Episode 73: Ruby Lang

06/09/20 • 66 min

Ruby Lang joins Jess to talk about tricking ourselves into losing romance for literary fiction, the concept of "very well read" in romance, processing emotions in what we write, her process, the ever changing parts of writing, her publishing journey, trying to explain our industry to people not in it and the nuances of the issues around illustrated covers.

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Episode 72: EE Ottoman

My apologies for the sound quality this episode. I messed up my mic so I'm a bit echo-y.
EE Ottoman joins us today to talk about finding welcome as a queer writer and reader in Sci-Fi Fantasy versus Romance, fan fiction filling voids, the opportunity of historical romance to bring forward history that has been hidden or underrepresented, educating through narrative, plotting but not plotting, developing a process over time, his publishing journey and the decision process of indie versus trad.

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Episode 74: Farrah Rochon

USA Today Bestselling, award winning author Farrah Rochon joins Jess to talk about how Romancelandia is a little big town, learning from terrible first books, her journey in both traditional and indie publishing and the influence of her late sister on her career and how it's changing now that she's gone.