What advice would you give romance authors who wish to create or edit their entries on RomanceWiki?
One wish I have is that authors think three years down the line when they add themselves to the wiki. Romance writers are incredible self-promoters and the tendency is to write for the wiki as if it’s promotional copy. Some authors are great about keeping their wiki bios up-to-date (and I salute those authors!) and a ‘today perspective works really well. But I think it’s better to treat the wiki more as a resume. We don’t have a lot of hard rules about how and what to do, but I see the best entries for authors as those that send a professional message…with some personality! As for books, wow, do you have any idea how many romance novels have been published? Neither do I. It’s a lot easier to capture information about authors than it is about books. We have a few fans who are creating pages for their favorites, and some authors add theirs. It’s a lot of work, and my advice is that authors add their books and create a real resource. In addition to bibliographic information, add links t
