There are two things that terrify writers: running out of caffeine and writer’s block. The first can be solved with a trip to Starbucks; the second is harder to fix. Writer’s block is an insidious disease that seems to [...]
What makes a perfect kiss? As a lesbian reader, there’s nothing I love more than a perfect fictional kiss. But having to write a good kiss? That scares the hell out of me. Kisses—especially first kisses—are hard to write. [...]
When I tell people I write lesbian romance novels for a living, I often get raised eyebrows. What surprises people even more is that I, as a German, write my books in English and then translate them into my [...]
No decent, thoughtful human being wants to be accused of racism. Most decent, thoughtful human beings are guilty of racism. Of course, it’s usually unconscious, and it’s often hard to keep track of evolving language and social movements, of [...]
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in publishing. Little wonder so many lesbian authors and publishers are jumping into the audio game. Ylva’s no exception, and right now we already offer lesbian audiobooks, including feelgood dating romance Popcorn Love, [...]
The hard part of selling any book in today’s lesbian fiction market is to make potential readers aware that it exists. It’s a struggle to get your voice heard among the huge number of lesbian books published daily. Ylva [...]
I love romance. Love it, love it, love it. Nothing satisfies me more than getting to the end of a well-written lesfic romance, closing the book (or switching off the Kindle), and breathing out that deep sigh of bliss [...]
Before you submit your manuscript to a publisher or a literary agent, make sure you read the submission guidelines and follow them to the letter. Many acquisition editors and agents that are faced with stacks of submissions every day [...]
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