"You may know the story by now: Rachel Reid began posting what would become Heated Rivalryon the fan-fiction site Archive of Our Own, one chapter at a time. Eventually, the Halifax-based author reportedly removed the posts, reworked the book, submitted it to publishers, and sold it in 2019 to Carina Press, a digital-first imprint at Harlequin. While the first book in her "Game Changers" series found a solid fan base among romance readers, no one expected just how many more would join them."
"After some initial hiccups in meeting readers' suddenly explosive demand, Reid's series has now sold approximately 2 million copies. It's not uncommon for romance writers to cut their teeth on fan-fiction sites - or for agents and editors to discover them there - possibly because these spaces first appeared when many of these authors were teens camped out in front of the family computer for long stretches at a time."
Rachel Reid began posting Heated Rivalry on Archive of Our Own one chapter at a time, later removing the posts, reworking the book, and selling it in 2019 to Carina Press, a digital-first imprint at Harlequin. Jacob Tierney's TV adaptation drove intense demand that pushed readers back into bookstores, and Reid's series has now sold approximately 2 million copies. Romance writers frequently start on fan-fiction platforms such as Wattpad and Archive of Our Own. Christa Désir pursues commercial-fiction talent through cold outreach in fandom spaces. Translating fan fiction for traditional publishing requires changing settings and names to avoid intellectual-property issues.
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