Well, this is the motherlode of write ups! I launched A Game of Hearts and Heists a spicy sapphic fantasy romance on the 10th of February 2023 and I promised to share everything that I’d done to create this new pen name.
Goal: create a financially sustainable fiction pen name that gives me the opportunity to have fun writing and create books that are ‘cannot put down, hangover inducing’
Subgoals: surpass 33 preorders, give out over 100 ARCs, keep production costs as low as possible
TLDR Take AwaysRead full blog post here.
194 Learning from Your First Series with James Blatch
193 Copy Writing for Authors with Megan Smyth
The Black Herron: Episode 10
192 The Dangers of Writing True Crime with Pepper Anne
191 How to Write Eco-fiction with Denise Baden
190 Advanced Marketing Strategies with Nick Thacker
189 Creating Unforgettable Characters with TJ Klune
188 Writing Erotic and BDSM Novels with Ruby Scott
The Black Herron: Episode 9
187 5 Lessons from Four Years of Writing Full-Time
186 Reclaim Your Author Career with Claire Taylor
185 Using Book Covers as Marketing Tools with Katia from MiblArt
184 Creating Conflict in Romance with JJ Arias
The Black Herron: Episode 8
183 Using TikTok to Sell Books in a Niche with Rebecca Thorne
182 Marketing in a Niche and Author Collaborations with TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod
181 Business, Processes and Efficiency with Ines Johnson
180 Making our Books and Content Accessible with Jeff Adams and Michele Lucchini
179 Publishing Trends for the Future with Clayton Noblit
The Black Herron: Episode 7
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