} else { And the number of authors mentioned on this page who have been cited as saying its hard for them to make a living writing what they like is very concerning. I am a quilter. Why do some authors, actors, musicians, artists, and so forth become more popular and well-known than others, even if their work is of a demonstrably lower quality than some of their struggling contemporaries? Meredith Duran is the USA TODAY bestselling author of thirteen novels. I just read a 500+ page romance in July from Mariana Zapata, but I know shes self-published. Where are the next installments of the famous IAD series by Kresley Cole? So discouragedI very read comments below.I miss writers, too. I must say I miss Laura Kinsale- though her missing status isnt so recentI understand that her research, writing and resolutions all took much out of her-but WOW, so did they take much out of me, as the reader. Estelle works in romance publishing and has been a guest on the podcast. After reading this 50 times I am getting tired of it. 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. Theres damn lies. I would love to read a great historical romance set in some time period other than the 19th century for a change! Years ago, when I first started reading romance, I read a lot of books in the Signet Regency line, and among my favorites there were Nancy Butler and Diane Farr. Im wondering if anyone has any information on Meredith Duran, and especially if shes writing under another pen name these days? Thats interesting about Avon. I find hard data very hard to come by on sales figures just through my internet searches. Not much of what we do in this life can be associated with such a sentiment..for most of us our children. Fans of Julia Quinn, Jane Feather and Eloisa James will delight in Meredith's trademark headstrong heroine, cunning hero and tale of deep emotional intensity! Good luck! And what a waste of narrators! While I have found some newer historical romance authors like Julia Bennet who write engaging and unique stories and have a voice I enjoy- I also find them harder to come by. Thank you for sharing this information :). Weve been internet friends for several years, so I send her emails once in a while, but havent had a reply since last autumn. Im planning to read her upcoming book. The problem is, trends are often just a product of cultural resonance without any rhyme or reason. Did Amazon have something to do with it? I think a lot of books would not be published as easily today. Ah, I didnt know that she was no longer writing. Three of AAR's publishers are buzzing - literally - about Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran's new historical novel to be released at the end of June. Shes amazing. Twenty-four live rounds fell from Duran's lap, and officers found a magazine for the firearm, prosecutors said. Are readers suddenly not interested in reading complex books? Shes a better writer than this; and her fans deserve to have that quality back. When his latest escapade exposes a plot to ruin her family, she vows to handle it herself, as she always has done. I enjoyed the first two. To make a foolish example, if there is a pothole on my street thats clearly visible, I dont need to wait for an official report from the Department of Transportation to tell me the hole is actually there. Ruthie Knox went into publishing I believe, Brainmill Press? by Meredith Duran | Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc | Jul 28, 2009. I also miss authors like Nonnie St. George and Nita Abrams who seemed to come and go in a flash of brilliance. As I said (before I read your comments here) Im basing my observations on big publishers and the books getting the PR money and push. Design firm Arcsine joined owners Rick Hackett, Meredith Melville, and Martin Ladera to bring the restaurant back from its extended hiatus. Crazy for publishers to expect and crazy for the authors who manage it. She has a stable of narrators that she rotates through her books, bringing in new ones on a regular basis. Oh no, we have to introduce a perky, bubbly, wannabe journalist 21st century hip chick who interviews the old lady instead of just telling the old ladys story without this presumptuous and hella annoying filter. Italian Edition | by Meredith Duran and Elena Riva | Sold by: MONDADORI LIBRI S P A. The more than 6,000 square foot space includes two . Index includes name, sex, date and place of birth, date and county of death, father's last name, and mother's maiden name. I think that two main reasons that a lot of authors stopped writing. I miss LaVyrle Spencer and Muriel Jensen and, although I think shes still writing but never fast enough, Kathleen Gilles Seidel. David Dmowski, Michael Dmowski, and four other persons spent some time in this place. Impenitent social media enthusiast. I didnt post often but I read a lot of the posts, and I clicked on your Amazon links whenever I bought a book to show my support. They didnt work for me in either format, which is a shame. I do not mind small/e-press but I do not want to self publish my first novel on my own because I want to have an editor because I want somebody else to help me to improve the book and also to help me deal with some of the backlash that may result from the novels setting. For the Charlotte Holmes series, I find that I enjoy the audiobooks so much better than actually reading them myself. I think beyond even feminist activism behind trends is just the coming of age of more young women who have been raised in a different time and expect different things from their heroes. 50 Shades of Grey ripoffs, Cutesy titles mimicking How to Lose a Guy In Ten Days, anything with a Duke and the floods of YA books inspired by the Twilight series. See Photos. In some cases its because they use up their best ideas on their early books and the quality then declines, or I discover them when they already have a backlist which I cherrypick for my favourite tropes without feeling the need to read everything theyve written. I dont blame you, but unless an author is self-published, they get zero say in the pricing. I keep hoping against hope shell start writing again. Duran Meredith. Mia Vincys books would fit well today, and perhaps Evie Dunmore, though Ive only read one of her books to date. Heath Durrans is 55 years old today because Heath's birthday is on 01/14/1967. Sphere of Influence: Boundaries of 1976 plus Country Club Park, California Golf Club, and . I hope shes doing ok. A business can only take so many chances at once. Im also grateful to my other favorite (veteran) authors who still write, despite whatever challenges they face: Meljean Brook aka Milla Vane, Loretta Chase, for example. Eileen Wilks (her Lupi books are UF rather than romance, but its been a couple years). She enjoys collecting old etiquette manuals, guidebooks to nineteenth-century London, and . MEREDITH DURAN blames Anne Boleyn for sparking her lifelong obsession with British history. Try not to be discouraged. She was an author with so much promise and her disappearance still bothers me. Those kind of questions keep me up at night. And then theres statistics. There definitely needs to be a balance between quantitative data and common sense. Does anyone know if Karyn Monk and Isolde Martyn are still writing? (No one is forcing this particular price point by decree, but a number of erotica authors have essentially made an unofficial pact to never charge less than $2.99 for smut lest customers start expecting $0.99 jollies that would only earn an author $0.35 per sale.) 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. It wasnt about Torie, and that makes me sad. I am unlikely to listen to this one though, even though I love both narrators, because Im not enjoying any of her work right now. I think people are getting more skeptical of mainstream publishing somehow signifying a benchmark for quality. Duran is due in court May 13, and he remains in custody on $50,000 bail. I may have come across as a bit harsh, but I actually do like the Harlequin Historical line. (I know she shut down her blog, but before she did, I believe if I remember correctly she mentioned that it was not profitable for her to publish and she could make more money and be under less stress as a ghostwriter. Then if I keep trying and getting disappointed, I get angry at myself for wasting my own time. Im curious to know more about why light fiction focusing on light-weighted female characters is a trend. Its why I stopped bothering to write reviews there. 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. Theyre doing their thing to make a living or to satisfy their current writing muse or whatever the case may be. I can observe it. I started her upcoming one and put it down. Find your friends on Facebook. Hopefully, the authors who have stopped writing will return or new authors will appear on the scene to fill this void. My observations have been based on the books that are getting the contracts and the big PR from established publishers. It may be harder for authors who want longer books, more complex stories or more conflicted heroes and heroines to make a living if they are going against what is hot or trendy. I think something similar happened to Rett MacPherson with her Torie OShea mystery series and Ive only seen one novel that she self-published recently. T.Dare.L.Kleypas. Sorry for typos. Today we're discussing Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran. What a walk down memory lane! 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). as a wordsmith and a master at understanding the elements that connect complex, genuine, and lovable characters." Buried Under Romance She is the author of twelve novels, all published by Pocket Books. 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. 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.. I like fluff as much as the next person but there was never anything simple about my feelings reading Duke of Shadows, or The Prince of Midnight and I really miss that in most current HR releases. I think all it takes is one person to successfully break out with something different to set off a new trend like 50 Shades, Twilight, Outlander and numerous other books that inspired whole genres. Event.observe(window, 'load', function() { It often feels like a money grab on the part of these CR authors, and I resent that.. Plus I was really bummed that shes not going to finish her Silver Daughters trilogy (about three sisters who run a tattoo shop); she had published the first two books and there was a big cliffhanger at the end of book twobut instead of using her final book to complete the series, she published a coda for an existing couple (from ACT YOUR AGE). The more books the better! When you're back on the market and ready to fall in love with a new romance, who are the best matchmakers you can find? I worry that the reason I find less and less of the type of historical romance that I like is because I have aged out of the the current style. //
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