#350 – Writing Young Adult Fantasy Novels with Nicki Pau Preto
Release Date: 08/20/2024
#371 – Writing Fictional Futures with Grace Flahive
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In this episode, we are joined by Canadian-born, UK-based debut author Grace Flahive, whose humorous and heart-warming speculative fiction novel, , was recently published by . Palm Meridian is described as "a rollicking, big-hearted story of long-lost love, friendship, and a life well-lived, set at a Florida retirement resort for queer women, on the last day of resident Hannah Cardin’s life." We were so excited to be joined by Grace to discuss her writing career, her previous work in publishing, and more. Be sure to grab a copy of , available on Kobo now! We spoke to Grace about her journey...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #11 – The Author and Narrator Relationship with Rachel Grant and Greg Tremblay
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduledepisode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. This episode features our conversation with author of mysteries, thrillers, and romantic suspense novels, Rachel Grant, and acclaimed narrator of many of her titles, Greg Tremblay. Rachel and Greg have a great conversation that illuminates much of the author and narrator relationship in this interview. Author Rachel Grant and her narrator Greg Tremblay shed some light on the process of creating an audiobook. Rachel discusses the working...
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#370 – Live at the Toronto Indie Authors Conference with Tao Wong
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In this episode, the Kobo Writing Life team attended the and recorded a live podcast with speculative fiction author and conference founder ! We had a great time interviewing Tao in front of a live audience and getting to answer listener questions in real time. We’re excited to present the complete interview to you now (with all the ambient sounds you might expect from a conference… it’s as if you’re really there)! We spoke to Tao about his writing career, why he started the , his thoughts on book marketing, the challenges Canadian indie authos face, and much more! Thanks again to...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #10 – The Heroine’s Journey with Gail Carriger
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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. This episode features our conversation with best-selling SFF author Gail Carriger. Gail discusses her writing career, her non-fiction title, The Heroine's Journey, and how she started out as a traditionally-published author before going indie (and finding much success in the indie space)! Bestselling author Gail Carriger joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her writing career and her new non-fiction book, The Heroine’s...
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#369 – Writing a Why-Choose Paranormal Romance Series with Cali Mann
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In this episode, we spoke with Cali Mann, author of dozens of contemporary romance, fantasy, and paranormal romance novels under multiple pen names! Cali is the author of the series, a new paranormal romance series exclusively available from . follows a young woman named Marigold, who “is ripped from her quiet life of anonymity and thrust into the ruthless halls of Wickem Academy,” where she uncovers her family history… a history consisting of magic, secrets, and necromancy! The first book in the series, , is available now. We talked to Cali about her writing career, her journey to...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #9 – How Writers Can Avoid Being Scammed with Victoria Strauss
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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. Way back in July 2015, we were joined by Victoria Strauss, co-founder of Writer Beware, a SFWA-sponsored organization whose mission is to “track, expose, and raise awareness of the prevalence of fraud and other questionable activities in and around the publishing industry." Whether you are a new indie author or have a decade of experience on your side, don't miss out on this helpful episode! This week’s podcast is essential...
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#368 – Writing a Social Thriller with Aime Austin
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In this episode, we are joined by best-selling legal thriller author and fellow podcast host, Aime Austin! Aime’s latest thriller, , is described as a “nail-biting social thriller with a heartbreaking twist.” , and we were so excited to have her join us on the show again and hear more about what she’s been writing since then. We spoke to Aime about her author career, what she’s been up to in the last four years, heard more about her move from romance to thriller authors, got some insight into her experience with the indie author community, learned more about , were given great...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #8 – Retelling Myths and Fairytales with Katee Roberts
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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 from September 2021, we spoke to Katee Robert, who is a best-selling author of books inspired by myth, fairytales, and folklore, all about how her inspirations influence their writing process! Best-selling author Katee Robert joins us on the podcast to talk about their writing process and why she’s drawn to retellings of myths and fairytales. Katee tells us about the research that goes into her reimagined classics...
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#367 – Becoming a Novelist with Tom Bromley
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In this episode, we are joined by Tom Bromley, author, ghost writer, and writing teacher who is currently the Head of Learning at Reedsy, where he teaches the , a writing course for authors at all stages of their career looking for insights and guidance on writing their first (or second, or third…) novel. We spoke to Tom about his path to becoming a published author, how his musical talents have helped him write prose, learn more about his ghostwriting career, and get into the he teaches at Reedsy. Tom had some great insights into novel-writing and shared some great stories about...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #7 – Sharing Your Authentic Voice with Jasmin Kaur
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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. For National Poetry Month here in North America, we're re-releasing this episode from April 2020 with poet, spoken word artist, and creative writing facilitator Jasmin Kaur. Writer, illustrator, and poet Jasmin Kaur joins us on the podcast this week. Jasmin’s work has been celebrated globally, and has been shared by celebrities and activists such as Jennifer Lopez, Tessa Thompson, and Reese Witherspoon. She talks to us about her...
info_outlineIn this episode, we spoke with science fiction, fantasy, and young adult fiction author Nicki Pau Preto! Nicki is a Sunday Times best-selling author of six books across these genres in both the middle grade and young adult fiction categories. Her latest YA fantasy release is Ghostsmith, the sequel to Bonesmith! These two books make up the House of the Dead duology, a “dark young adult fantasy about a disgraced ghost-fighting warrior who must journey into a haunted wasteland to rescue a kidnapped prince.”
We spoke to Nicki about her publishing journey, her writing inspirations, writing YA and middle grade titles, the House of the Dead duology, fantasy world-building, developing the history of a fantasy world, and much more! This interview was full of great advice and inspiration for fantasy writers of all genres and age groups – be sure to listen if you’re looking for an illuminating look into the mind and writing process of an amazing fantasy author.
To learn more, visit Nicki’s website and find her on Instagram.