Today we're going to discuss writing romance novels that sell in a market that tends to be very saturated. These are my personal opinions on what it takes based on my experience. I hope you find this video helpful and if you're writing romance, just remember very few authors break out on their first book (even their 2nd, 3rd, 4th so on). Your goal is to write books that help you build your audience as you continue to grow your backlist. If you love a good love story like me, it just might be the genre for you.

Good luck on your self-publishing journey and if you have more questions, please leave them below! Don't forget to like and subscribe if you found the information in this video helpful. Thank you!

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//A B O U T M E//

Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!)

I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 4 times since 2017. With Lyra Parish, I've made top 100 several times on Amazon. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: https://bit.ly/3k8P6pa

Want to find our Kennedy Fox Books? Visit: http://www.kennedyfoxbooks.com

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//Other News //
I'm currently a co-host for the monthly youtube show Publishable (Self-publishing versus Traditional Publishing) You can watch our videos on this playlist: https://bit.ly/2ZvKNwq
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//Searching for a Motivational Writing Group? //
I have a writing group on facebook where you can earn stickers each month if you write 10K in a day or 50K in a month. You can choose your own day. It's a supportive community that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019!
www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday
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//2021 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E//
Pushing You Away - February
Holding You Close - March
Bossing the Cowboy - May
Kissing the Cowboy - June
Winning the Cowboy - July
Forcing You Away - October
Wanting You Close - November
The End of Us - December
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//S O C I A L M E D I A//

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