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Half of Romance readers are over fifty, yet few Romance novels reflect their vivid lives and experience. Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance is your roadmap to craft and share a vibrant late-life love story. Build an enticing story that meets genre and reader expectations. Master proven editing techniques to polish your final product. Learn how to choose the best publishing pathway to success for your novel. Finally, build and execute a marketing and publicity plan tailored to your strengths.Your adventures as a late-life Romance author begin here. Why (and How) to Write and Publish Seasoned Romance This book is for you, whether you've written ten books or zero, whether you are a Romance fan or a Romance skeptic, whether you are thirty or eighty. It's a soup-to-nuts guide to write, publish, and market a Romance novel with vivid older characters. But before we get to how to do it, let's talk about... Why You Should Write Seasoned Romance Back in the day, I could not wait to retire from my technical writing career to write every sexy, vibrant story I had in my head. Then I read an article in the New York Times Book Review section by a Romance writer in her fifties giving advice to her sister writers. Her message in a nutshell: If you want to get published, create characters in their twenties. Was the publishing industry that ageist? Had the demands of career and parenting made me miss the boat? No way would I let that happen. Right then and there I decided to push back by writing sexy characters my own age. The good news is that traditional publishers have been through a sea change in recent years. indie publishing is eating their lunch, partly because more diverse voices are represented- including the voices of older women. Meanwhile the number of people over sixty keeps growing, and older women read a lot. We make up almost half of the enormous market for Romance novels. And many of us want to read about the love lives of people our age, not our children's ages.

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""Stella Fosse lays out why women at midlife and beyond are ideally positioned to portray the inner and outer lives of others like them in ways that surprise and delight."" - Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism ""Wow! What a book. I'm more than impressed - I'm blown away by how comprehensive, clear and inviting it is."" - Joan Price, author of Naked at Our Age ""Inspiration and practical advice all in one place!"" - Samantha Dunaway Bryant, Author of the Menopausal Superhero Series ""I added three book ideas to my To-Be-Written list."" - Samantha Dunaway Bryant, Author of the Menopausal Superhero Series ""A great, invaluable resource for anyone looking to craft meaningful, mature romance fiction. Its blend of theoretical knowledge, practical advice, and inspirational content makes it a standout in the genre."" - Michela Di Carlo, founder and chief editor, CrunchyTales ""Stella Fosse's methods and ability to break the steps into bite-sized information nuggets make me think of magical possibilities. Awesome handholding from writing to marketing and publishing - a rare, rare find."" - Nivedita Mishra, Host of the ""Whips and Chains"" Podcast ""A great resource that should be on the shelves of all writers."" - Mirinda Kossoff, Author of The Rope of Life ""This is exciting and I am so very happy for more 'seasoned' visibility. Stella's work, her writing, and her website are an important voice for women of all ages."" - Sandra Antonelli, Author of the Seasoned Romance series, In Service ""A must read for the budding romance writer, with a solid nod to those interested in well-seasoned characters."" - Gary Wedlund Author of Satan's Daughter Goes to Pittsburgh ""Perhaps I should caution readers: Stella Fosse's how-to manual is seductive. I confess to the urge to take up Stella's invitation to write a Seasoned Romance just for the 'fun' of it, a word she repeats often. - Ruth Saxton, author of The Book of Old Ladies: Celebrating Women of a Certain Age in Fiction

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Stella Fosse is the nom de plume of an author of a certain age, who in her sixties started writing sexy stories as a creative antidote to the ageism and sexism older women face in society. She champions older women's creativity by leading workshops in seasoned romance, erot- ica, and memoir writing.Stella is a frequent guest on podcasts for women past midlife. She has been published in many online venues. Stella also blogs about issues of interest to Women of a Certain Age, including creativity, romance, and older women's health.Her new book Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance empowers women to tell vivid stories of late life love.Traditionally published works include her book Aphrodite's Pen: The Power of Writing Erotica after Midlife. Stella's story collection, The Erotic Pandemic Collection, is an imaginative exploration of romance in quarantine. Her first novel, Brilliant Charming Bastard, is a nerdy, romantic escapade through the San Francisco biotech scene. Her second novel, Vampires of a Certain Age, expands her exploration of the vivid lives of older women.Stella hails from California and shares the joy and empowerment of writing past midlife with women in her adopted state of North Carolina. She enjoys gathering online with women all over the world to write and laugh together.Stella's books are available at your local bookseller and your favorite online place. She shares her writing, as well as ideas and resources for empowering women past midlife, at [Stellafosse.com](http: //stelllafosse.com/).Please join Stella on social media here: [facebook.com/StellaFosseAuthor](http: //facebook.com/StellaFosseAuthor) [instagram.com/stella.fosse](http: //instagram.com/stella.fosse)[goodreads.com/stellafosse](http: //goodreads.com/stellafosse)[linkedin.com/in/StellaFosse](http: //linkedin.com/in/StellaFosse) [amazon.com/stores/Stella-Fosse/author/B07NKSTDQC](http: //amazon.com/stores/Stella-Fosse/author/B07NKSTDQC) [bookbub.com/authors/stella-fosse](http: //bookbub.com/authors/stella-fosse)[x.com/stellafosse](http: //x.com/stellafosse)

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