times...
View ArticleKindle Unlimited: Amazon Reboots To Fair Play
This week, at last, at long - long last, Amazon announced a change in the pay structure to authors with work enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. The change won't just reward writers, it will also reward...
View ArticleScribd Doesn’t Love All Romance Readers Equally
This week, Scribd announced that it is slashing content available to subscribers by cutting an "undisclosed" number of romance and erotica novels. One of Scribd's publishing partners, Smashwords,...
View ArticleKookoo For KENP
Do you KU? If you do, whether as a reader or a writer, then I bet you've heard of the best thing since dark roast coffee - KENP. It stands for Kindle Edition Normalized Page Count and it's the way...
View ArticleGrey’s Anatomy: Are ABC & Rhimes Running Scared?
Editor's Note: My new project is writing for "Constant Content." I wrote this and submitted it, but it was rejected as "newsy" or "dated" content. Well, my blog is the PERFECT place for this...
View ArticleThe Royals Scheme To Rebuild Their Castle & Return Readers To Captivity
Once upon a time, the Royals ruled the Publishing Kingdom. They employed Agents to deal directly with the Creator Minions who produced the books that built the castle, for the Minions were heathen...
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The Real War on Women
Let me tell you about this so-called War on Women. The people who yell most about it will tell you that they just want women to be equal to men. What they really want is equality of behavior, not...
View ArticleByte The Apple & Nook The Book – We’re Now EVERYWHERE!
Hi to all demented duck-loving QA, MAG & OO fans! I have emerged from the corner of oblivion where I've been lurking lately. I'd taken everything off of everywhere to join Amazon's Kindle...
View ArticleShould An E-book End At “The End?”
I have been re-reading a great romance series, Elizabeth Lowell's "Only" books. I just finished Reno's story and am about to start my favorite book in that series, Whip's story -- "Only Love." (Who...
View ArticleSamhain Closes: Will Amazon Be The One Tin Soldier?
I was never published by Samhain Publishing, but was saddened by news of its decision to close. Samhain published romance and one of the things I love about romance is it usually sells even when...
View ArticleLet’s Go Back to Bliss _ Now Available: Scandalizing Duty (Book 2, Seducing...
If y'all love the Isle of Bliss as much as I do, then you'll be quite quackers to hear that part 2 of Adam and Evan's story is now for sale at Amazon. If you read part 1, then you know that Adam and...
View ArticleThe Two Hardest Parts of Writing A Novel? The Beginning & The End
I just started Book 3 of the story of Adam & Evan (My "Seducing The Guardian" Olivia Outlaw Series). This one - at least so far - is titled: "Enticing Duty." I finished Book Two and published it...
View ArticleCharacter Crossover Alert: Bliss & Forever
Writers tend to adore their characters, and I am no different. While Vlad's story incubates in my head, he and the other characters from my "Mary Anne Graham" Forever Series (A Faerie Fated Forever, A...
View ArticleThe Perfect Video For My Wife
Howdy sweeties, it's the angry old husband here, been awhile, nice to talk to you again, yadda yadda yadda. Thanks to Facebook, I found the video that is the pinnacle of ecstasy for my dear wife, the...
View ArticleMy Writing Road Map & Why It Won’t Include Erotica
I write contemporary and historical romance as myself, "Mary Anne Graham" and I write erotic romance as "Olivia Outlaw." I don't write erotica, although some people make a bundle of cash writing that...
View ArticleMy Second Chance Facebook Story
My original Facebook page will be fading away soon.... and I have a brand new Facebook page to share. But first, of course, I have a story. (Otherwise, this would be a really short blog post!) My...
View ArticleMaking Room For Indies At The Table
A Publishers Weekly article today focused on how indie authors need to learn about "positioning." The piece says it's "imperative that indie authors do their research and spend time learning how to...
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