Tag: Historical Romance

• February 13, 2019Writing Craft & Editing

  SPA Girls Podcast – EP174 – How To Write A Regency Romance

  This episode we talk to our very own Wendy Vella about writing Regency romance. Since 2013, Wendy has forged a very successful indie career writing historical and contemporary romance. Her Regencies have been on the Amazon's top seller lists many times and collectively she's sold over one million books to date. Wendy covers how she goes about researching her novels, the advantages of writing in a series and the elements that every aspiring historical romance writer needs to be aware of.

• October 31, 2018Guest Interview, Marketing, Advertising & Sales

  SPA Girls Podcast – EP159 – Interview With Kathryn Le Veque

  This is a powerhouse episode! Be warned - it'll inspire you SO much to knuckle down and get to work, you may not come up for air for days! Kathryn is a force of nature whose incredible work ethic has seen her publish her 93rd book this week ( Bay of Fear (Battle Lords of de Velt Book 3) ). She has been self-publishing since 2012 and talks about how she initially launched her career with an incredible number of already-written manuscripts after being rejected by traditional publishers.

• January 3, 2018Writing Craft & Editing

  SPA Girls Podcast – EP115 – Interview with Nicola Davidson

  This week Wendy and Cheryl talk dirty with Kiwi historical romance/erotica author Nicola Davidson, who gives them the real story of the sex lives of the aristocracy in Recency London. Nicola has delved deep into the research, and she tells a captivated Wendy and Cher (who, I imagine, blushed their way through the entire interview...) exactly what it was like in the sex clubs and private parties of the regency: from orgies and threesomes to dildos and birching, they cover it all.... :) It's a fascinating interview, full of details that you didn't know you needed to know, and provides another great resource that you can can use, especially if you're considering writing about the Regency era. (Or even if you're just curious about sex in those times...) A quick warning - don't listen to this one in the car with the kids! The topic is a little more graphic than usual... 

• October 2, 2015Guest Interview, Self-Publishing Process & Tools

  SPA Girls Podcast – EP03 – Interview With Author Wendy Vella

  This week we have an interview with one of our own - SPA Girl member Wendy Vella. Wendy has been self publishing since 2013, and she now has 14 titles and has been included in three box sets. She's sold over 100,000 copies of her books, and at the beginning of this year took the plunge and went full time as an indie author. We interview her on her road to success, where and when she writes, and what it took to make it all happen.