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Are you a first-time romance author feeling overwhelmed with everything required to publish your book?
If that story had been published, readers would have skinned me alive!
“One of the biggest mistakes I see new romance authors make is not reading enough books in
It's really the best way to get a feel for what a potential reader expects to find
That's another great and easy way to know what readers are actually looking for and how you
Start with a list of the best romance books of all time to make sure you've covered
Adequate research is a key element of a good story—which might look like looking into best
ProWritingAid has a really cool author comparisons feature that allows you to select your favorite author and
Jennifer Rebecca says she made the mistake of winging the first book
I didn’t have a professional editor, I didn’t plot, I didn’t plan, I just
Fast forward two years and they’ve both been re-edited and are now full-length novels that I’
Luckily, a grammar checker like ProWritingAid can help with this
From the over 20+ reports to its Writer's Resources Library, it has everything you need to get you
It's tough to accept criticism of your work, but it’s how you grow as an author
We all know that your first draft isn't the one that will end up in the hands
It has to go through several rounds of editing and revision first, and the first of those
Our editing tool has over 25 reports all based around suggestions that a real copy-editor would make
Award-winning author Mary Adkins "learned the hard way what a toll not knowing how to revise properly
You can find out how she refined her revision process using self-editing in the video below:
Leaona Luxx learned a tough lesson about editors in the beginning
There are a ton of editors out there and you truly get what you pay for
Evie Graham says she started out “trying to do too much in one story
If you intend to write romance novels as a career, you need to market yourself and find
It’s easy to make marketing mistakes if you’ve never had to promote yourself
If all the other books in your genre have pictures of hot guys on the cover and
Two key places where you can grow your readership are your website and newsletter
Not having either of these was a mistake Angela Nicole made in the beginning
You’ll also want to consider when you plan to release your novel so marketing channels like
“I should have seriously tackled the website, having a newsletter sign-up, and done some work before ever
Most businesses fail in the first three to five years because of cash-flow problems, so it’s
“I just did my taxes yesterday, and I obviously did not budget my spending with this writing
Not setting a budget and sticking to it was a mistake USA Today bestselling author Grahame Claire
International bestselling author Anne Mercier says, “It's always best to be a book ahead
Brittney Olson agrees on the importance of being a book ahead
” She graciously provided a list of all the things she wished she had done differently with her
It provides a great summary of the mistakes above, and I’ve re-framed it as things to
If you do this, then you should make money off your book to fund the next one
As a first-time romance author, I hope you can take these examples and apply them to your