Lainey Lockett shares her journey from avid reader to indie romance author, discussing her writing process, the importance of community, and the challenges of balancing life and writing. She emphasizes the significance of developmental editing, building an audience, and utilizing tools. Lainey also highlights her inspirations in the romance genre and offers valuable advice for aspiring authors.
Keywords
Lainey Lockett, indie author, romance writing, writing process, editing, book promotion, author success, Pacific Northwest, cozy romance, writing community
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:52 Background
01:44 Discovering Self-Publishing
03:06 Author Heroes
04:17 Definition of Success
05:40 Building an Audience
06:27 Writing Process and Tools
10:56 Editing Process
20:17 ARC Readers and Promotion
24:01 Scrivener for Outlining
30:37 Plotting and Structure
32:53 Balancing Writing
36:19 Setting as a Branding Strategy
39:03 The Best and Worst Writing Advice
41:29 Building an Author Community
44:10 Books and Future Plans
45:37 Where Can You Find Laney?
Recommendations
Guest Links
Instagram | TikTok: @laney_lockett
Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CCZKVQJY
Host
Instagram | TikTok: @kkalbabooks
Email: k.k.alba.books@gmail.com
Recorded with Riverside.fm.
Music by Denis Pavlov from Pixabay.
