Romance Writer’s Therapy

Marty and Kate are back after a longer than expected haitus, and we're kicking off season 4 the only way we know how-- a long, rambly, conversation about How You Are Doing Enough. 

The Highlights:
Scapegoat for Kareoke
Discovering We're Both Obsessed with Jethro Tull
7 Minutes in We Get On Topic
Re-Structuring Marty's Time
Writing Is For You
Marty's Fantasy Forray 
MOM. SAY THAT AGAIN!
Our Brains Think We're Not Productive Enough
Brand vs. Creativity 
Writing Outside the Brand Occasionally  is Still Good For The Brand
You Don't Need to Grow Everything All At Once
Kate Doesn't Think Talent Exists (Only Positive Reinforcement)
Marty Disagrees
Kate Recaps APL Monster Romance Panel
We Say Marty's New Book Cover Is Cute Approx 100x 
Book Blurbs, Bane of Our Existence
Kate Will Tear Books Up If Left Alone
Plans for Future Releases
A World Without Chairs

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Marty and Kate have a special episode for this season finale: reading ~1500 words of their current projects, and then giving critiques to each other. 

Warning: Kate says the phrase "lean in" about a hundred times. 

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Enjoy this repost! Kate and Marty are feeling the pressure of time and they weren't able to record this week. BUT next week will be the season finale, where they share writing and give criticism. So this episode seemed appropriate. 

Come on a journey with Kate and Marty, through the ups and downs of giving and receiving criticism.

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Kate wrote a prompt for this episode about what it is to dissect the meaning of love over an over again as a romance author, Marty interprets it as a craft question, Kate interprets it as an introspective question. Neither feel like they full answered the prompt. 

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Apologies for Sounds of Opening Mail in the first few minutes of the episode.

Kate and Marty discuss:

Progress by Wordcounts and Nanowrimo
Shelving Projects and Coming Back to them
How was Your Halloween?
Not Impressed with Past Selves
It Takes 200 Hrs for Marty to Write A Whole Book
Rest Is Productive
24 Hr Plays and Being Too Tired to Sleep
Understanding Where Your Genre's Market Is At
Marty Outlines Her 2024 Writing Plans
Niche Troubles
Kate Can't Conceptualize Time Further Out Than A Month

Summary of the Strategy:
Continue Building Backlist
Apologize to the Buisness Majors, It Is Actually Hard Stuff
Do Math
Figure Out How Much Writing You Get Done Every Year
Different Kinds of Sales

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This was an idea for an episode we had a while back. Think of it as a demonstration of soundboarding, something we end up mentioning really late in the show. 

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It's all in the title this episode, Marty and Kate talk about the myriad of different ways a character can grow, what growth can look like and how it can serve the plot, as well as a really long (still relevant) discussion about Pride & Prejudice. 

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The girls are both a little sick in this episode so the pacing is slower, but this week Kate tells Marty things she realized she did wrong with her most recent book release only after the fact. They both compare things that they're currently doing with their books and strategize how to work around those obstacles for next time. 

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This week Marty and Kate dissect the Second Chance Romance trope, since they realized they're both writing books with it at the same time.

We cover:

Why Are They Werewolves?
Giving Second Chances Another Try
Marty Verbally Wedgies Kate from 1000 Miles Away
Holding Suspense Throughout
Plotting A SCR is Extremely Weird
Getting Rid of the Mindset that All Chapters Need the Same Pacing
Differences Between First-Time and Second Chance Romance Beats
The Right Level of Emotionally Wounded
Required Reading: Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat
Mid-Pod Apology To Marty's Mom
Kate Rails Against the Best Friend Character
How Do It Right?
Adding a Plot After The Book is Written
Failing In Exactly the Same Direction
Write Faster, Think Less

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This episode is mainly about building your author business without giving in to hustle culture, but we also go off on a number of tangents, such as:

Marty Is Eating Her Library Books
If You Don't Enjoy Reading A Genre, Why Would You Write In It?
There Are No Bears in Michigan
The Lunar Cycle Brain Curse
Kate Describes Writing Process Very Similar to ADHD Symptoms
Your Manuscript's Honeymoon Stage
Backlists Over Marketing
FOMO Never Goes Away
Get Out of My House, Off My To-Do List
Kate Wants to See ChatGPT Cry
Automating The Banal
Ads Aren't the Only Answer
Craft Books and The Bubonic Plague
Coercing People Into Doing Your Taxes
What's The Marketing For OnlyF*ns Look Like
Don't Demonize Yourself for Wanting to Be Paid
You're the Child of Our Divorce, Listener

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This episode, Marty and Kate talk about:

• The Outside Is Attacking Us (Allergies)
• Marty Isn't DNFing Out of Spite
• Marty F's Around with Prequels and Finds Out She Should Write More 
• Sideboob Logistics
• Kate and Marty Are Really Having An Easy Time Writing Books for Once and Are Really Confused About It
• Marty Sets Some Really Wild Challenges for Herself
• Surprising No One, Marty is an Extrovert, Kate is an Introvert
• Making Friends Or Writing Books
• Reflecting On Ways Our Lives Have Changed Over The Last Couple Years
• 24 Minutes in We Get to the Point of the Episode
• Defining Success Outside of Captialism
• Nail Break
• Also You Can't Really Remove Capitalism from the Equation, Yet
• If You Really Knew What Your Dream Entailed, Would You Still Want It?
• Put Pressure On Yourself Like Everyone's Watching, Even If They Aren't
• Don't Love It When Things Happen to Me
• Leaving in the Ice Noises Specifically For You 
• Film Degrees Are Pretty Useless

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This episode, we talk about:

• When the ADHD Hyperfixation Wears Off / Burnout
• Is Self Publishing Actually Democratizing the Industry? Or Are we Creating Micro-Class Barriers
• You Should Strong Arm Your Way Into Situations
• 16 Minutes In And Kate Still Hasn't Explained Episode's Conceit
• When It's Ok To Not Accept Criticism
• TikToks Take FOREVER to Make
• Quizilla and LinkedIn are the Only Valid Social Medias
• Kate Realizes In Real Time The Thing She Wanted To Talk About Is Possibly Not That Relatable
• This Episode Was About Receiving Edits, It's Now About Cleaning
• Our Conversation Circumnavigates A Really Great Point About Pay-to-Win Video Game Dynamics and the Earlier Point About Micro-Class Barriers BUT IT'S FINE
• Picking Up Hobbies And Immediately Dropping Them
• Learning To Enjoy Not Being Good At A Thing

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The podcast starts off talking about Shoshana's new book, The Desert Heiress, when the conversation immediately takes a turn into video games. We talk about the ways this book differed from her first series, romantasy books vs fantasy books with romance arcs, balancing worldbuilding/plot vs relationships in romance/fantasy, the importance of building a backlist, the spectrum of writing to market vs the book of your heart.

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Today's episode is at least partly about writing while life is happening, but also:
BEEFY chapters and Amazing Critique Group Dynamics
The Glorification of Overwriting and Writing Speeds
Book Launches During Family Events (TW: death mention, funerals)
Emailing You From My Sickbed
Washing the Dishes But It's a Character Moment
What It Means to Learn Your Writing Process
Books/Authors We're Currently Reading
Good Books with Bad Summaries
It's Ok To Be A Little Judgey
Marty's Nutrition of Analysing
Don't Follow Her Advice, Follow Mine

Apologies for how utterly terribly Kate's audio is, she keeps messing with her mic settings and has not learned to stop.

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Enjoy this repost:

They're back! In this episode, Kate and Marty discuss the age-old advice of "throwing out" the first book you write. They talk about their first attempts at writing books: everything that makes them want to forget that first manuscript, and all the things keeping it on the shelf. And about a dozen tangents in between.

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Kate and Marty chat about writing rules; and why there are no laws while using loosely accurate examples and saying the wrong term. Enjoy their new use for the semi-colon; and the revival of an olden-times dialogue tag. (IYKYK)

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If the girls sound a little low energy, it's because we're talking about Burnout.

We talk about:

The Sims and Melting Computers
Taking Time Away from A Project
Feeling Off Balance After A Project
Forgetting Your Characters' Names
A Milkshake as the Ultimate Romantic Gesture
Marty's Love of Emily Henry
Actionable Items for Your Bitching
Gaslighting Your Readers Is Always An Option
Sequels Are Hard Part 2
Peaking Young Is Bad
Manually Lowering The Bar for Yourself

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We Discuss:
Checking the Pulse of Your Book
Titling your Book AND your Fictional Towns
Kate Struggles against the Idea of Fictional National Parks Bone Town and its Many Mile Markers
Reading Only the First and Last Sentences of Paragraphs
One-Sentence Emails
It's Weird to Have an Epilogue, It's Also Weird When You Don't
Kate Rambles about Tessa Dare Books Intermittently
Being Expirianced In Reading Endings

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Marty talks about twists with Darcy Monroe. As well as being the nerdiest little nerds in their hometown, their love of cinnamon roll heroes, and reading "steamy" romance at a young age.

Find Darcy at https://darcymonroewriter.wordpress.com/ or her book The Hall of Art and Pleasure

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Hey listeners, this week, Kate dug this episode from the back of the fridge, under the bed, behind the dishwasher, and some forgotten corner of her hard drive to bring you this mystery meet of an episode from JANUARY. Hopefully this year.

Have fun, who knows what this one is about.

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This episode, Marty and Kate tell you they're on a time crunch. Don't believe their lies-- buckle in for an hour and a half of them talking about the nitty gritty of Things You Could Theoretically Spend Money on, as An Author, mostly in terms of planning your release. Real technical stuff, y'know.

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This week, Marty and Kate dive into the best strategies for playing Stardew Valley, the much lauded timesuck, and do math on just how many hours they've played it for. They play hot potato with the only brain cell left on the show for a while, discussing how they write the endings of their books, what it means to have more stamina for a book, and the unexpected emotional consequences of writing sad scenes (making yourself cry).

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This episodes starts out being about editing while you're writing, things that slow you down, and somehow becomes about saying "meh, fuck it" about things that have become hurdles in your mind.

Half of the podcast is also about roombas, and it's only sort of a tangent.

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This week, Marty and Kate talk about Kate's recent forray into the world of audiobooks and the process with Tantor Audio. They also go over Marty's plans to make her own audiobooks, the indie pub DIY way, and all the things that factor into either path.

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Join us this week with author Isabelle Drake, as Marty fangirls over how much she enjoyed Drake's class on scene structure.  They take little side steps to critique partners' best practices and The Sixth Sense. Enjoy this craft heavy episode!

Find Isabelle Drake on Instagram at @isabelledrake or her website www.isabelledrake.com.


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This episode, Marty invites E.F. Dodd dissent the enemies to lovers trope, and discuss Dodd's new 2023 release,  A Higher Standard.

Follow E.F. Dodd on Instagram! Find out more about her books on her website!

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This episode we talk about something that genre romance tends to take for granted-- that the leading characters should fall in love. Why these two, and not some other combination? He's just some guy, hit him with your car, etc.

Tangents:
Meal Preppers
The Power of Manifesting a Calendar
Non Sober Story Analysis
Divorce Is Always An Option
A Saw Movie Where The Torture Is Just Watching All Seven Saw Movies
Marty Wants You To Have Self Confidence


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This episode is a little relaxed, Kate and Marty talk about some of the things they got up to during their haitus, and recap the things the authory things they figured out while off the air. But not without some immediate and major tangents.
 
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Marty: loves winning, hates clapping. That's all you need to know.
Kate: makes a lot of references to romcoms she barely remembers watching or hasn't seen. 

This season ender the duo sling tropes at one another in the weirdest game of not-rock-paper-scissors you've ever heard. In fact, it looks nothing like RPS. They make up stories on the fly and it doesn't seem like there's any points in this game.

We'll see you after our little break!

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This episode Marty and Kate weren't really sure what they were going to talk about, but they ended up talking mostly about how they create characters, taking into consideration for how they will form a series of books, and how characters are created when an HEA is the end goal.

The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.

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This week, Marty and Kate talk about something they each think the other has a strength in, imagery and character voice. Which really just boils down to various ways to focus on describing your characters (settings are a character, supposedly) in direct and indirect ways, whether you want to or not.

The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.

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This episode, we talk to guest DJ Russo, an indie alien/sci-fi romance author, and her experiences with re-doing her book cover and the changes she saw in her sales. We dive into book covers, the psychology behind them, ARCs and reviews, and a few ADHD things in between.

DJ's book Abduction Seduction is on sale this Valentine's, so go check it out!

Kate's book Love Laugh Lich is also on sale this week for 99 cents on Amazon.

Marty's book All Roads to Carter is free through Feb. 15, 2023

You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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CW: Somewhere around 30 minutes in Kate and Marty take a hard left into an abstract talk about parasites.

Kate and Marty continue their series on tropes, with a dive into Fake Dating. Enjoy as they try to gather a single braincell between them to discuss this trope that they both actually really love!

The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.

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This episode is like a time capsule, despite only happening ~ 1 1/2 months ago. Pretend it's at some point in December 2022, listener, to achieve the full vibe.

We talk about forbidden love, and the microtropes within the trope that make it work! Also Bagel Church.

Note: Fun Fact! This episode was recorded a few hours after Kate ingested norovirus-adled food, and you can probably tell when it starts to hit as her ability to track what Marty is saying starts going downhill.

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This week, guest author Troy Lambert talks to Marty and Kate about his platform Plottr, how it helps writers figure out and visualize their story arcs, his book The Call of Karen (A Cthulhu and Karen Adventure Comedy),  and just about everything in between.

Go to plottr.com for more information.

Find Troy Lambert on Instagram at @authortroy or his website troylambertwrites.com.

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Marty talks with Courtney Clark Micheals about toxic masculinity and how the genre of romance is breaking that nonsense down.

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Listener, apologies, but we start off with some stories about throwing up a lot. Skip to 6:40 if that's not your jam.

We intended to have this episode be about the Fake Relationship Trope, but somehow we got to talking about the Surprise Baby Trope / Secret Baby Trope, kids in romance overall, and more! So this episode was really the surprise baby we made along the way.

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We're kicking off this year with some year-long planning! Marty shares with us how she builds a year long plan with smaller quarterly goals, while Kate unknowingly experiences the early symptoms of norovirus, starting many sentences and finishing few.

In true RWT fashion, we get a little lost in the weeds, touching on other topics such as marketing, freelancing, and the pacing of indie vs traditional publishing.

Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.

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Enjoy a relisten to this episode from last season.

Kate and Marty make talking about sex as unsexy as possible. Enjoy while they talk about the struggles and mechanics of writing sex scenes.

The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.

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Kate and Marty try (and possibly fail) to share embarrassing excerpts from past project to celebrate this precious time of year!

Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.

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Coralie Moss and Marty talk mindset, longevity, and T-boning.

Important note: since this interview Coralie has had a successful Kickstarter!

Find Coralie at CoralieMoss.com or at Twitter @moss_coralie h

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Marty is here to tell you it's okay to hit pause, and she and Kate will be back and normal next week! Thanks for hanging out for a few!

Unfortunately, Marty wasn’t aware of the controversy around the awards that caused Kate to pull her book from it. Orc from the Office is still a beautiful book, but we are no longer supporting the award.

Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.

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This week Marty interviews Tasha Harrison, Black Romance writer, creator of Wordmakers and #20kIn5Days. Tasha talks about the writing community she's built, the friends she's made through it, and about writing as a business overall.

Find Tasha at tashalharrisonbooks.com or Wordmakers

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This week Marty and Kate talk about the ways we're kinda not really doing Nanowrimo anymore, and what trying to do Nano has revealed about our processes.

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Kate and Marty chat about their NaNo, hair, and writing process.

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Kate Prior and Marty Vee chat about their first day of NaNo 2022, using scissors and the use of the word “reskinning.”

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One writer sits on your shoulder, telling you to finish Nanowrimo at all costs, and to be ready for the grueling nature of churning out 2666 words every day.  Another writer sits on your other shoulder, telling you to adjust your goal along the way to priortize your mental health this month. But think of your productivity! Having almost finished writing a whole book! But also think about falling behind every day and burning out trying to catch up.

Your shoulders are really heavy because you can't sustain the weight of two people sitting on you. It's a lot. So is Nanowrimo. Are you ready, listener?

(We're Not.)

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Kate and Marty discuss marketing, which of their efforts paid off and setting their mindsets.

(Sorry this episode is a day late.)

You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conradand twitter @byrebeccaconrad.

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Marty and Kate chat with Rebecca Conrad about her anthology experiences. Tangents abound.

You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conrad and twitter @byrebeccaconrad.

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Marty and Rebecca discuss the importance of vulnerability in romance.

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Enjoy Kate and Marty's dive into the mini tropes within the Office Romance Trope!

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Marty talks with paranormal romance author Kaylin Peyerk about indie publishing, what she's learned from the rigors of quick release, how to obtain ARC readers, and the list goes on. This episode is stocked full of information, particularly for newer authors beginning their indie publishing careers.

Visit Kaylin's website here. Find her on tiktok @kaylinpeyerk_author, and Instagram @kaylinpeyerk_author.

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They're back! In this episode, Kate and Marty discuss the age-old advice of "throwing out" the first book you write. They talk about their first attempts at writing books: everything that makes them want to forget that first manuscript, and all the things keeping it on the shelf. And about a dozen tangents in between.

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Had enough of Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat? Kate and Marty haven't! Enjoy as they cackle at the brilliant Madlibs Ms. Hayes has created.

This is the final episode for season one of Romance Writer's Therapy. Kate and Marty will miss you, listener, but they'll be back in July with more gushing over Romance, chats about storytelling, and tangents about... anything... everything.

Click here is the link to the introductory episode. Click here for the first phase. Click here for the second phase. Click here for the third phase. And now you're prepared to listen to this episode... Thank you!

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Kate and Marty are joined by Roxie Noir to chat about the Wild West of Indie Publishing, the Meat Grinder, and of course parallel parking. Enjoy as Marty barely contains her fangirl excitement.

You can find Roxie at www.roxienoir.com. Her latest book The One  Month Boyfriend is available for preorder. She is Roxie Noir on Facebook, you can find The Roxettes reader group there as well, she is @roxie_noir on Instagram and @roxienoir on Twitter.

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Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase three from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.

Click here is the link to the introductory episode. Click here for the first phase. Click here for the second phase. Click here for the third phase. And now you're prepared to listen to this episode... Thank you!

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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In this episode, Marty and Carly talk about reader expectations for contemporary romantic fantasy and Carly's book series Contemporary Mythos. Check out the final book in the series Zeus, available today.

You can find Carly at carlyspade.com or Facebook @carlyspadeauthor or Twitter @carlyspade or Tiktok @authorcarlyspade

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This week Kate and Marty discuss pacing, and knowing readers’ expectations in your genre and trope.

Congratulations to Cat Giraldo! Click here to download To Beg or Not to Beg.

We also mention our friends Liz Alden (writer of romance and travel,) A.B. Wilson (keeper of the most interesting prewriting processes,) and Roxie Noir (knower of how to indulge in story.)

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Kate and Marty discuss their writing process and the elements of themselves that make their way into their books

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch Bridgerton season two before listening, but don't forget to listen. (And maybe read the first 5 books in the series… 'Kay, thanks!)

Kate Prior and Marty Vee are joined by Regency romance author and film professor Katerina Stone to chat about season two of Bridgerton (available on Netflix.) Don't let the title fool you, they all enjoyed the show, but they also have thoughts.

You can find Katerina Stone's hilarious tweets @stone_katerina and her Instagram @katerinastoneromance.

Katerina also offers development edits at www.mikarekai.com.

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Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase three from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.

Correction Note: around minute 22, the author Kate is trying to remember is actually Georgette Heyer, and she's from the 1930's, not 10's.  Also, it was Eloisa James and not Julia Quinn.


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Kate and Marty talk about the querying process, giving and receiving criticism, and knowing your why. Think of this episode as a choose your own adventure with distracted pilots at the helm.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase one from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Kate and Marty have some sort of conversation about editing.

Also, please accept Kate's apology that she fidgets and the mic picks it up. It gets better towards the 1/3 mark in the recording.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Come on a journey with Kate and Marty, through the ups and downs of giving and receiving criticism.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Kate Prior and Marty Vee got the opportunity to talk with A. B. Wilson about publishing with a small press, pitmads, her process, and adorable petnames.

Her book The Game releases March 1, 2022. It is currently available for pre-order here.

Find A. B. Wilson at https://www.abwilsonwrites.com/

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Kate Prior and Marty Vee share some of their favorite Romance novels to read on this Valentine's Day.
 
Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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No One: I wonder if Kate and Marty ever mess up their intros.

Kate and Marty: Well, let us show you something!

These are their failed attempts to start our Valentine's Day Special.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase one from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Kate and Marty discuss and lament, all of the different balls an author has to juggle to create and maintain a writing career.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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FOMO, or Fear Of Missing Out, is real. Kate and Marty share moments of 2021 where they experienced it and how they try to deal with it.

Also, enjoy their vast knowledge of sport.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Kate and Marty talk about how they first started writing and then what drew them to Romance.  They also discuss what it's like trying to write kissing scenes when they were kids, and had a limited understanding of sex ed.

If it feels like this episode ends abruptly, it's because they went off on one of their biggest tangents ever, long enough to be its own episode, and Kate didn't have time to edit that monster. 

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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An introduction to Romancing the Beats by Gwen Hayes. Marty and Kate discuss the premise of the book and act structure.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Kate and Marty make talking about sex as unsexy as possible. Enjoy while they talk about the struggles and mechanics of writing sex scenes.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Kate and Marty chat about the endurance it takes to finish projects, the benefits of entering in contests, and feeling disenchanted with their own writing.

Back when the podcast was referred to as: Chats Between Aspiring Writers; Some Writers Still Aspire; And then Chat About Their Aspirations.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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In the spirit of giving,  Kate and Marty gift you second-hand embarrassment. They dove deep into the cavern of forgotten projects. Enjoy as they read excerpts aloud and discuss them.

We had a lot of fun recording this episode and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. This episode does contain explicit content (think: NC-17.)

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Ever read a book that you couldn't put down, but when you finished it you didn't know why? The story or writing contained different qualities that you don't like or thought you didn't like. No, you definitely don't like 'em. But you also, kinda... liked this book?

Kate and Marty discuss what makes a story work even against all odds.

Be sure to download our Holiday Special on December 20th! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Also, Marty talks about Pie Lady Books' Instagram.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Kate and Marty discuss fulfilling reader expectations (after ridiculous conversations where they just find each other hilarious.)

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.

Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Muse and artistry are so romanticized. Time is limited and waiting for inspiration to arrive is not a possibility, so we just sit down and get to work.

Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.

You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.

Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Have you lost your plot? Can't find your way out of this scene? 100% of writers pulled have suffered from Writer's Block-itis. Listen as Kate and Marty discuss tricks and coping mechanisms for this common ailment.

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You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Subtitle: Hello, Satellite, are you there? It's me, Kate.

We were experiencing some technical difficulties, but as you will hear it only enhanced our performance.

Welcome to Writer's Therapy!

One day your short story is accepted into an anthology, the next day the anthology is canceled. Kate and Marty were among the burned in a publisher's scandal. Let's talk about it.

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Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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Subtitle: Hello, Satellite, are you there? It's me, Kate.

We were experiencing some technical difficulties, but as you will hear it only enhanced our performance.

Welcome to Writer's Therapy!

The paths might be similar in many ways for traditional or indie publishing, but where they differ is very different. Listen as two budding romance authors discuss their plans to break into the publishing world.

You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.

Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)

Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!

You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.

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