Love all the suggestions here. And, Carla, I think of books as my friends, too. So, can anyone gives us suggestions of new-to-you authors you discovered during a slump? My favorite find was Elizabeth Hoyt.
Hey, y'all, thanks for posting. Yeah, I think changing genres is sometimes the answer. But taking a break from reading, no way! I would go into deep withdrawal. The problem is that sometimes, even with boxes full of unread books, there are times when nothing appeals. That's where I am today, but you know what? I picked up an old Jillian Hunter book, and it is hilarious, about a bunch of pirates trying to turn themselves into Scots nobility. So, slump over!
Vikkii: A website called glomming.com? Unbelievable! I'll check it out.
Cynthia: LOL and much appreciative that you found Down and Dirty sexy, funny, and wicked.
Kimberly: I love the mother, daughter, aunt and sister bond with book. Next to glomming, sharing a book with someone else is the greatest thrill for an avid reader.
VikingPrincess: Bless you for buying the book the first day.
Shannon: It's always been my goal to go back and read all the classics, but there are so many good new books I don't seem to find the time.
Sara said: I think it's time for authors to realize and utilize a different venue for books. What it is exactly is evolving...
Sara: I agree. The traditional publishing modem of stripping books is a dinosaur that should have ended long ago. The problem is that other things are happening too fast for anyone to keep up. Even though ebooks have been around for quite a while, it took the Kindle to jump start a whole new marketplace, and now everyone else is jumping on that bandwagon. Like I said up top, it will be interesting to see how all this pans out in the end. Brave New World, and all that.
Also, I hope no one thinks I am against ebook readers. They are legitimate in the marketplace, and truly they are probably the future. What I do oppose are the pirate websites that steal copyrighted material.
Karen: LOL over your remark about the Sweeter Savage Love cover. I call that my "bag over the head "cover in that, at the time, I swore I would not sit in a mall signing that book unless I had a bag over my head. Ironically, that cover sold a ton of books, even to folks who claimed to hate graphic cover art. And funny story...you would not believe the fans who studied that cover with a magnifying glass and discovered...stuff. Thanks for the memory.
Thanks to you all who stopped by and those who said they like my books. I have a few really fun ones coming up. In February, I go back to straight historicals with VIKING IN LOVE, my medieval version of the Dixie Chicks video "Good-bye Earl," and later in the year, EVEN VIKINGS GET THE BLUES, my G.I. Jane meets Stipes book. Great fun, both of them!
No, Emily, it's not just paranormal and erotica authors who are being pirated. All of us are, no matter the genre. Big authors, as well as midlist, as well.
G. Bisbjerg and others: Thanks for telling me that my books helped you through hard times. Humor tends to do that. Right now, I am on a Maggie Osborne kick, reading all her old books. Great sense of subtle humor!
Hey, Cindy! Hi! One thing you mentioned I forgot about. Remember all those independent bookstores where the owners/clerks hand sold books, who knew your tastes and recommended new authors to you. That I miss already as we have lost Little Professors, Encores, and other independents in my area.