Andrea J. Severson, PhD

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Indie Author Life | Editing my novel, book shopping, & my summer TBR | Vlog 41 2025

New vlog! A couple days in my life as an indie author. Book shopping and editing my small town romance novel. #indieauthor #amwriting youtu.be/3zQsWoNHnC8

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Writing Vlog | A day of working on my WIPs! | Vlog 37 2025

New writing vlog! #writingcommunity #amwriting youtu.be/rYPe57xOJVg

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Tips & Tricks for Scrivener You Might Not Know | 2025

New video on YouTube! #writingadvice #scrivener #writingcommunity youtu.be/UEHhJS_cA7Q

Feeling like spring? Let the seasons transition with this winter to spring cozy romance! See what adventures are in store for Elise and her charming candle shop in the quaint town of Olsenberg, a town so adorable you’ll wish it was real (I know I do!). #smalltownromance #romamcelandia #cozyreads

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Revealing all the details about my WIP! | Editing my small town romance novel | Vlog 23 2025

Sharing a lot of details and reveals for my next small town romance in today’s vlog! #authortube #indieauthor #smalltownromance youtu.be/dI1uJPalVS8

This is awesome, thank you! I know engaging more is one of the best things and something I’m not doing that much of. I need to be more frequent and intentional on here. And that hashtag is great, I wasn’t aware of that one!

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Author Platforms for Indie Authors & the Changing Social Media Landscape | 2025

Talking about Author Platforms. What they are, how to start, and how social media fits in, and the changing landscape of social media. #indieauthor #writingcommunity youtu.be/wbQXJJTVjZY

If you’re looking for a romance read with all the “spring in London” vibes, this is the book for you! There’s romance, characters you’ll fall in love with, London settings, and lots of spring feels, all set against the backdrop of luxury London hotels.
#booksky #KindleReads #indieauthor

What happens when Cate inherits a bookshop, the apartment upstairs, and a cat. Does she go back to her glamorous life in LA? Or change her life completely? Complicating matters is the super sexy barista next door. Available on Amazon! #indieauthor #smalltownromance #booksky #cozyromance #romancebook

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Rainy days, book editing, & my editing process! | Editing Vlog | Vlog 18 2025

New vlog! Rainy day, book editing, and talking through my current editing process and how I self-edit my novels. #writersky #indieauthor #writingcommunity youtu.be/8JjnFrvCXaE

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Reading the 1st draft of my novel! How bad is it? | Editing Vlog | Vlog 17 2025

New vlog! Reading through the first draft of my next novel and hoping it’s not as bad as I think it is. 😂 #writersky #authortube #writingcommunity youtu.be/hIsPXG-PNUE

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Academic Writing vs Creative Writing | Thoughts about Writing from a PhD & Novelist

New video! Talking about the differences between academic writing and creative writing (as someone who’s done a lot of both). #writesky #writingadvice #academicwriting #creativewriting youtu.be/yfJwFp3LuI4

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Planning March & struggling with the seasonal transition | Life in my 40s vlog | Vlog 16 2025

New vlog today! Planning March and struggling with the seasonal transition. #planning #goalsetting #springiscoming youtu.be/eDOV3JK3KwY

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Books I Wish I Bought in England | Book Chat

New #bookchat video! Sharing all the books I saw in England on vacation and wish I bought but couldn’t. This is my post-trip book wishlist lol. #booksky #tbr youtu.be/2UIjQ6rTRgY

Fall in love in London in book 1 of the Across the Pond series, a contemporary romance series set in London. There’s 4 books in the series now and I’ll be starting the 5th one soon! #romancereads #london #indieauthor

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author Finishing the first draft of my next small town romance! | Writing Vlog | Vlog 11 2025

New #writingvlog finishing the first draft of my next #smalltownromance ☺️💕 #writingcommunity #writesky #indieauthor

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When Catherine gets a life changing phone call she leaves her glamorous life in LA and rushes home to Olsenberg to take care of the family bookshop. But can she leave LA for good? And can she trust her feelings for the handsome coffee shop owner next door? #booksky #romancereads #cozyreads

YouTube video by Andrea J. Severson - Romance Author This might be the best book I'll read this year! | January Reads & February TBR | Book Chat | 2025

New #bookchat video now live on my YouTube channel! #whatiread #booksky youtu.be/o7mYX-F5yJ4

Over 900 words and chapter 20 finished. Just the epilogue left and then this first draft will be finished! I’m so ready to be done writing this one and read through it to see just how much work it needs. #writingcommunity #romancewriter #amwriting

On my desk I keep all the proof copies of each novel I’ve published. There’s 8 at the moment but by the end of this year a 9th will join these. Seeing my growing row of proofs reminds me what I’m working towards on the days when I struggle. Keep writing. #writingcommunity #indieauthor #romanceauthor

Managed over 800 words this morning before work. The final chapter is almost done! Then it’s just the epilogue. I’m so ready to finish the first draft of this one so I can take a break from it before diving into edits. #writingcommunity #indieauthor

I’d love to be wide. And one day I will be (I hope) but for now, for all its faults, Amazon was the only free and easy way for me to publish my books. It’s just telling when I see posts like this how many people just don’t read/support #indieauthors

My publishing journey started 5 years ago. But the first book I published took several years of starts and stops before I had a finished full draft. If you want to write a book, just start. Then keep writing. Don’t give up until it’s done. #writingcommunity #romancebooks #indieauthor #writingadvice

I love the project targets feature in Scrivener. It makes such a difference to my writing routine. ☺️

Over 1k words today! Also finished chapter 19. Only one chapter and the epilogue left in the first draft of my small town romance. #writingcommunity #romanceauthor

I need to do some writing but Kiki is making it a little difficult. 😂 #writingproblems #writingcommunity

It was a rough afternoon and a busy day working for my 9-5 but I still managed to write over 700 words this evening. This 1st draft is inching closer to the finish line! #writingprogress #writingcommunity #indieauthor

So much! I’d done so much research about self-publishing but still had no clue what would actually happen. It all felt so scary and I was so worried I’d done something wrong. 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

Hitting publish on my first novel changed my life. I had no clue what would happen. Definitely didn’t think I’d go on to publish 7 more (and counting)!

It’s so common! More than 8 novels later and I still deal with it lol.