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For Wont Of A Pronoun

by Monica Burns at 11:53am Thu, 3 Jul 2008 under Books, writing, Reading, craft, Book Reviews; romance books; 230 views
The other day I found a review on my book Mirage written by a reader who is familiar with Arabic. In the review, the reader expressed frustration with my misuse of pronouns when the hero spoke Bedouin endearments to the heroine. This single issue was enough to make the reader find the book less than satisfactory, which prompted a comment that I should have done my research better.  

Blonde Moments and Then Some

by Monica Burns at 8:07am Sat, 14 Jun 2008 under Books, Romance, monica burns, Lori Foster, Lori Foster Author/Reader Get-Together; 111 views
Last weekend I went to the Lori Foster event where I hooked up with old friends and made some new ones. This year the event was bigger than ever with almost 300 authors and readers in attendance. As always, there just wasn’t enough time to spend with everyone. Of course, things could have been easier about actually getting to the event.

Winging It

by Monica Burns at 9:10am Sat, 7 Jun 2008 under Books, writing, erotic romance, romance books, Samhain, reviews, monica burns; 72 views
Dangerous -- "...a pretty good read." Mrs. Giggles | 4.5 Stars RT BOOKreviews

Jane Eyre and 4 1/2 Stars

by Monica Burns at 4:02pm Fri, 30 May 2008 under Books, movies, Romance, reviews, Classic Literature, Jane Eyre; 152 views
Jane Eyre was one of my favorite romances growing up as a teenager, and over the years it has come to be the number one on my list of favorites. Something I find rather strange in a way because I really despise first person POV. But the story grabbed me then as it still does all these years later. Because I love the story so much, I try to watch every remake of the first Jane Eyre

Fixing ePublishing's Image

  Over the past year there have been several ePubs that have gone under, been in the news and/or behaved badly or wonderfully depending on one’s POV. In considering some of the brouhahas, I’ve formed the opinion that a number of these ePublishers have been their own worst enemy. Problem is they drag not only themselves through the mud, but the rest of us as well. The MisGuided