Welcome 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, Kobo held a special event in downtown Toronto, and part of the event involved this live interview with author Michael Connelly, hosted by Johanna Schneller!

Johanna Schneller interviewed Michael about his writing career, his journalism experience, his best-selling mystery series starring detective Harry Bosch, and much more.

For more information, visit Michael's website.

In this episode, we are joined by best-selling romantasy author duo Sable Sorensen—the pen name of authors Eliza and Annie. Together, they write The Wolves of Ruin, a slow burn romantasy series featuring dangerous trials, giant wolves, and strong heroines. We were super excited to discuss their writing career, their love of fantasy and romance, and the second book in The Wolves of Ruin series, Fury Bound, the sequel to the hit romantasy Dire Bound.

We talked about Eliza and Annie's co-writing skills, how they plot a series, how they world-build for an epic romantasy world, the inspiration behind their stories, what it was like moving from indie publishing to traditional publishing, and so, so much more!

Fury Bound is now available on Kobo.

Learn more at Sable Sorensen's website.

Welcome 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, former KWL director Mark Lefebvre discussed estate planning for authors with best-selling author M.L. Buchman and addressed questions around author legacies!

In this episode of the KWL podcast, former Kobo Writing LIfe director Mark Lefebvre interviews best-selling author M.L. Buchman ("Matt") about his non-fiction title specifically targeted for writers and other creators, Estate Planning for Authors: Your Final Letter (and why you need to write it now), a step by step guide on how authors can make sure their legacy remains profitable for decades for their heirs after they are gone. Mark also reiterates the importance of thinking about the future and about the long term and reminds authors the importance of putting a plan in place to ensure that their heirs are equipped to properly manage their IP when they are no longer around, and much more.

In this episode, we are joined by Carrie Ann Ryan! Carrie Ann is the USA Today best-selling author of over 150 romance novels. She specializes in writing interconnected series, characters that yearn, and much more. She is the author of The Cage Family series, The Wilder Brothers series, and The Montgomery Ink series, among many others!

We had a great time talking with Carrie Ann about her journey to becoming an author, her writing process, her long-running romance series, and even more.

Carrie Ann's latest book, One Quick Obsession, is available now on Kobo.

Learn more about Carrie Ann on her website, and be sure to check out her books on Kobo.

In this episode, we are joined by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Jenn Sterling, writing as J. Sterling, whose latest series, Fun for the Holidays, features holiday romances for every season. Check out her latest instalment, The Thanksgiving Hookup!

Jenn is also the author of dozens of books across several series, and is the author of sports romances, celebrity romances, new adult romances, and many more. We had a great conversation with Jenn about all things romance writing, marketing, advice from friend and fellow author Colleen Hoover, and how the independent publishing world has changed since she first published in 2011.

We spoke to Jenn about her writing career, how she has written and published books for almost twelve years, how much indie publishing has changed, how marketing for indie publishers has evolved, TikTok and its many uses (as well as how fun of an app it is), and, of course, lots of talk about sports! We had a fun, frank, and inspiring conversation with Jenn, and can't wait for you to listen to this episode!

In this episode, we spoke to Angela Marsons, whose books have sold over six million copies, been translated into thirty languages, and have earned her the title of Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author. She is the mastermind behind the D.I. Kim Stone thriller series, and with this episode of the KWL Podcast, we're very excited to be celebrating the publication of book 23 in this series, Wicked Women! We also are excited to hear more about Angela's journey to becoming an author, the secret to her success, her experience working with a digital-first publisher, and much more.

Wicked Women is available now on Kobo.

Learn more about Angela on her website, and find the rest of her books on Kobo.

In this week's episode, we spoke with New York Times, USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author, Christina Lauren – which is the pen name of two authors, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings! We are here to highlight their latest release – The True Love Experiment, available now – and to learn more about their amazing writing career.

Christina and Lauren tell us about how they got started writing together, how they collaborate for each book, how their collaborative style developed, the importance of fandom, and more. We also got a great list of recommended romance reads, and received some great advice for those writers looking to collaborate with others. If you ever wondered what successful collaboration looks like in the writing world, look no further! Christina and Lauren are just one of many amazing success stories when it comes to collaborative writing. This episode is a must-listen for fans of their work and aspiring romance writers alike.

In this episode, we are joined by author Karma Brown, international best-selling author author of eleven novels published in the last eleven years! Mother Is Watching is her first horror novel, available now from Simon & Schuster Canada, and we were very excited to sit down and talk to Karma about her experience writing her first horror novel.

We heard about Karma's journey from journalist to author, why the horror genre is one of her favourite genres, learn more about Mother Is Watching, get into the inspiration behind this novel, hear about the importance of research, chat about speculative fiction, and more!

Follow Karma on Instagram and check out Karma's books on Kobo.

Welcome 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 so excited to speak with USA Today best-selling romance author Nana Malone about her writing journey, her pivot to self-publishing, advice on building up your career as an author, and much more!

In this episode, Stephanie and Marina interview USA Today best-selling author Nana Malone. Nana talks to us about her writing journey and how adapting and changing her marketing and writing process has allowed her to continue self-publishing for close to a decade. Nana also talks about how the royal wedding between Meghan and Harry affected her Royals Undercover series and why she loves writing romance.

Visit Nana's website and check out her books on Kobo to learn more.

In this episode, we are joined by A.B. Daniels-Annachi, author of the epic fantasy novel A Tide of Treason! Ari is also the author of the young adult fantasy series The Violents. His work is inspired by mythology and folktales, and he has plenty to share about his experience world-building, researching, crafting characters, and more.

We talked with Ari about his journey to becoming an author, why representation in fantasy fiction is important to him, the people, folktales, and mythology that inspire A Tide of Treason and his other work, learn more about his writing process, and got to hear a little more about what Ari has coming up next… Among even more great talking points!

Check out Ari's website and follow Ari on Instagram.

Welcome 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 Maggie Marr, an author who has also been an entertainment attorney, producer, and more, to talk about all things related to adapting novels to screens.

Maggie Marr has been an entertainment attorney, a producer, an entertainment agent, and is a USA Today bestselling author. She joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her journey from the courtroom to the bestseller list, what it takes to make the jump from author to screenwriter, and she gives some excellent advice to anyone looking to adapt their work for the silver screen.

Visit Maggie's website to learn more.