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Do you know what promise your novel is making?
And if not, why the hell not?
 • Tracy Buchanan
Inside Scoop: Hype Gone Wrong, Amazon Shifts and Romance Rant
The 'end of 2025' edition of Savvy Writers' Inside Scoop
 • Tracy Buchanan
Why TV and film keeps getting romance authors wrong
…even though they’re writing in the biggest-selling genre on the planet
 • Tracy Buchanan
Amazon’s algorithm shifted. Here’s what authors need to know
The A10 era explained: what’s really going on and how to adapt
 • Tracy Buchanan
A new chapter begins (with two names!)
Meet Laura Bloom (aka me) and help shape what comes next here.
 • Tracy Buchanan
Some news from me (features a radical reset for my burnt out writerly self)
How switching genres (and names) has given me my writing spark back.
 • Tracy Buchanan
5 ways to rebuild your writing confidence (and why a pen name might help)
Burned out or doubting your writing? Here are some ways to reset your confidence...
 • Tracy Buchanan
You think you know your genre? Think again.
How to identify your book’s true genre and why it matters for agents, sales and readers
 • Tracy Buchanan
Guide: How to actually figure out your novel’s genre (before it’s too late)
A step-by-step guide to finding your true genre (before you pitch, publish or promote)
 • Tracy Buchanan
Savvy Writers
Savvy Writers
Articles, advice and anecdotes about the marvellous and messy world of publishing from bestselling novelist, Tracy Buchanan.

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