I knew it! A man’s brain IS in his penis!
According to neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Louann Brizendine, romance writers have had it right all along, a man does think with what’s between his legs!
She says, and I quote, “Women don’t always realize the penis has a mind of it’s own - for neurological reasons. The male brain has an area for sexual pursuit 2.5 times larger than female brains.”
Her book, The Male Brain, was released last week. My question for women is - Does this come as a surprise? Anyone?
In other news, as ebooks and ereaders become increasingly popular, authors in all genres are going to have to make sure to hook a reader in the first twenty pages…I’ll go a step farther. I say authors had better hook the reader in the first ten pages or less. If you own a Kindle, as my hubby does, you can download the first twenty pages of any book for free - even with my novella, Captured, you can download the first twenty pages for free via Amazon. My husband said there was a work of nonfiction he was interested in so he downloaded the first twenty pages to check it out. He knew within five pages that he had no further interest in the book so he didn’t buy it.
Those of us already in the epublishing world have been working under the premise that we must hook publishers, editors, and readers within the first few pages, sometimes in just a paragraph or two. Do I dare venture to say that we may have a leg up? Let me put it this way - a few months back I bought an expensive hardcover book based on a friend’s rec and Amazon reviews. The book wasn’t available on Kindle and there was no look inside feature. The book sucked and I felt totally ripped off. If I’d had the opportunity to read the first twenty pages, I would have known immediately that this was not the book for me and I would have skipped it altogether. So yes, I believe ereaders will change buying habits, especially if you can download a free excerpt from the book.
