Writing Sequels, Part 2

The time has come for The Heart of the World's launch party! Consider this your invitation to pull up a chair, close your eyes, and imagine you're nestled into a bookstore event with us as we celebrate Heart's pub day. There's still time to check out Amie's preorder campaign: find out how to claim your goodies at Amie's website. Make sure you're subscribed to the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. Also, Amie's on tour in the USA the week this episode drops! To find out where she's going and meet her there, here's the schedule. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds - AND Fyrebirds and The Heart of the World - wherever good books are sold. Series completists, rejoice!  

You all asked us a bunch of great questions ,and we've done our best to answer them! Let's snuggle up and talk about the writing life, meeting deadlines, deciding on your next idea, and much more. There's still time to check out Amie's preorder campaign: find out how to claim your goodies at Amie's website. Make sure you're subscribed to the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. Amie is going on tour in the USA! To find out where she's going and meet her there, here's the schedule. You can now buy both The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds - AND Fyrebirds - wherever good books are sold. You can preorder The Heart of the World right here.

The time has come for the Fyrebirds launch party! Consider this your invitation to pull up a chair, close your eyes, and imagine you're nestled into a bookstore event with us as we celebrate Fyrebirds' pub day. There's still time to check out Kate's preorder campaign for Fyrebirds: buy a copy by September 4th and you can claim goodies! Find out how at Kate's website or the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds AND Fyrebirds wherever good books are sold! You can also pre-order The Heart of the World right now. PS: Amie's going on tour in the USA! To find out where she'll be and when, check out the Pub Dates newsletter, Amie's social media, or her author newsletter.

It's time to talk book tours! How authors organize them, what touring looks and feels like, and some of our favorite touring moments so far. Speaking of: Amie's going on tour in the USA! To find out where she'll be and when, check out the Pub Dates newsletter, Amie's social media, or her author newsletter. And there's still time to check out Kate's preorder campaign for FYREBIRDS. Find out how to claim yourself a beautiful art print, some character cards, and a signed bookplate in Kate's latest newsletter. Check out the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold, and now you can buy them in paperback too! You can also pre-order both our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds, right now.

This episode we're talking writing retreats: what they are, how they're organized, what happens when you're on one, and why we love them so. Don't forget to check out Kate's preorder campaign for FYREBIRDS. Find out how to claim yourself a beautiful art print, some character cards, and a signed bookplate in Kate's latest newsletter. Also, Amie's going on tour in the USA! To find out where she'll be and when, check out the Pub Dates newsletter, Amie's social media, or her author newsletter. Check out the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold, and now you can buy them in paperback too! You can also pre-order both our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds, right now.

Let's talk about the craft of writing sequels. How do you figure out character arcs, expand the world, and bring home all those intriguing plot points you laid out so carefully in book 1? We're going to tell you how we did it in THE HEART OF THE WORLD and FYREBIRDS (no spoilers, promise).  Kate's just announced her preorder campaign for FYREBIRDS! Find out how to claim yourself a beautiful art print, some character cards, and a signed bookplate in Kate's latest newsletter. Check out the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold, and now you can buy them in paperback too! You can also pre-order both our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds, right now.

Join us for some fun news, a little catchup, and to revisit an episode from the archives we think is worth a re-listen: the one where we talk about all the ways you can support your favorite authors (ones that cost money, but also ones that do not). Speaking of supporting authors, Kate's just announced her preorder campaign for FYREBIRDS! Find out how to claim yourself a beautiful art print, some character cards, and a signed bookplate in Kate's latest newsletter. We'll also put details in the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold, and now you can buy them in paperback too! You can also pre-order both our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds, right now.

In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of June. Read along with us as we do a thorough recap of the whole adventure, with special behind-the-scenes glimpses at Kate's process that you won't find anywhere else. Bonus: one lucky listener will win a copy of Nightbirds, very thoroughly annotated by Kate! Everything you need to know about getting yourself in the running for this excellent prize can be found in the audio, so get listening. Some episodes that would make great companions for this Week 4 readalong include: Explore how Kate went about buildings her romances: Writing Romance Find out more about the origins of the villains in NIGHTBIRDS: Make Me Your Villain And as mentioned in the episode, Kate's giving away a special flamemoths art print! You can claim it by either 1) buying the new paperback of NIGHTBIRDS (get yours here) by August 27, 2024 or by pre-ordering FYREBIRDS (more info to come in Kate's author newsletter). Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold, and now you can buy them in paperback too! You can also pre-order both our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds, right now.

In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of June. Read along with us as we do a thorough recap of the whole adventure, with special behind-the-scenes glimpses at Kate's process that you won't find anywhere else. Bonus: one lucky listener will win a copy of Nightbirds, very thoroughly annotated by Kate! Everything you need to know about getting yourself in the running for this excellent prize can be found in the audio, so get listening. Some episodes that would make great companions for this Week 3 readalong include: Explore how Kate went about buildings her romances: Writing Romance Find out more about the origins of the villains in NIGHTBIRDS: Make Me Your Villain Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold, and now you can buy them in paperback too! You can also pre-order both our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds, right now.

In celebration of Nightbirds coming out in paperback - and to get us ready for Fyrebirds - we're doing a once-weekly readalong during the month of June. Read along with us as we do a thorough recap of the whole adventure, with special behind-the-scenes glimpses at Kate's process that you won't find anywhere else. Bonus: one lucky listener will win a copy of Nightbirds, very thoroughly annotated by Kate! Everything you need to know about getting yourself in the running for this excellent prize can be found in the audio, so get listening. Some early episodes that would make great companions for this Week 2 readalong include: Find out more about how Kate built her world: What in the World and Research: Building a World Discover how the 1920s influenced NIGHTBIRDS: The 1920s: Take It Or Leave it And to listen to some of the historical inspiration mentioned in this episode, check out these episodes of The Exploress: Blood Magic and Public Women: Sex in 19th-century America Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops: it's always full of fun extras. Sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. You can buy both The Isles of the Gods AND Nightbirds wherever good books are sold; and now you can buy them in paperback, too! You can also pre-order both our sequels, The Heart of the World and Fyrebirds, right now.