After I lost my job, I turned my self-publishing side hustle into a full-time career. Now I'm a bestselling romance author.

Meghan Quinn started writing as a side hustle. Meghan Quinn Meghan Quinn is a bestselling romance author. She started out self-published and now publishes under a hybrid model. Quinn opened up about her career ahead of the release of her May 2026 novel "Rules for the Summer." This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Meghan Quinn, the bestselling author of romance novels like "A Not So Meet Cute." The following has been edited for length and clarity. I didn't think becoming an a...