Think Outside the Box to Find Readers Romance Authors!
For an author, figuring out where to find readers outside a library or bookstore can be intimidating. This can be especially difficult in the highly competitive, guilty pleasure genre of romance. But if you think outside the box, you WILL be successful. We all know that historically, romance has enjoyed a rather underrated and negative reputation. I've lost count of the times I've heard this genre referred to as mommy-porn, guilty-pleasure reading, and smut, but then it's a predominantly female written and read genre, so the reason why isn't so hard to figure out. When you ask people what genre they read, many won't admit to reading romance. They'll say they read suspense, contemporary, fantasy, sci-fi, etc, even if those books are actually romantic suspense, contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and sci-fi romance. So figuring out how to find your readers face-to-face or online can be difficult. This is where creative thinking comes to play. First,...
