meredith duran hiatus?

. Hopefully, the authors who have stopped writing will return or new authors will appear on the scene to fill this void. Im glad to know Joanna Bourne is working on something new. I know you probably dont read my posts anymore, but there are a few points I would like to address that you mentioned. But it does provide a general depiction of current trends on a roughly hourly basis. Thats my take on it, anyway. // logged into Facebook user but not a GR app user; show FB button Well at least they are trying to do something different. 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. Or, its based on a few like-minded participants on a forum agreeing that something is a trend. You notice almost nobody ever threatens to boycott certain editors (who can typically remain anonymous) or the publishing houses that green lighted and/or encouraged the controversial work in the first place. Sometimes Julie Anne Longs books fill this void for me. Im curious to know more about why light fiction focusing on light-weighted female characters is a trend., Arent we all? Im intrigued with where shes going with this character. MEREDITH DURAN grew up enamored of British history. I think that some authors no longer write romance because their Muse has abandoned them or now speaks to them in a different voice/different genre, but I also think some of them simply could no longer get their books published. In addition to the authors who just disappeared, Id add Judith James and Lydia Joyce. Just looking at the first 10 pages of their most recent HR releases, I see a ton of Regency, titled heroes and/or heroines, some Vikings and Medieval, and a smattering of Victorian. I tend to become disenchanted with authors long before they stop writing. Now, for something much more nebulous like trends in literature, a similar principle applies. 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. Thered probably be a lot more originality in writing if authors quit chasing after trends and just told the stories itching to burst out of their imaginations. I havent been reading romance long enough to miss a particular author, but I can definitely understand why a number of them disappear. Drummond has to be very old by now (almost 90, I think). I even corresponded with her back in the day. So hopefully well have more from her. Courtney Milans older books did for me. I dont think there is anything wrong with older or traditional sensibilities if it means wanting more depth in your stories and less ironic heroines. They are probably the ones who get loads of meaningless 5* reviews of 10 words or less. The RWA implosion back in January will almost assuredly spark scholarship on the state of diversity in the genre soon, if it hasnt yet. As for backlash, I understand your concerns, but I think more authors need to tell the constantly triggered crowd to shove it. Other lovely news: Wicked Becomes You has made both Jennie's and Janine's Top 10 lists for . The latter is not really one of my favorites, I only really liked The Music of the Night but I thought she had a potential that never quite materialized. They often price their books at less than a buck a book and flood the best seller lists. Im not on Twitter, but I understand Stein has tweeted that she is still writing but went through a bad case of writers block. We all do it. It seemed like I had waited years for Severines story when it finally came out. Jael Wye (sfr, five years since a new release) I hav to say that Im generally wary of claims about trends until I see evidence. I suspect theres lots of push back out there dark romances, nostalgia for traditional masculinity, etc., all from books I avoid when reading for pleasure. Like you, I am pleased there are more books centering female agency. But at the same time, I wouldnt necessarily regard traditional masculinity as a form of push back. It could very well be an act of nostalgia as you say, but it could also be because the women who write these stories simply prefer those types of characters. Her debut, The Duke of Shadows, has been translated into thirteen languages and together with her sophomore book, Bound by Your Touch, was ranked among the top 100 romances of all time in . See if your friends have read any of Meredith Duran's books. They just observe what is popular and try to emulate it. Meredith Duran (peach style) See Photos. I love the Charlotte Holmes books (Im reading the upcoming one now) but would also like to see some more HR from Ms. Thomas. One big problem that I see with the trends discussions is that they are rooted in a persons opinion based on what a reader observes, as you have stated. 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). Finances play a role as well. Nowadays my fav hr authors are Julie Anne Long and Mia Vincy. I can wait it sucks, but I can, but it would be kind of her to inform the readers, whatever her decision is. Anne Stuart published a time travel Christmas themed book just back in November 2019 so she is still working. Eileen Wilks (her Lupi books are UF rather than romance, but its been a couple years). Personally, I am not interested in her YA series. I found it too slow moving. But looking at Avons recent catalog, I can see youre point about endless Regency. The first 10 pages of their catalog is mostly Regency, some Westerns, some contemporary, and a smattering of other options. I may have come across as a bit harsh, but I actually do like the Harlequin Historical line. Such lovely tales about ordinary people doing ordinary things. Meredith Duran. Ruthie Knox went into publishing I believe, Brainmill Press? [CDATA[ I could be totally off the mark here. I found heroines from over a decade ago to be sorely lacking. She has a stable of narrators that she rotates through her books, bringing in new ones on a regular basis. Meredith Duran. Since 2007 no full length book like the ones I mentioned has been released. But mostly its because my tastes keep changing. I also dont necessarily agree that compared to the past, heroines today are sarcastic and fluff. Hmmmm, I dont know. 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. The death of her (much older) husband Peter Dickinson in 2015 was a huge blow and I wonder if she will ever recover. I hope shes doing ok. Then if I keep trying and getting disappointed, I get angry at myself for wasting my own time. On the other hand, it creates a never-ending cycle of the same old stories with just minor tweaks. Estelle works in romance publishing and has been a guest on the podcast. Do contemporary-in-corset authors have a younger audience? Some exceptions, yes. I dont blame you, but unless an author is self-published, they get zero say in the pricing. Now, the problem with this rule is that you will find a huge range of $2.99 stories anywhere between about 3,000 and 20,000 words. A lot of authors also wont read fanfiction of their work for fear of being accused of plagiarism. I think I looked recently and her author website had vanished. I couldnt agree more. 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 also miss Elizabeth Lowell, her westerns (both historical and modern day) were wonderful. I look at the difference between Almost Heaven and today books and it makes me want weep. The skill they bring, or not, to writing about 2 men is what will be the determining factor for me. I miss Lynn Viehl. 99. The blog entries she posted at the time were heart-wrenching. And another who I periodically check on is Katherine Allred. Silver-tongued Viscount Sanburne is London's favorite scapegrace. Wednesdays column featured a 2009 interview with historical romance author Meredith Duran. Ive read some of their historicals, including some by Beverly Jenkins, and thought they covered more time periods and places than Harlequin. I havent been able to find anything about the latter but I wonder if Edith Laytons death led her to stop writing. shelved 97,149 times Showing 24 distinct works. She is planning to return to writing again. 4.1 out of 5 stars 161. Thanks, Dabney. I dont necessarily believe that books are shorter today if you take into consider self-publishing, for instance. (None of them have incited the sort of ire leveled at Patrick Rothfuss and George R. R. Martin, however.). I get a quick flash of it, and then it reverts to scripts and gobbledegook. 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. I base this on a range of factors, including my own reading and observations but author interviews and social media accounts and some recent scholarships on representations of masculinity. And yet, many if not most of the authors I read are reviewed her. Those kind of questions keep me up at night. (Torie was a genealogist, and she had an entertaining supporting cast.). So she is writing but in a different genre, at least for this one. Thankfully, self-publishing doesnt bear the stigma that it once did. I think my most missed are already mentioned. Audios are expensive, and I dont like being asked to pay full price for a 4 hour book when most books are 8 hours plus. Refresh and try again. Sherlock clones have been done to death, and Im surprised that she chose that character to base her series on. See Photos. Shes publishing regularly. The heroine was only a couple of years older than me but I could tell by the clothing choices and social manners of the heroine that the writer was much older. The more books the better! Judith A Lansdowne; Marjorie Farrell; Barbara Metzger; Emma Drummond; Paul Detmer Riggs. I struggle to find many historical writers fitting this depiction today. The other thing that occurred as I studied was that I realized some of the authors I miss the most are ones who are still writing but are writing books that just dont work for me any more for a variety of reasons. Id call it a variation of the young person interviews old person rather than letting the old person tell her own story trope. Dialogues across Diasporas: Women Writers, Scholars, and Activists of Africana and Latina Descent in Conversation (Critical Africana Studies) Like that line in movie The Devil Wears Prada where Miranda lectures Annie and tells her shes wearing a particular shade of blue sweater because Miranda and a few select others made a decision years ago that that blue would be fashionable and promoted in magazines and high fashion until it trickled down to the level of the market where Annie bought it. I have reservations I wont go into here, and quite honestly, think LB is simply jumping on a band wagon. Unfortunately, while authors do break out in self publishing, its the ones that get contracts with big publishers that make it into most of the casual readers hands. Did publishers study what was selling well in their lines and decide it was the most profitable? At least now between blogs, twitter and other readers one can glean some kind of answer or update. Facebook And then I get the sinking feeling either when I read it and am disappointed or when I know not to even try to read it for same. I was seconded some years ago by my company to Kiev in the Ukraine and I took them with me to read again during what was a very long and very cold winter. Its just hard to see them go and take their unfinished stories with them. They are legacies our real children and our childrens children can back, touch and feel and know us in a sense. I know that not all books can be epics, nor should they be. Cranking out a book a month is hardly unusual on KDP, especially in certain genres like self-help, erotica, and even romance. Every time I search I only can find polls or best books lists which arent the same thing. prattville mugshots released; stevens model 87a aftermarket stock; doraville marta station to airport schedule; british female tv drama actresses. She is the author of twelve novels, all published by Pocket Books. I used to look more at e-publisher but many of largest romance geared ones have gone out of bussiness and what is in the bookstores are a sea of ballgowns and simple plots that I can predict what is going to happen before I even open the book and it drives me crazy because I want to read a book and it seems that I can not get one that I can sink my teeth into. Mia Vincys name came to mind as recent HR author I discovered here, and she totally blew me away with her quality writing. Were they ever in large numbers? Error rating book. 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. It is so wonderful. Just by looking at Top 100 lists on Amazon in a particular book category over a set period of time, I can observe current trends. I find hard data very hard to come by on sales figures just through my internet searches. There are too many variables to make that claim, not to mention Amazon isnt the only game out there (believe it or not). Just trim away all the fat and floweryness from your writing, and youll do fine. Its mildly annoying but on a wider scale, when people dont distinguish or cant distinguish, bigger problems ensue in a society. I miss Anne Stuart and even though she is revising old classics, I still miss new original books from her. Thats just a sin. And, even if books are shorter, I wouldnt necessarily agree that lack of depth is the result, as in a cause and effect relationship. I cant even find any data listing what the bestselling historical romance novels were for a given year or time period. It often feels like a money grab on the part of these CR authors, and I resent that.. There are definitely Amazon scams out there, including plagiarism as you mention. Ivory had such a unique voice and I havent found anyone like her. Quentin Crisp, who had a rapier wit, used to answer audience questions on the spot, one of which was, What advice do you have for aspiring writers? and he replied, NEVER READ! After the audience laughed a while, he said something like, The reason you never want to read as an author is because then you start trying to sound like other people rather than just writing what you want to say. I too miss Anne Calhoun. I enjoyed the first two. MEREDITH DURAN blames Anne Boleyn for sparking her lifelong obsession with British history. Kinsale is on Twitter but never mentions writing that I can see. But they arent facts. the ask@AAR: What era had the best clothes? As the old Tootsie Roll commercials say, The world may never know. None of the writers I read tend to write more than a book at year at best and they write complex characters, including complex heroines.But Im only one reader and can only read a certain number of books per year. featured a 2009 interview with historical romance author Meredith Duran. So, Im getting pickier, avoiding the Lauren Blakley-type writing, and doing a lot of relistening because Im not finding much that appeals. But having been brought up with older parents I enjoyed the more traditional aspects of the heroine and still enjoyed many books originally published in the 60s or 70s where the heroines were pursuing adventures in their stockings and skirt suits when any modern heroine would be grubbing around in jeans. Like others have mentioned, her books, along with Judith Ivory and Laura Kinsale, are so grown up, I suppose. I can only speak from personal experience Im 32 and except for a few Julie Garwood and Diana Gabaldon books in high school, I got into romance as an adult in my late 20s. We have a national election headed our way in months. (I did try to read it again a couple of years later, but nope. Loretta Chase is planning to write at least 1 more book in her current series. This is last major publisher that does Medieval and they just had a Biltz for just Medieval, Viking and Highlander stores so it seems like they are really trying to expand in that direction. And another fan of Zemindar! Her sister is S.J. While some of the writers I enjoyed are younger than I am, like Meredith Duran, I worry that that style is not current enough to attract a twenty something market. Im not sure I agree with you, for instant, on what market changes are occurring based on just my own reading, my opinion and observations, and all the people I follow authors and readers at a variety of sites and social media, if thats the measurement well use. Before moving to Heath's current city of Philadelphia, PA, Heath lived in Villanova PA.Heath also answers to Durrans Heath and Heath Durrams, and perhaps a couple of other names. Every generation, every decade even, produces different ideas of the ideal man or hero. The decisions up to you. . And what a waste of narrators! I have fond memories of Zemindar. (Not the ones here obviously). by Meredith Duran. Among self-published erotica authors, the standard is $2.99 for a short up to novella length. As some here have said, the recent kerfuffle with RWA would be enough for a lot of romance authors to quietly vanish and secretly publish under a new name or genre. The more than 6,000 square foot space includes two . Duran is not the only beloved romance writer who stopped-at least for now-penning love stories. I really wish she would return to writing historical romances, I adore her books in that genre, and have re-read them so many times. Another fan commented on Tor.com in 2019 that Robin has suspended her blog and was working on the sequels to Pegasus. You mentioned in your last post that your word count would be about 100,000 125,000.

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