Writing Wide I’m easily bored. I hate convention. I hate tropes, though I often find myself weaving them into my stories without conscious intent. I despise “the usual” and am always looking for a way to do things differently, some way to shake up the system and cause a little disruption in people’s expectations. This …
RANDOMS: Show Your Support and Take a Stand Against eBook Piracy!
Hey readers! Jena here. As most of you are aware, Pure Textuality is a site that is a lover of all books – traditional and indie published alike. A rising problem in the publishing industry as a whole is the piracy of eBooks. As an indie author, I can tell you that there is a …
RANDOMS: Google’s Happy Birthday Message for Douglas Adams
I am one of those people that adores Douglas Adams and I am loving today’s Google Doodle in honor of his birthday! Head on over to Google.com to see the interactive Google Doodle!
RANDOMS: Happy 165th Birthday Bram Stoker!
Today marks what would have been Bram Stoker’s 165th birthday! So Happy Birthday to you Mr. Stoker! Without your most famous piece of work, Dracula, we wouldn’t have the likes of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire Mysteries and even the sparkly non-badass vamps of Twilight that serve as so many readers’ very own guilty pleasure. …
RANDOMS: My Chat With Kerrelyn Sparks (@avonbooks, @kerrelynsparks)
As I’ve mentioned before, I was lucky enough to get picked for this term of Avon Addicts with Avon Books. Tonight, we had an Shindig video chat with Kerrelyn herself. We talked about everything from publishing to her Love At Stake series and her newest release The Forbidden Lady.
NEWS: A Little Props From the Fangtastic Folks at The Fangreaders Chat!!! (@FangreadersChat)
A few mornings ago, I was going through my normal routine – check the site for comments, see how the hits are doing, draft up reviews to post and check the e-mail box. I had a wonderful surprise from the fangtastic folks at Fangreaders Chat.
GUEST POST by Book Blogger Dolly: The Glamorous Life of a Book Blogger/Reviewer
When I volunteered to be a book blogger, I had all these wonderful thoughts and ideas. I’d get to share my love of books with others who loved books at an established, fun website. Naive, right? I mean, I talk books all the time with family and friends, how could writing about them in a …
NEWS: Anne Rice on Sparkly Vampires, ‘Twilight,’ ‘True Blood,’ and Werewolves
I almost died when I saw this interview! I am a very big Anne Rice fan and ever since I read the Twilight series and the Southern Vampire Mysteries, I have wondered what Anne Rice, the queen of vampire novels, would think of their cuddly vampire leads. Read on to find out how she feels! …