No, don't write your book for the gram...but what if you WANT to be "tropey"? 🛑 FIRST, have you planned out your author career with a series? Get my free workbook, One Book to Bestselling Series, here: http://kelseyhumphreys.com/writing 🖋️ Submit your writing questions: kelseyhumphreys.com/writing 👋 If you’re new here I’m Kelsey—rom-com author, stand-up comic, and mom of six. I make real-life rants about writing, creating and staying delulu with our creative dreams. I am a lot. Subscribe for weekly humor, heart, inspo, motivation and zero perfectionism. "Kelsey Q&A" street cred: I have published over 12 novels, made six figures in just over a year from book sales, have thousands of reviews and over 33 Million Kindle page reads. ________________________________________________________________ 🔗 JUDGE ME 🎁 Get a FREE full-length novel and see what you think: https://kelseyhumphreys.com/freebie ______________________________________________________________ 📌 STALK ME Instagram → http://instagram.com/thekelseyhumphreys Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/author/kelseyhumphreys Personal Channel for the mamas → @HappyTearsPodcast ________________________________________________________________ ⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro – Are your books tropey enough to sell? 0:20 Who is Kelsey? Author background & channel intro 1:13 Today's question from Sherry (small beach town series) 4:00 Reader expectations & genre conventions 8:10 How tropey do you need to be? 4:11 Structural tropes explained 8:31 Micro tropes — moments that make readers highlight & share 9:08 Examples: only one bed, "who did this to you?", forced proximity & more 16:18 What REALLY makes a book sell: the emotional moment 16:27 Universal Fantasies by T. Taylor — finally feeling seen, true love match & more 20:43 Don't be afraid of "overused" premises 21:42 Brainstorming tropes for Sherry's book 25:08 Construction site & small town micro trope ideas 🛑 STOP and plan out your author career with a series. Get my free workbook, One Book to Bestselling Series, here: http://kelseyhumphreys.com/writing ________________________________________________________________ TAGS: Kelsey Humphreys, writing tropes, book tropes, romance tropes, micro tropes, structural tropes, how to use tropes, tropey books, book talk tropes, enemies to lovers, fake dating, only one bed, forced proximity, forbidden love, reverse age gap, small town romance, beach town romance, how to write romance, how to write a series, indie author tips, self publishing tips, fiction writing tips, how to sell books, reader expectations, universal fantasy, book marketing, romance author, rom com author, women's fiction, cozy romance, how to outline a novel, writing advice, Kelsey Romcom, author YouTube, book talk, writing YouTube

You wrote a book, now what?! I'll spell it out for you step by step! 📚✨ 🛑 FIRST, have you planned out your author career with a series? Get my free workbook, One Book to Bestselling Series, here: http://kelseyhumphreys.com/writing 🖋️ Submit your writing questions: kelseyhumphreys.com/writing 👋 If you’re new here I’m Kelsey—rom-com author, stand-up comic, and mom of six. I make real-life rants about writing, creating and staying delulu with our creative dreams. I am a lot. Subscribe for weekly humor, heart, inspo, motivation and zero perfectionism. "Kelsey Q&A" street cred: I have published over 12 novels, made six figures in just over a year from book sales, have thousands of reviews and over 33 Million Kindle page reads. ________________________________________________________________ 🔗 JUDGE ME 🎁 Get a FREE full-length novel and see what you think: https://kelseyhumphreys.com/freebie ______________________________________________________________ 📌 STALK ME Instagram → http://instagram.com/thekelseyhumphreys Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/author/kelseyhumphreys Personal Channel for the mamas → @HappyTearsPodcast ________________________________________________________________ ⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS 0:00 – Introduction & viewer questions 1:51 – Step 1: Finish a book AND plan a series 3:26 – Step 2: Edit your manuscript yourself 4:27 – Step 3: Find an editor & send to editing 6:36 – ARC readers explained (Advanced Reader Copies) 8:36 – Launching Book 1 & pre-orders 12:15 – Reader magnets, freebies & prequels 16:23 – Giveaways, physical books & what NOT to worry about yet 17:23 – When to think about physical inventory 17:23 – The full book publishing cycle recap 🛑 FIRST, have you planned out your author career with a series? Get my free workbook, One Book to Bestselling Series, here: http://kelseyhumphreys.com/writing ________________________________________________________________ TAGS: Kelsey Humphreys, self-publishing, indie author, how to self publish a book, self publishing for beginners, fiction writing tips, how to publish a book, indie publishing, book launch tips, how to find an editor, arc readers, advanced reader copies, book marketing, romance author, how to write a series, publishing a book series, book funnel, net galley, kdp publishing, amazon kdp, how to get book reviews, pre order strategy, reader magnet, book freebie, email list for authors, author platform, how to make money writing books, full time author, fiction writer tips, writing career, kelsey romcom, kelsey humphreys, book writing for beginners, first book advice, manuscript to published, self pub 101, indie romance author, book talk, booktok, bookstagram

If you feel like you aren't quote a real writer but you want to be one, watch this! 📚✨ 🛑 FIRST, have you planned out your author career with a series? Get my free workbook, One Book to Bestselling Series, here: http://kelseyhumphreys.com/writing 🖋️ Submit your writing questions: kelseyhumphreys.com/writing 👋 If you’re new here I’m Kelsey—rom-com author, stand-up comic, and mom of six. I make real-life rants about writing, creating and staying delulu with our creative dreams. I am a lot. Subscribe for weekly humor, heart, inspo, motivation and zero perfectionism. "Kelsey Q&A" street cred: I have published over 12 novels, made six figures in just over a year from book sales, have thousands of reviews and over 33 Million Kindle page reads. ________________________________________________________________ 🔗 JUDGE ME 🎁 Get a FREE full-length novel and see what you think: https://kelseyhumphreys.com/freebie ______________________________________________________________ 📌 STALK ME Instagram → http://instagram.com/thekelseyhumphreys Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/author/kelseyhumphreys Personal Channel for the mamas → @HappyTearsPodcast ________________________________________________________________ ⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro – "I feel like such an imposter" 0:11 Meet Kelsey + her author credentials 1:22 Viewer questions: Lori Jo, Mariah, Amy & Mila 4:36 The truth about fixing your writing mindset 6:07 The egg timer method: how to actually start writing 8:31 Imposter syndrome — the real reason you have it 10:24 Get an accountability buddy 11:03 How to find a writing buddy or writing group 12:48 Wrap-up + free guide 🛑 STOP and plan out your author career with a series. Get my free workbook, One Book to Bestselling Series, here: http://kelseyhumphreys.com/writing ________________________________________________________________ TAGS: Kelsey Humphreys, WritingTips, AuthorLife, ImpostorSyndrome, WritingMotivation, HowToWrite, WritingAdvice, AmWriting, WritingCommunity, WritingLife, WriterProblems, BeAWriter, AuthorCareer, WritingRoutine, WritingProductivity, MindsetForWriters, OvercomingSelfDoubt, WritingGoals, IndieAuthor, SelfPublishing, BookWriting, WritingCoach, Novelist, WritingInspiration, AuthorTips, CreativeWriting, WriteEveryDay, FirstDraft, WritingProcess, WritingAccountability, AuthorMindset, StoryWriting, WriterCommunity, BookAuthor, FullTimeWriter, WritingFocus, WriterLife, YoungAdultAuthor, YAWriter, WritingConference, WritingGroup, WordCount, EggTimerMethod, GetWriting, WritersBlock, OvercomeWritersBlock, WritingHabits, DailyWriting, PublishYourBook, BookMarketing, AuthorBusiness