Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors

Hey, everyone! Brooklyn Ann here, writer of historical paranormal romance, urban fantasy and lover of things that go bump in the night. I have a lot of exciting things going on. First up, I have a new release next week. My 2nd " Hearts of Metal " book, WITH VENGEANCE, releases next Thursday on May 19th! Woo-hoo! Second, I'm wrapping up my 4th Brides of Prophecy novel, which will be released in August. I'll be posting the cover reveal this weekend. Thirdly, I'm making myself a quilt based on my favorite horror films. Here are some of the squares I hand painted. And here is the fabric I'll be using to frame the squares on the front of the quilt: And this will be the backing fabric: I am so excited and intimidated by this project! So as you can see, I have a lot of fun stuff going on. And tonight in my Bad Movie Club, we'll be watching Jason X (the one where he's in space) to celebrate Friday the 13th in our...

Hello, everyone! I'm Brooklyn Ann and boy I learned a lot this weekend! For my monthly RWA meeting author  Bonnie R. Paulson  and I put on a workshop about author marketing. And the first part of it was the most important: Learning your author brand. For authors who predominately write in one genre, like our fabulous historical romance author, Shana Galen , branding is easy. When you pick up one of her books you know you're going to get some awesome regency spies, sensual and touching chemistry, and maybe even some pirates and carriage races. Her website clearly depicts historical romance with eloquent pictures of a lady's fan, a horse & carriage, and a quill with a pot of ink. And I LOVE her color scheme. But with authors who write more than one genre, figuring out our brand, much less how to advertise it, can be tricky. Bonnie R. Paulson did a fantastic job with hers. Though she write apocalyptic fiction, Zombie YA, romantic suspense, AND western romance,...