#362 – Finding Your Success as an Indie Author with Bridget E. Baker
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we spoke to best-selling author of fantasy, fantasy romance, sweet romance novels, and women’s fiction novels, Bridget E. Baker (who also writes under B.E. Baker)! Bridget is passionate about writing romance and about self-publishing, and she loves to support other indie authors by offering advice and transparency about the industry. Many of Bridget’s book series are best-sellers, and we get to hear about her writing and marketing process behind these popular titles. One of her most recent, , is a romantic fantasy series featuring horse shifters. The latest...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #2 – Mastering Productivity for Authors with Sagan Morrow
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. For the second episode of this series, we're bringing back an episode featuring Sagan Morrow from April 2021. Productivity strategist and author Sagan Morrow joins us on the podcast this week. Sagan tells us how she got into productivity strategy and what habits authors can implement to better fit writing into their schedule. She also talks to us about her polyamorous romantic comedy series, , and how she’s using the romantic comedy...
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#361 – Romantasy, Astrology, and Mythology with Imani Erriu
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we spoke to romantic fantasy author Imani Erriu, author of the recently released , the first book in her beloved series of the same name. Imani is a lover of the fantasy genre (both as a reader and a writer), and her writing rose to virality on TikTok after she shared a single scene from her unfinished manuscript! Imani’s next book, , is the second in this five-book series. is available in Canada and the US via . Imani told us all about her writing journey, moving from indie publishing to traditional publishing, using astrology as writing inspiration, creating her own...
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Kobo ReWriting Life – #1 – Writing Retreats and Finding Your Writing Community with Darcy Burke
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. We're starting this new series with an episode from February 2020 all about writing retreats and writing communities! USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke sits down with Steph and Tara to discuss the importance of having a writing group, what writing retreats are really like, and how to keep your backlist fresh to attract new readers. Learn more via and check out .
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#360 – Developing Your Creative Genius with Michael Dante DiMartino
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by author, animator, director, and co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, Michael Dante DiMartino! We were excited to talk to Michael about his latest self-published novel, , a coming-of-age YA novel about a fourteen-year-old boy named Jack, who “has experienced a perfect storm of grief and uncertainty with his father's sudden departure, the impending loss of his beloved home, and his best friend Alyssa's life-altering accident. But when Alyssa miraculously emerges from a coma with no memory of the incident, she turns to Jack for...
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#359 – The Importance of Indie Publishing with Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by Kobo’s own CEO, Michael Tamblyn! MT has been in the book business for much of his career, and he was directly involved with the founding of Kobo and its launch in 2010. MT is our “content guy” and is passionate about books and bookselling – including indie publishing. In this illuminating interview, we get to hear all about MT’s career, his thoughts on reading and publishing, insights into bookselling, and so much more. We talked to MT about his start in the book business, his part in the creation of Kobo Writing Life, where he thinks the book...
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#358 – Reaching Romantasy Author Superstardom with Jennifer L. Armentrout
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we spoke to Jennifer L. Armentrout, best-selling author of over seventy books in multiple genres from fantasy to contemporary and suspense and back again – but all of her books contain strong elements of romance within their pages. Jennifer’s romantasy series, is a TikTok favourite and beloved book series all around! The latest from JLA is her expansion of the Blood and Ash world – the series. It was great to sit down with Jennifer and talk about all things romantic fantasy and her nearly fifteen-year-long publishing career. The final instalment in the Blood and Ash...
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#357 – Writing a Winning Holiday Novella with Barbara Kellyn and the Kobo Originals Team
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by , winner of the Kobo Originals Holiday Rom-Com Writing Contest for her novella, ! Barbara is the author of five novels and two novellas, and has been dubbed by her readers as “the queen of banter.” This was Barbara’s first foray into writing contests – and she was delighted to have won! There was so much excitement this episode for the release of Polar Opposites, which is out now – exclusively from ! We spoke to Barbara about starting her writing career in her late thirties, her inspiration for entering the contest, and her writing process...
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#356 – Crafting Holiday Romance Novels with Holly Cassidy
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we spoke to , also known as , author of holiday romance novels as Holly and thrillers as Hannah! Holly’s latest, , is a “charming holiday rom com about a young, recently heartbroken woman who is tasked by her sister to complete Advent calendar challenges in the lead up to Christmas to reignite her belief in herself, the holidays, and love again.” The Christmas Countdown is Hannah’s second holiday novel writing as Holly Cassidy, the first being . We discussed Hannah’s writing career (and, as she says, how it was borne of failure), writing ten novels, moving from...
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#355 - Writing Paranormal Romance with Michelle M. Pillow
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author and prolific writer , author of dozens of novels across several series. Michelle writes in the genres of fantasy romance, paranormal romance, science fiction, cozy mysteries, and more. Michelle has sold over a million copies of her books and has written over 100 titles! Her prolific catalogue and years of experience mean she has a wealth of advice to author for indie authors, those both established and entirely new to the world of indie publishing. Her latest release is , the second book in the urban...
info_outlineIn this episode of the KWL Podcast, we were joined by Hanna Wheeler, translator and copywriter who has worked on translating several Kobo Originals titles (check out Iris Visser’s books)! Hanna grew up in a bilingual family and is fluent in both English and Dutch, and has translated a variety of titles, from biographies to children’s pictures and more! Her work is expansive; some of her previous clients include MTV, Greenpeace, Sony Pictures, and more.
Hanna had a lot to tell us about her experience as a translator, her reading habits, her foray into freelancing, how she got started as a translator for Kobo Originals, freelancing advice, her thoughts on AI and translation, and much more! If you’re interested in learning more about the life of a translator, listen in!
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