"You know, when you write, your characters affect you a little bit, and whatever is happening with them, it kind of rubs off on you." — Calia Read
Episode 21 - Jodi Ellen Malpas
Episode 20 - Tijan
Episode 19 - Jennifer Probst
"I said to myself, ‘I’m changing my process because my process sucks,’ … and for two weeks, I didn’t write a word. Not one sentence came out. My muse basically said, ‘I don’t know what you think you are, but we’re not this!’ After that, I put everything in the garbage and went back to my process, and now I embrace it."
— Jennifer Probst
Episode 18 - Cassia Leo
Episode 17 - Christina Lauren
Episode 16 - Emma Chase
Episode 15 - Courtney Cole
"One of my strengths as an author is to bring emotion to the page… I’m a character writer, so when I start writing, I’m in that character. So, when I have to go into dark places, it takes a toll… I have to make a conscious effort that when I come out of my office at the end of the day, I have to switch it off.'" — Courtney Cole
Episode 14 - Claire Contreras
"Sometimes I’ll complain about things and then I’ll be like, my gosh, I feel so weird complaining because there are so many people who wish they could complain, or so many people who wish their mothers or sisters were here to complain, and they’re no longer here…then you sit back and you’re just like, 'Man, we’re so lucky.'" — Claire Contreras
Episode 13 pt. 2 - Kennedy Ryan
"I feel like sometimes we pussyfoot around real things–we walk on eggshells–and when we do that, it’s not productive because we’re not having conversations around truth. We’re having conversations around only those things that we feel comfortable bringing out.
Some of my books are not necessarily 'interracial,' but all of my books have diversity. That is a part of my mission as a writer—to reflect culture as I see it actually." - Kennedy Ryan
Episode 13 pt. 1 - Kennedy Ryan
Episode 12 - K Bromberg
"I love getting lost in a world that is in my head, and being able to let other people see it. There’s always something real in my books, and I like that that affects people. It’s not something you set out to do, but when you get that letter or that email and it just kind of hits you in the gut that, 'hey, someone gets it'—I guess that, more than anything, is the inspiration." - K Bromberg
Episode 11 - Emily Snow & Michelle A. Valentine
Episode 10 - Author Kristen Proby
Episode 9 - Author A.L. Jackson
Episode 8 - Author Katie Ashley
Episode 7 - Author Amy Harmon
"I don’t have to be the best. I know I’m not, I know I have tons to learn, but I also know that I have talents and abilities, and I’m capable. And if I just put myself out there … there’s nothing to lose and everything to gain. That’s kind of been what I’ve done in my life - put myself out there and hope for the best - and so far, it’s been a good bargain. It’s been a good risk.."
Episode 6 - Author L.H. Cosway
Episode 5 - Author Alessandra Torre
Episode 4 - Author K. A. Tucker
"I need a good block of time. I can’t sit down with only an hour. It takes me an hour or two just to get into the swing. And then I will write–I will write, write, write, rewrite, over and over. And then I’ll read my words. I have to read my words to kind of find my pace and find where I am every morning before I start writing again."