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How romance writers can keep readers' interest in a series

Posted on 03/30/2021 at 10:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing a series — especially with the first book being free or sharply discounted — is a great marketing tool...

Posted on 03/08/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

E.L. James will soon be wrapping up her retelling of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Her publisher announced Sunday...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Romance

Posted on 03/08/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today we're interviewing Tina Marie, a Canadian author who writes contemporary romance. Her interests include reading, cooking, photography and of...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Romance

Posted on 03/02/2021 at 10:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Italian author Federico Moccia didn’t invent the idea of leaving locks on bridges as a signal of love, but his...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Literature in translation, Romance, The New York Times, Young adult literature

Posted on 02/18/2021 at 11:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Lily King’s two most recent novels have made a big impression on the literary scene. Euphoria won the 2014 Kirkus...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Free reads, Romance, Short story

Posted on 02/15/2021 at 12:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What do romance authors do for Valentine’s Day? We can think of at least one G-rated activity that a particular...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Romance

Posted on 02/14/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy Valentine’s Day! (Or, if you prefer, happy inaugural National Black Literacy Day!) We’ve been saving these first two posts...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Romance

Posted on 02/14/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s Valentine’s Day, so we’re legally required to share a post about writing romance. But we’ll go easy on writers,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Romance, The New York Times, Writing advice

Posted on 02/12/2021 at 11:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Love stories certainly contain conflict — but, warns David Corbett, don’t mistake it for the kind you might find in,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Plot / narrative, Romance, Writer Unboxed

Posted on 02/11/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Any author who can boast of popular and profitable books has put years (decades, maybe) of hard work and persistence...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, Historical fiction, NPR, Romance