#CockyGate Finally Dies the Death It Deserved from Day One Don’t you love when romance has a happy ending? Or at least… Mercy Pilkington26 July 2018One comment2 minute read
Author Suzanne Brockmann Sets #RWA18 on Fire with Award Speech Most people probably wouldn’t look to the annual conference of a romance… Mercy Pilkington21 July 2018One comment2 minute read
Authors Who Game the System Are Eating their Own There’s no doubt the publishing landscape and the world of self-publishing have… Mercy Pilkington21 July 20183 comments3 minute read
Wattpad, Tongal Take Reading to the Big(ger) Screen Author-upload site Wattpad has been an integral part of the indie author… Mercy Pilkington10 July 2018One comment2 minute read
KDP Print launches expanded distribution to bookstores Amazon has been slowly edging out its own competition by morphing authors… Mercy Pilkington10 July 2018One comment2 minute read
When Piracy and Fan Fiction Collide in the Best Way Possible Several years ago, Mortal Instruments author Cassandra Clare came under intense scrutiny… Mercy Pilkington30 June 2018One comment2 minute read
Are Authors Really That Poor? “So, you’re an author. Have you written anything I’ve heard of?” “You’re… Mercy Pilkington28 June 20182 comments2 minute read
It’s Not a Good Time to Be a Red Hen White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders doesn’t evoke a lot of… Mercy Pilkington28 June 20184 comments2 minute read
Are Amazon’s Review Policies Helpful or Reactionary? Like it or not, Amazon is the world’s largest bookstore. As such,… Mercy Pilkington20 June 2018One comment2 minute read
What’s All This Stuff about Book Stuffing? There’s been no shortage of controversy in publishing lately, much of it… Mercy Pilkington19 June 2018One comment2 minute read
AuthorEarnings Debunks Industry Lies Surrounding SciFi, Fantasy In another stunning display of both truth in publishing and meticulous attention… Mercy Pilkington19 June 2018One comment2 minute read
New “Gift” Option for Authors to Share Books on Amazon When it comes to getting the word out about their books, indie… Mercy Pilkington17 June 2018One comment2 minute read
2018 IndieReader Discovery Award Winners Have Been Announced As indie author continue to make headway in an industry that only… Mercy Pilkington10 June 2018One comment3 minute read
What #Cockygate Court Ruling Should Mean to Authors…and One Author in Particular Cocktales is available for a limited time. Just when you thought it… Mercy Pilkington4 June 20182 comments2 minute read
Research Shows What Books Do to Kids’ Brains The publishing industry has changed a lot for kids since the early… Mercy Pilkington27 May 20183 comments2 minute read
Another Romance Author In #CockyGate-Level Move Ah, who can forget only a couple of weeks ago when a… Mercy Pilkington24 May 2018No comments2 minute read
Can Ambient Lit Bring Reading Back to Phones? The evolution of digital publishing and e-reading has been long and winding,… Mercy Pilkington22 May 2018One comment2 minute read
Bronx Book Festival Highlights Bigger Problems For Readers LitHub recently profiled the amazing story of Saraciea Fennell, a publicist… Mercy Pilkington21 May 20183 comments2 minute read
Trump is ruining romance for us all Pussy-grabber-in-chief, Stormy Daniels, the #MeToo movement…topics like these have dominated the US… Mercy Pilkington17 May 20185 comments2 minute read
The Best Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift You Can Give If you’re a last-minute gift giver, you have the chance to make… Mercy Pilkington11 May 20182 comments2 minute read
Faleena Hopkins: Village Idiot or Smarter Than Us All? It seems the literary internet can’t get enough of Faleena Hopkins, aka… Mercy Pilkington10 May 2018One comment2 minute read
#CockyGate Continues With Cringeworthy Victim-Blaming Authors and readers alike have been following the saga of #cockygate, the… Mercy Pilkington8 May 20186 comments2 minute read
SelfPubbed Romance Author Ignites Rage With Cocky Trademark In the world of self-publishing, authors have to do whatever it takes… Mercy Pilkington5 May 20186 comments3 minute read