Reigning in Regency: DG Rampton on Crafting Timeless Romance and Thriving as a Hybrid Author

Bestselling author DG Rampton loves to create feelgood romantic comedy, featuring intelligent heroines, dashing men and sparkling banter. An engineer by training but a romantic by nature, she left her corporate career to follow the call of her artistic inclinations and write stories that bring joy and laughter into people’s lives.

DG Rampton lives in Sydney with her Mr Darcy, their cheeky teenager and emotionally needy fur-baby, and is currently working on a new historical romantic comedy series.

In the 164th episode of The HYBRID Author Podcast host Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell, author of young adult fiction, women’s fiction and short non-fiction for authors, chats to DG Rampton on:

• balancing historical accuracy with imaginative freedom to create compelling love stories that resonate with modern readers
• the regency romance niche
• hybrid authorship, effective strategies in growing and maintaining readership such as BookBub
• the challenges of marketing and self-promotion in such a competitive space across Amazon and Facebook
• DG Rampton’s advice for aspiring romance authors, particularly those looking to break into historical subgenres like Regency and much more.