As a romance novelist, I am still a work in progress, but recently my progress has improved and improved. In this post, I wanted to share with you my personal strategy for growing my email list. This is the strategy that grew my list by 50% in three months. Numbers don’t lie. Owning our list is a critical way to communicate with our fans. We can send them teasers of upcoming books, cover reveals, ask
Want to write better sex scenes in your romance novels? Want to spice up your sex life, period? Then Please welcome Sexuality and ADHD Coach and this week’s guest blogger, Diane Délina. What’s a Sex Coach Doing on A Romance Writer’s Blog? When I met Madison, I had no idea she was the author of these great romance novels. She had no idea I was an expert on Sexuality. I was coming to her home
I am so excited to have USA Today Bestselling author Eileen Troemel visiting the blog again this week. She is bringing us an early Christmas gift in the form of her newest book, Bah Humbug. Here’s more about the book, directly from the author In Eileen’s Own Words Bah Humbug is a Christmas romance. Elena hates Christmas and hates how much her neighbor decorates his house. Luke lights up their neighborhood with his holiday decorations.
So much is written these days about self care. I have books on the subject, annual and monthly journals recommending an activity per day, and of course articles and blog posts. But do we even know what self care is? Or why it matters? Specifically why it matters to authors? The Different Recognized Pillars of Self Care If you Google self care, you will get more information than you can possibly absorb, but most of
As I write my All’s Crazy in Love series, focused around one big dare and one big wedding, I can’t get the idea of my billionaire couples, weddings, honeymoons—and what comes after—out of my mind. After all, it’s June. The month of all things wedding. What I really get caught up on is this: my book ends with the proposal of a very wealthy man to woman who may or may not have a nickel
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Blurbs. Those short book descriptions on the back covers of books or on the sales pages of Amazon or Apple Books. Authors hate writing them. Readers hang on every word of them. Why? Emotion. Gut-wrenching, will she save the world, will he get the girl, will they find the killer before he kills again emotion. After all, that It what sells a book. And selling a book is what a blurb is all about. Keep
The Power of a Brand You’d be a fool to underestimate the power —or value —of a brand, or a rebrand. Take McDonalds or Coca-Cola. Their brands are recognized the world over. And those brands are protected by the companies that own them because they have real bottom line value. When we stand before a vending machine making a soda choice, we might choose Coke over Pepsi because of that brand recognition. When we drive
Bridal Gowns Inspired by Literary Love Stories This week’s blog is written by guest author Laura Anderson. I love her unique take on wedding gowns and literary inspiration and I believe you will, too. It brings together two of my favorite topics these days, romance novels (classic heroines, no less) and weddings, which are on my mind because of the outrageous marriage dare in my All’s Crazy in Love series. Take it away, Laura. Introduction
This week I have the pleasure of introducing Eileen Troemel. Unlike most authors, Eileen writes across multiple genres, under several pen names, but I will let her tell you about herself in her own words. In her Own Words…USA Today Best-Selling Author Eileen Troemel Hello! I’m Eileen Troemel. I write under three pen names – this one, Ava M Taylor, and RJ Stone. Under Eileen Troemel, I write across a several genres like scifi romance,
I know that the minute you read anything by Raine Fraser you will fall in love with her work. If you are one of the fortunate few who knows her personally, you will love her, too. You will admire her dedication, certainly, but it is her irreverent humor, and her love words, written and spoken, that will completely captivate you. Raine Fraser is a superb author, although she remains unpublished. I know this, because I