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What’s Going On?

As Four Non-Blondes once said 😉

I haz news, my sweets. Ace continues to release, with Parts Six, Seven and Eight coming in the next three weeks. Some of the eagle-eyed among you may have noticed Part Eight will be available a day early, from 01 September. That wasn’t a typo, as on that date I shall be boarding a plane and flying to my little croft in Scotland for my annual hermitage. (more…)

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A Wave of Nausea

So I’m sure by now you’ve probably heard of the latest kerfuffle from JesseWave. A nasty little blog post bitching about mf content in mm romances. What Wave wants, apparently, is a trigger warning for every occurrence of het sex  in books sold as mm, in order that she and her ilk can avoid them. Well since when did straight sex become a trigger up there with rape, incest, underage sex and taboo practices? (more…)

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The Magic Bullet; or, Why Don’t My Books Sell?

It’s question every author wants to know the answer to – Why aren’t my books selling?

Some people struggle to get any traction, some struggle to get recognition, and whatever we’re selling, we all want to sell more. I have spent two years now lurking and participating in the places where authors (indie or not) congregate and discuss sales and marketing. It’s a refrain I hear over and over.
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