Kobo ReWriting Life – #24 – Writing a Festive Novel for Kobo Originals with Talia Hibbert
Release Date: 12/02/2025
#385 – From TikTok to Newsletters: Marketing Strategies for Authors with Jessica Rampersad
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In this episode, we welcomed PA and author assistant Jessica Rampersad, who joined us in talking about all things marketing, publicity, social media management, content creation, and more –all with indie authors as the focus! Jessica shared some insights into her work as an author assistance and offered some great tips and tricks for indie authors looking to expand their social media reach. We also discussed Jessica’s journey to her author-focused career, learned more about alpha and beta reading, learned more about the services Jessica offers to indie authors, heard some great...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #25 – How to Write Historical Romance with Grace Callaway
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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 were joined by USA Today and internationally best-selling author Grace Callaway, whose historical romances are steamy, exciting, and rife with mystery and intrigue. We had such a great conversation with her about writing historical romance that we're excited to share it again! In this episode, we sat down with Grace Callaway, USA Today and international best-selling author of historical romances (that are often on the...
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#384 – The Evolution of a Novel with Eliana Ramage
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In this episode, we are joined by Eliana Ramage, debut author of – a Reese’s Book Club pick for 2025. To the Moon and Back is a “dazzlingly powerful story of family, ambition and belonging” wherein “one young woman’s obsessive quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut irrevocably alters the fates of the people she loves most.” We were so excited to have Eliana on the show to talk about her spectacular debut novel. We talked about Eliana’s love of coming-of-age stories, her journey to becoming a writer, her collaborative process with her editors across the globe, the...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #24 – Writing a Festive Novel for Kobo Originals with Talia Hibbert
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 USA Today best-selling author Talia Hibbert, who has written over 15 romance novels, many of which have been opted for film and television. Talia joined us on this episode to discuss her Kobo Originals novel, a holiday romance between featuring two childhood best friends and lots of holiday mishaps. Best-selling and award-winning author Talia Hibbert joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her...
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#383 – All About The Artisan Author with Johnny B. Truant
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In this episode, we are joined by Johnny B. Truant, author of the acclaimed (which was adapted as Reginald the Vampire for the SyFy channel), the indie writer’s guide Write. Publish. Repeat, and more. Johnny shares invaluable advice as we discuss his latest non-fiction title, , his career, and much more. Johnny first featured on the KWL podcast back in both 2013 and 2018, which speaks to how long he has been active in the indie publishing industry! We were excited to have Johnny join us for a third time to discuss his experience in self-publishing, his advice for aspiring indie authors, and...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #23 – Writing New Genres with Nalini Singh
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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 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...
info_outlineWelcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. In this episode, we were joined by USA Today best-selling author Talia Hibbert, who has written over 15 romance novels, many of which have been opted for film and television. Talia joined us on this episode to discuss her Kobo Originals novel, a holiday romance between featuring two childhood best friends and lots of holiday mishaps.
Best-selling and award-winning author Talia Hibbert joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her career, her writing process, and her newest Kobo Original, Wrapped Up in You. Talia writes sexy, diverse romance and she talks about how indie publishing is more accessible for diverse authors. We also discuss how she works from initial story idea to the finished novel and where she thinks indie publishing is going next.
Learn more on Talia's website and be sure to check out Talia's books on Kobo.