I participated in a chat on Romance today at the Hillsboro Public Library.  (And my thanks to the wonderful staff and volunteers who made the Local Authors’ Fair such a success!)

Here’s the FAQ that I put together for the Romance chat:

How much can I make writing romance novels?*

• Brenda Hiatt – Show Me the Money
• Jane Friedman – The Lure of Romance Writing (and Earnings) for the literary set

Where can I go to learn more about writing romance?

• Romance Writers of America
• Rose City Romance Writers (Local chapter of the RWA)
• Harlequin Writing Community (Facebook)
• Romance Divas Forum
• Craftie Ladies of Romance

Recommended books on the craft of writing

• Liz Fielding, Liz Fieldings’s Little Book of Writing Romance
• Stephen King, On Writing
• Donald Maass, The Emotional Craft of Fiction
• Dwight V. Swain, Techniques of the Selling Writer
• Phyllis Whitney, Guide to Fiction Writing

Podcasts about writing in general

• Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast
• The Creative Penn

YouTube videos about writing

• Novel Q&A with Ellen Brock
• How to Write Romance Beats with Gwen Hayes
• Mastering the Craft of Writing with Historical Romance Novelist Deanne Gist

*Because that’s invariably the first question I’m asked.