writing romance Archives - Romance author Estelle Pettersen

ARRA Romantic Rendezvous Brisbane Event: What Romance Readers Need to Know

by E PettersenEvents, What readers want March 19, 2026March 19, 2026No Comments

If you’re attending the Australian Romance Readers Association’s Romantic Rendezvous convention in Brisbane on Saturday, 21 March, you’ll meet plenty of your favourite romance authors, including Sarina Bowen, T.M. Clark, and Cathryn Hein. Plus, I’ll be there, so come along and have a chat about reading and writing romance books. 📚💝🎁 Curious about going? It’s …

Australian country romance book Estelle Pettersen

Happy Book Birthday, Wrangling Ryan!

by E PettersenWhat readers want December 15, 2025December 15, 2025One Comment

Book Blurb Jasmine Starling lives by three rules: no dating, no sex, and absolutely no falling in love. But the moment Ryan West—tall, tempting, and unfairly gorgeous—steps into her world, those rules start to crumble fast. One smile warms places inside her that she thought were frozen for good. Ryan teases her, touches the soft …

Book review: Even in Madness by Virginia Wallace

by E PettersenBook reviews, What readers want August 30, 2024August 30, 20242 Comments

Review of Even in Madness, an anthology of short stories by Virginia Wallace. PNR, paranormal romance, romance, sci-fi, gothic romance.

How data-driven writing platforms can make you a better author

by E PettersenTips on editing your book, Writer support, Writing tips, Writing your first chapter June 22, 2024September 4, 2024No Comments

Ten reasons why data-driven writing platforms can improve your story’s first draft and help you gain long-term readers. Tips from award-winning author Estelle Pettersen.

Author interview: Kimberly Tanith Marie

by E PettersenAuthor interviews, General topics, healthy romances, How to get published, What readers want, Writer support, Writing tips December 3, 2023December 3, 2023No Comments

An interview with author Kimberly Tanith Marie.

Author interview questions Jan Selbourne and Anne Krist

by E PettersenAuthor interviews, General topics, healthy romances, How to get published, What readers want, Writer support, Writing tips July 13, 2023July 30, 202315 Comments

An interview with authors Jan Selbourne and Anne Krist, who also writes as Dee S. Knight, Jenna Stewart.

Cowboy Desire anthology wins gold in the Literary Titan Book Awards.

Cowboy Desire wins gold in the Literary Titan Book Awards

by E PettersenBook reviews November 23, 2022November 25, 202214 Comments

The Cowboy Desire anthology wins gold in the Literary Titan Book Awards.

AustLit includes empowering country romance novella

by E PettersenWhat readers want May 5, 2022October 21, 2022No Comments

I recently discovered that my Australian novella Elizabeth was listed in AustLit’s directory of books. It was a happy surprise and an honor to see something I’d written in their database. What is AustLit? AustLit is a searchable, scholarly source of authoritative biographical, bibliographic, critical, and production information about Australian writers and writing. Led by The …

The story behind Flowers for Kate in Rainbow Desire

by E PettersenGeneral topics, healthy romances, What readers want October 19, 2021November 24, 202112 Comments

Discover the story behind Flowers for Kate in Rainbow Desire, an LGBTQ+ anthology published by Black Velvet Seductions.

Challenges of writing steamy scenes

by E PettersenWriting steamy scenes, Writing tips June 6, 2020July 1, 202119 Comments

Romance author E Pettersen’s blog on the challenges of writing steamy scenes.

Readers want empowerment

by E PettersenWriting tips May 16, 2020June 8, 202016 Comments

This blog post is dedicated to my Wattpad friends. About a month ago, my nonfiction book Kick-ass Career Guide for Women was nominated for the Readers Choice Awards, one of the platform’s biggest community awards where readers nominate and vote for their favorite books. I wasn’t aware of it until I was alerted that the …

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