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Angie and Christie chat about our takeaways from our amazing collaboration interview with  @strongwomen-strangeworlds  author Valerie Valdes. In addition to being a copy editor and a freelance writer, Valerie Valdes is a co-editor of the acclaimed Escape Pod science fiction podcast. She is also the author of the Chilling Effect trilogy, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Her wri...

In collaboration with  @strongwomen-strangeworlds  , dive into the captivating world of storytelling with an award-winning author, Valerie ValdesIn addition to being a copy editor and a freelance writer, Valerie Valdes is a co-editor of the acclaimed Escape Pod science fiction podcast. She is also the author of the Chilling Effect trilogy, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Her...

Join us for a fun Q&A session with author and publisher Keisha Mennefee, founder of Honey Blossom Press. Are you an aspiring author looking to get published through traditional publishing or perhaps through a reputable boutique press like Honey Blossom Press? Look no further. Keisha Mennefee, author and founder of Honey Blossom Press, shares her journey to becoming a published author, editor,...

Keisha Mennefee is a creative force in both publishing and storytelling and a champion of bold, culturally resonant stories. As an author and the visionary founder of Honey Blossom Press, a boutique publishing house dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and curating stories, Keisha strives to entertain, inspire, and make an impact. She’s worked with bestselling authors like Kennedy Ryan...

Keisha Mennefee is a creative force in both publishing and storytelling and a champion of bold, culturally resonant stories. As an author and the visionary founder of Honey Blossom Press, a boutique publishing house dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices and curating stories, Keisha strives to entertain, inspire, and make an impact. She’s worked with bestselling authors like Kennedy Ryan...

Shanna Hatfield is a USA Today Bestselling Author whose stories are brimming with heart, humor, and hope. She is known for crafting character-driven romances that readers describe as laugh-out-loud funny, a little swoony, and always deeply uplifting. Whether she’s writing contemporary romances that sparkle with charm or historical westerns reminiscent of Bonanza and The Virginian, her books captur...

Shanna Hatfield is a USA Today Bestselling Author known for crafting character-driven romances that readers describe as laugh-out-loud funny, a little swoony, and always deeply uplifting. Whether she’s writing contemporary romances that sparkle with charm or historical westerns reminiscent of Bonanza and The Virginian, her books capture the spirit of love, resilience, and second chances. Her newes...

Join us for a fun Q&A session with bestselling romance author Tiye, known for her layered romance, "This Side of Beautiful" and her FANtasy Series. Tiye is a USA Today bestselling author whose books blend emotional depth, healing, and swoony escape. A storyteller at heart and a mental-health professional by day, she brings a rare empathy to her fiction and draws inspiration from trav...

Tiye is a USA Today bestselling author whose books blend emotional depth, healing, and swoony escape. A storyteller at heart and a mental-health professional by day, she brings a rare empathy to her fiction and draws inspiration from travel, community, and time with family and friends. As a lifelong romance reader sneaking peeks at her grandmother’s Western love stories, haunting libraries and boo...

Tiye is a USA Today bestselling author whose books blend emotional depth, healing, and swoony escape. A storyteller at heart and a mental-health professional by day, she brings a rare empathy to her fiction and draws inspiration from travel, community, and time with family and friends. As a lifelong romance reader sneaking peeks at her grandmother’s Western love stories, haunting libraries and boo...

Join us as we dive into Meagan Church's bestselling novel "The Mad Wife", a historical fiction masterpiece that offers a unique glimpse into the life of a woman in the fifties, tackling themes of hysteria and the societal expectations placed on women during that era. As authors and book lovers, we’re excited to share our thoughts on this women's fiction novel and how it relates t...

Discover the captivating world of romance novels with author Regina Black, who wrote THE ART OF SCANDAL, one of the best romances in 2023 and is now set to repeat her success in 2025, with AUGUST LANE. As an author on Authortube, Regina Black shares her writing expertise, offering valuable writing advice and insights into the publishing process, including editing and revising, and how to get a lit...

Welcome back to Charlotte Bennardo, an author who continues to surprise and inspire us with her genre-hopping creativity and imagination! Charlotte writes stories that travel through time, twist through fantasy, and occasionally flirt with the dark and romantic. From her award-winning Evolution Revolution trilogy to co-authoring the fabulously fun Sirenz series, Charlotte has never shied away from...

CJ Edmunds is the author behind the Tales from the Dark District, an urban fantasy series set in a magically cloaked corner of Manila where supernatural secrets and very human struggles collide. The novella, Sojourn, first introduced readers to the magical realm of the Dark District back in 2018, and the first book, entitled Take Me Now, guided readers through this vivid world of danger, desire, a...

Frances Schoonmaker is Professor Emerita at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she directed the graduate-level childhood education program and helped prepare generations of future educators, often through the power of children’s literature and storytelling. Her career spans decades in the classroom, both as a teacher and teacher educator, and through her work, she has taught and consulte...

Victoria Helen Stone is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author behind unforgettable novels like Jane Doe and Follow Her Down. Her gripping fiction explores the shadows of identity, trust, and revenge. And her dark and twisty stories are layered with wit and complex characters that keep readers turning pages late into the night. Her captivating work has earned critical acclaim, loyal readership...

A native of the West Bank of New Orleans, Rosey Lee now lives in Atlanta, where she penned her debut novel, The Gardins of Edin, and its upcoming sequel, A Gardin Wedding, releasing May 13th. This heartwarming series weaves the traditions, flavors, and music of her Louisiana roots into tales of complicated families and complex friendships, always leaving the reader with a feel-good ending. Her ess...

A writer, director, and actor with over 30 years of experience, R.S. Mellette has worked on blockbuster films like Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and a personal favorite, Blue Crush. He was also part of the beloved TV series Xena: Warrior Princess, where he played a key role in bringing The Xena Scrolls from the internet to the screen—a groundbreaking moment in entertainment history. His award-win...

Terah Shelton Harris is a librarian turned award-nominated author, who crafts upmarket fiction with bittersweet endings that linger long after the final page. Her debut novel, One Summer in Savannah, captivated readers with its raw emotional depth and explored themes of trauma, motherhood, and unexpected connections. Following that powerful debut, her second novel, Long After We Are Gone, paints a...

W.A. Simpson is an award-winning author celebrated for her Tales from the Riven Isles series, which includes Tinderbox and Tarotmancer. With her debut novel reaching the Top 100 on Amazon’s Best Sellers List for Black & African American Fantasy Fiction and winning the 2022 GOLD Foreword Reviews Indie Award for Fantasy, this author has made a resounding mark in the genre. Her highly anticipated...

Angie and Christie chat about their new book series and share a new, easy-to-use outlining tip that helped to outline two new future projects. For more author interviews, check out our playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS7OhDg9DfoHDsPWJPhyvAAk44P94AuKq&si=Q_Fb-4VogUZniuMN#authorpodcast #authortube #authorvlog #authorpodcast #writing #writer #author #writerslifewednesdays #writingtip...

As a powerhouse of talent from the world of comedy and mystery writing, Meredith Hambrock is known for her knack for crafting memorable characters and her razor-sharp wit. She’s built an impressive career in television, working in writer’s rooms on over 100 episodes of TV comedy such as Executive Story Editor for *Corner Gas Animated*, a beloved Canadian sitcom, where her work earned her a Leo Awa...

Angie and Christie are up for the challenge--Jenna Streety's #authortubenewbie tag 2.0, which is super exciting. Join us as we answer a series of questions about our past and current writing projects and platform goals. Here’s the link to Jenna Streety's original video if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktlAQu9eAX4 For more Angie & Christie author interviews, check...

Tara Tai is an Asian American writer who crafts stories as rich as the video games they love to play. With a blend of intense competition and swoony romance, their debut novel, "Single Player", is sure to take the gaming and romance world by storm! When they’re not writing or playing tabletop RPGs, Tara is either romancing video game NPCs or sharing laughs with their wife Audrey and dog Gingko in...

Mindy Carlson is a Silver Falchion Award-nominated author for her debut novel, *Her Dying Day*, a fast-paced mystery that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. The novel follows June Masterson, a young filmmaker with quite a few personal issues, who stumbles into the tangled web of a mystery author’s disappearance. The case is full of dark secrets, deadly twists, and dangerous revelations. And...