<p>What started as a fluke has turned into a full-blown passion. After having her first baby, KELSIE RAE was devouring at least a romance novel a week. One day, she had an idea for a story of her own and—without telling her husband or family—she wrote her first book in just over a month. That story, later published as Taking the Chance, was the beginning of an unexpected author journey that’s now captured the hearts of thousands of readers worldwide.</p><p>Kelsie’s books are filled with angst, banter, forbidden love, and unforgettable characters who feel so real they’ll stay with you long after “The End.” Whether it’s the hockey hotties of Lockwood Heights, obsessed mafia kings in Advantage Play, or her heart-fluttering moments in Signature Sweethearts, her stories always pack an emotional punch.</p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><p>• How reading led her to writing and how she wrote her first book (55,000 words) in a month</p><p>• Writing her books on google docs, with her first drafts being 70% dialogue and 30% setting up a scene</p><p>• What inspired her to stop putting her books on Kindle Unlimited around 2022</p><p>• Going from 55,000 word books to 120,000 books</p><p>• Kindle Unlimited pays by page reads</p><p>• Her social media journey to 378k followers on Tik Tok</p><p>• Her favorite and least favorite parts about the process</p><p>• The difficulties that comes with writing book 1 of a series</p><p><br></p><p>Guest:</p><p>⁠<a href="https://www.facebook.com/kraeauthor" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> ⁠<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@authorkelsierae" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tik Tok⁠</a> ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/authorkelsierae/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram⁠</a></p><p>⁠<a href="https://shopauthorkelsierae.com/?tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=20357599170&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20366716039&gbraid=0AAAAAp8KpAvY7JEq0QZz3xyLOuxvopod4&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2YDQBhD_ARIsAE1qeSdmHyEQ_zR3VTEBxmEbMupSjeO2ev9Du0c2uc-eIdit1CJO3KKG35waAhWMEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Website</a></p><p>Host:</p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mentorsonthemic/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MentorsontheMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellesimonemiller/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @MichelleSimoneMiller⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/mentorsonthemic" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MentorsontheMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleSimoneM?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichelleSimoneM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Facebook page:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Website:<a href="http://www.michellesimonemiller.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.michellesimonemiller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and<a href="www.mentorsonthemic.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.mentorsonthemic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Youtube:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>If you like this episode, check out:</p><p><a href="https://kite.link/bengiroux" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Becoming... Actor and Director Ben Giroux (with 4.5 million Tik Tok followers)⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://kite.link/courtneymichelle" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Becoming... Actress and viral Content Creator Courtney Michelle Dlugos (450k on TikTok w/ 20 mill likes)</a></p><p><a href="https://kite.link/jennyhale" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Becoming… International Bestselling Author Jenny Hale (Hallmark’s ‘Coming Home for Christmas’ and ‘Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses’)</a></p>