Category: Publishing

Learn about romance publishing. Subjects include editing, book cover design, your author website, book marketing, genre, and more.

What Is Copyediting?

March 8, 2021

Table of Contents Prospective clients often ask what is included in a copyedit from me. The answer is a number of things—so many that whenever

Romance and Its Subgenres Explained

March 5, 2021

Table of Contents The romance genre is one of the most prolifically read and written. It seems deceptively simple at first, and those unfamiliar with

8 Things Nobody Tells Authors about Professional Editing

January 28, 2019

Table of Contents I threw myself (and all my free time) wholeheartedly into romance publishing in 2015 when I indie-published my first short story. Since then,

8 Simple Rules for Designing a Great E-book Cover

November 17, 2018

Table of Contents Graphic design is a skill that requires a lot of practice to master, and making book covers isn’t as easy as some

How to Create Your Self-Hosted Author Website with WordPress

November 2, 2018

Table of Contents I’ve been creating websites since I was a teen. At first, I did it all by hand using HTML and CSS. I

Horror Romance Subgenre: Tropes in Horror Romance

October 31, 2018

A trope is a well-known story convention or plot device. You can find many examples of tropes at TVTropes, a comprehensive tropes wiki. If you

Horror Romance Subgenre: Villain as Romantic Hero

October 1, 2018

If you’ve read the last post in this series, you may be thinking: how in the heck can a scary villain also be boyfriend (or

Horror Romance Subgenre: Two Types of Horror Romance

September 30, 2018

In my last blog post, I discussed the building blocks of romance story structure and how the genre of the external plot is what signifies

Horror Romance Subgenre: The Romance Part of Horror Romance

September 24, 2018

In 2015, I decided to stop being a bad writer. I was working as a UI/UX Designer at a soulless corporation and hating every minute

Horror Romance Subgenre: Introduction