Does this even need to be said? All authors have something of value to protect.
You’ll understand someday when you have something of value to protect. Those words came from a “big name” author who has sold many more books than myself, and she was talking about trademarks. (What else do authors talk about these days?) This...
As a disabled author, I expect abuse in my professional community
While listening to the Book Riot Podcast (Episode 236: One of the Toms), the hosts mentioned a November 2017 article in The BookSeller, talking about the publication’s own survey where not only are the upper echelons of publishing companies male (and white), but...
On Cocky Authors, Triggers, and Toxic Masculinity (Part 2/2)
Author Notes: Want to read part 1? Here it is. A lovely article discussing this very group can be found here. This article puts into words things that I’ve been thinking for a long time now. This post discusses cPTSD and triggers in a frank and honest manner. I...
On Cocky Authors, Triggers, and Toxic Masculinity (Part 1/2)
There have been a lot of good articles on not just the circumstances surrounding the trademark of the word “cocky” as well as the legalities about it. Personally, I think it’s such an obvious misstep that while it may take a lot of time and trouble,...
Amazon Rank Stripping & Why Asking Me To Boycott Reveals Your Privilege
Since the news broke last week that Amazon was removing the sales ranks of works it perceived as erotic (see Tymber Dalton’s excellent post on it here), I’m seeing calls to boycott Amazon. After all, the big bad 1000 pound gorilla in the publishing world...QueerRomance Ink
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