Since August is all about fiction, and as part of that, I want to help you find ways to make money with the fiction that you write. So, during the next few weeks, I’ll be posting a series called “niche markets.” Each will focus on one kind of fiction and include links to writer’s guidelines for places that publish short fiction and novels. You can see all of the niche market posts here, in case today’s niche isn’t your cup of tea!
Today, let’s check out some markets for romance writers!

Kensington Publishing Corp:

This company publishes a variety of different kinds …read more

Tracy Cooper-Posey, a fiction writer who blogs at Anchored Authors (anchored, as in anchored to a day job), has an excellent post called: Publishing terms, POD and the Amazon “Thing”
She gives short, pithy and accurate definitions of the various publishing stratgies at least theoretically available to book writers. I say “theoretically” because it’s so darn difficult to get a trade or New York (as Tracy calls them) publisher.
She’s also got a lucid explanation of how Amazon is proposing to change the way they deal with self-publishers.
Since I still would like to get at least one novel written and published, I …read more

Sonia Simone who writes the excellent copyblogger has a wonderful post called: What Romance Novels Can Teach You About Powerful Copywriting. It’s a great article, except it’s too limited.
The truth is, the principles Sonia point out about romance novels… what makes them work, will work for many more kinds of writing than just copy or romance. She’s right… make the reader suffer, or identify with their suffering, and then give them a solution… the heart and soul of self-help, country and folk music and much of the story telling we all do to each other. Call it suffering, call it …read more