Yesterday, Jane Litte revealed on Dear Author that she was New Adult romance author Jen Frederick. The reaction has not been universal love, however. The post comes on the heels of being deposed in the Ellora’s Cave lawsuit, with the implication that she’s letting the word out because it came up in the deposition, and […]
A Requires Hate Update
I posted something in November in haste, and I regret breaking one of my own rules in doing so. That rule is: rely on your own research when calling people out. Another thing I’ve become aware of since the Marion Zimmer Bradley story: I actually have a significant platform and need to be careful how […]
H. M. Ward Asks Fans How They Want New Book Notifications
There’s no doubt that H. M. Ward is an indie writer sensation. She’s sold six million books over the last three years. I previously blogged about H. M. Ward and some other favorite new adult romance books if you’re interested. One of the first things I noticed about her books was her offer in the […]
Laura J. Mixon on Requires Hate
For those who don’t know, Requires Hate was a book reviewer—of sorts. And so much more. Laura J. Mixon analyzes. In many other situations book reviewers are simply and only book reviewers, e.g., this review and set of progress comments from Blythe that led to Kathleen Hale’s self-admitted stalking, leading to the #HaleNo backlash. Here’s […]
Eugie Foster, RIP
It was just under a year ago that Eugie Foster broke open a dam with her plea for people to buy her work, but not the Norilana editions. She was fighting cancer, an aggressive form. Unfortunately, the treatments she’s gotten, including radiation, several courses of chemo, and stem cell therapy, weren’t enough to save her […]
Robert Heinlein on the Breendoggle
From William H. Patterson’s book Robert A. Heinlein, Vol 2: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2: The Man Who Learned Better, p. 263. At just that moment, in fact, science-fiction fandom was tearing itself apart over the preemptive cancellation of the membership of a suspected pedophile by PacifiCon, the most recent world science-fiction convention, […]
Jackie Barbosa’s Son
Most of you reading this will have no idea who Jackie Barbosa is. Nor who her son is. Jackie’s a romance writer. Last week, her teenage son was driving to school and struck by an oncoming car. Dear Author mention is here, including link to a fundraiser. I don’t know Jackie, but I do know […]