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Kobo Writing Life Podcast

The Kobo Writing Life Podcast features exciting interviews with bestselling authors, tips on the craft and business of writing, and advice for a successfully self-publishing career. Millions of reader... Read more

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Bonus Episode: 5 Tips to Help You Write a Novel in a Month #NaNoWriMo with Joanna Penn

Bonus Episode: 5 Tips to Help You Write a Novel in a Month #NaNoWriMo with Joanna Penn

Are you ready to start writing your novel but have no idea where to start? In this special bonus episode, superstar Joan... Read more

25 Oct 2019

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#188 - Writing Advice and Finishing Your First Draft with Andrew David MacDonald

#188 - Writing Advice and Finishing Your First Draft with Andrew David MacDonald

Debut author Andrew David MacDonald joins us on the podcast this week. Fresh off the release of his first novel, When We... Read more

17 Mar 2020

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#159 - Best Practices for Indie Writers with David Wind

#159 - Best Practices for Indie Writers with David Wind

In this episode, Steph and Joni sat down with David Wind, author of The Indie Writer's Handbook. Wind has written 59 tit... Read more

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Nora Decter, Kobo’s Emerging Writer Prize Winner for Literary Fiction, chats to us about her debut novel How Far We Go a... Read more

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#186 - The Importance of a Pen Name with Tawdra Kandle

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#180 - A New Approach to Author Branding with Vanessa Vale

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#164 - Learning the Habits of your Readers with Emma Chase

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#148 - For the Love of Rom-Coms with Sally Thorne and Mhairi McFarlane

We dive deep into romantic comedies and the key components that make a great love story. Spoiler alert: it’s sexual tens... Read more

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#191 - Audiobooks, Podcasts and the Future of Publishing with Joanna Penn

#191 - Audiobooks, Podcasts and the Future of Publishing with Joanna Penn

Bestselling author, podcaster, and motivational speaker Joanna Penn joined us for a KWL Facebook Live event recently, wh... Read more

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#181 - Building Your Readership through Email Marketing with Holly Mortimer

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#168 - The Author and Narrator Relationship with Rachel Grant and Greg Tremblay

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#175 - The Queen of YA: Holly Black

#175 - The Queen of YA: Holly Black

With 30 books published for children and teens, New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, discusses the evolution o... Read more

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#160 - From Fan Fiction to Finalist with Kobo’s Winning Romance Author Julie Evelyn Joyce

#160 - From Fan Fiction to Finalist with Kobo’s Winning Romance Author Julie Evelyn Joyce

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