So, You Want to Write Some Smut (and Then Self-Publish It).

Well, you’ve come to the right place.

You see, I myself am what the kids call an expert at writing high-grade, steamy smut. Ew, that sounds disgusting. Never use steamy in that context, guys — it sounds like dog droppings on a Summer day.

Let me try again. Today we’re talking Rrrrrromance novels (roll that r, baby).

This is a genre I could wax poetic about for many pages, but allow me to summarize. It’s here, it’s one-third of the entire mass market fiction genre, and it’s not going anywhere. Not only is it a huge part of the ebook takeover, but some might argue that this genre is the ebook takeover.

So, if you like to write about people falling in love, now is a great time to do it — the self-published way.

Let me get you started.

The Hard and Fast Data.

The Romance and Erotica genre has consistently been the highest-selling fiction genre globally. It represents upwards of $1.44 billion a year in sales. Self-published romance novels are included in these stats, with novels published through Kindle Direct leading in that category.

With such a huge market share, there’s a lot of competition. However, a large percentage of romance fans are very habitual…