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Posted by Lizz Shepherd
I'm not a romance reader, but I do have a healthy respect for the force that is romance fiction. About half of the paperback market is comprised of romance novels.
The romance genre represents a tremendous opportunity for unpublished fiction writers. Thousands of new titles are published every month, and unlike most publishers, many romance publishers don't require an agent. In fact, the genre is one of the few that unpublished writers can get into without an agent, and many writers start off in romance before moving into other genres.
So, this month I'm profiling some of the online publishers that specialize in romance novels. There is Ellora's Cave, one of the most prestigious and well-known of the online romance publishers. There is also the relatively new Sugar and Spice, publishing niche novels like interracial romance novels.
If you're interested in writing romance ebooks, take a look at this month's articles in Online Publishing to learn more about the publishers. More new writers are published in the romance genre than in any other, so get to know these publishers if you're serious about getting a romance ebook published.
Posted by Lizz Shepherd
I have been writing quite a few articles lately about bloggers who make it to the big time. To me, it doesn't get much bigger than getting a book published that is based on the blog. Once I found out that this was happening, I started writing articles about bloggers who were able to achieve this. Take a look at Blogs Into Books to read about many bloggers who have done this. Many of them are approached either by publishers or by agents who want to sell the idea to publishers.
I have been working on a series of interviews with bloggers who have achieved this kind of fame. If you've ever read the fabulous Go Fug Yourself, you may alredy be familiar with Heather and Jessica, both of whom I interviewed for two articles about blogging and their popular book. If you've never heard of Hot Chicks With Douchebags, it's not a blog for everyone, but it does have a very loyal (and large) audience, and there is a book based on it.
Perez Hilton is another blogger who has made it big. I haven't interviewed him (yet!), but his blog has gotten him TV specials, earned him millions and got him a book deal.
I have more interviews planned out for this series of articles, and I hope they can be of some inspiration to bloggers who love to blog and want to achieve their dreams with their creative blogging.