By Robin Trent I have seen a lot of conversation on the Author / ARC Reader Facebook groups about AI Detectors. There have even been ARC Readers who run people’s manuscripts through AI Detectors, get a false positive, and then go “Ah ha! I caught you!” This behavior stems from being misinformed, performative and actively…
Part 3: When Bookstores Actually Make Sense By Robin Trent Bookstores aren’t irrelevant. They’re just no longer the foundation. Despite everything that’s changed in the publishing landscape, bookstores still hold real value for authors. The mistake is assuming that value is universal or required. What bookstores offer today is no longer a mandatory pathway to…
By Robin Trent Part 2: What Replaced Bookstores as the Gatekeeper Discovery didn’t disappear when bookstores lost their monopoly, it moved. As physical retail ceased to be the primary gateway, discovery migrated to spaces where readers were already spending their time: online storefronts, search engines, social platforms, review sites, and reader communities. Instead of being…
By Robin Trent When the Rules Changed—and Why For most of publishing history, bookstores weren’t optional. They were the system through which literature lived or disappeared. From the late nineteenth century through nearly the entire twentieth century, physical retail determined whether a book could be seen, purchased, or even known to exist. There were no…
JOIN THE ARC TEAM! I am genuinely pleased to announce there will be an ARC for Moonshine A Faery Tale: Book 1. If you are interested please visit: ARC Sign-Up Page on the darkmusepress.org website.
A fresh chapter begins! I’m delighted to unveil a rebrand that captures the spirit of my writing—moody, magical, elegant, and daring. This new aesthetic reflects the world of Dark Muse Press more fully, inviting readers deeper into the shadows, the wonder, and the beauty that shape my stories. It feels like stepping into the version…
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