Journeys of Romance

Jess Michaels•www.authorjessmichaels.com

Join USA Today Bestselling historical romance author Jess Michaels as she talks to other authors about their journeys to writing and publishing romance.

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Episodes

Episode 12: Carrie Ann Ryan

Jess Michaels talks to New York Times bestseller Carrie Ann Ryan about starting romance late, finding your own voice, navigating grief through creativity and also she shares some news!

Oct 30, 2018•59 min

Episode 11: Erica Monroe

Historical romance author Erica Monroe talks to Jess Michaels about accidentally writing romance, outside of the box characters and an excessive amount of Bob's Burgers chat.

Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 5 min

Episode 10: Stacy Reid

Stacy Reid talks to Jess Michaels about how not to plot, building characters and bringing daring into your books (and your life).

Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 2 min

Episode 9: Kimberly Dean

Jess Michaels talks to Kimberly Dean about being secretly introverted, the differences between writing short and long and that everyone writes differently and that's ok.

Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 2 min

Episode 8: Madeline Martin

Jess speaks with USA Today bestseller Madeline Martin about overnight success after five years of hard work, writing through personal pain and being present in everything you do.

Oct 02, 2018•1 hr

Episode 7: Lexi Ryan

NYT Bestseller Lexi Ryan talks to Jess Michaels about "foolhardy beliefs" (that aren't so foolhardy), giving herself the call for the RITA awards and putting energy into the world.

Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 4 min

Episode 6: Suleikha Snyder

Jess Michaels talks to Suleikha Snyder about how soaps and fan fiction inform can build writing skills, the pleasures of writing short and learning from the ghosts of books past.

Sep 18, 2018•1 hr 2 min

Episode 5: Mackenzie Walton

Editor extraordinaire Mackenzie Walton and Jess Michaels discuss the importance of libraries, how children's stories steer us toward romance and how she saved my career.

Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 2 min

Episode 4: Christi Caldwell

Jess Michaels talks to Christi Caldwell about staggering into writing, the "formula" to "churn out books" and how to fake it when your guest's audio drops out for a second and you get confused.

Sep 04, 2018•59 min

Episode 3: Melissa Blue

Author Melissa Blue and Jess Michaels talk about impostor syndrome, the hopefulness of the romance genre and working all the angles when it comes to writing and publishing.

Aug 28, 2018•1 hr 2 min

Episode 2: Shana Galen

Shana and I discuss transitioning from traditional publishing to hybrid, writing without a roadmap and what it was like in the "old days" when you had to call Ingrams.

Aug 21, 2018•55 min

Episode 1: Jenn LeBlanc

Jess Michaels speaks to Jenn LeBlanc about her journey to writing romance, incorporating her photography background and thinking outside the box in publishing.

Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 4 min

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