Romancing the Story: Writing Romance, Storytelling, and Book Structure

A self-professed Story Nerd, Amanda Arista is in-the-know of writing tips and tricks for bringing your story to life. She's a lecturer who teaches other aspiring authors and writes paranormal stories ...

7 Aug 202058min

We're back at it! Strap in cause I go off-script for this one with some personal stories but I promise I have a point! I discuss my absence, taking care of yourself, and how romance is a form of self-...

4 Aug 202027min

"It’s dis-heartening to think the author wrote the book using diversity without a diverse audience in mind. The book was about my people - mi gente - but it was not written for me." TW: I talk about m...

30 Juni 202018min

Change starts with us. It starts with the way we think and our actions. This isn't the typical podcast for "Romancing the Story". Instead, I took time to process the social injustice that has come to...

18 Juni 202014min

C.A. Szarek is a renaissance woman of romance writing. With 17 books and counting, she writes everything from romantic suspense to epic fantasy romance. She has been both traditional published and sel...

12 Juni 202041min

Did you know fanfics were and still are dominated by women? We take a bit of a journey from the usual romance fare to explore the strange new(ish) world of fanfiction. Fanfiction holds a very specia...

8 Juni 202023min

Mia London and Susan Sheehey concoct an author synergy that makes magic happen on the page. Both ladies encourage each other by writing through adversity and created an awesome Indie Romance Author dr...

20 Maj 202034min

Kimberly Packard keeps us on our toes with all the feels in women's fiction and builds a case for writing compelling relationships in novels. She also gives writing advice on plot development and proc...

11 Maj 202034min