Romance author Sienna Zini shares her journey from a career in accounting to pursuing her passion for writing. We discuss her decision to self-publish, the themes in her dark romance novels and the importance of content warnings, and her unique writing process as a pantser. She also shares her take on the challenges of imposter syndrome, her definition of success, and the role of community for new writers. Hope you enjoy!

Sienna’s new book — Strangers By Fate — releases October 31st 2024! Preorder here: ⁠https://a.co/d/cFS0psF

⁠Keywords

Sienna Zini, indie publishing, writing process, dark romance, imposter syndrome, author success, character development, editing, writing advice, reader engagement

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

02:04 Background

04:41 Publishing The First Book

06:31 Writing In English As A Second Language

08:46 Writing Psychology Of Love

11:37 Putting Yourself Into Your Books

13:19 Writing Process

16:56 The Importance of Content Warnings

18:53 Editing Proces

26:13 Intuitive Writing

30:58 Writing Mafia Romance

32:54 Impostor Syndrom

35:16 Critique Partners

39:37 Reading Reviews

42:56 Defining Success as a Writer

47:49 Author Heroes

52:07 Greatest Weakness

53:17 ARC Readers

56:56 Writing Advice

01:02:47 New Romantasy Release!

Guest Links

Instagram | TikTok: @authorsiennazini

Website: ⁠https://www.siennazini.net/

⁠Amazon author page:⁠ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sienna-Zini/author/B0BNQTV768

⁠Next release: Strangers By Fate (a fated mates romantasy, out 10/31/2024): ⁠https://a.co/d/cFS0psF⁠

Host

Instagram | TikTok: @kkalbabooks

Email: ⁠k.k.alba.books@gmail.com⁠

Recorded with Riverside.fm.

Music by Denis Pavlov from Pixabay.