Unfiltered Romance Nights23 Apr 2025

Stephanie Napolitano Interview

Debut author Stephanie Napolitano joins Kolleen and Marjorie for a cozy, chaotic, and laugh-out-loud chat about writing during nap times, finding characters in the shower, and the spicy risks of audiobook listening at the gym. From her postpartum writing journey to her dream of becoming Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl, Stephanie opens up about motherhood, book marketing, character redemption, and her secret love for naked book covers. Plus, get the scoop on her upcoming novels, favorite tropes, and unexpected hobbies (hint: it involves sewing machines and dramatic fabric decisions).

Chapters:
00:00:40 - Meet debut author Stephanie Napolitano

00:03:19 - Writing as a lifeline during motherhood

00:08:29 - Struggles remembering book titles and naked covers

00:11:27 - “Five Brothers” love and author fangirling

00:15:12 - “Put that in your book!” — Rom-com-worthy gym embarrassment

00:17:42 - Enemies to lovers and underrated CW writing

00:21:44 - Managing chaos: what matters most as a mom and writer

00:28:42 - The infamous “shower voice note” scene idea

00:33:19 - Writing villains you love to hate

00:39:37 - Supportive (and persistent) family promotion squad

00:43:14 - What’s next? *Fall From Grace* and *Lie To Me* teasers

00:45:30 - Will Stephanie attend signing events?

Check out Stephanie Napolitano:
Website: https://www.stephanienapolitano.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snapolitanowrites/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/snapolitano

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