A Cup of Coffee & A Romance Novel With R L Tynes

Introduction:  So you want to get into audiobooks. Yay! I was once starting where you are and was lost and confused. I was also the reader that once turned my nose up to audiobooks thinking that it wasn't for me, and now I am an audiobook junkie! When you can read while driving, working, cleaning, and grocery shopping, it becomes a no brainer. You can go about your life and be productive while not ever feeling readers guilt! It's the best of both worlds.  I started audiobooks in March of 2022. My day job allows me to leave headphones in, and as a voracious reader, the temptation to be able to consume more stories anyway I could won out.  Below I will share all the things you need to know when getting started in audiobooks, and all the ways you can listen!  Getting Started: Devices: You just need your phone, tablet, or e-reader, and you can have access to any audiobooks you want.  It's no secret audiobooks can be pricey, and when you are getting started, you are ...

We all know that as authors, we are readers first. We fell in love with reading, and that usually is the catalyst to us wanting to write our own stories. The thing we don't consider when we start writing however, is the fact that we will lose our favorite hobby of reading. If we don't lose it, it will become vastly different. I started writing in 2020, and not long after, I started devouring books in my genre. I read that all writers need to be well read in their genre. It's research, and you can't write if you don't read. So, I knew I was behind in my reading due to college, working, and life. I wasn't reading like I used to. I felt I needed to catch up and reintroduce myself to reading.  And while reading to be able to write is true, I became a binge reader, and writing took the back burner.  I've read hundreds of romance books now, and while I was still writing, it wasn't consistent, and I hadn't published yet like I planned.   Fast forward to 202...