Cheris Hodges talks about meeting our idols and being the idol someone meets, the importance of writer friendships, the impact of her journalism career on her romance writing, her process and how it's developed and been influenced by friends and how...

Jess talks to Jack Harbon about how he started publishing on Wattpad and moved to KU, designing covers and how it impacts his creativity, plotting heavy but discovering character through writing, chronic pain and creativity and turning point books! 

Olivia Dade joins Jess to talk about her process to find a plot, sexy scenes, the joy and safety of writing, chasing the high of golden days and a deep dive into illustrated covers. 

Love Sweet Arrow bookstore duo Marissa and Roseann Backlin join Jess Michaels to talk about the joys of the romance genre, their first year in business and the impact of covid on it all. 

USA Today and NYT Bestselling author Katee Robert talks to Jess Michaels about pandemic writing and reading, embracing problematic joy, being a fast writer, her journey to publication and I go on and on about Your Dad Will Do.

USA Today Bestseller Mia Sosa joins Journeys of Romance to discuss the importance of finding your community and bonds, being a better/more intentional recommender, the evolution of reflection in romance, how she started writing (and writing full-time),...

Author Joanna Shupe talks to Jess about her journey to writing and publishing, how there are no wrong choices in writing or publishing, not wanting to be boring and the horror of the middle of a book. We also do a deep dive into diversity in historical...

USA Today Bestselling, award winning author Farrah Rochon joins Jess to talk about how Romancelandia is a little big town, learning from terrible first books, her journey in both traditional and indie publishing and the influence of her late sister on...

Ruby Lang joins Jess to talk about tricking ourselves into losing romance for literary fiction, the concept of "very well read" in romance, processing emotions in what we write, her process, the ever changing parts of writing, her publishing journey,...

My apologies for the sound quality this episode. I messed up my mic so I'm a bit echo-y.EE Ottoman joins us today to talk about finding welcome as a queer writer and reader in Sci-Fi Fantasy versus Romance, fan fiction filling voids, the opportunity of...