About Us
Satin Smoke Press is an independent small press, only publishing the works of author, Dianna Hardy.
Dianna writes cross-genre fantasy fiction that's twisted in plot, big on the romance, high on the erotic, with a dusting of humour. Her writing's often quirky, fast-paced and edgy ... she likes to break the rules, writing a mish-mash of fantasy, gothic fiction, horror, and romance – her books are often steamy / spicy / explicit, and while this is hugely popular today (especially in the romance and romantasy genres), in 2011, she was breaking new ground. Her books touch on an array of unconventional relationships and societal taboos. Satin Smoke Press does not shy away from uncomfortable topics, but does wrap them up in a coat of supernatural fantasy - starring witches, demons, angels, werewolves and more - which makes the dark a little easier to traverse. Exploring these topics through fantasy fiction can heal wounds and bridge gaps. As an imprint, Satin Smoke Press made its initial venture a focus on both eBooks and paperbacks, including novelettes and novellas - book lengths which were very popular in the 60s and 70s. At that time, before the digital age of books had peaked, the art of writing short stories and novellas (as most of the Sherlock Holmes and James Bond books were) had been seemingly lost. We've been part of its revival since we began. Our mission: We want to produce well written, exciting books for a general adult audience, that blur the lines between literary and genre fiction because we believe good writing can be both eloquent and fun; intricate and in-depth, yet easy-to-read and accessible to all. Our motto: Read between the lines. Satin Smoke Press is an imprint of Bitten Fruit Books. Author's website: DiannaHardy.com All iBooks (Apple Books) rankings data on this site, unless otherwise stated, is collated by Bitten Fruit Books using App Annie Store Stats for author, Dianna Hardy. *App Annie ceased this analytics service in August 2015.
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A publisher statement about bestseller lists.
Every publisher has their own guidelines about what constitutes a "bestseller" to them. In our case, we consider one of our books to be a bestseller when it has hit the Top 100 of a notable chart. Notable, to us, means a category in which a lot of books reside: Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, etc (not 'Ancient Historical Romance' or 'Short Stories about Gardening'). Fantasy, Romance and Sci-Fi are HUGE categories in Kindle and iBooks alike, and it's not easy to reach a Top 100 position among all the other books there. If said book has reached the Top 100 in one of those charts in countries other than the publisher's home country, that makes it an International Bestseller. If this occurs only in the Fantasy category, it's an International Fantasy Bestseller. If in more than one category, we take out the 'Fantasy'. And YES, we consider eBook sales to have EQUAL VALUE to paperback sales. This is 2015. The digital age is well upon us. Millions of eBooks sell every year - it would be irrational to discount that. If any of our books ever manage to hit one of the more famous bestseller lists, like New York Times or USA Today, we would state that on the publication, but that is not our aim. Our aim is to produce well written, unique books that are edgy, easy to read, and still make you think. Anything else achieved is a bonus. |
We are grateful to all who help support our publishing journey and Dianna's writing. Thank you!
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