Melanie Harlow: Lessons Learned on the Way to Becoming a One-Click Author

Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

Episode 209 / How do you get to the point that your readers “one-click” the buy button for your books? Join us as we chat with small town romance author Melanie Harlow. Melanie shares what she learned about giving readers what they want—and what that has to do with spaghetti versus cake. 🎂

• Knowing how to market the book before you write it
• Discovering micro-tropes that appeal to readers (and one disadvantage of focusing too much on tropes)
• How to keep your writing creatively interesting when you’re staying in your lane
• Repackaging books when trends change
• Why she’d be more intentional about planning series if she were starting over
• How she uses bonus scenes to get readers on her newsletter list
• Alternate special edition paperbacks

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