So November has passed, holidays are over and you're missing that thrill that rush from writing
a whole book in a month!!
Romance Divas has the cure!!
We're hosting our own writing month in February!!
So come join us in the first official Romance Divas Writing Month (RoDiWriMo).
Write 50,000 words with us, while you learn industry news, writing technicques and more valuable information.
Join Romance Divas http://www.romancedivas.com today! It's free and so is RoDIWriMo!!
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Diana Castilleja
Best Selling Author
http://www.DianaCastilleja.com
Romance that thrives in dark places
http://www.sweeterromanticnotions.com
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Looking for me?
I'm at the SRN blog today!
www.sweeterromanticnotions.com/blog
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Diana Castilleja
Best Selling Author
http://www.DianaCastilleja.com
Romance that thrives in dark places
http://www.sweeterromanticnotions.com
www.sweeterromanticnotions.com/blog
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Diana Castilleja
Best Selling Author
http://www.DianaCastilleja.com
Romance that thrives in dark places
http://www.sweeterromanticnotions.com
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Firedrakes Weyr
From Stacy Dawn:
Firedrakes Weyr is opening their doors this Thursday January 31st!
Special celebrations going on at the website, message boards and yahoo loops.
Pop over to www.firedrakesweyr.com to join in the fun and get a chance at some of the giveaways from both the publisher and their authors.
Will be giving away some prize packs all day long in connection with the debut of my children's series: Adventures of Harriet, the Half-pint Holstein!! Some cow gift packs for the parents and special Harriet bracelets, and magnets for the kids!
Please spread the word around the blogesphere and anywhere else you want.....hope to see you there!!
Firedrakes Weyr is opening their doors this Thursday January 31st!
Special celebrations going on at the website, message boards and yahoo loops.
Pop over to www.firedrakesweyr.com to join in the fun and get a chance at some of the giveaways from both the publisher and their authors.
Will be giving away some prize packs all day long in connection with the debut of my children's series: Adventures of Harriet, the Half-pint Holstein!! Some cow gift packs for the parents and special Harriet bracelets, and magnets for the kids!
Please spread the word around the blogesphere and anywhere else you want.....hope to see you there!!
New blog
Nope, not for me, but for a talented group of ladies that feed my cravings, and nicely too!
Meet the Harlequin Paranormal line authors!
http://paranormalromanceblog.wordpress.com/
They'd love to meet you!
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Diana Castilleja
Best Selling Author
http://www.DianaCastilleja.com
Romance that thrives in dark places
http://www.sweeterromanticnotions.com
Meet the Harlequin Paranormal line authors!
http://paranormalromanceblog.wordpress.com/
They'd love to meet you!
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Diana Castilleja
Best Selling Author
http://www.DianaCastilleja.com
Romance that thrives in dark places
http://www.sweeterromanticnotions.com
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Misconceptions?
Dear Author has brought up another really good question disguised as a post. I love it when it she does that.
My take is that yes when you mention e-publishing, people are misinformed, or ignorant that there is anything other than erotic available. Case in point, as stated in her post, several of the highest bestsellers from Samhain (this week) and All Romance Ebooks are multiple partner romances.
So why don't more people know there's non-erotic? Honestly, I have my opinions on this. Consumers go to sites that provide what they are shopping for (using myself as an example). You don't go to Target when you're looking for the latest polical news. I don't freqent Amber Quill, or Ellora's Cave, two favorites among many readers.
The average ratio of (specialized with either a division or a non-erotic theme) publishers is 1 to 6, non-erotic to erotic. (roughly)
There is also the argument that it's a consumer driven market, but that leads back to a lack of information to possible consumers. I can talk to five people at any given time and none will know about e-books. Does age factor into that? Yes. (Another post for another day) Also that it's just easier for women to buy their "porn" anonymously online, rather than over the counter.
This attitude I think also creates another problem because Romance isn't porn, but the insinuation is that all the romance online is.
Rather disheartening for those (Me) who don't write either Erotic or Romantic Porn.
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Diana Castilleja
Best Selling Author
http://www.DianaCastilleja.com
Romance that thrives in dark places
http://www.sweeterromanticnotions.com
My take is that yes when you mention e-publishing, people are misinformed, or ignorant that there is anything other than erotic available. Case in point, as stated in her post, several of the highest bestsellers from Samhain (this week) and All Romance Ebooks are multiple partner romances.
So why don't more people know there's non-erotic? Honestly, I have my opinions on this. Consumers go to sites that provide what they are shopping for (using myself as an example). You don't go to Target when you're looking for the latest polical news. I don't freqent Amber Quill, or Ellora's Cave, two favorites among many readers.
The average ratio of (specialized with either a division or a non-erotic theme) publishers is 1 to 6, non-erotic to erotic. (roughly)
There is also the argument that it's a consumer driven market, but that leads back to a lack of information to possible consumers. I can talk to five people at any given time and none will know about e-books. Does age factor into that? Yes. (Another post for another day) Also that it's just easier for women to buy their "porn" anonymously online, rather than over the counter.
This attitude I think also creates another problem because Romance isn't porn, but the insinuation is that all the romance online is.
Rather disheartening for those (Me) who don't write either Erotic or Romantic Porn.
--
Diana Castilleja
Best Selling Author
http://www.DianaCastilleja.com
Romance that thrives in dark places
http://www.sweeterromanticnotions.com
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