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I had been on Twitter, but could never understand it. (Yes, I'm Twitter-illiterate! LOL) Then I read on my computer security newsletter about how hackers/spammers have invaded it, etc., that I decided it wasn't worth it.

Frankly, I couldn't understand the attraction, though..Miss Mae scratches head in confusion...

Hi Rachel! Nice to meet you. :)

The Sweetest Romance Authors (a Yahoo group made up of reader/authors who write/read clean, chaste, G-rated romance)has gone official with a blog!

We're happy to announce our own spot in cyberspace. If anyone would like to learn more about us, and the kinds of books we write, come over and check us out. We're easy to find! :)

http://thesweetestromanceauthors.blogspo...

Just wanted to announce that The Sweetest Romance Authors has a newsletter available to anyone who might be interested. If you'd like to learn more about this reader/author group who stay strictly to the chaste, G-rated romance, all you need to do is send an email with the words, "add me!" to:

thesweetestromance@gmail.com

Joyce wrote: "Okay, let's do it! I'm gonna start a new thread over in the Contests & Giveaways area. Willing authors, please follow me over there!"

Where is the contest area?

Is it possible to throw some kind of cyber party? LOL

LOL...Yes, that is Thursday...TODAY...at 8 p.m. EST, and we'd love for anyone here to come. There is a wild scavenger hunt scheduled close to the end of the chat. And the prize? Why, the highly coveted banner of "Number One Sweetie" of course!! What could be sweeter than that? LOL

And yes, we hold these chats monthly with various guests. One month was the owner of Whimsical Publications, the other a book cover artist, etc. The more visitors who come, the merrier! :)

BTW, Lynn (above me) was last month's Sweetie winner of the scavenger hunt. :) (and she really is a sweetie, if you don't know that. She makes scrumpious chocolate brownies! LOL)

What a great review. I'm so dearly wanting to read this book, and am chomping at the bit for it to come out in print!

I'd like to comment on the pirates that think authors make wads of money except that I'm rolling on the floor laughing so hard.

Let me see...an ebook sells anywhere from $3, $2, or even .99 cents. An author gets 30% royalty from that. Okay, 30% of $3 is what? Less than a dollar, and 30% of 99 cents is...um...hey, not enough to buy a postage stamp!

Boy, I had no idea I was so rich.

Thanks so much, Rachel, and thanks for leaving a comment. :)

Thanks, Jaimey, I appreciate that. :) You're welcome to leave a comment for the "hero", as I plan to send him over later to check out everything and see what his response is! LOL

He'll love it, I'm sure! :)

Hey, everyone! Out of the mouths of...well, romance novel heroes!! Do they really like how authors portray them? Come over and read my blog and find out!

This post is guaranteed to open your eyes! :)

http://missmaesite.blogspot.com

Feel free to leave a comment for the "hero" too! :)

Hey, everyone! Out of the mouths of...well, romance novel heroes!! Do they really like how authors portray them? Come over and read my blog and find out!

This post is guaranteed to open your eyes! :)

http://missmaesite.blogspot.com

Please leave a comment for the hero. :)

Hi Devyn,

Nice to meet you, and isn't it great to find some refreshing CLEAN reads? :)

MM

Hey, Lyn! Gal, you get around in that starship, don't you? LOL

Well, for one thing, I don't have an agent, and the more I sit back and listen--while they'd be great to have to do my promotion for me--the more I'm sure I'm not going to hire one.

Please understand where I'm going from. An agent is in it for the business, for the quickest way to get money. And since sex sells, they're going to push sex.

But I know from my own experience, and from listening to others, there are TONS of readers who are screaming for true romance books WITHOUT the sex. Right now, agents appear deaf to that cry. So I don't bother with them.

That means the bulk of my marketing/promoting is on me, but at least I'm in control. :)

Not long ago, other authors who feel the same frustration as stated in this group got in touch with me. We were so tired of having to be included in sweet AND sensual groups. We didn't write sensual, why should we have to market with them? So we formed our own Yahoo group, purely G-rated. We knew as a group we'd have a louder voice and was more likely to get noticed. We conduct chats, hold interviews, market the SWEET ONLY books. People are surprised to discover that our clean plots can be so interesting and entertaining! :)

Do you have a website where you have a blurb/excerpt posted? I have a lovely publisher who you may be interested in.

That's right, Rachel. I think the truth is, no-holds-barred sex/erotica is not as popular as it once was. I believe readers are coming back to our "cleaner", gentler, more traditional stories.

And we need to be sure we're available for them to find us. :)

I don't write inspirationals, but I love a good romance book, though I also want more than just romance. I crave a mystery or suspense to go along with it. Guess that's why my books tend to lean more toward the mystery than the romance.

But my romance is ALWAYS G-rated, no kisses between h/h go beyond her neck. No bedroom scenes, nothing to embarrass my grandmother, my husband, my daughter, ME, or the dogs! And certainly not God. I respect Him too much to write anything so offensive.

Had an interesting review from Coffee Time on my latest release, "It's Elementary, My Dear Winifred". She made the comment, "There is no sex at all in this book--just want to get that out of the way." Made me curious to wonder why she had to "get that out of the way." Don't get me wrong. I was quite complimented by that, but curious too. She had to let all the readers know IMMEDIATELY there was no sex, because ALL they're looking for is sex? If so, I wonder if it shocked them she gave the highest rating of 5 cups and she said she "loved" the book.

It's good to know reviewers can see there are great books written that contain absolutely no vulgar language, or sex scenes but they aren't inspirationals either. :)

I appreciate that you enjoyed the story. Thanks for the wonderful review. :)

Yee haw!! Great review, my friend, and richly deserved! :)

MM