Its always hard for me to decide when to break up with an author Ive followed for years. After reading this 50 times I am getting tired of it. Im sure there are studies about the falling word count somewhere, but I, like others here, have definitely seen it without having to read a bunch of dissertations on the subject. I agree with everything you have written here. Once readers know the bios of an author, it can be tricky to interpret their writing through that lens, however accurate or inaccurate it might be. One more: Eve Dangerfield. Hopefully, the authors who have stopped writing will return or new authors will appear on the scene to fill this void. Her debut, The Duke of Shadows, has been translated into thirteen languages and was ranked among the top 100 romances of all time by NPR and All About Romance. And sometimes, an author just gets sick and tired of running on the treadmill- especially if she has been forced by multibook contracts or need of advances to crank out a book a month. Jacquie DAlessandro (8 years) Judith James reissued expanded version of her Restoration trilogy on Kindle and theyre great but her website is now defunct. I imagine that there are people in their teens or 20s who want deep, lyrical, meaty romances and people in their 70s or 80s who prefer fluffier wallpaper historicals. Harlequin put them on hold and she apparently cant publish them elsewhere. Im glad to know Joanna Bourne is working on something new. I would be surprised to learn that Im the only one who has been seeing those books there for years. featured a 2009 interview with historical romance author Meredith Duran. Quilting when a person has such God-given writing skill its just sad.I miss you already Meredith and Im only 2/3s through your repertoire. Courtney Milans older books did for me. Cranking out a book a month is hardly unusual on KDP, especially in certain genres like self-help, erotica, and even romance. She had outlined the Spymaster books pretty thoroughly before she had even written them because she knew what was happening in Forbidden Rose etc before it was published. Kimberly Raye (4 years) And yes, speculation, opinion, observation, etc. Like others have mentioned, her books, along with Judith Ivory and Laura Kinsale, are so grown up, I suppose. And I read Patricia Wrights books. (I hope this doesnt end up a double post! I think in some novels the age of the author slips in somewhat even if they are writing someone younger. Yes, the husband/wife from the trilogy. Her other books include RITA award winner Fool Me Twice and her February 2017 release, A Lady's Code of Misconduct, which was called one of the best romances of the year by BookList and Amazon, and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, the latter of which opined: This book weaves its spell so thoroughly that the most fortunate reader will be the one who has time to read the entire thing in one sitting. Her next release, THE SINS OF LORD LOCKWOOD, hits the shelves on February 27, 2018. Im definitely with you on this issue. I am perhaps a little naive about the online community as I dont get involved with social media, e.g. Im curious to know more about why light fiction focusing on light-weighted female characters is a trend., Arent we all? While Im sure there are some scammers in the bunch, a number of these authors are legit powerhouses who can work at a punishing pace while chasing after dollars and cents. Writing snarky humor that is actually funny is a gift and a lot of the copycats think that merely making the heroine swear a lot or be sarcastic in situations that might get them killed substitutes for clever writing. Her debut, The Duke of Shadows, has been translated into thirteen languages and was ranked among the top 100 romances of all time by NPR and All About Romance. I hav to say that Im generally wary of claims about trends until I see evidence. But it does provide a general depiction of current trends on a roughly hourly basis. But like music or film or any business the artists with big PR campaigns and money behind them are the ones easiest to find. I just cant cope with the romance community as it is right now, and historical romance sales have gone right down since the Amazon scam authors moved in. She wrote a couple of SF romances that I loved and it seemed she planned for more that universe that just never materialized. Like anything else, authors come and go for untold reasons (much to my dismay), but life goes on. Likewise, Im not pleased by certain narratives, so I dont have to read (or write) them. You arent pleased by certain narratives, so you dont have to read them. Its why I stopped bothering to write reviews there. She was an auto-buy for years! I think I looked recently and her author website had vanished. I try to make sure too that Im not generalizing about characters ages in fiction. The more than 6,000 square foot space includes two . Thanks, Dabney. Her debut, The Duke of Shadows, has been translated into thirteen languages and was ranked among the top 100 romances of all time by NPR and All About Romance. I absolutely love her writing and am beyond curious to read her take on a Medieval setting. This is not the only example. as a wordsmith and a master at understanding the elements that connect complex, genuine, and lovable characters." Buried Under Romance Where are the next installments of the famous IAD series by Kresley Cole? Anne Mallory, Liz Carlyle, Julie James, Courtney Milan, and Joanna Bourne all havent published anything recently much to their fans dismay. I hope she keeps writing though. I know you probably dont read my posts anymore, but there are a few points I would like to address that you mentioned. I wait for reviews instead and tentatively try again and then usually realize that the author is no longer capturing my interest. Maybe that helped with the relative speed then (even though she was never the fastest writer) or she had some already written. I think I can make a coherent argument for why new feminist activism is producing books that focus on toxic masculinity and issues around consent over the past few years, and I think I can make an argument for why diversity is a force in the romance genre today. So I get to explore and perhaps find new reads by old favorites. I have reservations I wont go into here, and quite honestly, think LB is simply jumping on a band wagon. Would a 5,000 word erotic HR short receive the same treatment as a 120,000+ word inspirational tome? Wednesdays column featured a 2009 interview with historical romance author Meredith Duran. On the flip side, new generations of writers emerge every year to follow in their footsteps. Second, you are correct that self-published books are not necessarily getting shorter and shorter. J.Quinn. There is no need to dumb things down for the audio audience; we can keep up just fine. It seems the stories have gotten simpler and a lot less complex and interesting. Im happy Joanna Bourne is still working on her next book, however slowly. But that doesnt mean those authors have the same chance of being picked up by the casual Walmart shopper who still reads paperbacks and likes to grab a couple when they do their big grocery haul. I havent tried Mia Vincy yet and I absolutely loved the Julie Anne Long historical I read so there are good alternatives out there, I only wish my type of HR ruled the roost. She has a book out by the end of the year, but I just have the sense that it might be her final one, or that her output is going to drastically subside. One thing other thing Ive noticed from reading a bunch of Kindle Unlimited books is that a lot of copycat authors try to mimic some authors humorous internal thoughts or banter poorly. How much do publishers and editors shape public taste? I agree with the literary sensibility you mention to characterize authors like Duran, Ivory, Bourne, Grant, etc. There is the book that will be out in December and one more after that. I miss new books from Meredith Duran and Meg Maguire/Cara McKenna. Im willing to wait. $grfb.init.done(function() { Wonderful supporting characters, especially the crazy servants and the animals. Thankfully, when I looked this up, I discovered there was one last Morsi historical I hadnt read, so Im checking that out right now. Perhaps next you will introduce me to myself. Thank you for your kinds words! She hasnt stopped writing, but in the Afterword to her last published romance (NOT YOUR SHOE SIZE), she announced she was no longer going to be writing romance; she plans to write in a different genre and publish under a different name (Dangerfield provided neither her new name nor the new genre). I too wish shed write more romance! However theres also room for variety were happy to publish stories from ancient Greece all the way through to World War II, though we have ceased publication of Westerns as of January 2019.. Many include authors interviewing other authors or fangirling including Bec McMaster interviewing Amanda Bouchet. But I was referring just to the first 10 pages of their most recently published work, which tends to skew toward the more common HR settings. Audible sets these prices, I know that. Thats interesting about Avon. If the average romance reader tears through Regencies with titled heroes and bluestocking heroines, thats what theyll keep producing. Those kind of questions keep me up at night. Meanwhile, we have to have alternative chapters that focus on Miss Bubbly-Wannabe-Journalist because shes in the 21st century and therefore the young reader can relate. As for backlash, I understand your concerns, but I think more authors need to tell the constantly triggered crowd to shove it. Among self-published erotica authors, the standard is $2.99 for a short up to novella length. I did try to find more about her some time ago and I dont think she wrote another book, at least under this name. Now I just have to get the perfect cover and its off to the races. Her books well very well, and narrators like to be associated with success just like most people do. Sandra Antonelli, a romance author who is reviewed here, wrote her doctoral dissertation on ageism in romances and blogs about it frequently and has lots of great insight on the issue. img.scaleToMaxWidth(385); Servios. The decisions up to you. It was not a bad book (I really dont think Kati is capable of writing a bad book), but there were certain word choices and the way dialogue was presented that I felt were definitely driven by the fact that the book would be HEARD before it would be READ. I hope that the influnce of Harlequin Historicals rubs off on to the AVON books and not the other way around because I really would hate to see them turn into Regency only publisher. Visit meredithduran.com fo I know we will never agree on this point before Doomsday, but art can definitely exist for arts sake without an inherent agenda beyond pleasure.
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