Exploring and understanding audience, encouraging communication, announcing excerpts and celebrating book releases. Just basically talking about websites... and the occasional cupcake.
NEW BOOKS:
ELOISA JAMES wraps up her Desperate Duchesses series with the exquisite A Duke of Her Own, released just yesterday. I just finished this book over the weekend (Yes, I got an advance copy. Jealous, much?) and I actually sighed out loud. ELOISA’S WEBSITE VALUE-ADD: This whole site is a value-add. Extra chapters, hidden tidbits, [...]
Moments ago I posted an article to The Huffington Post entitled A Romance Novel for Michelle Obama. Within three minutes it had been retweeted four times. Apparently the idea of our first family with a Harlequin in residence is a popular topic!
Two minutes later, two more tweets.
Why it’s dated yesterday I can’t figure out. But [...]
Blog interrupted… Again. As a working mother feel I am full of excuses anyway, and for my recent radio-silence, I choose to blame it on the recent RWA Conference (nicely introduced last week by Joanne Rendell for The Huffington Post. Past WaxBlog Conference-related posts include this perspective of mine, and this accounting of Abi’s).
Of course, [...]
Eloisa James and Julia Quinn, two powerhouse names in the romance industry, two authors who have long graced Waxcreative’s portfolio, and who also boast a couple of Harvard degrees between them, appeared together today in a fabulous USA Today article gracing page one of the LIFE section, with a lovely above-the-fold on the front page [...]
I have been waiting for summer when strawberries are in peak season before sharing this delicious recipe. One of my all-time favorite baking blogs provided the basis for these cupcakes, though I opt to use my beloved chocolate cake recipe (also seen in my “WHACK!” cupcakes, just minus the orange zest).
There are many steps to [...]
