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9 Amazing Steamy Romance Writers You Will Love

September 13, 2022

Steamy romance is my guilty pleasure. The steamier the better. Everyone has their favorite author, favorite song, favorite movie, and even a few guilty pleasures. My favorites are hard to narrow down to only one or two, but my guilty pleasures are easy: every ballad by the Beatles, The Replacements or Sweet Home Alabama, Political News and The Bachelorette. And steamy romance novels. If you’re like me and you can’t get enough of steamy romance, you have

Compelling Romance to Complete Your Summer

September 6, 2022

If you’re like me, summer is super busy. Here in Chicago everyone crams at least two seasons, sometimes four worth of activities into the 100 days of warm weather and road construction. Its better than planning an event that everyone abandons due to heavy snow. But as summer winds down, reality creeps back in, and so does the need to escape with a good book. Or a great one. If you love romance novels, but

Why This Author Selected KDP Select

July 19, 2022

Go wide, young man…oh wait, that’s Go West, Young man, But not today. Today I am talking about why I chose not to go wide, a term used by authors and publishers to describe distributing their books with Apple, Kobo, B&N and other non-Amazon sites. The alternative, my choice, is to publish only on Amazon. KDP Select – or how Amazon Ropes you In A great deal has been written about choosing between Wide distribution

Six Great Reasons to Consider Author Independence

July 5, 2022

I am proclaiming my independence! Okay, to be honest, I proclaimed it way back in 2015 when I decided to be an independent author rather than a traditionally published writer. But this week is Independence Day in the United States, and I felt the need to examine my choice once again. As I get to know more authors, I bond with Indie authors, traditionally published authors and hybrid authors too. So first, some definitions–Madison Michael

Romancing Amazon Prime Days

July 5, 2022

They’re here – July 12 and 13 Things move fast, so I am here to share some of my favorite deals for Amazon Prime Days, July 12-13, 2022. What are Amazon Prime Days? Prime Day is a shopping event with deals exclusively for Prime members. Anyone can participate in Prime Day by becoming a member of Amazon Prime. If you’re not yet a Prime member, you can participate in Prime Day by signing up for

What Is Romance’s Obsession with Sexy Cinderella Stories?

June 20, 2022

I am not Cinderella, but I live a Cinderella life. Gracie here, checking in from beneath Maddy’s desk for another issue of Meowy Madison. I recently awoke from a long nap after a late night. Why a late night, you might ask? It’s Maddy’s new fixation with The Real Housewives of Dubai. When Did the Rich Become so Entertaining? Don’t get me wrong, I kind of like this new situation. Since Maddy became obsessed

Waiting for the New InfoStack? Get It Now!

June 7, 2022

Infostack’s WRITE, PUBLISH, PROFIT 5.0 Is Available TODAY! What is Infostack.IO and What is WPP5? As an author, I get one question from new authors more than any other: Is Write Publish Profit (or any other bundle for writers/bloggers or creatives) worth buying? So, before I say another word, let me cut to the chase. When we are talking about WPP5, buy it now! Let me tell you why. InfoStack is the #1 rated self-publishing bundle

3 Books to Develop Your Sense Of Jewelry

May 17, 2022

Oops, four books, but one is fiction. In celebration of the relaunch of my novel Bedazzled, please welcome guest blogger Laura Anderson. Today’s World is of styling, designing and fashion. Fashion incorporates a sense of completeness among us. It is not only a tradition and style to wear ornaments, but it is deeply connected with the roots of the civilizations. It somehow expresses our beliefs, feelings and desires, and most importantly, it conveys love, affection

Simple Party Talk for Authors

April 5, 2022

At parties, I get a lot of questions about my schedule, my inspiration, what books I like to read, how I work with editors, proofreaders, cover artists, other authors. Do I use special writing software? Basically, I get questions about being a writer. I will be at a party, sipping a cocktail, making small talk and someone will ask, “What do you do, Maddy?” I tell them I am an author, which leads

Bewildered, bad guys, and the Beguiling Bachelor Bitch

February 1, 2022

I wrote the nastiest bad guy character of my career for the prequel to my Beguiling Bachelor series, Bewildered. Or in this case, bad girl. Creating Sloane led me to engage in several discussions during the last week or two about character development, bad guys and how authors get their inspiration for characters. Fellow authors and I have debated how good a hero has to be, and how evil the bad guy can be. What