writing romance

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

October 27, 2020 in author life / non-fiction / Regency romances / writing romance by Jewel Allen

Cheryl Wright writes western historical and Christmas romance novels. She will chat about running successful multi-author projects and writing Christmas books year-round. This fun interview took place on August 3, 2020 in the middle of lockdown in Australia. Q. What time is it over where you are, Cheryl…Australia, is it? […]

Q&A: Writing mail-order brides with Cheryl Wright

September 13, 2020 in author interview / Christmas romance / Q & A / writing romance by Jewel Allen

Katharine E. Hamilton is a contemporary romance author. She will chat about how she created and researched her wildly popular Irish romance series, how she ranked well despite bucking popular publishing trends, and how she advertises her books. Q. Good morning, Katharine! I love your first name, btw. I don’t […]

Q&A: Bucking the Trends with Katharine E. Hamilton

July 23, 2020 in author interview / Q & A / writing romance 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

July 17, 2020 in author interview / author life / Q & A / writing romance 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

July 10, 2020 in author interview / author life / business of being an author / Q & A / writing romance 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

May 29, 2020 in Q & A / rapid release / writing romance 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

May 22, 2020 in author interview / author life / business of being an author / Q & A / writing romance by Jewel Allen

USA TODAY bestselling author Lacy Williams is devoted to bringing her readers heartwarming love stories about cowboys and the women that tame them. She will chat about how she’s built her 30K newsletter subscriber list, what she does to engage them, and how she plots her romances. Q. I’m so […]

Q&A: 30K Newsletter Subscribers with Lacy Williams

May 9, 2020 in cowboys / Q & A / writing romance by Jewel Allen

Kris Loomis is a nonfiction and short story author who also writes contemporary romance novels under the pen name Savannah Adams. She will chat about how living in Ecuador jump-started her publishing career, how she decides what genre to write, and how she met-cute her husband. Q. Hi Kris! Thanks […]

Q&A: Swooning in South Carolina with Savannah Adams

April 10, 2020 in author interview / author life / Q & A / writing romance by Jewel Allen