On a recent phone call with my Awesome Mom, she commented on how there are very few movies being released to the movie channels and streaming services. She talked about how her favorite TV shows no longer have any new episodes.
She also worried she’d run out of new books to read.
I told her there was absolutely NO chance of that happening.
Why?
Because many of the series she loves are written by Indie writers. These writers have always worked remotely. Their teams are small (my team consists of a cover artist and an editor) and they usually deal with these team members through email and other messaging systems. They sell primarily through the online booksellers. Physical bookstores being open isn’t a big factor for them.
The Great Pause hasn’t impacted our production systems. Our muses might have taken the hits (or, in my case, they might be supercharged – grins) but our systems are intact. Most of us will continue to release our books on schedule.
Movies and TV shows, in contrast, require hundreds, sometimes thousands of people. They have to be filmed on location. Actors and others have to meet face-to-face. That’s difficult and dangerous to do under the current circumstances.
I suspect the big Trad publishers, the huge companies often located in New York, might experience a few hiccups. They rely more heavily on physical bookstore sales. Hundreds of people are involved in production and distribution. They aren’t as accustomed to working remotely.
But there are plenty of Indie Romance writers, like myself, who can fill in any gaps.
You will NOT run out of Romance Novels to read. (smiles)
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Testing Truth
A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.
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Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts every call of adventure he encounters.
When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.
That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.
Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.
But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with the powerful ruler her planet requires.
If they survive their current mission.
Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish to see another sunrise.
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