Tracy Cooper-Posey
Romance, Historical Suspense, Women’s Fiction and More.
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Christmans Romance Digest 2024:
Love in Other Worlds
A Portal Fantasy Romance Anthology
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A memoir and discussion about the writing of Tracy’s reader-favorite time travel series.
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- Why Don’t Romance Cover Characters Look Like Their Descriptions in the Book?
If you’ve ever picked up a romance novel and thought, “Wait, that’s supposed to be the hero? Didn’t the author say he has a scar, dark curls, and a brooding stare? Why is this guy blond and smirking like a toothpaste model?”—you’re not alone. Romance readers have been puzzling over this for decades. Let’s unravel… Read more: Why Don’t Romance Cover Characters Look Like Their Descriptions in the Book? - Why Best-Seller Lists Are the Worst Way to Find the Best Romances
Of course, you’re on the hunt for the best romances out there. Nobody picks up a book thinking, “I hope this is mediocre.” But here’s the thing: using best-seller lists, “top author” rankings, “Best of” compilations, or any similar lists to find great romances? That’s one of the worst ways to discover the truly amazing… Read more: Why Best-Seller Lists Are the Worst Way to Find the Best Romances - Other Places to Find Good Books: Kickstarter and Other Crowdfunding
If you’ve been in the book community for any length of time, you probably already know that publishing has transformed in a huge way. Digital books, self-publishing platforms, and audiobook giants have given authors so many new avenues to share their stories with you. But let’s step off the well-trodden paths of traditional publishing and big online bookstores for a moment and explore a more exciting alternative: crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Patreon. - Other Places to Find Good Books: Direct Sales
This is Part Nine of a series: The current economy, world-wide, would be better served, everyone keeps telling us, if we buy local, and buy direct. But we (you and me) buy ebooks. How do you buy them locally? Buying from an author, when they offer their books for sale directly from their site, is… Read more: Other Places to Find Good Books: Direct Sales - Are Historical Romances Really Dead This Time?
I first was drawn to historical romances because of two things. One was, absolutely, the dresses. A woman looks so much more womanly in some of the dresses she gets to swan around in, depending on which historical period you get to write in. And with her breasts and waist emphasized the way most of… Read more: Are Historical Romances Really Dead This Time?
