Jess Michaels speaks to the amazing Piper Huguley about the weirdness of names, learning from first books, being a planster and her process, the issues in the CBA and making strides with characters of color in Christian fiction.
Jess talks to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh about discovering prolific authors, her journey to publishing, all the balancing acts between heart and head, her process, crafting a long running series and cover art.
Jess talks to New York Times bestseller Cathy Maxwell about introducing newbies to romance, how she writes every single book differently and letting go of what we can't control in the industry.
Jess talks to USA Today Bestselling author Holley Trent about the joys of childhood book fairs, being hybrid, navigating rights return and her process.
Jess talks to LaQuette about the relationship between soaps and romance, the unique challenges of writing a multiple book arc for a couple, how white authors can help in the diversity fight too, her own hybrid path and how she balances everything.
Jess talks to USA Today bestselling historical romance author Lenora Bell about obsessively reading romance, finding her true voice and the recurring theme of community building with other authors.
Jess talks to New York Times bestseller Erica Ridley about how we know each other, her history as an elementary school playwright, creating smaller, more realistic goals, strategizingas a publisher and how HEA is not limiting.
USA Today Bestseller Darcy Burke talks to Jess about when people you know read your book, her journey to indie and traditional publishing and her repeatable process, along with dukes!
Jess Michaels talks to Sue London about converting readers to the Church of Romance, finding your groove in the genre, the emotional toll of writing, advantages and disadvantages of long series and I give Sue some stuff to think about.
Jess Michaels talks to Adriana Herrera about her debut release, the inspiration to write, industry pushback...and not, using her experience in social work in her writing and the (sometimes toxic) relationship of trauma and romance.
Jess Michaels speaks to RWA Librarian of the Year Robin Bradford about acquisitions, her journey to the library, how indie authors can position themselves and the defense of romance.
Jess Michaels talks to USA Today bestseller Caroline Linden about conferences for writers, trusting and working with the team you have around you, realistic goals and hitting the USA Today Bestseller list.
I talk to Mia Hopkins about unoriginal jokes about romance, what we learn from writing shorter work, reader push back/feedback, and a really honest look at the struggles of writing and publishing.
Jess Michaels talks to Alyssa Cole about good man heroes, the impact of representation in fiction, the impacts of social media, how failure isn't failure, feeding creativity with variety and developing the process that works for you.
New York Times bestseller Kate Pearce talks to Jess Michaels about RWA parties, being too polite to call your dead agent, writing multiple projects, the joys of writing novellas, creating a solid team and figuring out what works best for yourself.
Jess Michaels talks to New York Times bestseller Elizabeth Boyle about L.M. Montgomery, piracy law, digging up the bones of a story, writing something completely different, and always learning.
Fellow historical author Nicola Davidson talks to Jess Michaels about the fascinating way we all write differently, how fun it is to not figure out what's happening next, walking the line between plotter and panster, the importance of representing and allowing joy in queer characters, and her move from traditional to indie.
Talking to USA Today and NYT Bestselling author Courtney Milan and Jess Michaels talk about emo poetry, what she calls her horrible process, traditional publishing changes, and a tiny bit about a very good dog.
Jess Michaels talks to author Rose Lerner about all the ways we may or may not know each other, learning from fan fiction and pop culture, reacting to revision letters, writing outside of the aristocracy and shifting the market.
RITA winner Alexis Daria and Jess Michaels talk about finding the "right" system and your core values, the joy of helping others and going from being a panster to a plotter and a trad to an indie.
Jess and Janna talk about coming to writing late in life, character as plot, finding balance in your life and sex in historical romances!
YA author Melanie Hooyenga talks to Jess Michaels about the importance of balance, the challenges of writing to a YA audience and being a very plotting writer.
Jess Michaels talks to her husband and assistant, Michael Petersen about weird stories from our life, the support and feeding of your author and managing a publishing business.
Jess Michaels talks to KJ Charles about her insights about the publishing industry, seeing mistakes even as you make them and how to deal with critics of the genre.
Jess Michaels speaks to the amazing Beverly Jenkins about diversity, the green room in her head, the many changes in publishing and the movie of her book Deadly Sexy (and so much more).
Jess Michaels and USA Today Bestselling author Maggie Marr discuss her fascinating journey from attorney to literary talent agent to author and literary attorney, plus the many opportunities to writers at this time in the industry.
Priscilla and Jess talk about creative minds trying to deal with technology, learning and living before publication and how much representation matters.
Jess talks to Aliza Mann about author photos, finding romance novels at the bus stop and developing as a writer through working with professionals.
Elizabeth Essex and Jess Michaels do a deep delve about creativity, the terror and joy of going indie and the importance of the romance genre.
Jess talks to USA Today bestseller Eliza Knight about making hard eye contact while Regency dancing, catching the writing bug as a child and flexibility in publishing.
