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    Ten Tips for Topping the Romance Charts
    Ten Tips for Topping the Romance Charts
    Ten Tips for Topping the Romance Charts
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    Ten Tips for Topping the Romance Charts

    By Mark J Dawson and Serenity Woods

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    Romance author Serenity Woods and best selling author Mark Dawson provide ten tips to help the eager beginner interested in turning their hobby of writing romance stories into a way to earn a living.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSPF
    Release dateFeb 5, 2018
    ISBN9781386973935
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      Ten Tips for Topping the Romance Charts - Mark J Dawson

      Introduction

      Just a brief one, I promise!

      This short book isn’t a detailed breakdown of how to format or publish your indie novel. Nor is it a book about the craft of writing romance. It contains ten short tips to help the eager beginner interested in turning their hobby of writing romance stories into a way to earn a living. If you have at least a little talent, lots of dedication, and are prepared to work hard at the business side of things, you too can make a decent (i.e., five- or six-figure) wage.

      It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme. It will take time—maybe four to five years of publishing four to six books a year, if you can. Unless you’re very lucky, you won’t make a fortune by selling two hundred copies of one book every day (if you discover how to do that, please let me know!) Success is much more likely to come by slowly building your business and expanding your readership for those four to five years until you’re selling five to ten copies of each book on your backlist every day. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. And this book has a few tips on how to set off on that long journey.

      Who am I? I’m a USA Today bestselling author of romance novels. I also won the NZ Sir Julius Vogel Sci-Fi & Fantasy Award with my epic fantasy, Heartwood (writing as Freya Robertson). I’ve published 60+ books over the past six years. I’ve been traditionally published with Angry

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