Today we’re going to talk about Smashwords, an e-book store and distributor that is growing rapidly but is still relatively unknown in Germany. Smashwords is an e-book publishing and distribution platform based in the US and used mostly by [...]
We are happy to announce that Connected Hearts – Four Lesbian Romance Stories by Jae, RJ Nolan, and Joan Arling is not only available on Smashwords but also on Amazon. Those who would like to know what happend to [...]
In the course of a seminar I was able to visit the S. Fischer Verlage, one of the top five publishers in Germany. For two hours, the heads of each department explained how their operational procedures work. It was [...]
It’s freezing outside and and everywhere I look is snow and ice. I have to be honest: I do prefer this to gray and dreary weather. And I love to stay on my sofa, drink a cup of tea or [...]
The characters are the lifeblood of every story. You can have a great story idea and beautiful prose, but if readers don’t care for your main characters, they’ll put your book aside and never pick it up again. Readers [...]
Everyone starts with at least one resolution into a new year – even if it’s just the one to not have a resolution… We asked some of our authors about their writing-related resolutions for 2013. Jae: I’m planning on [...]
After another of the lesbian fiction publishers is about to close down, the discussions on some Yahoo groups started anew: What is better for authors—traditional or self-publishing? Well, we are a (not so) traditional publisher, but we tried to [...]
A very happy new year to all our readers. Before focusing on 2013 we wanted to take a last look back at 2012. Some of our authors shared with us what they found under the Christmas tree. Jae seems [...]