Monica Jackson takes on some of the covers for the top 100 romance novels at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. I laughed until I coughed. Sarah and I may be out of a job if she ever decides to turn cover snarking into a regular feature on her site.
(OK, not out of a job. Out of a hobby. A hobby that’s generated an amazing number of visitors.)
Dude with much time on his hands reads a bunch of romance novels and analyzes the contents of the sex scenes within; presents results in hilarious fashion. He even breaks down the frequency of words used to describe breasts, penises and other body parts. Check it out.
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Oh boy. Check out the new contest Kate Rothwell has set up.
The “cover art” she’s chosen is… Damn. Just go look.
I love that I can spend another day putting off trying to illustrate the new clutch shaft Engineering has decided to inflict on us so I can think up delicious blurbs for this contest.
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And Meljean has constructed rock-solid arguments on why this is so.
Please. Read her article. It will open your eyes--and heal your gout, too, should you be gouty, that is.
Rebecca Brandewyne wrote a piece about how much she misses purple prose on Romancing the Blog. Go check it out; I left a long-ass comment that I probably should’ve posted here, and I have even MORE I want to say, so I’ll weigh in later with even more words. Whee!
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Well, gee—
My copy of the three-armed lady isn’t new, but is in very good shape for its age… and signed to boot. The connecting story, Candle in the Window, is also signed. Perhaps I should move them…
This is actually a very interesting post.
I can’t say I’ve seen a lot of clever viral marketing campaigns launched by authors. There were the authors wearing swan hats and manga costumes at RWA. Those created a bit…
Hokay, I simply don’t believe that Chuck’s writing made anyone pass out at a reading. Throw up, maybe, especially if the reading was after-hours at a sleazy bar. But pass out, no.
Here’s my plan for a viral…
A netwok of 8-12 people? Doesn’t help if they’re preschoolers, I’ll bet!
spaminator--quite34--try quite 3 and 4, and you’ve got my social circle!
LOL. Coming from Chuck Palahniuk, that does not surprise me at all. This is the same guy who wrote a story that routinely caused readers to pass out at live readings. He’s a master of shock.
