by Fiona Ross | Aug 10, 2026 | Articles
I grew up on books by Arthur C. Clarke, Brian Aldiss, William Gibson, Philip K. Dick and other Sci-fi greats. This time, I delve into a cross genre blend of Sci-fi and Fantasy Romance. Fantasy Romance is still as strong as ever, so much so, Amazon added a new category...
by Fiona Ross | Jul 20, 2026 | Articles, News, Writers Apps
AI Slop: One star reviews Most authors have had one: a one star review, together with hurtful words like ‘slop’, ‘unfortunate’, and ‘confusing’. If the reader didn’t like the book, they make up things about it and they even accuse authors of using AI when they...
by Fiona Ross | Aug 21, 2025 | Articles, My Fiction
Intro and What I Read On my journey as indie writer, Sapphire Lebesque, I chose two genres to write in, Historical Romance and Romantasy (Fantasy Romance). To make sure I hit the beats within those genres, I read a lot of books in them. In other words, as a writer,...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 4, 2025 | Articles, News
Interesting times? Let’s face it, times are difficult. I usually do at least a turn-of-the-year update to let anyone who’s interested know I’m still around and what I’m doing. It’s a weird world we live in these days or maybe it’s only that I’ve surfaced...
by Fiona Ross | Jun 11, 2024 | Articles, My Fiction
Genre Fiction is a landscape populated with many different species, including subspecies. Authors and publishers need to know the layout because their livelihood depends on it. For genre and subgenre read “readers’ tastes” and for Genre Fiction read...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 30, 2024 | Articles
Words will never hurt me Cut it with the bad reviews! How to respond to negative reviews for fiction writers and readers? We’ve all heard the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Well, tell that to authors who...
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