Monday blogs

What do great writers like to read? Gary Henry and Mohana Rajakumar

Image courtesy Mary Okeke Reviews.  This week, two very different authors answer my unscientific survey of best sellers. Gary Henry is author of the urban fantasy novel American Goddesses and a collection of short stories, What Happened to Jory and Other Dark Departures. Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar is author of a number of literary novels that explore […]

This past January, Digital Book World reported that nearly 80 percent of self-published authors and more than half of traditionally published authors earn less than $1,000 a year from their efforts. That report has generated a lot of debate. Some very honest and brave independent authors have put their own statistics up against this argument:  […]

Monday blog: What do best-selling authors read?

Creative Commons image courtesy http://bethtrissel.wordpress.com/ This week, I asked two very different writers to tell us what they look for in the books they read. Kathleen Valentine writes a mixture of horror, humour and historical novels, novellas and stories, including The Old Mermaid’s Tale and the award-winning Depraved Heart, which could be described as paranormal romantic […]