This was a post that I wrote last year, but it needs updating. Some links are no longer relevant, and some new links have been added. (My thanks to Amelia and Barbara for sending a link!)
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 (registration required)
- The Lit Forum (registration required)
- Writing Careers: The Business Behind Becoming an Author
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
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.