author life

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

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

Craig Fear is a cookbook author and the blogger behind Fearless Eating. He will chat about how he built his cooking platform, how he prepared his cookbooks from draft to indie-published, and how he tests his recipes. Q. You have a dog, correct? What’s his name? A. I do! Her […]

Q&A: Fearless Cookbook Publishing with Craig Fear

This entry was posted in author interview author life cooking Q & A on June 26, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Three-time black-belt Lia London is the author of contemporary novels. She also is the founder of Clean Indie Reads, an organization of over 3700 authors, illustrators, and marketing specialists who work in the independent publishing industry. She will chat about what she learned from stage-writing, how she got into martial […]

Q&A: Clean Indie Reads with Lia London

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A on June 19, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Jennie Goutet is the author of Regency romances. She will chat about how she wrote her memoir of her life in Paris, Africa, and then back in Paris; what it’s like living in the City of Lights; and how she pivoted successfully to writing Regencies. Q. It’s not often that […]

Q&A: An Author in Paris with Jennie Goutet

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A Regency romances on June 12, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Esther Hatch is a traditionally published author of Regency Romances. She will chat about how she got started writing Regencies, how she writes captivating characters that leap off the page, and her process from draft to published. Q. Hi Esther! How did edits go for you this morning? A. Good! […]

Q&A: Captivating Characters with Esther Hatch

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A Regency romances on June 7, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Jess Mastorakos is the author of sweet military romances. She will chat about how she researches her Marine scenes, how she gets everything done as an author and mom of four littles, and how she got one million page reads in 18 months since writing to market. Q. Thanks for […]

Q&A: One million page reads with Jess Mastorakos

This entry was posted in author interview author life business of being an author Q & A writing romance on May 22, 2020 by Jewel Allen