RITA ® Award-Winning Author of Fantasy Romance
//Updates on NEVER THE ROSES and the challenges of making bonus content. Also, reflections on housework, the contempt for expertise in the home, and being taught and *learning* the best way to do something.
//I’ve been seeing the cyclical debates on “we need ratings for books like we have for movies!” so I’m doing a Brief History of Art and Censorship in the last 100 years, why movie ratings were developed, Communism, McCarthyism, and how housework was deliberately created to keep women at home.
//Some fun updates, including NEVER THE ROSES in a list of Most Anticipated Romantasy Books of 2025. Also, wrestling the fears many of have about today and what comes after, fractals, controlling what we can, and how we each can savor our one wild and precious life.
//I’m doing a deep dive into my thoughts and feelings on the allegations against Neil Gaiman and on parasocial relationships, the writing community, and associated implications. Also, hey! Good news on audiobooks and Spanish translations.
//On being a creative in a tech-driven culture and how tech has shaped how we deliver our art. Also, embracing our emotions as valid and valuable, needing certain conditions to work, and how all of this affects choosing titles.
//I’m talking about what it means to live in interesting times and how we grow the ability to handle disruptions in our lives, great and small. Also the importance of cultivating joy and making kindness louder.
//Thoughts on feeling traumatized that it’s January 6th and what I’ve discovered about how art can help give us perspective. Also, a truly ASTONISHING discovery that has moved my productivity to a whole new level!
//Showing off a few gifts-my Swiftie mug and a fabulous pen-and talking the art of gift-giving. Also thoughts on goal-setting, observing yourself like a scientist, tracking metrics, and the cover reveal of MAGIC REBORN!
//This will be my last podcast…of 2024! I’m talking about a cool goal-setting trick, what I noticed about taking time off and aggressive well-refilling in general, feeling that creative impulse and looking to the year ahead.
//I’m burbling away today all the great stuff going on with NEVER THE ROSES – including the *super cool* Owl Crate edition plans, updates on the upcoming cover reveal, UK release, audiobook (dual narration!) and why working with traditional publishing can be so great.
