#68 - How Ethan Jones Increased his Sales 260%
In Episode 68, we check in with Ethan Jones, a spy thriller author who decided to go wide with his novels and focus on growing his Kobo sales. His 2015 sales were up 260% over 2014, and every month ha...
10 Okt 201640min
#67 - Writing Bill Murray with Marni Jackson
What if some of the artists we feel as if we know – Meryl Streep, Neil Young, Bill Murray – turned up in the course of our daily lives? That's the basis of this collection of linked stories that follo...
27 Sep 201633min
#66 - How Authors can get an Agent with Literary Agent Sarah Heller
Recorded at Kobo's headquarters, this episode features Toronto-based literary agent Sarah Heller, from the Helen Heller Agency. Why did Sarah become an agent? What are some benefits to being an agent ...
12 Sep 201633min
#65 - Matthew Cobb of Reedsy
Reedsy's ambition extends beyond just being a place where authors can connect with publishing professionals; it's a place for collaborative tools and with an ultimate goal of assisting the publication...
30 Aug 201631min
#64 - How Alpha Female Robyn Baldwin Healed a Broken Heart with Writing
In Episode 64 of the Kobo Writing Life Podcast, KWL Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Robyn Baldwin, author of Love Lost, Life Found: 8 Practical Steps to Heal a Broken Heart. In the interview, Mark a...
17 Aug 201634min
#63 - How to Become a Bestselling Hybrid Author with Melody Anne
Episode 63 features NYT bestselling author Melody Anne, who began publishing in 2011 and has published forty (!) books and sold over 7 million copies since then. What strategies helped her get to wher...
2 Aug 201646min
#62 - Industry Trends and Changes with Senior Editor Tessa Woodward
In a KWL Podcast first, we checked in with an editor from a major publishing house, Tessa Woodward from HarperCollins. In her eleven years at Harper, specializing in editing romance, women's fiction, ...
18 Juli 201630min
#61 - Writing Enduring Villains with Peter James
Episode 61 features an interview with Peter James, an international best-selling British writer of crime fiction, which took place at Kobo in June 2016 in front of a live audience. Peter is interviewe...
6 Juli 201640min
