#399 – Finding Your Creative Spark with Emma Davie

#399 – Finding Your Creative Spark with Emma Davie

In this episode, we talked with Canadian romance author Emma Davie, whose first novel, Home to Christmas Island [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/home-to-christmas-island], was published with Kobo Originals in 2025. Emma's latest book, Good for the Summer [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/good-for-the-summer], is available now with Kobo Originals as well! We spoke with Emma about her journey to becoming a published author, her career in journalism, drawing inspiration from the Canadian Maritimes, how she uses tarot cards to bolster her creativity, and much more. Learn more about Emma Davie via her website [https://www.emmadavie.ca/].

Kobo ReWriting Life - #38 - Writing For Your Narrator with J.R. Ward

In this episode, we are joined by Jessica Ward, also known as J. R. Ward [https://www.kobo.com/author/j-r-ward]. J. R. Ward [https://www.kobo.com/author/j-r-ward] is the author of the acclaimed series, The Black Dagger Brotherhood [https://www.kobo.com/series/the-black-dagger-brotherhood-series]. Over 15 million copies of her novels are in print around the world and she has been published in over 25 countries globally! Her latest release as Jessica Ward is The St. Ambrose School for Girls [https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-St-Ambrose-School-for-Girls/Jessica-Ward/9781668026922], a coming-of-age novel described as Heathers meets The Secret History. We were so excited to read this book and to hear more from the phenomenal author behind this new title and dozens of others. We have a great conversation about Jessica's writing process, the evolution of her career, her new release, writing an unreliable narrator, having multiple pen names, the inspiration for The St. Ambrose School for Girls [https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-St-Ambrose-School-for-Girls/Jessica-Ward/9781668026922], and much, much more! We really enjoyed this conversation and know you will, too.

#398 – Writing Psychological Thrillers and Procedural Crime with D.K. Hood

In this episode, we are excited to be joined by D.K. Hood, acclaimed author of the Detectives Kane and Alton series! Having sold over 2 million copies of her books, D.K. is an experienced author whose works have been largely published by the digital-first publisher Bookouture. We spoke to D.K. about her long-running Kane and Alton series, how she plots her novels, how she makes sure mysteries stay satisfying, how she keeps her characters consistent, shares advice for writing a series, and much more. We are honoured to help be a part of celebrating the launch of the 30th book in the Detectives Kane and Alton series. Nothing Stays Buried [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/nothing-stays-buried-7] is available June 30th 2026.

Kobo ReWriting Life - #37 - From Audiobooks to Authorship with Karen Grey

In this episode, we spoke with Karen White [http://followkarengrey.com], an award-winning audiobook narrator who recently began writing and publishing her own works under the pen name of Karen Grey [https://www.karengrey.com/]. We chatted about Karen's career as an audiobook narrator, her transition into publishing as an indie author, and much more. There was such a wealth of advice and information that Karen brought to the table that we felt as if we could talk for another hour or more! Be sure to take a look at Karen's latest novel, You Get What You Give, [https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/you-get-what-you-give] the first in her Carolina Classics series. In this novel, an "enemies-to-lovers, new-in-town, one-night-stand unlikely love story, a boss lady and a Hollywood bad boy find that you only get as good as you give." We hope you enjoy this great conversation on the dos and don'ts of narrating audiobooks, tips on marketing, a look behind the scenes of audiobook recording, and much love for and enthusiasm about audiobooks overall!

#397 – See Success by Publishing Wide with Skye MacKinnon

In this episode of the KWL Podcast, we were joined by Skye MacKinnon, best-selling author of over seventy romance novels. She also publishes children's books under the pen name Isla Wynter. She loves to help other indie authors succeed and had much great advice to share about self-publishing during our conversation! We spoke to Skye about her writing journey, how she started writing full-time, writing under multiple pen names, publishing wide, working with other authors, translating her books, and much more! Plus, listen to Skye's previous appearance on the KWL Podcast here [https://www.kobo.com/kobo-writing-life/blog/kobo-rewriting-life-20-incorporating-mythology-and-folklore-into-your-writing-with-skye-mackinnon#entry:1997943@11:url]. Learn more about Skye on her website [https://skyemackinnon.com/].