What is the journey of crossing over from independent to traditional publishing really like? In this engaging panel, some of our favorite romance authors discuss the challenges of the transition: from shifting business models, finding literary agents, adapting to new editorial timelines, and maintaining creative control while reaching new readers, we will learn how authors kept their core indie audience happy while building a mainstream readership.
Taking the Leap: Indie to Trad Romance Publishing
1:00 pm
Presented by Charm City Books
JL Seegars
JL Seegars is an indie romance author who takes pride in writing books that make you swoon, cry, and swoon some more. All of her works center around Black women and the lovingly possessive men who are obsessed with them. Their stories, like their love, is tinged with a little heartbreak, but it never stops her from delivering the coveted HEA.
Natasha Bishop
Natasha Bishop is a contemporary romance author living in Baltimore, Maryland, with her family and fur baby. She likes to write about sweet and badass women and the men who love them down. When she′s not writing, she′s usually reading, playing with her adorable dog, or hunting down delicious gluten-free snacks.
Danielle Allen
Danielle Allen is a USA TODAY Bestselling author, an educator, and a life coach. Moving with authenticity and intentionality, she has found a way to merge the three as a writer of sexy romance stories full of heart, humor and heat. With a background in social sciences, helping people better understand themselves so they can become the best version of themselves is one of her passions. Writing contemporary romance novels that challenge the status quo of the genre is another.
