#374 – Fiercely Inclusive Romance Novels with Evie Mitchell
Release Date: 07/22/2025
#388 – Sustaining a Long-Term Career in Self-Publishing with Rachel Amphlett
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by USA Today best-selling and internationally acclaimed author Rachel Amphlett, whose mystery and thriller titles include those in , , and more. Rachel is the full-time author of over 40 books and counting, and currently leads a nomadic life, writing wherever she goes! The latest title in her beloved Kay Hunter series, , is publishing February 9th 2026. We had such a wonderful time talking to Rachel about getting her start as an indie author, how she runs her author business, accidentally becoming a registered private investigator, her new book, What Evil...
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Kobo ReWriting Life - #27 -An Editor's Perspective with Janice Zawerbny
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 editor Janice Zawerbny to chat about all things editing. One of our hosts even had the privilege of taking one of her editing classes! Don't miss a great episode that provides amazing insight into the editorial process from the editor's perspective. In this episode, editor Janice Zawerbny sits down with us this week to discuss her career in publishing and to share her advice for authors who are new to...
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#387 – Hockey Romance, Heated Rivalries, and Why We Can't Look Away with Lainey Davis
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by best-selling author of steamy sports romance novels, Lainey Davis! Lainey began her author career in 2017 before becoming a full-time author in 2021. Her journey as a writer over the last few years has taught her a lot about indie publishing, writing romance, and writing sports romance in particular! We were totally here for this discussion about Lainey’s experiences as an indie author, building up an author community, writing to market, writing sports romance, our shared love of Heated Rivalry and Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series, and so much more! To...
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Kobo ReWriting Life - #26 - Reaching Your Publishing Goals with Kate Tilton
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 so excited to be joined by author consultant and assistant Kate Tilton for a second time to discuss all things indie author administration. Listen in for some great advice on how to organize your goals, avoiding burnout, and more. In this episode, author consultant Kate Tilton joins us on the podcast this week to discuss figuring out your goals as an indie author and what practices to implement in order to reach...
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#386 – Writing an Epic Historical Novel with Deepa Anappara
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we are joined by award-winning author, editor, and former journalist Deepa Anappara to learn more about her second novel and latest release, the epic historical fiction novel The Last of Earth. We really enjoyed our conversation with Deepa and it was amazing to hear the depth of research and experience she brought to writing her novel. Our conversation with Deepa delved into her career as a journalist before becoming a fiction author, learned how her journalism career and skills she developed through that worked helped her fiction writing, we talk about research and the...
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Bonus Episode – Kobo Writing Life's Year-End Wrap-up with Tara Cremin
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
In this episode, we hear from Kobo Writing Life’s director Tara Cremin as she gives us a great overview of what the KWL team got up to this year! We also want to take this time to thank YOU, the listener of the Kobo Writing Life Podcast, for all of your support this year. We couldn’t do this podcast without you! We look forward to another year of amazing Kobo Writing Life updates and developments in 2026! If you want to tell us what you would like to hear from us on the KWL Podcast in 2026, please reach out to us on our socials or email us directly at . As always, happy writing from...
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#385 – From TikTok to Newsletters: Marketing Strategies for Authors with Jessica Rampersad
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
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
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 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
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
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...
info_outlineIn this episode, we are joined by romance author, disability advocate, and writer of “fiercely inclusive happy endings,” Evie Mitchell! Evie is the author of multiple series across many romance subgenres, including small-town romance, biker romance, bodyguard romance. Her small-town romance series, All Access, focuses on disabled characters as romantic leads! We had a wonderful conversation with Evie and are excited to share this episode during Disability Pride Month.
We asked Evie about her journey to becoming an author, why she got into indie publishing, learn more about her personal experiences have influenced her writing, talk about what inclusivity means to her (and to us), touch on the importance of sensitivity readers, expert readers, and editors, and much more!
Visit Evie’s website to learn more and check out Evie’s books on Kobo.