I had an amazing time chatting with Laura and Rachel for the Kobo Writing Life Podcast.
Thank You, Kobo Writing Life, for Featuring Me on the KWL Podcast!
I had a fantastic time on the Kobo Writing Life podcast, chatting about my journey as a writer and the world of paranormal romance. In this episode, we cover everything from my early start—when I actually thought I’d go into photojournalism!—to the many aspects of my writing process, including plotting, building vivid worlds, and balancing new writing projects with marketing my backlist.
We also dive into my experiences in both traditional and indie publishing, and I share insights on writing across genres, adapting to market trends, and following my creative instincts. If you’re curious about how I approach long-running series, balance writing with evolving reader interests, or want to hear more about Mostly Shattered (which releases today!), be sure to check it out.
Catch the episode and join me in celebrating Mostly Shattered’s release!
In this episode, we are joined by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author and prolific writer Michelle M. Pillow, author of dozens of novels across several series. Michelle writes in the genres of fantasy romance, paranormal romance, science fiction, cozy mysteries, and more. Michelle has sold over a million copies of her books and has written over 100 titles! Her prolific catalogue and years of experience mean she has a wealth of advice to author for indie authors, those both established and entirely new to the world of indie publishing.
Her latest release is Mostly Shattered, the second book in the urban fantasy romance series Merely Mortal. Be sure to check out the rest of the series.
We spoke to Michelle about her start as a writer, how she plots her books and what her writing process entails, her world-building process, her experiences in the early days of indie publishing, marketing her backlist and balancing new writing projects, writing (or not writing) to the changing reader market, and much more!
