A Debut Author’s Journey with Laurie London: Transforming Myself into a “Real Writer”

Posted on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

Today at RU, we’re kicking off a new bi-monthly series where we’ll follow debut author Laurie London on her journey from a newbie writer to publication. For our readers who are new to the writing arena, we hope you’ll learn many useful tips from Laurie’s journey. For those with more experience, you may find you have much in common with Laurie. Regardless, we think you’ll enjoy traveling the path to publication with her!

Back-to-Back Book Releases

Posted on Monday, February 15th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

We welcome back Christy Reece, author of romantic suspense, who talked with us last August about breaking in as a new writer. Christy’s first Last Chance Rescue trilogy was released in 2009 and the series continues with three additional books this year. Recently, her publisher offered a third deal for three more Last Chance Rescue books to be released Spring/Summer 2011.

Historical Romance Part 1: Hot? Not?

Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn

It’s my great pleasure to welcome Kris Kennedy and her agent Barbara Poelle to Romance University. As many of you know, RU’s highlighting a different romance sub-genre each month, and February’s all about historical. Today, [...]

Essential Elements for a Career Novelist

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn

Please help me welcome literary agent Paige Wheeler to Romance University. Today, Paige shares with us her top eleven tips on how authors can become career novelists. This is a lecture you’ll want to copy [...]

Contemporary Romance – Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

Welcome to the first of a yearlong series of lectures on different romance fiction sub-genres. One Monday each month, Crafting Your Career will be dedicated to this topic, and today’s post focuses on the contemporary romance. Those of us who’ve been around know sub-genres wax and wane in popularity, so which “w” word applies to contemporaries in the current publishing climate?

Today, New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips and literary agent Laura Bradford are here to share their insights and predictions. Carly and Laura will also check in throughout the day to answer questions.

Virtually Painless Networking

Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

If you’re like many writers, your internal thesaurus pairs the word “networking” with “torture.” However, you’re savvy enough to realize networking is essential for building a reputation among the writing community. So you promise yourself that you’ll start a networking plan. Tomorrow.

The Scoop: Using TV Techniques to Write the Killer Novel

Posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009 by Tracey Devlyn

I’m so pleased to welcome award-winning author Hank Phillippi Ryan to Romance University. Through sheer good fortune, I met Hank at the RWA conference in Washington D.C. this past summer. She didn’t even blink an eye when [...]

Holly Root on Negotiating Publishing Contracts

Posted on Friday, December 11th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

Today, Holly Root with the Waxman Literary Agency chats with us about an important part of the writing business: contract negotiation. I certainly learned both new terms and concepts through this lecture. Holly will try [...]

Ins, Outs, Ups & Downs of Writing Contests

Posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

Today, we’re delighted to have Donnell Bell with us. She, along with many other volunteers, contributes countless hours to ensure the success of the Kiss of Death chapter’s Daphne contest each year. Without people like [...]

Staying Out of Hot Water: Developing an Appropriate Online Presence

Posted on Monday, October 26th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

Today’s visiting professor is well known among the romance community because she truly cares for and champions this genre. Michelle Buonfiglio is best known for founding Romance B(u)y the Book and her romance blog on [...]