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Making Money on Facebook

About six months ago I "friended" a young guy on facebook who seemed like a nice person. For all I know, he still is. He lives in New York, he's a struggling young performer, and his brother happens to be a well known local personality in the Philadelphia area. I live in New Hope, PA, which is on the border of New Jersey and directly in between New York and Philadelphia. So I know of all the local news and TV personalities in both New York and Philly.

This young guy also happens to be gay, and...

Lori Perkins Wins Golden Apple Award for Agent of the Year

Last night, Lori Perkins was the recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Agent of the Year. I can't even begin to say how happy I am to see Lori win this. She's nurtured more authors, started more careers, and sold more books than I can count. And she did this all as a single mother who now has a son in his first year of college. I know first hand how hard Lori has worked and still works. It's often said that talent and hard work usually win out in the end. And in this case, they certainly d...

Check Out Nate Berkus

Okay, if you love m/m romances with happy endings, you have to check out the Nate Berkus show. Or, as they say, "The Nate Show." I've been DVR-ing it all week and watching it before I go to bed at night. I can't tell you the exact channel. But if you have verizon fios all you have to do is a search and then program it into your DVR.

One night he had Dolly Parton on the show. She sang in all her glory, the lights went down, and Nate actually started crying right there on the set. I'm not sure w...

MY FAIR LADDIE: Thanks for all the E-mails and Comments

When a book is released you never know how it's going to be received. At first, you just hope and pray your regular readers will like it and maybe a few more will try it out. But you can't predict anything. And each book seems to have a life of its own. I spend a lot of time promoting books, but I'm not one of those in-your-face authors who is hocking his books on every single social network in the universe. I don't want to come off looking insincere, and I don't want people feeling awkward, ...

Six Things You Shouldn't Do on Facebook

I read an interesting piece on yahoo I wanted to share. Since so many authors and readers are on facebook, these six things you shouldn't do make a lot of sense. And I have seen all of these rules broken at least once. Link is here.

Your Birth Date and Place
Sure, you can say what day you were born, but if you provide the year and where you were born too, you've just given identity thieves a key to stealing your financial life, said Givens. A study done by Carnegie Mellon showed that a date...

Stop Ebay Sellers Who Rip Off Artists

This post isn't about me or book pirates. This one is about a topic I've been following for a while now. One of my favorite artists, Paul Richmond, whom I'm linked to on this blog, found out there's a creep stealing his work, passing it off as his own, and selling it on ebay. This isn't just about Paul's work being stolen either. As an art collector, I think it's serious because it's also consumer fraud. Nice people are buying this art, thinking it's something that it's not, and they are...

Facebook Posting Should be Taken Seriously

I'm probably going to get a little heat from this post, but I figured I'd write it because I've been on facebook and other social networks since most of them began and I've learned a few things by watching and reading posts written by other authors. And, this post really is just for authors, not for people who use social networks like facebook and twitter for personal enjoyment.

Most author posts are enjoyable and interesting. They help you find out about their books and tell you where you can...

Excerpt: My Fair Laddie

Below is an excerpt from MY FAIR LADDIE that hasn't been published anywhere. You can find a full description and in depth excerpts here. But I like to publish a little of something that hasn't been published anywhere in case people are still wondering. And if there are any questions about any books, feel free to e-mail me. I can't promise I'll get back immediately, but I will get back.

As Harlan walked to his desk, Larvin followed him. "I'm not so sure I want Wilbur back," Larvin said. "And...

Are There Truly Only Seven Basic Storylines in the World?

Many of my books are gay versions loosely based on traditional romances. If you take the time to read the books you'll see that although the storylines are similar, the way I tell my stories is extremely different from the way the other stories were either written or produced in film. For example, in GAY PRIDE AND PREJUDICE the two main characters live in modern times, the setting is South Beach, FL, and there are many original steamy, sexy scenes I've added that have never been done before. ...

Will the Internet Kill Magazines?

I've been posting a lot about e-publishing lately, from what it's like to work with an e-publisher to an in-depth interview with a new breed of literary agent that is focusing specifically on authors who publish with e-publishers. And last night while I was reading through my latest Architectural Digest I came across an interesting full page ad.



Evidently, the people who work in the magazine industry are fighting back. Magazine Publishers Unite & Unveil Industry-Wide Ad Campaign Promoting...