#403 – How to Move Beyond Creative Block with Ramona Ausubel
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by Ramona Ausubel, national best-selling author of six books, including The Last Animal, Awayland, and more! Her latest work is the non-fiction title Unstuck: 101 Doorways Leading from the Blank Page to the Last Page, a book designed to help writers remain excited about their writing. Ramona is also a professor at Colorado State University and has experience teaching writer’s workshops in the Bennington Writing Seminars, Tin House Writing Workshop, and more. If you are a writer looking for advice on how stay in love with your writing, look no further than this...
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Kobo ReWriting Life - #42 - How to Succeed as a Hybrid Author with Rebecca Zanetti
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti is on the podcast this week to discuss her writing process and what her experience has been like as a hybrid author. Rebecca talks to us about her decision to try indie publishing and why she chose to self-publish her most recent series, The Anna Albertini Files, she discusses the challenges of juggling multiple publishing contracts as well as her indie publishing schedule, and she gives us some great insight into why so many successful writers have a history of practicing law. Ready to start your own publishing career? Publish your book today...
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#402 – Writing a Library Best-seller with Marta Molnar
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by Marta Molnar, artist and author of The Secret Life of Sunflowers, a historical women’s fiction dual timeline novel that focuses on Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law, Johanna Bonger. Marta is also the author of Girl Braiding Her Hair, Raising the Titanic, and more. As an art history enthusiast, she has a particular passion for including art history in her novels. She also dedicates her time writing about women that often get overlooked in history, bringing their stories to light. We had a wonderful conversation with Marta about her passions and more. We...
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Kobo ReWriting Life - #41 - Plotting a Compelling Thriller with Ruth Ware
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we spoke to bestselling author Ruth Ware about one of her latest releases, . Ruth’s novels have been translated into over 40 languages as well as optioned for film and TV, and she has garnered numerous bestsellers internationally. We discussed Ruth’s journey to becoming a full-time writer, how she develops the plots for her thrillers, what her writing process looks like, the difference between a “twist” and a “reveal” in storytelling, and, of course, her latest, . Ruth also offered some great advice for aspiring thriller authors, and provided us with an...
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#401 – Designing Book Covers for the Digital Reader with Jake Clark
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by cover designer Jake Clark, founder of . Jake has designed over 2000+ covers since 2014, and projects featuring his work have collectively sold over 4 million copies. His cover design ethos revolves around creating “badass covers for badass stories,” and that couldn’t be more accurate! Jake’s covers are bold, exciting, and propulsive, and we were so excited to sit down with him and talk about all things cover design. We ask Jake about his career as a cover designer, his cover design process, how he uses 3D modeling in his design process, what authors...
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Kobo ReWriting Life - #40 - Building your Brand Using Instagram with Lauren Layne
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. In this episode, we spoke with best-selling author of over 30 romantic comedies, Lauren Layne! Lauren is also a proficient marketer and expert at author branding. We are excited to share her great advice on author branding yet again. Lauren Layne is a New York Times bestselling author and branding superstar. She shares her secrets on cultivating an author brand and mastering trickier social media platforms, specifically Instagram and...
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#400 – Inside Indie Publishing with Kobo VP of Self-Publishing and Originals Ashleigh Gardner
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, KWL Director Tara Cremin sat down and spoke with VP of Self-publishing and Originals, Ashleigh Gardner! Both Ashleigh and Tara have been with Kobo for many years and have incredible insights and understanding into the world of self-publishing. We are super excited to share this episode featuring such a prominent voice in the development of digital self-publishing! Ashleigh tells us about her history with Kobo, her work at Wattpad, her experience returning to Kobo, her idea of what a successful indie author is in 2026, shares some great advice for indie authors entering the...
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Kobo ReWriting Life - #39 - Crafting a Compelling Series with Susan Stoker
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. In this episode, we were joined by best-selling romantic suspense author, Susan Stoker, who talked to us all about writing series books and how she grows her series sales by marketing to readers. This is a great episode for anyone looking to boost their series-writing knowledge! Best-selling author Susan Stoker joins us on the podcast this week to discuss how she creates her romance series from creating the initial layout on an Excel...
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#399 – Finding Your Creative Spark with Emma Davie
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we talked with Canadian romance author Emma Davie, whose first novel, , was published with Kobo Originals in 2025. Emma’s latest book, , is available now with Kobo Originals as well! We spoke with Emma about her journey to becoming a published author, her career in journalism, drawing inspiration from the Canadian Maritimes, how she uses tarot cards to bolster her creativity, and much more. Learn more about Emma Davie via her .
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Kobo ReWriting Life - #38 - Writing For Your Narrator with J.R. Ward
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by Jessica Ward, also known as . is the author of the acclaimed series, . Over 15 million copies of her novels are in print around the world and she has been published in over 25 countries globally! Her latest release as Jessica Ward is , a coming-of-age novel described as Heathers meets The Secret History. We were so excited to read this book and to hear more from the phenomenal author behind this new title and dozens of others. We have a great conversation about Jessica’s writing process, the evolution of her career, her new release, writing an...
info_outlineBestselling author Eric Rickstad joins us on the podcast this week to discuss his newest dark, psychological thriller, I Am Not Who You Think I Am. Eric talks to us about his unique and organic writing process, how he plots the twists and turns of his thrillers, and why he is drawn to writing stories about the aftermath of violence.