Romancing the Story: Writing Romance, Storytelling, and Book Structure
Story enthusiast and romance writer Sarah Gamez explores the creative craft and pragmatic aspects of writing with niche topic discussions, inspirational pieces and industry insights. Join in on conversations with authors and experts on creating engaging stories, marketing your books, and navigating the (self) publishing world. Whether you write romance or not, there's plenty of tips to be found on storytelling, genres, and medias. Sometimes, with a twist of romance.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ep 44 - Conquering Writing Challenges and Getting Unstuck with Holly Lyn Walrath
WRITE WHAT YOU LOVE, LOVE WHAT YOU WRITE.
That's Holly Lyn Walrath's motto. Holly is a writer, poet, editor, and publisher of Interstellar Flight Press and always finds new ways to challenge her writi…
Ep 43 - Making a Cozy Mystery Cozy with Amber Royer
Writing instructor and multi-genre author, Amber Royer, understands the heart of what makes a cozy mystery the perfect comfort read - community, characters, a little romance and a dash of murder myst…
Ep 42 - Setting Successful Writer Goals with Kathryn McClatchy
It's always a good time to set goals! Writer, speaker, and social media consultant Kathryn McClatchy knows how to create and hit achievable goals. She'shelped many authors create realistic goals and …
Ep 41 - Novel Prep and Starting NaNoWriMo with Shayla Raquel
Shayla Raquel is an author, self publishing mentor, speaker, editor, wifey, and dog mom. She's been helping authors on their publishing journey for over a decade and has writing tips to spare!
We cha…
Ep 40 - Fantasy Romance, Worldbuilding, and Sapphic Lovers with Freya Marske
Freya Marske dazzles readers with her immersive worlds and has the credentials to show for it! She's an international bestselling author, winner of the Romantic Novel Award for Fantasy, and a Hugo-no…
Ep 39 - Curating a Paranormal Romance Anthology with Patrice Caldwell
Patrice Caldwell holds many esteemed titles already - children’s book editor, literary agent, Forbes’s “30 Under 30” media list, and Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree - and she hold a distinct p…
Ep 38 - Rockstar Romance and Plus Size Heroines with Kayla Grosse
Kayla Grosse started off writing scripts but found her calling as a bestselling author of romance. Her rockstar romance, I Like You Like That, is hitting all the right chords with an empowered plus-s…
Ep 37 - Top Tropes in Romance Writing with Aimee Walker
It's all about tropes! Aimee Walker is a new author and qualified editor - providing all levels of editorial services to authors of romance and women's fiction with clients across four continents. Pu…
Ep 36 - Tarot Readings for Writers with LJ Keys
LJ Keys is an intuitive woman of many talents - writer, poet, and tarot reader. Over the years, it has become clearer where she should be in her spiritual journey. Part of the journey is helping writ…
Ep 35 - Highlander Time-Travel Trope and Writing with C.A. Szarek
Eight books into her Highlander Time-Travel series, USA Today Bestselling Author C.A. Szarek is well-acquainted with the trope. She divulges the interest in Scotland that worked its way into her seri…
Ep 34 - Dissecting Book Blurbs with Jessie Cunniffe
Professional book blurb writer and coach, Jessie Cunniffe joined the show for a second time to walk through a blurb audit with two voluntary blurbs - one a women's fiction and the other a spicy roman…
Ep 33 - Proofreading for Your Writing with Melissa Bradford
Melissa Bradford may be a Spanish teacher by day but moonlights as a freelance proofreader and copyeditor ready to turn rough drafts into polished, publishable material for indie authors. She helps w…
Ep 32 - Kindle Vella Writing and Publishing with Rebecca F. Kenney
Rebecca F. Kenney writes spicy fantasy romance about sassy, strong women and hot guys with tragic backstories. As a successful self published author, she knows her way around writing a story and she …
Ep 31 - From Page to Audiobook for Paranormal Mystery with Shannon Reber and Lauren Rodriguez
Shannon Reber is a Mystery, Paranormal, and Fantasy writer. She was born a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . or her imagination was anyway. She lives in western New York with her husband …
Ep 30 - Interracial Romance and the South Asian Experience with Khushi T. Saha
Khushi T Saha is an indie romance writer, has lived on both coasts of the US, and is a first generation South Asian. Drawing on her own experiences, she weaves tales of interracial relationships, Ind…
Ep 29 - The Passion for Great Romance Reads with Poppy Darling
Poppy Darling, romance fan and writer, loves a good romance novel. They thrill her, and they were her secret obsession. Until, she decided to become Host of the Confessions of a Closet Romantic Podca…
Ep 28 - Excellent Audiobook Narration with CJ Critt
Audiobooks are a booming business with less obstacles than ever before. While many indie authors face the burning questions: Should they narrate their own books or find a narrator? And how do authors…
Ep 27 - Crafting a Re-telling into a New Tale with Kate Forsyth
Award-winning author Kate Forsyth knows her way around a re-telling. With a Doctorate of Creative Arts in fairy tale studies and an accredited master storyteller, she has written several books re-con…
Ep 26 - Building Writing Habits and the 365 Writing Challenge with Clarissa Gosling
Clarissa Gosling, author of "Dragons of Kaitstud" and "Lost Princess of Starlight" YA fantasy series, has always lived more in the world of daydream and fiction than in reality. But faced the probl…
Ep 25 - Tips and Tricks for Writing Book Blurbs with Jessie Cunniffe
It's a spicy book blurb summer! Professional book blurb writer and saving grace for authors, Jessie Cunniffe, joined the show to spill all the tea on writing the perfect book blurb for your book - ta…