#379 – Filling Your Creative Well with Amanda Lewis
Release Date: 09/30/2025
Kobo ReWriting Life – #23 – Writing New Genres with Nalini Singh
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 author Nalini Singh, who writes in multiple genres, from romance to thrillers. This discussion focused on her experiences becoming a hybrid author, writing thrillers after a long romance-writing career, and much more. New York Times best-selling author Nalini Singh joins us on the podcast this week to talk about her long standing career as a romance author and why she decided to try her...
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#382 – The Joy of Storytelling with Jennifer Probst
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In this episode, we are joined by best-selling romance author Jennifer Probst, whose book spent 26 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. She is the author of over 50 books, the most recent being , available now. Jennifer has a storied career as an businesswoman, author, speaker, and writing coach, and we were thrilled to have her join us on the show in all of her fabulousness to share some invaluable advice. We spoke to Jennifer about her career as an author, her new releases, how to find joy in your writing, how to grow your reading and writing community, how she plots her books as a...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #22 – How to Write 9,000 Words Before Breakfast with Dale Mayer
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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 to prolific indie author Dale Mayer, who has written dozes of books over the years of her successful career. We talk to her all about how dictating her books helps her write more, misconceptions about overnight success in indie publishing, how to find your own success as an indie author, and much more. Dale Mayer, USA Today bestselling author, gives advice to listeners on how to develop a long and successful...
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#381 – Creating Your Own Opportunities with Iris Bolling
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In this episode, we were joined by USA Today best-selling author Iris Bolling, who has been self-publishing her works for the last seventeen years! Iris is the author of multiple series, including many best-selling romantic suspense series. Iris was also the producer and writer behind The Heart, a TV series that spanned for two seasons, based off her books. Further, she was the executive producer and screenwriter for Deadly Sexy, a film based on the work of Beverly Jenkins. Iris has won multiple awards for her writing and continues to expand her horizons with more film production projects. We...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #21 – How to Plot a Mystery with Sara Rosett
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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 to USA Today best-selling author of many a mystery book, Sara Rosett! Sara shared some great tips with us when it came to plotting mystery novels, marketing long-running series books (a challenge many mystery authors face), and more. Sara Rosett, USA Today bestselling author, gives her tips for plotting mystery novels, discusses the psychology of why readers choose cozy mysteries, and explains the challenges...
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#380 – Writing Toronto Hockey Romance with Melissa Williams
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In this episode, we are joined by romance writer Melissa Williams, the author behind Kobo Originals’ newest hockey romance series, The Toronto Nighthawks. The second book in the series, , is available now exclusively with Kobo Originals. It was great to hear all about the process of writing a sports romance inspired by Melissa’s love of hockey and interest in exploring the complexities of fame, mental health, and more. We spoke to Melissa about she got her start as a romance author, learned more about her Kobo Originals series, heard about the ways in which the indie author community...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #20 – Incorporating Mythology and Folklore into Your Writing with Skye MacKinnon
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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 to best-selling Scottish author Skye MacKinnon, whose many books are inspired by folklore and mythology, no matter the genre. We had a great conversation about incorporating elements of myth and folktales in fiction, co-writing with other authors, and much more. Skye MacKinnon is an international bestselling author who writes across multiple genres, from science fiction to fantasy to paranormal romance and even...
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#379 – Filling Your Creative Well with Amanda Lewis
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by Canadian editor and writer Amanda Lewis, whose non-fiction book chronicles her journey trying to visit every “champion” tree in her home province of British Columbia. Tracking Giants soon turns into an exploration of creativity on the way, and the book includes reflections on being a writer and a creative overall. Amanda’s perspectives on writing and editing as both an author and editor are invaluable, and we were so excited to host her on the show. We spoke to Amanda about her career as an editor, how indie authors can build successful relationships...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #19 – Sell More Books Around the World with Orna Ross
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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 to writer and director of the Alliance of Independet Authors, Orna Ross! Orna joined us to talk about having a global approach to book sales, making business desicions that can expand your writing career, and much more. Novelist, poet, and director of the Alliance of Independent Authors Orna Ross joins us on the podcast this week to discuss taking a global approach to your indie publishing business. Orna...
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#378 – Advice for Every Indie Author with Lexi Blake
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In this episode, we are joined by best-selling romance author Lexi Blake! Lexi is the author of over 100 books and has been in the indie author and self-publishing space for well over a decade now. As a result, she has lots of advice to share to her fellow indie authors in this episode. Lexi’s popular books include the Masters and Mercenaries series, the Park Avenue Promise series, and more. Here latest, Spy With Me, is book five in the Masters and Mercenaries: New Recruits series. We were honoured to have Lexi on the show as our guest and delighted to hear some great advice from her. We...
info_outlineIn this episode, we are joined by Canadian editor and writer Amanda Lewis, whose non-fiction book Tracking Giants chronicles her journey trying to visit every “champion” tree in her home province of British Columbia. Tracking Giants soon turns into an exploration of creativity on the way, and the book includes reflections on being a writer and a creative overall. Amanda’s perspectives on writing and editing as both an author and editor are invaluable, and we were so excited to host her on the show.
We spoke to Amanda about her career as an editor, how indie authors can build successful relationships with their editors, heard some advice on editing specifically for self-published authors, learn more about the process behind writing Tracking Giants, how to tackle constructive criticism as an author, and more!
To learn more, visit Amanda's website.