Lulu Rants: FIFTY SHADE...

“And IF I’d been queried with DaVinci Code, Twilight, 50 Shades, or whatever, I’d have said no, with no regrets in hindsight.” -recent tweet from a perfectly decent person who is also an agent What is the purpose of fiction? Is it purely entertainment? Or is it...

WLP Rants: Newsletters ...

I know what you’re thinking “But Pixie, you are the one who has to subscribe to get the newsletter.” WRONG. A new crop of authors thinks it’s okay to find your email address and subscribe you to their newsletters, without your permission. Even better, the genre is...

WLP Rants: Condoms in R...

A few months back someone emailed me a link to a blog post by a male about his dislike of the use of condoms in romance novels. He goes on to say that it kills “the mood” and it pulls him out of said sex scene. Also, apparently it’s an “industry standard”...

Seleste Rants – R...

It’s not unheard of for old-school authors to rant about new stuff. Specifically, e-books. The death of publishing. Only good for people who read smut. Blah blah blah. Hell, even the Science Fiction Writers of America refuse to acknowledge work with any epublishers as legitimate...

Seleste Says: What I Me...

Email happened today. That’s kind of like saying shit happened, only via the internet. I’m going to refrain from going into detail about it, but the gist of the email was that an author specified that they wanted me to review their book because they seemed to think I...

WLP Rants: Blogging For...

I’ve noticed a new crop of “bloggers” who seem to think the rest of us make money on our blogs, blog for free books or blog for freebies. They couldn’t be more wrong and to be honest they disgust me. Starting a blog and immediately posting ads because you need...