Everything You Want to Know About Romance

Writing and Publishing

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Can You Really Make a Living Writing Romance?

The short answer is yes, with a bit of passion, diligence and an understanding of the romance industry and what it takes to craft a book, you absolutely can make a living writing romance!

The truth is...

Romance is the single most profitable fiction genre, accounting for $1.375 billion in estimated revenue in 2008. Top that off with the fact that e-publishers are now contributing to an author’s potential to increase their income and there’s never been a better time to be a romance author.

How Do You Get Rich Writing Romance? How Do You Make A Name?

Writing romance, and making a good living at it, takes a combination of strategy and creativity. Authors like Nora Roberts and Linda Howard have it down. They crank out book after book after book. Additionally, with digital publishing taking off – think about all of the eReaders, like Kindle from Amazon, and the growing list of epublishers like Ellora’s Cave and Fictionwise. Today there are more than 30 ePublishers. It can be a great way to make good money as a romance writer.

At Make A Living Writing Romance, we’re dedicated to providing you all of the information you need to achieve financial freedom writing the most popular, and most lucrative, fiction genre – romance!

Explore the site at your leisure. You’ll find romance writing and romance industry articles on:

The Business of Romance - Contracts, publicity, agents and publishers, learn the business side of making a living writing romance.

How to Submit Your Romance Manuscript to an Agent or Publisher - Before you can make a name writing romance, you need to have someone on your side. Learn what agents, editors and publishers want writers to know.

Romance Writing Courses - One of the best ways to improve your skills and polish your romance manuscript into a bestseller is to take romance writing courses and learn from the best in the industry. Learn how to choose a course and how to make the most of it.

THE FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY TO BECOME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR…

This $1.63 billion segment of the publishing industry with over 50 million readers is practically desperate for fresh voices. Editors in this market publish over 2000 titles per year. They don’t need writers with fancy degrees who only want to write the Great American Novel. They need volume… and they need to keep their readers happy. Find out how you can join this exploding genre by using an easy system for success that will have you turning out titles, even if you’ve never written a word in your life…click here

Romance Writing Resources - Learn where to find the best information and read reviews on writing courses, workshops, books, software and more. Getting the job done quickly is one of the best ways to make a living writing romance, use this section to find the most useful writing tools available.

Romance Writing Prompts and Exercises - Skip all of the trial and error most writers deal with and head straight to the bestseller list by using these romance writing exercises and prompts to hone your skills and your romance story.

Romance Writing Workshops and Classes - There are only a handful of really good writing classes and workshops. Save yourself valuable time and money and find the top workshops and romance writing classes here.

Romance Writing Contests - Some of the best and most prolific authors got their start winning romance writing contests. Find out which contests are the ones to enter and how to write to win.

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