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It was a white gumball* day. At 29,408 words, I revised and uploaded Rapid Regency. Book #37. Yay!!! This is a first for me–publishing in a new genre (Regency romance) on 10/27 the same week I am launching a how-to book about writing in that genre (10/31). I had the […]

A new milestone

This entry was posted in author life non-fiction Regency romances writing romance on October 27, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Maggie Dallen is the bestselling author of sweet romance in multiple genres, including Young Adult, Regency, and contemporary adult. She will chat about how she writes in multiple genres, how that helped her find her voice, and how she gets her fun book ideas. Q. How is your Friday shaping […]

Q&A: Writing fun books with Maggie Dallen

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A on October 3, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Cheryl Wright writes western historical and Christmas romance novels. She will chat about running successful multi-author projects and writing Christmas books year-round. This fun interview took place on August 3, 2020 in the middle of lockdown in Australia. Q. What time is it over where you are, Cheryl…Australia, is it? […]

Q&A: Writing mail-order brides with Cheryl Wright

This entry was posted in author interview Christmas romance Q & A writing romance on September 13, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Evan Gow is the indie developer of StoryOrigin, a marketing tool / community that authors can use to find reviewers, increase sales, build their mailing lists, and manage their schedules. He will chat about how he started this one-stop author service, how authors can get more book reviews, and what […]

Q&A: Getting more book reviews with Evan Gow

This entry was posted in author interview book marketing business of being an author Creative Q&A Q & A on August 1, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Katharine E. Hamilton is a contemporary romance author. She will chat about how she created and researched her wildly popular Irish romance series, how she ranked well despite bucking popular publishing trends, and how she advertises her books. Q. Good morning, Katharine! I love your first name, btw. I don’t […]

Q&A: Bucking the Trends with Katharine E. Hamilton

This entry was posted in author interview Q & A writing romance on July 23, 2020 by Jewel Allen

It took me a couple of tries to make a pasta dough that I dare use for my Kitchen Aid mixer and Antree pasta 3-in-1 roller’s maiden voyages. Homemade pasta uses a really simple list of ingredients: 2 cups flour, 3 eggs, a pinch of salt. That’s it. I just […]

Adventures in Pasta-Making

This entry was posted in cooking on July 23, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Karly Stratford is the pen name of an author of clean contemporary rom-coms. She will talk about how she came up with her fun cover concepts, how she got started writing rom-coms, and how she writes funny during a pandemic. Q. Just wanted to confirm. Would you like me to […]

Q&A: Light & Fun Romances with Karly Stratford

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A writing romance on July 17, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Carol Moncado is the USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary Christian and royal romances. She will chat about how she creates her kingdoms, how she drafts to publish, and what royal romance readers want. Q. I am so happy that we are able to chat today…we’ve been wanting to do […]

Q&A: Writing About Royals with Carol Moncado

This entry was posted in author interview author life business of being an author Q & A writing romance on July 10, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Cindy Ray Hale is the author of contemporary adult and young adult romance novels. She will chat about how she got to act in movie sets, what celebrities are really like, and what makes for compelling young adult fiction. Q. Thanks for chatting with me Cindy! Are you having to […]

Q&A: Acting on your dreams with Cindy Ray Hale

This entry was posted in author interview author life film Q & A young adult on July 3, 2020 by Jewel Allen

I did it! I self-published Cuba: A Travel Journal with Recipes in e-book. With lots of photos. I had been wanting to publish this book since returning from Cuba in February. The journal chronicles, via stories and photos, my eight-day trip through Cuba with my husband and a small tour […]

How I Self-Published a Travel Journal/ E-Cookbook

This entry was posted in cooking Cuba rapid recipe rapid release travel on July 1, 2020 by Jewel Allen