In this episode, author H.R. Lloyd shares her journey from an aspiring writer to a published romance author! We discuss her diverse writing interests, the impact of her creative writing education, and her unique writing process. We also delve into the challenges of self-publishing, the importance of beta readers and ARC teams, and her strategies for marketing her books. Hannah is full of valuable advice, and is all around amazing person to chat with!

Keywords

H.R. Lloyd, romance author, writing process, self-publishing, creative writing, character development, marketing for authors, beta readers, ARC readers, writing advice

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

02:11 Writing Journey

07:24 The Value of Creative Writing Education

13:26 Writing Process

19:24 Plotter Or Pantser

24:13 Routine

26:30 Editing And Deadlines

29:48 Resources and Support for Aspiring Authors

34:13 Beta Readers

35:36 ARC Readers

41:03 Using Social Media for Marketing

45:26 Definition Of Success

48:38 Author Heroes

52:23 Best and Worst Writing Advice

55:53 Recommendations

1:00:34 Upcoming Christmas Novella

Recommendations

• The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression by Angela Akcerman and Becca Puglisi
• Thinking Like A Romance Writer: The Sensual Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases by Dahlia Evans
• The 5 Sentence Method: How to Write Your D*mn Book, Already by Rebecca Thorne

Guest Links

Instagram: @author_h.r.lloyd

TikTok: @han_ro_ll

Website: https://hrlloyd.co.uk/

Preorder the new Christmas novella coming out Nov 1st 2024: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Purple-Gloves-Christmas-Rom-Com-ebook/dp/B0DDDVBY3G?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Host

Instagram | TikTok: @kkalbabooks

Email: k.k.alba.books@gmail.com

Recorded with Riverside.fm.

Music by Denis Pavlov from Pixabay.