Journeys of Romance

Journeys of Romance


Latest Episodes

Episode 91: Maya Rodale
February 09, 2021

USA Today Bestselling Author Maya Rodale joins Jess to talk about living in the Regency era (or NOT), her journey to publication, her process and the frustrations when romance is maligned by people who don't know the genre. 

Episode 90: Tamsen Parker
January 26, 2021

USA Today Bestselling author Tamsen Parker joins Jess to do a deep dive into the 50 Shades phenomena and how it brought her to romance, the prude police, writing what you want to read and her utterly fascinating process!

Episode 89: Clyve Rose
January 12, 2021

Romance for the Runoff auction winner and historical romance author Clyve Rose talks her process, deciding what details to include or leave out of romance and being more honest about mental health. 

Episode 88: 2020 Year in Review
December 29, 2020

A recap of 2020 and all its insanity and looking forward to 2021. Happy New Year! 

Episode 87: Tracey Livesay
December 15, 2020

Award-winning author Tracey Livesay talks to Jess about being a fan as well as a writer, becoming comfortable with your own process, taking the Strengthfinder class and how it helps with that process, generative pain, her publishing path and we go into...

Episode 86: Zoe York
December 01, 2020

USA Today Bestseller Zoe York joins Journeys to talk about all the factors that make each other different, from cannon entry to publication path to writing direction to everything in between. We also cover her process, how to pick the metrics that...

Episode 85: Georgina Kiersten
November 17, 2020

Georgina Kiersten joins Jess to talk about the importance of teachers, the joy of tropes and archetypes, snark as seduction, their process and cracking open all the paths for publication, marketing and writing. 

Episode 84: Liana De la Rosa
November 03, 2020

Historical Romance author Liana De la Rosa joins Jess to talk historical romance, writing projects for herself, 'unlikeable' heroines and the false narratives of 'historical accuracy', plus the joys of pleasure without guilt. 

Episode 83: Becca Syme
October 20, 2020

Becca Syme joins Jess to discuss starting with fanfiction, planting the seeds of what we love to read and write, her process and a deep dive into Clifton Strengths, including why she formed the remarkable Better, Faster Academy and how all of our brains..

Episode 82: Naima Simone
October 06, 2020

USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone talks to Journeys of Romance about pretty planners, being a high producer, how the entire scope of a writing and publishing journey matters, writing category versus single title and traditional versus indie, the..