Saturday, May 3, 2008

Kiss or No Kiss for the Romance Writer's Report

To kiss? or not to kiss, my Lovely Big Cats? The Romance Writer's Report ~ That is the pondering prestigious question before the Kougar.
The Kiss: Moi has finally gained officialdom as an author in the world of romance writing as designated by the Romance Writer's of America. Provide the roaring-proof you demand in a loud shrill chorus of meows. Scan those glowing slanted eyeballs on the current May issue of the Romance Writer's Report, and you will hunt out moi's name listed among the many newly recognized. Yes ~ pout, a big pout ~ merely listed. The extravagant cost of paper and space these days has caused a change in policy. Mewing-darn it all, so it goes for the Kougar. No big tuna casserole surprise here. This sea bass change. Instead of a nice little blurb of the sale, title, publisher, etc. Yowl-nope, now it is a mere listing of names with further information offered in the cyber space occupied by Romance Writers of America.
Another kiss! Trish Milburn, Title Magician buddy, wrote a bad boy vs good boy article featured in the May issue of the Romance Writer's Report. Pounce on it, Big Kitties, and decide which one causes your heart to fly and flutter. Way to go, Trish!
Not to kiss: There seems to be a bit of bashing aimed at those of us who write erotic romance, if the recent spate of letters to the editor are any indication...if? While the Kougar is a staunch and fierce defender of reading whatever a big kitty desires, from sweet to erotic, and certainly any yowling complaint should be expressed responsibly ~ yet, fishy-smelling yet ~ why not just provide readers with a specific list of the heat levels offered by the RWA-approved publishers, thereby providing those who do not wish the HAWT! HAWT! read to indulge their appetite with the sweeter romance novel, one written for their personal sensibilities.
However, every e-publisher the Kougar has observed provides extensive labels in an attempt to warn a reader that a particular novel may not be to their taste. Moi cannot comment on the big boy print publishers however, having given up reading most of their books (not to moi's lobster-adoring taste usually) ~ whether appropriate warnings are offered.
Given that there is a variety of e-publishers and small publishers and big boy publishers which provide various romance heat levels, why the whining outcry against one genre? Wouldn't it be far more shrimp-valuable to purchase your romance heat level, thereby voting with the consumer dollar? Instead of bashing what other readers find to be an enjoyable, keep-the-bedroom-door-off-the-hinges read?
No kiss! For whomever decides the front cover images of the Romance Writer's Report. Most of them are a sickening vacuous presentation of some overly skinny young thing who doesn't have a clue about romance, and from a projected gaze into the future...never will!
No, this is not moi's striking jealous claws. Get goldfish real. Who could be jealous of that? Or even want to be that? Even at moi's burgeoning into kitty womanhood, this presentation of a woman was never attractive, nor desired, nor ever aspired to!!! This is merely the Kougar's truth, and represents no one else's opinion.
That being yowled to the blue sky clouds, moi will further state she has gained much invaluable knowledge and help from belonging to the Romance Writers of America organization, and from reading the Romance Writer's Report. And this Big Cat knows that will continue. At the same time, the Kougar fervently believes in her first amendment right speak her always-ferocious and ever-fragile mind.
RWA recognized author kisses from Savanna Kougar...

2 comments:

Trish Milburn said...

Thanks for the mention of my article, Savanna.

Savanna Kougar said...

You're more than welcome!