Post #2: Challenge and Free Book

Dear Author has a thread saying that romance books don't look deeply enough at issues, that is, if, let's say, the hero is a soldier with PTSD, the PTSD issue is discarded pretty quickly once the lust sets in. Or, the issue is just window-dressing for the romance.

I (also in my reply) stated that it's a delicate balance when it comes to writing our genre. There's the sunshine-y aspect of a happy ending and our readers don't really want all the gory details of, let's say, war. I think my books do deal with heavy subjects with enough detail, yet the focus is also on a love relationship between the protagonists during dangerous times. I don't skirt around the fact that my spies and good guys wear gray hats now and then (Jed/Stefan) and that even the bad guys have a sense of humor (Dilaver).

John Scalzi has again generously open a thread for his readers to pimp (in a good way) and I thought I'd invite his readers to read one of my SEAL books, THE HUNTER, for free. Because I think I write for any reader who's interested in different cultures and issues, that's why. And because I think it's always good to show to others that it's not just "oooh, romance" going on in our genre's books.

If you're coming from Scalzi's blog (thanks again, John), please leave a comment and tomorrow sometime, I'll pick a couple of names from the hat. You'll have to come back here to check, though. For my other readers :::smile::: you get to read a bit about Jed on Post #1. And hey, please feel free to get your non-romance reading friend to post here for a free book too. The more pimpage the better!

You can read the first page here at Amazon and if you click on "Surprise Me" on your left, you get to read other pages in the book too.

Thanks for dropping by!

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Pimping Is All About The Nekkid Truth

Today, Debra Dixon and the Gang of Nine have invited me (and all of you) to invade their space at

http://www.ridingwiththetopdown.blogspot.com/.

They gave me free reign. So, of course my topic was seriously intellectual. It covered everything, from my writing process, to never trusting any foreigner who hands you a toothbrush, to the importance of seaweed. I hope you'll comment there as well. And I hope I did you proud as a self-pimp.

Do you think I have a future as a writing instructor? ;-)

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Pimping Is Hard

I love John Scalzi's blog. He's an award-winning science fiction writer with a tongue of acid and a wit like a new razor. He's also auctioning off a pre-publication bound manuscript version of his coming-out-soon novel, ZOE'S TALE to benefit the Disabled American Veteran's Charitable Service Trust. This is a cause after my own heart, and if you enjoy science fiction, or maybe your loved one does, and would like to place a bid, read about this generous offer HERE.

John Scalzi, in today's blog post, gave a chance to his readers to pimp their blogs/books/whatever. Many of his blog readers--I would say 90 percent--are science-fiction readers and writers, and the opportunity to pimp there could provide interest in their books/areas. I was tempted to post something, but I knew that probably none of his readers would care about reading romance in their suspense. However, I was really, really tempted to write, with a link to my website: "I write romantic suspense. My works are full of bang bang." LOL. It IS hard promoting one's genre in a blog that is about another genre.

Talking about promotion, I'm guest blogging tomorrow so, TOMORROW, BE HERE to get a link to THE SPECIAL MASSAGEMESSAGE: GENNITA LOW's WRITING PROCESS. Really, it's going to be good. Full of bang bang. And, it'll read like science-fiction. No, it's DEFINITELY not suitable for pimpage at Scalzi's blog either. :::grin::: Find out why tomorrow.

Maybe you have some suggestions as to how to pimp myself? You can be the GLowing Pimpettes!

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YES YES I Am So An Uber Pimp!

Yoohoooooo!

Welcome, welcome to Madame Gennita's Sekret Boudoir. You will LURV my specimens of manhood and smegma. Please, don't crowd around. Come in and enjoy. And the manacles are there for you to lead them to wherever you want, cherie!

Yum, no?




So, which one do you fancy? Madame has the key to unlock their chains!

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