A whole series of shoes for J.P., who writes:
If an author gets signed with a publisher for a 5-book novel series, for example, because their first book does well, would there be a chance if say the second and third book don’t do so hot that the publisher could tank the rest of the series? [...]
I’ll let Maureen retell it:
I am pleased to tell you that the SEQUEL to 13 Little Blue Envelopes is NOW OFFICIALLY ON.
Thanks to Anna, for reminding me I promised to give another free copy of Vacations From Hell to a random commenter on my post about blurbs.
The random winner (thanks to Random.org) is Sonia! Sonia, please email me at daphne.unfeasible@gmail.com with your mailing address, and I’ll get a copy of Vacations From Hell off to [...]
Rexroth and I just stained our back deck (hopefully it won’t rain this afternoon), and with that major accomplishment out of the way for this weekend, I’m looking forward to heading to the pool tomorrow with my Kindle, my sunblock, and some snacks for a serious readfest. I’m looking forward to tackling some great [...]
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
And what’s the reason for my quoting the Bard today? Well, as I wrote yesterday on Twitter, some authors seem to be trying so very very hard with their characters’ names, to the [...]
