writing romance

Writes4Women is back!

And not with one rom com author, but four fabulous romantic comedy authors. Award winning Romance author Penelope Janu (In at the Deep End) chats to three debut rom-commers about their new releases: Lucy Lever (Mystic Ridge), Amy Hutton (Sit Stay Love) and Karina May (Duck L'Orange for Breakfast). A great chat about writing inspiration, path to publication, process and more. All three authors are working on their next books and are well and truly establishing themselves as must-reads in the Australian publishing landscape.

Pam also gives an update on her writing and shares some tips gleaned from the recent RWA Conference.

Grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy this wonderful panel chatting all things rom com.

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Listener, apologies, but we start off with some stories about throwing up a lot. Skip to 6:40 if that's not your jam.

We intended to have this episode be about the Fake Relationship Trope, but somehow we got to talking about the Surprise Baby Trope / Secret Baby Trope, kids in romance overall, and more! So this episode was really the surprise baby we made along the way.

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Kate and Marty try (and possibly fail) to share embarrassing excerpts from past project to celebrate this precious time of year!

Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.

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The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.

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Writes4Women joins forces with Talking Aussie Books to talk all things Romance at the Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Fremantle 2022.

Pamela Cook and Claudine Tinellis chat with authors whose work ranges from historical and contemporary fiction to crime and rural romance, romcoms and domestic thrillers. We wanted to know what being part of an organisation like the RWA meant to each of them and the impact it had on their respective journeys to publication.

In this episode Pam chats to indie authors Terri Green, Monique McDonell and Anna Hackett about their writing processes, favourite author crushes and most embarrassing moments as authors as well as their favourite podcasts and top tips for authors

Happy listening.  

This is the final episode in the Writes4Women/Talking Aussie Books RWA Collaboration. Catch the rest of the episodes in the backlists for both podcasts.

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Coralie Moss and Marty talk mindset, longevity, and T-boning.

Important note: since this interview Coralie has had a successful Kickstarter!

Find Coralie at CoralieMoss.com or at Twitter @moss_coralie h

Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.

The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.

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Kate and Marty chat about their NaNo, hair, and writing process.

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Kate Prior and Marty Vee chat about their first day of NaNo 2022, using scissors and the use of the word “reskinning.”

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One writer sits on your shoulder, telling you to finish Nanowrimo at all costs, and to be ready for the grueling nature of churning out 2666 words every day.  Another writer sits on your other shoulder, telling you to adjust your goal along the way to priortize your mental health this month. But think of your productivity! Having almost finished writing a whole book! But also think about falling behind every day and burning out trying to catch up.

Your shoulders are really heavy because you can't sustain the weight of two people sitting on you. It's a lot. So is Nanowrimo. Are you ready, listener?

(We're Not.)

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Writes4Women joins forces with Talking Aussie Books to talk all things Romance at the Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Fremantle 2022.

Pamela Cook and Claudine Tinellis chat with authors whose work ranges from historical and contemporary fiction to crime and rural romance, romcoms and domestic thrillers. We wanted to know what being part of an organisation like the RWA meant to each of them and the impact it had on their respective journeys to publication.

In this episode Pam chats to Lily Malone and Victoria Purman about their writing processes, favourite author crushes and most embarrassing moments as authors as well as their favourite podcasts and top tips for authors

Happy listening.  

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Kate and Marty discuss marketing, which of their efforts paid off and setting their mindsets.

(Sorry this episode is a day late.)

You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conradand twitter @byrebeccaconrad.

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Marty and Kate chat with Rebecca Conrad about her anthology experiences. Tangents abound.

You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conrad and twitter @byrebeccaconrad.

Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.

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Welcome to the first Writes4Women/Talking Aussie Books podcast collaboration

In this special series recorded at the recent Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Fremantle, Western Australia, Talking Aussie Books host Claudine Tinellis and Writes4Women host Pamela Cook join forces to chat all things Romance with some of Australia’s best loved authors.

In this series of exciting interviews we chat with authors whose work ranges from historical and contemporary fiction crime and rural romance, romcoms and domestic thrillers.

We wanted to know what being part of an organisation like the RWA meant to each of them and

the impact it had on their respective journeys to publication. We had a blast chatting to these brilliant women and can't wait to share the results.

So tune in to both podcasts over the next eight weeks to get the goss on writing Romance.

Happy listening.

This week’s episode features Fiona Lowe, Anthea Hodgson and Sasha Wasley.

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Welcome to Part 2 of Writing Rural Romance.

In this episode best selling rural romance authors Maya Linnell, Stella Quinn and Léonie Kelsall chat  about about writing sex scenes, what the general consensus is about how far the bedroom door should be opened or closed, their writing processes, social media and their latest releases.

This episode can be listened to in conjunction with Part 1 or separately.

Grab a cuppa and join Maya, Stella and Léonie on the Writes4Women Convo Couch 

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Host Pamela Cook chats to three best-selling rural romance authors - Maya Linnell, Léonie Kelsall and Stella Quinn about writing in this popular genre.

Maya Linnell - a previous guest and host on Writes4Women - writes best selling fiction, gathering inspiration from her rural upbringing and the small communities she has always lived in and loved. Maya has four published novels, Bottle Brush Creek, Wildflower Ridge, Magpie's Bend, and her most recent release Paper Bark Hill. A former country journalist and radio host, Maya also blogs for Romance Writers of Australia. 

Léonie Kelsall is also a previous guest on Writes4Women. Léonie is the author of three rural romances, The  Wattleseed Inn, The Farm at Peppertree Crossing, and her most recent release, River Gum Cottage. She also writes women's fiction/romantic suspense under the pseudonym Laney Kaye. Léonie splits her time between her home and her professional counselling practice in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. 

Stella Quinn is  a little newer to the writing scene. Her rural romance novels are warm-hearted and filled with characters you want to be best friends with. She loves rural small town settings, island settings, and everyday heroes, and describes her books as 'the babies of Sea Change and Virgin River. Fabulous. She has two rural romances published by Harlequin: The Vet from Snowy River and her very recent release A Town like Clarence.

Join Pam, Maya, Léonie and Stella as they discuss how they got into what they love about writing rural romance, the characteristics of the genre, who reads it and more in the first part of this chat. Tune in next week as the discussion continues with writing sex scenes, social media, where the genre is headed and writing processes.

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Léonie Kelsall

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Stella Quinn

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Pamela Cook

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This week Kate and Marty discuss pacing, and knowing readers’ expectations in your genre and trope.

Congratulations to Cat Giraldo! Click here to download To Beg or Not to Beg.

We also mention our friends Liz Alden (writer of romance and travel,) A.B. Wilson (keeper of the most interesting prewriting processes,) and Roxie Noir (knower of how to indulge in story.)

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Marissa chats with Emiko Jean about her contemporary romance - TOKYO EVER AFTER - as well as channeling your inner teen to write an authentic (and potentially hilarious) protagonist; developing a romance around two characters who are polar opposites, and watching the sparks fly; casting off the idea that we only get "one shot" at a publishing career, and how to pivot after a post-debut rejection; and some tips for researching cultures and places in order to bring authenticity to your contemporary settings.

Books discussed in this episode can be purchased from your local independent bookstore or buy them online from the Happy Writer bookshop.org store (that benefits indie bookstores) at https://bookshop.org/shop/marissameyer

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In this week's episode, I interview Lisa Becker, author of the Starfish Series. We talk about the author duo she admires most, her all-time favorite book boyfriend, and how she got started writing.

You can learn more about Lisa at her website

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Maggie Blackbird is on Ojibway from Northwestern Ontario who writes contemporary, YA, historical and LBGTQ romances involving Canada's indigenous people.  Her latest book is Knight Moves, book three in her When We Were Young Series.  Maggie and I talk about the romance authors she loved (and still loves), her start in romance writing, and how she incorporates the lives of indigenous people into her romances. 

Visit the Illicit Liaisons page at SwoonworthyHEA to learn more about Maggie and her books. 

In this week's ep, I answer the question on the books I'd recommend to a reader who's never read a romance before but is willing to give it try. I recommend books in a variety of categories, including; Classic, Contemporary, Category, Historical, Mystery, Paranormal, Sweet, and Romcom.

Chances are, you have different books you'd recommend. I'd love to hear what they are. You can let me know at SwoonworthyHEA where Illicit Liaisons is hosted. 

If you love romance fiction, come join the SwoonworthyHEA community to talk about your favorite books, authors, and more. 

This week I discuss my thoughts on The Duke and I by Julia Quinn and the TV adaptation of it, Bridgerton.

For Black History Month, I have a list of black romance authors to check out as well.

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