Regency romance, romantic mysteries, & writing tips too.
Marketing fiction is a challenge. New authors are disappointed with their sales. Established authors struggle to find readers. What about you? If you feel that times are tough, take heart. Focus on expanding your readership, reader by reader. You can do it. On the other hand, you may be sabotaging yourself: what if you hate … Read more
Do you hate book marketing? Many authors do. Unfortunately, if we want to publish successfully (so that we sell books), we must do the best we can to get them in front of readers. When it comes to marketing, we’re all different After a couple of decades of promoting my novels, here’s what I’ve learned. … Read more
Do you hate spending money on book marketing? In a recent writers’ group meeting, we discussed our favorite ways to market our books cheaply. We agreed that it’s not so much that we resent investing our book income into marketing, it’s: The occasional unforeseen expenses which derailed our book marketing budget; Outright mistakes (perhaps we … Read more
In a recent writers’ group meeting, we discussed writing fiction and the value (or otherwise) of the writing dictum: “write what you know”. A new member, who’s a new author, posed a question. She’s writing an American Civil War novel, inspired by Gone With The Wind… and a family diary. “Does that mean,” she asked, … Read more
Looking for ideas for blog content? Perhaps you feel you’ve said it all; you’re squeezed dry. Blog content: what if you’ve got nothing to say? We all feel like that occasionally. Consider that you’ve got plenty to say—you’re just out of inspiration. You need to rekindle it. Let’s look at simple ways to get ideas … Read more
Do you love Regency romance? I love them too. The sixth novel in The Eardleys of Gostwicke Hall series will soon be published. I’m pleased with the cover, which you can see above. Regency romance, The Lady & The Devil: If You Knew Me Although Cerise Fortier isn’t an Eardley, she becomes Catherine Eardley’s protégé. … Read more