Transition to Success: The Power of the Podcast

The power of the podcast

By Donna Alward
Posted on 5/1/2018

Welcome back to this month’s “Transition to Success” column! This month, we’re talking about podcasts, something I’ve glommed onto over the past few years and have found very helpful in my development both as an author and, well, a person.

The Key to a Lifelong Career

How to avoid burnout and sustain a writing career

By Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Posted on 5/1/2018

Author’s note: This article came from two separate blog posts that appeared on my website in late 2017. I’ve left a lot of the personal and time-based revelations in the article because I think those things are important to the conclusion of the article. So, you’ll see me refer to the piece as a “post” rather than an article. That’s why. If you want to see these posts in their entirety, go to http://kriswrites.com and look up “burnout” or “sustainability.”

A-Game Advice: Bear Necessities

Bear necessities: packing the right bag for the job

By Damon Suede
Posted on 5/1/2018

A-game Advice is a monthly column offering practical tips for winning promo that fits your personal style, strategy, and measure of success.

Consent Is Sexy: Enthusiastic Consent in Niche Subgenres

How to portray consent in BDSM, kink, ménage, taboo, dub-con and non-con romances

By Sarah M. Anderson and London Setterby
Posted on 5/1/2018

In previous articles in the “Consent Is Sexy” series, we’ve defined consent and situations where it’s present or absent; we’ve also gone over how consent works within mainstream tropes and how authors can build enthusiastic consent into their sex scenes. Now, it’s time to go deeper into consent and niche subgenres: BDSM, kink, ménage romance, taboo tropes, and dub-con and non-con.

Invaluable: The Role of Reader Reviews in an Author’s Career

How to score those coveted reader reviews

By Trish Milburn
Posted on 5/1/2018

If you’re in the market for a new car or appliances for your kitchen, you’re likely to do your research before plunking down your hard-earned money on a purchase. You might ask friends for their opinions and pay attention to advertisements, but you’re also likely to read customer reviews. How many reviews does a product have? Are they good or bad? Are the sources of the reviews trustworthy?

The Review: Discoverability

A review of Kristine Kathhryn Rusch’s Discoverability

By Barbara Wallace
Posted on 4/1/2018

Discoverability, the book based on Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s blog series of the same name, is one of those books people will either love or hate.

Consent Is Sexy: Power Dynamics

Consent and power imbalances in popular romance tropes

By Sarah M. Anderson and London Setterby
Posted on 4/1/2018

Welcome back to “Consent Is Sexy”! In our last article, we explored definitions and common misconceptions about consent and rape, and we gave a few suggestions on how to incorporate enthusiastic consent into your romance novels. In this article, we’ll expand that discussion and show how many authors have incorporated enthusiastic consent into some of the most common tropes in the romance genre.

Transition to Success: Multiple Revenue Streams

Multiple revenue streams to maximize your book’s impact

By Donna Alward
Posted on 4/1/2018

I got an email from my financial planner just last week (February), when the Dow Jones industrial average took such a huge dip. In the email, he spoke about market corrections and how our current setup means that while we’ll experience some volatility, the effect is minimized as far as our investments go (great news!).

Make Your Writing More Accessible

What authors can do to better serve readers with communication challenges

By Julia Day and Amy Langston
Posted on 4/1/2018

April is Autism Awareness Month, an opportunity to learn about people on the autism spectrum and to encourage them to seek full access to all the world has to offer. The romance writing community contributes to the awareness of people with autism and other disabilities by including more diverse characters in their stories and by shining a light on the need to publish more books by diverse authors.

A-Game Advice: Press Pass

Press pass: the power of targeted media newsletters

By Damon Suede
Posted on 4/1/2018

A-Game Advice is a monthly column offering practical tips for winning promo that fits your personal style, strategy, and measure of success.