Kobo Writing Life Podcast

#388 – Sustaining a Long-Term Career in Self-Publishing with Rachel Amphlett

In this episode, we are joined by USA Today best-selling and internationally acclaimed author Rachel Amphlett, whose mystery and thriller titles include those in the Detective Kay Hunter series, the Detective Mark Turpin series, and more. Rachel is the full-time author of over 40 books and counting, and currently leads a nomadic life, writing wherever she goes!  The latest title in her beloved Kay Hunter series, What Evil Hides, is publishing February 9th 2026. We had such a wonderful time talking to Rachel about getting her start as an indie author, how she runs her author business, accidentally becoming a registered private investigator, her new book, What Evil Hides, and much more.  To learn more, visit Rachel's website and check out Rachel's books on Kobo.

Kobo ReWriting Life - #27 -An Editor's Perspective with Janice Zawerbny

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 editor Janice Zawerbny to chat about all things editing. One of our hosts even had the privilege of taking one of her editing classes! Don't miss a great episode that provides amazing insight into the editorial process from the editor's perspective. In this episode, editor Janice Zawerbny sits down with us this week to discuss her career in publishing and to share her advice for authors who are new to the editorial process. Janice was the editor of three books on the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize shortlist, and she talks to us about what drew her to acquire those books and how the editorial process differed between each title. Janice also tells us about the writing prize she co-founded, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Learn more about the Carol Shields Prize for Ficiton here.

#387 – Hockey Romance, Heated Rivalries, and Why We Can't Look Away with Lainey Davis

In this episode, we are joined by best-selling author of steamy sports romance novels, Lainey Davis! Lainey began her author career in 2017 before becoming a full-time author in 2021. Her journey as a writer over the last few years has taught her a lot about indie publishing, writing romance, and writing sports romance in particular! We were totally here for this discussion about Lainey's experiences as an indie author, building up an author community, writing to market, writing sports romance, our shared love of Heated Rivalry and Rachel Reid's Game Changers series, and so much more! To learn more, visit Lainey's website and find Lainey's books on Kobo.

Kobo ReWriting Life - #26 - Reaching Your Publishing Goals with Kate Tilton

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 be joined by author consultant and assistant Kate Tilton for a second time to discuss all things indie author administration. Listen in for some great advice on how to organize your goals, avoiding burnout, and more. In this episode, author consultant Kate Tilton joins us on the podcast this week to discuss figuring out your goals as an indie author and what practices to implement in order to reach them. Kate started out in the publishing industry as an author's assistant, and she talks to us about what prompted her to start her own business, why authenticity is key when it comes to social media, and why avoiding burnout as an indie author is so much easier than recovering from it.  To learn more, visit Kate's website.

#386 – Writing an Epic Historical Novel with Deepa Anappara

In this episode, we are joined by award-winning author, editor, and former journalist Deepa Anappara to learn more about her second novel and latest release, the epic historical fiction novel The Last of Earth. We really enjoyed our conversation with Deepa and it was amazing to hear the depth of research and experience she brought to writing her novel. Our conversation with Deepa delved into her career as a journalist before becoming a fiction author, learned how her journalism career and skills she developed through that worked helped her fiction writing, we talk about research and the importance of research, learn more about her new novel, The Last of Earth, hear about her trip to Tibet, and much more. To learn more, visit Deepa's website and follow her on Instagram.