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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

Laura Ann is the author of contemporary sweet romances who also writes Book of Mormon romances under the pen name L.A. Patillo. She will chat about how she built her 4.5K mailing list, how she plans her addictive series, and how she releases a romance a month. P.S. I just […]

Q&A: Addictive Romances with Laura Ann

This entry was posted in Q & A rapid release writing romance on May 29, 2020 by Jewel Allen

One of my aspiring author friends wanted to pick my brain about self-publishing, so I decided I would feature the gist of our conversation in a Q&A. For more details on my publishing process, check out my how-to book Rapid Release. Q. How did you get started in publishing? A. […]

Q&A: Jumping into Self-Publishing with Jewel Allen

This entry was posted in author life business of being an author Q & A rapid release on April 5, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Gigi Marlowe writes sweet, contemporary inspirational stories. She will talk about how she went from law school (and lots of steps later) to author, what inspired her to rapid release contemporary romances, and how her sweet mom makes her Creole-esque rice/cornbread dressing. Q. Thanks for chatting with me, Gigi! A. […]

Q&A: Fulfilling your dream with Gigi Marlowe

This entry was posted in author interview author life Billionaire Romance Q & A rapid release on March 22, 2020 by Jewel Allen

Jessie Gussman is the award-winning author of soul-stirring, sweet, small-town romance with humor and heart. She will chat about how she increases series read-through to five-figure months, rapid releases a book a month while running million-dollar farm businesses, and how her faith sustains her through these uncertain times. Q. Thanks […]

Q&A: Grossing 20K months with Jessie Gussman

This entry was posted in author interview inspirational Q & A rapid release writing tips on March 13, 2020 by Jewel Allen

This is hybrid-published author Jessie Gussman’s Facebook post on August 24, 2019, reprinted with permission of how she wrote to market and grossed nearly $20,000 in one month. Read her March 12, 2020 Q&A here. Deep breath… This is a celebratory post and a “how I did it” post. It’s […]

How I did it by Jessie Gussman

This entry was posted in author life inspirational rapid release on March 13, 2020 by Jewel Allen

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

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A rapid release screenwriting on January 10, 2020 by Jewel Allen

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

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A rapid release on January 4, 2020 by Jewel Allen

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

This entry was posted in author interview author life book design Q & A rapid release on December 13, 2019 by Jewel Allen

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

This entry was posted in author interview author life Q & A rapid release on December 6, 2019 by Jewel Allen