PSA: Watching Anime Does Not Equal Research!

Nadia Lee Books, Japan, Public Service Announcement 9 Comments ,

I'm not sure what's up with books set in Japan these days. Or maybe I've been extremely unlucky. It's painfully obvious that the authors have never been to Japan, do not understand the culture and/or done all their research by watching anime (or perhaps reading manga).

The most recent one I bought made me livid. Even before I finished the first chapter, I came up with seven things wrong with the characters and setup. If it hadn't been an ebook, I would've returned it and demanded a refund.

Living in Japan does not make your character Japanese. Sipping green tea while eating sashimi does not make your character Japanese. Wearing kimono does not make your character Japanese. And for pity's sake, speaking broken Japanese in romanji does not make your character Japanese.

Got it?

Seriously...I'm never wasting my money again on a book set in Japan written by anime fangirls/boys.

A HAPPILY EVER AFTER OF HER OWN to Be a Free Serial Soon!

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Several people have asked me where they could buy and/or read A Happily Ever After of Her Own. I always thought perhaps I'd sell it somewhere but decided that maybe it's better to give the entire novella away on my site. Here's the story blurb:

A Happily Ever After of Her Own

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella

Melinda Lightfoot, a preschool teacher with an unusual ability to flit in and out of fairy tales, never thought she would get into trouble...

...until the Fairy Tale Police arrest her while she is in Beauty and the Beast. They offer her a deal: Find Beauty, who left the story when Melinda trespassed into it, or be charged with the ultimate crime -- Fairy Tale Killer. If that's not bad enough the Beast tags along in search of his true love, and Melinda starts falling for the fairy tale prince. She must choose between doing the right thing and having her own happily ever after.

The serial will start by mid-October at the latest. I'm posting a poll to see what people prefer for the installment schedule. (If you're reading this via email subscription or RSS feed, you may need to go here to vote.)

How many installments should I post per week?

  • one (68%, 17 Votes)
  • two (28%, 7 Votes)
  • other (please leave a comment) (4%, 1 Votes)
  • three (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 25

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Jane's Were-Gerbil Romance Debut

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The Multi-Billionaire's Virgin Rodent Wrangling BrideNot sure if you've heard, but someone *coughJamaicaLaynecough* started a rumor that Jane from Dear Author is really an aspiring author who lost her contract with Quartet Press when it folded.

Well...not to be outdone, Jane has requested reviews on her alleged were-gerbil romance The Multi-Billionaire’s Virgin Rodent Wrangling Bride. And people have responded. They're all in good fun, especially now that Jane's secret best friend showed up to defend her as well.

Hero Material decided to participate as well. You can see his review here.

The Things That Unblock Me

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status: I feel awesome today! Weather's finally cooling down some. W00t!

Last night Hero Material and I went out. I was feeling restless because I was stuck on WIP. I had the basic story arc for my h/H, but I had no idea what was going on with my villain. After weeks of tinkering with the story, I was getting mighty frustrated.

So as we were sitting at a bar, I kept thinking about my story and suddenly blurted out, "Do you think you can salt human heads? You know, to preserve them for several years so you can give them to someone as presents?"

Hero Material looked totally grossed out. The piece of chicken between his chopsticks stopped moving toward his mouth, and he stared at me with a what-the-heck-are-you-talking-about expression on his face.

Oh that poor man.

But that little thing -- salted human heads -- got me thinking about other possibilities that I hadn't considered. Some members of Romance Divas gave me some pointers on how to preserve human heads as well. Special thanks to Kim Knox and Ayla for fabulous suggestions.

P.S. I'm glad nobody at the bar spoke English. Otherwise somebody might have called the police.

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