tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post4725710265930350770..comments2023-10-26T10:23:13.539-04:00Comments on Shauna Roberts: Book Expo America 2008Shauna Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-43787261293362381012008-06-10T23:41:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:41:00.000-04:00BILLY, for a book lover, BEA was wonderful. One co...<B>BILLY</B>, for a book lover, BEA was wonderful. One could easily collect hundreds of free new books, some of which hadn't been released yet and many of them signed. As for the dog, imagine his food bills. Yikes!<BR/><BR/><B>MICHELE</B>, hope things improve for your family. We'll have lots of fun at RWA next month, I guarantee!<BR/><BR/><B>FARRAH</B>, thanks!<BR/><BR/><B>LANA</B>, I really dislike crowds too, but conferences judge their success by number of attendees. I was delighted to have the hall so empty. There were even more free books available at last year's American Library Association conference in New Orleans, but the crowds were so thick I had trouble getting to the booths to pick them up.<BR/><BR/><B>BARBARA</B>, yes, it was a Harlequin Great Dane. According to my sister-in-law (hi, D., if you're reading this!), Great Danes come in three color variants. I had never seen a spotted one before and thought it was a Dalmatian mix.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-19111007705646468332008-06-10T23:27:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:27:00.000-04:00Is that dog a Great Dane? I never knew they got th...Is that dog a Great Dane? I never knew they got that big!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the overall description of the BEA.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-6730382538180421282008-06-09T21:09:00.000-04:002008-06-09T21:09:00.000-04:00OMG! That dog is sick (as in too much!) A tooth wh...OMG! That dog is <I>sick</I> (as in too much!) A tooth whitening booth...really? *LOL* Personally I find thick crowds highly overrated. Glad you had a good time. :)Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-26705903761922129212008-06-08T16:15:00.000-04:002008-06-08T16:15:00.000-04:00What a fun wrap-up of BEA. I'm so happy you got to...What a fun wrap-up of BEA. I'm so happy you got to go, and that you finally met your agent face-to-face, Shauna.<BR/><BR/>:::waving::: to Erin at Dorchester, who does such a fantastic job in the PR department.Farrah Rochonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734081434172632431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-32207544625179733822008-06-08T12:27:00.000-04:002008-06-08T12:27:00.000-04:00This is a great round-up of the BEA, Shauna! I had...This is a great round-up of the BEA, Shauna! I had every intention of going this year, but a family member's health crisis has pretty much consumed my family's focus this past month or so. One year, I'll make it to BEA, though! And I'll definitely be at RWA in SF. :-)<BR/><BR/>M.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906429408092561528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-26387674842845815022008-06-08T10:51:00.000-04:002008-06-08T10:51:00.000-04:00To be surrounded by so many books and authors .......To be surrounded by so many books and authors .... I am JEALOUS -:) (And what an amazing "tall" dog LOL.)WHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815646433314236886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-63369674904147554192008-06-05T18:13:00.000-04:002008-06-05T18:13:00.000-04:00ERIN, thanks for your further explanation. Writers...<B>ERIN</B>, thanks for your further explanation. Writers are always trying to get a handle on how publishers see their lines.<BR/><BR/><B>STEVE</B>, the tooth-whiteners had a steady stream of customers. I would have had it done myself if I hadn't recently read a newspaper story about the possible dangers of storefront tooth-whitening operations.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-34384702714199920602008-06-05T18:00:00.000-04:002008-06-05T18:00:00.000-04:00The man-man romance thing reminded me of the way s...The man-man romance thing reminded me of the way so many guys are into woman-woman, er, 'romance'. <BR/><BR/>A friend of mine put it almost the same way: "I like women, and there's, like, *two* of them!"<BR/><BR/>Wonder how the tooth-whitening folkss did...Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-4492825084312223482008-06-05T10:04:00.000-04:002008-06-05T10:04:00.000-04:00Shauna,All Paranormal, Fantasy and Futuristic Roma...Shauna,<BR/>All Paranormal, Fantasy and Futuristic Romances are acquired by Dorchester itself. Of course, all of these books are marketed as Romance as that is the strongest element within each book. We are hopeful that readers who enjoy Science Fiction, Fantasy and Romance will find something to enjoy in our books. We like to think of our Fantasy Romance as appealing to the readers who wanted to see more of the relationship between Tolkien's Aragorn and Arwen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-5727608325376481752008-06-04T16:43:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:43:00.000-04:00RAE ANN, yes, it was quite a day. I had many inter...<B>RAE ANN</B>, yes, it was quite a day. I had many interesting conversations with other writers, and it was cool to see Lisa Gardner again.<BR/><BR/><B>CANDICE</B>, I didn't get to the Harper Collins booth and so missed out on your ARC. Shoot! I'm glad my definition of romance was useful.<BR/><BR/><B>ERIN</B>, thanks so much for stopping by and clarifying the situation at Dorchester. I had not realized that your pure fantasy and science fiction books were Wildside Press books. What about the science fiction and fantasy that Dorchester markets in its romance line (with authors such as Susan Grant and Christine Feehan)? Are those Dorchester books or Wildside Press books?Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-53513578754834270932008-06-04T16:26:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:26:00.000-04:00Hello Shauna,I came across your blog today and I t...Hello Shauna,<BR/>I came across your blog today and I think there may have been a miscommunication when you were at the Dorchester Publishing booth. I believe you probably asked about submitting material. At this time, Dorchester does not acquire or publish any new Science Fiction or Fantasy. Dorchester is the distributor for Wildside Press, which does reprints of established authors, such as Anne McCaffrey and Robert E. Howard among others. If you are interested in contacting Wildside Press, you may do so here: www.wildsidepress.com.<BR/>~Erin Galloway, Dorchester Marketing & Publicity CoordinatorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-46796864606714330462008-06-04T16:14:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:14:00.000-04:00I've been hearing a lot about the BEA, since Harpe...I've been hearing a lot about the BEA, since Harper Collins was giving away stacks of our ARCs there, so it was neat to read your peek at the action. I've never been to one. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I liked your above distillation of a romance so much that I copied it and printed it off!cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-5823274675156129892008-06-04T15:17:00.000-04:002008-06-04T15:17:00.000-04:00It sounds like an interesting day. And how nice t...It sounds like an interesting day. And how nice that you saw Lisa Gardner.Rae Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844280766504375384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-3258257449139861182008-06-04T14:51:00.000-04:002008-06-04T14:51:00.000-04:00STEVE, I'm sure you're right that the answer is fa...<B>STEVE</B>, I'm sure you're right that the answer is far more complicated that my guess. The other woman in the ManLove booth seemed taken aback by the first woman's explanation (" . . . <EM>two</EM> of them!") and said writing male-male romance gave her more freedom in creating her characters. She gave as an example that a rough-edged character might come off harsh and unlikable as female but be liked by readers if male. That explanation seems incomplete too.<BR/><BR/><B>CARLEEN</B>, I was so glad you spotted that restaurant and we did not have to walk another several blocks to get to the restaurant district we were aiming for! I was cussing myself all day for not wearing stockings and getting blisters on my feet.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-66180612491627743292008-06-04T09:51:00.000-04:002008-06-04T09:51:00.000-04:00Shauna, This was a great wrap-up! You were kind n...Shauna, This was a great wrap-up! You were kind not to mention the long trek we took for lunch. :)Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-14301083714107765972008-06-04T00:55:00.000-04:002008-06-04T00:55:00.000-04:00Shauna, I appreciate your distiction between porn ...Shauna, I appreciate your distiction between porn and erotica. It makes a lot of sense to me but it doesn't completely explain the fact that gay romances are often written by heterosexual women. N.L. Gassert, one of the original Dickens Challengers, was such a writer, but I thought she was an anomaly until now. I guess I'll have to take the writers at their word. <BR/><BR/>P.S. My WIP has one sex scene, which is definitely in the romance/erotica category. But as a heterosexual man, I don't have any urge to write a lesbian romance.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-48989710866874874262008-06-03T19:33:00.000-04:002008-06-03T19:33:00.000-04:00Oops. I take back what I said about Farrah's book ...Oops. I take back what I said about Farrah's book cover. I checked and it does show the guy's face. I just never noticed it.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-53517517124788154982008-06-03T19:23:00.000-04:002008-06-03T19:23:00.000-04:00LISA, yes, I had a fun time, especially since I wa...<B>LISA</B>, yes, I had a fun time, especially since I wasn't there on a client's behalf needing to score specific info. I could wander as I liked, take any free book that caught my interest, and rest whenever I wanted.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-80498184899380868482008-06-03T19:18:00.000-04:002008-06-03T19:18:00.000-04:00CHARLES, I'm going to guess it has something to do...<B>CHARLES</B>, I'm going to guess it has something to do with the big divergence between what most women find sexy and what most men do. In romances and erotica, the characters are people with unmet emotional needs, and the plot involves the development of a relationship between the characters that meets those needs. That development usually involves talking, including mushy talk, and the subtext includes building trust and mutual dependency and fulfilling each other's desires. The description in sex scenes includes the emotional reaction. In contrast, porn is heavily visual and tends to focus on pictures of bodies and parts of bodies, their size, and the mechanics of sex (tab A inserts into slot B, C, or D). Subtext is more likely to involve inequality of roles (boss–secretary) or position (who's on top?) or who "wins" (gets what they want). <BR/><BR/>That's my guess why romance and erotica appeal more to women readers and women writers (even when the couple is two men) and why porn appeals more to men readers and writers. You yourself made a comment on your blog today that you don't like sex mixed with plot in a book, while porn often leaves me cold because I don't know who the people are or what their relationship is.<BR/><BR/>That said, women seem unanimously to find the cover of Farrah's new book sexy, even though it just shows a body part without even a face.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-47323849228355441412008-06-03T19:08:00.000-04:002008-06-03T19:08:00.000-04:00Shauna, I've been reading lots of posts about BEA ...Shauna, I've been reading lots of posts about BEA and I suppose because I've had to attend and man booths for lots of circus-like trade shows and in my own industry I really hate them, so I can relate to your sentiment that poorly attended is much better when you're one of the attendees. <BR/><BR/>What a dog! What an ego maniacal bio! Ditto on the male to male erotica, which probably makes sense since I don't really have much desire to read even hetero erotica.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like all in all, it was fun.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-68244180963929071592008-06-03T18:11:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:11:00.000-04:00Yes, indeed, what a dog. Kjelgaard should have wr...Yes, indeed, what a dog. Kjelgaard should have written a book called "Tall dog."<BR/><BR/>I did not know that the majority of the male to male erotica is written and read by women. That seems strange to me.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-49806181286976165012008-06-03T16:34:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:34:00.000-04:00TRAVIS, I so much wanted to get my picture taken w...<B>TRAVIS</B>, I so much wanted to get my picture taken with that dog, but he had to go off to some event. Ditto on the author . . . . although I have to admit that he is as good looking as he thinks he is and I stood there for several listening to him talk about his book even though I had no interest in it.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629757467521843286.post-76915348858816084322008-06-03T16:13:00.000-04:002008-06-03T16:13:00.000-04:00That is some dog and I'd hate to be stuck in the e...That is some dog and I'd hate to be stuck in the elevator with that guy whose bio you posted. Bet he's a real social dynamo.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.com