Author Archives: Keira Andrews
Opinions are Like *Insert Body Part Here*
Reviews are often a contentious issue, and I know some authors who never read them. But even when I disagree with someone’s opinion of one of my books, I find there is still often something I can learn to improve … Continue reading
When it Bleeds, it Leads
Following up on last week’s post on the exclusion of same-sex romances from an RWA contest, Diana Peterfreund had some interesting thoughts on supporting GLBT books after the fervour and outrage dies down. Now, I think our outrage is perflectly … Continue reading
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Same-Sex Romance Need Not Apply
I’ve never been a member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA), simply because I’m a) not American and b) I didn’t think a membership would do much for me as an author of gay romance. There is now an … Continue reading
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“A very satisfying happy ending”
5 Star review of The Station from Booked Up: This is a breathtaking story taking place in the mid 1800s, beginning in England and ending in the Australian Outback….There is lots of dust, sun, unfriendly insects and animals, hardship and … Continue reading
Confessions of a Bodice-Ripper Devotee
The first romance novel I read was around 12 or 13. Thanks to my older sister, I had access to a lovely collection of thick and juicy historical romances with covers that usually looked something like this: Often they featured … Continue reading
Readers: Name Your Favourite Publisher
I’d love to know which romance publisher is your favourite and why. It is the quality of the writing? The variety of offerings? The customer service? The site design? Loose Id? Torquere? Ellora’s Cave? Dreamspinner? Carina? Samhain? Somewhere else? If … Continue reading
This is Why I Will Never Try NaNoWriMo
I am a slow writer. I’m also a slow reader, so I suppose it makes sense. Not slow as in I have trouble with comprehension, but I’ve always taken my time reading. If there’s a passage I really like, I’ll … Continue reading
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I think many authors will agree that coming up with a good title for your book is one of the hardest parts of writing. I find either a title comes to me very quickly and I love it, or I … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
This is obviously the time of year when most people make resolutions. I keep mine simple, and this year, I’m going to focus on trying new things. It’s not that things have been going wrong for me, but I like … Continue reading
Thank You!
Just wanted to say a big thank you to all the authors and commentors who made Make the Yuletide Gay so much fun! Thank you for coming out to play this holiday season. I wish a very merry Christmas and … Continue reading
