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                                                                                                                                   Photo By Karolina Grabowska As I said in my previous post, I am going to treat my self- publishing like a progression in my career as a romance author, and that includes trying to make money, which means writing to the market most of the time. When brainstorming for ideas for my romance short stories or books, I try to think of something a little bit unique, but I realized that what I love, and most romance readers love, is familiar tropes where the author puts their own spin on it. I do think that unique ideas have a place in rom...

                                                                                                                       Photo by  Tom Fisk Here is what I have been up to. Thinking Deeply About My Romance Career When I started writing, the goal was to publish romances through traditional publishers, and that is still part of the plan. However, since self-publishing is now a viable option, I decided to treat it more like a progression in my career as an author than just a way to make a couple of bucks a month. I decided to continue to write 5,000-word romance stories while also spending time on longer works, 20,000 to 25,000 words, like an upcoming series where the first book will be out ...