Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 122 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Jami Albright all about how to write romance.
In this episode we cover:
- The fundamentals of romance
- How to build tension and attraction
- How to write humour
- Tropes, HEAs and grabbing the reader
- Grand gestures
- Business models
This week’s question is: how are you advocating for your creative self?
Recommendation of the week is: Get Rich, Lucky Bitch: Release Your Money Blocks and Live a First-Class Life by Denise Duffield-Thomas
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Recommended listen: Rachel Herron’s money episode
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Hello, I have just started listening. Love your personality and aura. I just caught the latest episode with Jami Albright on Romance writing. I am a newbie romance and women’s fiction Indie author and will launch my first books in 2022, starting with March. I’m also the same vintage as Jami and her experience inspires me. Like Jami, fear of failure also drives me to learn everything about being an indie author. To answer this week’s question: How do I advocate for my creative self? I say it does strongly. I also work full-time as a teacher (I teach grade 3 with disabilities) and time on mycreativity is precious. I lock in set hours to write and separate time to plan. I can say no to anything that will take me away from my writing, especially if it doesn’t benefit my writing in terms of the time it needs. I have found, that since passing 50 myself, I can say no without feeling guilty. Life’s just too short. I have just started my author business and the first, most important thing, is to have a high quality product—book. My creative output must come first. I must have time allocated for me to do this daily. Plus, I have trained my family: happy writer = happy wife and mother = happy life.