Josephine Blake is a historical and contemporary romance author who also makes beautiful covers (she makes some of mine!). Today she will chat about how ghostwriting fiction works, what helps a cover sell, and what makes for effective marketing. Q. How’s the baby doing? A. She’s great. Tons of personality. […]
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Christine Sterling is the author of over 30 romances and the creator of the wildly popular Pinkerton Matchmaker Series and the Proxy Bride Series. She is also an author in multi-author projects. Today she will talk about how she organizes successful collaborations, what kind of income they can generate, and […]
Q&A: Multi-Author Projects with Christine Sterling Recently updated !
Gigi Blume is the author of contemporary Jane Austen-inspired rom-coms. She will chat about how she channels Jane as a non-Brit, how she writes witty banter, and how she makes book trailers. Q. Am I right in my guess that you are British? A. Nope. Not British. I’m from California. […]
Q&A: Re-telling Jane Austen with Gigi Blume
Ellie Hall and Amy Sparling are hybrid (indie and traditionally published) authors who offer a course for writers called Write Publish Promote. Ellie writes contemporary romances, as well as young adult and fantasy/paranormal under other pen names. Amy writes young adult and adult romances. They will chat about how they […]
Q&A: Write Publish Promote with Amy & Ellie
Perhaps the ideal time to try your new, DIY treadmill desk is not after successive days of door-knocking for a city council re-election campaign. I had already walked 12,000 steps today, which worked out to about four hours. And then I got on the treadmill and tried out this new […]
Treadmill desk review
Samaire Provost is the author of horror, vampire adventure/romance, and YA fantasy. She will chat about how she writes 8k-11k words per day, how she outlines her 75k-word stories, and her Academy Young Adult book (on pre-order and is already a #1 new release). Q. Samaire, thanks for doing this […]
Q&A: Writing Academy YA fast with Samaire Provost
Melanie Jacobson is the author of romantic comedies who also collaborates under the pen name Brenna Jacobs. She will chat about how she earned a shoe award at a writer’s conference, how to pace a romance, and how to write a great kissing scene. Q. I understand you are slightly […]
Q&A: Pacing a Romance with Melanie Jacobson
Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick is the author of The Kitten Files mysteries, The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott spy series, and multiple short stories. She is also the creator of the WriteMind Planner, an organizational system for authors. She will chat about how she came up with the idea for her […]
Q&A: Planning your Author Life with Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick
Sherry A. Burton is the author of 14 contemporary and historical novels, including The Orphan Train Saga, a planned 18-book series based on actual historical events. She will chat about how she segued from contemporary fiction to historical, how she will sell over 600 paperback books at her next book […]
Q&A: Super Book Signings with Sherry A. Burton
Jenni James writes contemporary YA and adult romance, Regency romance, and children’s books. She also wrote the screenplay for her novel Not Cinderella’s Type, which won “Best Feature Film” and “Best Screenplay” at the LDS Film Festival in 2018. She will chat about how she broke into screenwriting; the difference […]
