Rachael Bloome is the author of small-town contemporary romance novels. She will chat about how she grossed $5K her first month with her debut book, how she launched her publishing career with a Christmas novel, and how she wrote a blurb that sells. Q. Thanks for chatting with me, Rachael! […]
author life
Marie Higgins is the author of over 70 historical western, Regency, and contemporary romances. She will chat about how she published 24 books in 12 months, how she maintains this publishing schedule on top of another full-time job, and how screenwriting is different from novel-writing. Q. Hi Marie! Thanks for […]
Q&A: 24 Books in 12 Months with Marie Higgins
When Steve Higgs wrote his debut novel, Paranormal Nonsense, he was a Captain in the British Army. He would love to pretend that he had one of those careers that has to be redacted and in general denied by the government and that he has had to change his name […]
Q&A: From Army Captain to Cozy Writer with Steve Higgs
Bryan Cohen is an author, podcaster and coach, as well as the ringleader of 7-time soccer league champs. He will chat about how he built his author platform, what non-ad marketing authors are under-utilizing, and how to optimize that non-ad technique. Q. Thanks for chatting with me today Bryan! Where […]
Q&A: Building An Author Platform with Bryan Cohen
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. […]
Q&A: Covering bestsellers with Josephine Blake
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
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 […]
