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Journeys of Romance

Join USA Today Bestselling historical romance author Jess Michaels as she talks to other authors about their journeys to writing and publishing romance.

Ranked #1

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Episode 4: Christi Caldwell

Episode 4: Christi Caldwell

Jess Michaels talks to Christi Caldwell about staggering into writing, the "formula" to "churn out books" and how to fak... Read more

4 Sep 2018

58mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 5: Mackenzie Walton

Episode 5: Mackenzie Walton

Editor extraordinaire Mackenzie Walton and Jess Michaels discuss the importance of libraries, how children's stories ste... Read more

11 Sep 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #3

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Episode 25: Courtney Milan

Episode 25: Courtney Milan

Talking to USA Today and NYT Bestselling author Courtney Milan and Jess Michaels talk about emo poetry, what she calls h... Read more

5 Feb 2019

1hr

Ranked #4

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Episode 19: KJ Charles

Episode 19: KJ Charles

Jess Michaels talks to KJ Charles about her insights about the publishing industry, seeing mistakes even as you make the... Read more

18 Dec 2018

1hr 4mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 63: May Peterson

Episode 63: May Peterson

Jess speaks to author and editor May Peterson about processing our own experiences through writing, how reading was a re... Read more

14 Jan 2020

1hr 5mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 29: Alyssa Cole

Episode 29: Alyssa Cole

Jess Michaels talks to Alyssa Cole about good man heroes, the impact of representation in fiction, the impacts of social... Read more

5 Mar 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #7

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Episode 48: Talia Hibbert

Episode 48: Talia Hibbert

Jess talks to the remarkable Talia Hibbert about taking the chance on a dream, writing young, starting indie, becoming a... Read more

16 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 18: Beverly Jenkins

Episode 18: Beverly Jenkins

Jess Michaels speaks to the amazing Beverly Jenkins about diversity, the green room in her head, the many changes in pub... Read more

11 Dec 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 38: LaQuette

Episode 38: LaQuette

Jess talks to LaQuette about the relationship between soaps and romance, the unique challenges of writing a multiple boo... Read more

7 May 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #10

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Episode 55: Anna Campbell

Episode 55: Anna Campbell

Jess talks to historical romance author Anna Campbell about pen names, giving up writing, the importance of community in... Read more

24 Sep 2019

1hr 9mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 10: Stacy Reid

Episode 10: Stacy Reid

Stacy Reid talks to Jess Michaels about how not to plot, building characters and bringing daring into your books (and yo... Read more

16 Oct 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #12

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Episode 58: Samantha Kane

Episode 58: Samantha Kane

Jess is joined by historical, contemporary and sci-fi romance author Samantha Kane. We talk about the very NON romantic ... Read more

5 Nov 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 49: Damon Suede

Episode 49: Damon Suede

On December 23, 2019, Romance Writers of America censured author Courtney Milan over a dubious ethics complaint. Since t... Read more

23 Jul 2019

1hr 27mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 53: Anna Zabo

Episode 53: Anna Zabo

Jess talks to Anna Zabo about the fan fiction gateway to original work, the stress of release day, the Seton Hill MFA pr... Read more

27 Aug 2019

58mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 56: Kwana Jackson

Episode 56: Kwana Jackson

Jess talks to USA Today Bestselling author Kwana Jackson about why talking about writing is so fun, going back to past w... Read more

8 Oct 2019

59mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 12: Carrie Ann Ryan

Episode 12: Carrie Ann Ryan

Jess Michaels talks to New York Times bestseller Carrie Ann Ryan about starting romance late, finding your own voice, na... Read more

30 Oct 2018

58mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 24: Rose Lerner

Episode 24: Rose Lerner

Jess Michaels talks to author Rose Lerner about all the ways we may or may not know each other, learning from fan fictio... Read more

29 Jan 2019

1hr 10mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 39: Holley Trent

Episode 39: Holley Trent

Jess talks to USA Today Bestselling author Holley Trent about the joys of childhood book fairs, being hybrid, navigating... Read more

14 May 2019

57mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 59: Angela James Part 2

Episode 59: Angela James Part 2

Editor Angela James talks to Jess a second time, this time about transitioning and redefining throughout our careers, we... Read more

19 Nov 2019

57mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 33: Adriana Herrera

Episode 33: Adriana Herrera

Jess Michaels talks to Adriana Herrera about her debut release, the inspiration to write, industry pushback...and not, u... Read more

2 Apr 2019

58mins

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