I'm a multi-six figure, full time author.
(that's all from indie book royalties)
But I didn't start out that way...
Hey guys, what's up? My name's Ines.
I'm a television producer/writer turned romance novelist. My path to becoming a full time author wasn't a smooth one.
After pulling in an annual income of three and four figure royalties for years, and suffering through low or no reviews, as well as lackluster sell-through from book to book, I finally figured out what readers wanted.
Now I teach fiction authors how to write more bingeworthy books using pacing techniques from episodic television structure. Unlike other plotting courses, the Page Turner Pacing course helps writers craft their own plotting system that's tailored to their subgenre, so that they can increase sales by giving their specific readers the compelling, quality stories they crave in a timely manner.
I failed at this novel writing gig for years.
I wrote cross-genre and sometimes
crisscrossed categories.
I missed the beats and ignored (or messed up) popular tropes.
I didn’t meet the genre expectations that
readers were expecting.
I released inconsistently.
Luckily, I learned from my mistakes. One because I’m not afraid of making mistakes. Two, because my brain is like a clockwork machine.
I like to pull things apart and examine them. Breaking scripts down is a skill from my time in television where I was trained in the writer’s room to comb through sequences and scenes, hunting for story elements, costs, and scheduling. I applied these skills to my writing and that’s when I hit success.
Television show pacing is based on techniques to hold viewers' rapt despite commercials every few minutes, weekly scheduling, and seasonal breaks.
Market research helps advertisers know what demographics of people watched different shows.
Episodic writing relies on structured, repeated patterns that keep viewers coming back for more of the same...but different.
I can teach you these skills and help you level up your craft and your writing consistency.
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