I never leave a post in my group unanswered. I also check social media last thing before I go to bed.

I usually start my morning by checking emails and answering readers on Facebook and Instagram. I spend a good amount of time on social media. How do you get your Facebook group to be so engaged all the time? They practically sell your books for you! I think readers want to be moved and wowed by a writer, and they do not want a rehash of the last book they’ve read from you. I’m a huge believer in writing what works for YOU at that moment in time. My September release, Dirty Headlines, was a workplace rom-com set in New York, while my January release, The Kiss Thief, was a darker, dub-con, mafia read with a heavy feel to it.

Other than those key factors, I don’t have a formula. I love banter, angst, and having my main character exhibit the maximum range of emotions. So I always try and write what I love and what moves me the most.įormula-there are definitely some things all my books have in common.

On the contrary, I usually find that when a book “explodes”, there’s a trail of very similar books popping out like mushrooms after the rain, weeks and months after, but they never do as well. It is never a calculated decision to “write a single dad story” or mimic someone else’s results or work. Having said that, I am lucky enough to be writing in a genre that is very popular (romance), and I usually stick to familiar tropes that I enjoy reading myself (boss-employee, age gap, single dad). I write eight months ahead of schedule, so I definitely don’t tailor my releases to cater to whatever people want to read right now. We reached out to her to find out the secrets to her success! Do you tailor each new release for the current climate or do you have one formula that you stick to for all your launches? For those who don’t already know her, Leigh is an international bestselling (indie) author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. So when people in the SPF Facebook community discovered that one author had managed to secure 1400 Amazon reviews within a month of her book’s release… well, needless to say everyone was blown away! If there’s something we all hope for in regard to our books, it’s a good launch (and consistent sales afterwards, of course).

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