Heading out to DragonCon, Publisher’s Weekly’s Barbara Vey had an interesting conversation on the plane with a potential reader, which led her to ask the question: How do you get new readers? Read her answer, it’s maybe not what you would think. http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/beyondherbook/?p=4683 No new reporting on the agents-as-publishers controversy. Meanwhile, Chuck Sambuchino reports on a new [...]

Workshops Snakebite Scenes and Hollywood Plots: Enhancing Action and Emotion in Romance, sponsored by the Heart of Dixie Chapter. May 3 – 17, 2010. Carrie Lofty, author of sexy, adventurous historical romances for Kensington, will demonstrate how action can make your novel more exciting and more emotional. Questions and registration at Heart of Dixie. Dunes [...]

Women’s Fiction is in the news — and the blogs. First up,