Hello ,Before you read today's installment of the Romance Your Launch program, please hit reply and let me know how close you are to publishing your romance novel. Are you in the imagining stage, drafting stage, editing stage, or preparing to launch...

Hello ,Bet you didn't notice (until perhaps last week), but I spent the last 8 weeks helping my mom pack up her life of 80+ years and move from Quebec to British Columbia. Funny thing is that I have very distinct memory from 30+ years ago of saying (...

Hello !I'm trying out something new—sharing advanced reader copies (ARCs) of books written by members of Author Ever After.Up first is Kit Sutherland's debut release, Eternal Knights. This book features:Ancient magical beings in the modern human worl...

Hello ,Romance book cover design guide for self-published authorsYou probably don’t want to hear this, but your feelings about what looks good on a book cover are almost beside the point. That’s not a criticism of your taste. It’s just how genre fict...

Hello ,ISBNs for elf-published authors: what you need to knowBefore you upload a single file to Amazon KDP or IngramSpark (my personal publishing nemesis, more on that another day), you need to make one decision that affects every version of your boo...

Hello , Holidays are over. Unless of course, you have school-aged children, in which case, as a mom of two adult sons all I can offer is—this too shall pass! (Sorry. I just don't miss the scheduling chaos of summers). And the next module is...

Hello ,To all my American friends, happy Independence Day 🇺🇸. I hope the weather is being kind for the BBQ or fireworks or outdoor event you're celebrating at.All righty! Here we are, at the end of Module 6. I shall not darken your door with anymore...

Hello ,The metaphor has finally come to a blessed end! 😜Make your bed! That's the line edit. And in a meta way, I'll do the same and end my intro dithering quickly!Line edit for a romance novel that feels polishedThe line edit for a romance novel is...

Hello , We are at about the quarter-mark on this email-delivery version of the premium 12-week program I ran in 2024 and 2025. I would love to know if you're getting value from and enjoying these emails. Cause, if you're not, I have the abi...

Hello , Did you read the last email? If not, check out the blog version of the lesson, all about using beta readers before you start your editing pass. I would love for you let me know your thoughts and experiences around using early b...