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Emily Bryan's Blog – February 2008 Archive (5)

The most important review is . . .

YOURS!

Hello, my friend,

Today is the official launch day for DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS by Emily Bryan! (Though if you're an Amazon customer, you know it's been available there a couple days early!) I love these characters and I'm so excited to be able to offer Artemisia and Trev's love story to the world.

When I decided to write a Victorian set tale, I wanted to make sure my characters weren't the usual suspects--you know, the ingenue and the rake.… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 28, 2008 at 7:33am — No Comments

Blogging with USA Today BestSeller Jennifer Ashley

Hello!

I'm guest blogging on RITA winner Jennifer Ashley's blog this week at http://www.jenniferonwriting.blogspot.comWe're talking about how authors 'reinvent' themselves! Please come join the conversation.

Added by Emily Bryan on February 27, 2008 at 12:14pm — No Comments

Newsletter Copy

This is the copy for my latest newsletter. If you'd like to see how the whole thing looks, images and all, please send an email request to emilybryanromance@yahoo.com . I'd value your imput if you have suggestions to make it better.

Distracting the Duchess

by Emily Bryan

I'm so excited! My very first Emily Bryan romance is hitting the bookstores on February 28th! And not only bookstores! My Diana Groe stories weren't available in discount stores, but DISTRACTING THE… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 25, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Promo for Peanuts

On my local RWA loop, one of the other writers asked what types of promo actually work to introduce an author to new readers. Wow. If I knew the answer to that one, I’d be able to retire to Maui next week. I sort of use the shotgun method myself. I spray the news about my newest release, DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS in every outlet I possibly can and hope that some of it hits the targets.

And one of things I use is book trailers or bookpeeks, as they are sometimes called. Now I know some… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 23, 2008 at 3:34pm — 2 Comments

Male Romance vs Female Romance

I rarely feel the need to hurl a book across the room, but I was sorely tempted last weekend. The book was Nicholas Sparks’ MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. Now don’t get me wrong. Mr. Sparks is a great writer. His prose is specific and immediate, sometimes lyrical. His characters breathe on their own.

No, my beef with MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE is more organic. It’s about the difference in the way men and women are wired. It’s about what we each see as…

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Added by Emily Bryan on February 8, 2008 at 5:27pm — No Comments