Becoming a USA Today Bestselling Author & Exploring How Self-Publishing Has Changed (with sweet romance author Regina Duke)

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In today's episode, we're chatting with USA Today Bestselling sweet romance author, Regina Duke!

We discuss what it's like to continue a long-running series (she's expecting to publish the 13th book in her Colorado Billionaires series at the end of this year) while also playing around in multiple different genres (sci-fi, mystery, etc.) and all the formats (short story, novella, and novels so far).

Regina also takes us through how the self-publishing industry has changed over the decade she's been publishing. She takes us through the great years (hitting that USA Today Bestseller list, selling tens of thousands of books in a month) and also the slow years. One of the aspects I loved most about our conversation was Regina's emphasis on celebrating those big moments but also relishing the freedom that the slower times gift her.

I had such a fun time digging into the nitty gritty numbers with Regina and also discussing how we plan to keep treating ourselves for the work that we're proud of accomplishing! And I hope you enjoy her insights as much as I did!

Find Regina Duke & her work online!

Check out her ko-fi page for her most recent updates: https://ko-fi.com/reginaduke

Her website: https://reginaduke.com

The Amazon link to her books, though she is a "wide" author so you'll be able to find her work wherever you buy books!: https://www.amazon.com/Regina-Duke/e/B005KB08YM?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1649872850&sr=8-1

Support the podcast or recommend a guest here: https://ko-fi.com/makingmoneymakingart

You can find me online at Kate Cavanaugh Writes on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram!

(The Making Money Making Art theme song was create by the incredibly talented and skilled Maiga Vidal! You can find her here: https://www.patreon.com/maigavidal)