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June 15, 2022
Love exciting, new romances and Happily Ever Afters? Then let me introduce you to…
Who loves happily ever afters? The Happily Ever After Collective does! That’s why I’m so excited to join with nearly 50 other authors to bring you something that you’re going to love! Every month the Happily Ever After Collective will deliver exclusive romance novellas from bestselling, award-winning authors who know how to deliver the HEA romance readers crave. Readers will get to choose as many as four never-before-published novellas each month (depending on subscription tier), participat...
September 24, 2020
Readers Want More Romances with Older Couples. Here’s Why We’re Committed to Writing Them.
In case you missed the latest episode of my YouTube show, Story Behind the Story, it was another lively, interactive reader and author discussion. This time we talked about romance featuring older protagonists. Particularly the female protagonists which have always tended to skew much younger in romance, even though the average age of readers is 35-39.
Authors Karen Booth, Suzette D Harrison, Sheryl Lister, and reader Lisa Salvary joined me for the livestream discussion.
Representatio...
July 22, 2020
The Making of a Multi-Author Series
Readers love multi-author series around a single theme or event. Sherelle Green, Sheryl Lister, Angela Seals, and Elle Wright—authors of the Once Upon a Bridesmaid and Once Upon a Baby series—join us to discuss their series and to discuss the creative process behind creating a multi-author series. They’ll also reveal the challenges, benefits, best-practices, and biggest mistakes of developing a multi-author series.
***NOTE: There are some technical and audio issues in this episode. So...
July 9, 2020
Where is RWA Today? A Romance Writers of America Q & A with Alyssa Day, LaQuette and C. Chilove
Last night I had the privilege of hosting a frank, open discussion about the current state of Romance Writers of America with interim president, Alyssa Day, interim secretary, C. Chilove, and Director-at-Large, LaQuette. They gave us a glimpse of all the work that the interim board has been doing to right the ship and rebuild RWA’s reputation with authors, publishers, and readers.
I invited these women to chat with me about what’s going on in RWA because I’d allowed my membership to lapse...
July 8, 2020
Where is RWA Today? A Romance Writers of America Q & A with Alyssa Day, LaQuette and C. Chilove
Last year the romance writers trade organization Romance Writers of America essentially blew up due to a series of events that stemmed from long-standing issues of racism and inequities suffered by LGBTQ authors and authors of color—particularly Black authors. When the dust settled, the entire Board of Directors was gone, and a Special Election was held in March of 2020 where an a new slate was elected.
Fast forward three months. Many former members—like myself—would like to see the o...
July 3, 2020
3 Tips for Researching Your Historical Novel with Author Vanessa Riley
Historical author Vanessa Riley stops by on Friday night to chat with us about her brand new historical release—A Duke, The Lady, and A Baby—to give us the #StoryBehindTheStory. Then she’ll share three tips for doing the research necessary to create a historical novel that feels authentic to the time period in which it is set.
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3 Tips for Researching Your Historical Novel |#BookChat with Historical Author Vanessa Riley
Historical author Vanessa Riley stops by on Friday night to chat with us about her brand new historical release—A Duke, The Lady, and A Baby—to give us the #StoryBehindTheStory. Then she’ll share three tips for doing the research necessary to create a historical novel that feels authentic to the time period in which it is set.
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June 19, 2020
The Story Behind 40-Love: A Conversation with Author Olivia Dade
Author Olivia Dade will pop round for a visit to give us the #StoryBehindTheStory on her latest release 40-Love and discuss why representation for plus-size characters matters in romance and should be done thoughtfully.
Learn more about Olivia Dade by visiting her website: https://oliviadade.com/.
We’ll get insight into the characters and story and learn more about the author behind 40-Love
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June 12, 2020
The Story Behind The Boyfriend Project: a Conversation with Author Farrah Rochon
Author Farrah Rochon will join us for a live #BookChat on Friday, June 12th at 2 PM. She’ll give us the #StoryBehindTheStory on her latest release The Boyfriend Project,. This highly-anticipated book has been all the buzz, named to several book lists, including Entertainment Weekly’s Best Books to Read in June 2020, Library Reads, and a featured May Book of the Month.
We’ll get insight into the characters and story and learn more about the author behind The Boyfriend Project.
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June 5, 2020
The Story Behind QUEEN MOVE: a Conversation with Bestselling Author Kennedy Ryan
USA Today Bestselling and RITA® Award Winning author Kennedy Ryan joins us to share the #StoryBehindTheStory of her powerful new release, QUEEN MOVE. She also gives us an exclusive, sharing what she is working on next.
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