No Sugarcoating the Author Business ft. Bestselling Romance Author Elizabeth O'Roark (EP554)
About this episode
Bestselling romance author Elizabeth O'Roark discusses the unfiltered realities of the indie author business.
The indie author realities no-one talks about (much). Bestselling romance author Elizabeth O'Roark joins us this week for one of the most refreshingly honest conversations we've had on the show — covering everything from her Random House deal to the indie strategies she's quietly walked away from. In this episode we chat about: Going from medical writer to indie romance author in 2013 The Devil series breakout and working with publicist Nina Grinstead at Valentine PR Pantser writing, rewriting every book 30 times, and writing scenes out of order The honest truth about special editions, direct sales and Amazon ads for romance authors Landing a two-book Random House deal — how it happened and what surprised her Why KU is "like doing heroin" and the realities of going wide as a romance author Cover changes, branding decisions, and learning to take feedback from other authors The biggest challenge after 23 books: staying inspired Voice dictation as a game-changer for writing faster ABOUT ELIZABETH O'ROARK Elizabeth O'Roark has a bunch of degrees she does not use and gave up working as a medical writer to craft grumpy, alpha heroes and the flawed women who love them. When not writing…
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