5 Steps to Standing Out and Selling More in Your Genre
So, you have a concept of the tale you want to tell. Is the story truly of your own design? Follow these five steps to creating an original story.
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What’s new in the literary world this week?
Kobo’s Emerging Writer Prize; Angie Thomas on Writing, and Wattpad’s New Publishing Division
By Joni Di Placido Calling all Canadian authors: The Kobo Emerging Writer Prize is now accepting submissions! Follow the link to see the rules and put…
The 2019 KWL Reading Challenge
We’ve put together a challenge for anyone looking to embark on a reading journey and explore new genres and authors in 2019!
What We Read in 2018: Recommendations from the Book Lovers at Kobo
The Entire Kobo Staff 2018 has been a fantastic year for books and publishing. At the beginning of the year, we posted a KWL Reading Challenge…
5 Children’s Books That You Can Read Again, And Again, And Again
By Dani Di Placido I read an article online a couple of years ago, stating that most American parents read to their children for less than…
6 books that made me who I am: Nomadic Matt
“How do I find the money to travel?” “How do I plan my trip?” “How do I stay safe and healthy on the road?” Over the…
Unprecedented Demand Drives Shortages of Kobo Aura ONE eReader
Kobo’s newest eReader Aura ONE is selling at a blistering pace in Canada. Less than a week since its in-store release date, the device that Business…
An Interview with Aussie Author Tony Wilson
by Malcolm Neil Tony Wilson is having quite a year. Recent highlights include a CBCA shortlisted children’s picture book; the launch of his speech aggregation site Speakola; producing and…
Kobo In Conversation on Zoomer Radio: Episode 4
In our latest episode we chat with author, Emily St. John Mandel. Emily has written four novels, most recently Station Eleven, which was a finalist for a…
Kobo In Conversation on Zoomer Radio: Episode 3
We’re very pleased to be partnered with Zoomer Radio to present a weekly Kobo In Conversation! In our third installment we have an interview with Canadian…
Q&A: Karin Slaughter on everything that is golden
The queen of crime Karin Slaughter has written a new book. And not just any book, a new Will Trent-book,The Kept Woman. To celebrate its Dutch release, she came to…
Recommended Reading
We at Kobo Writing Life read a lot about what’s going on in the indie author community and thought we’d share some of our favourite blogs…
Horror Selfies: Because Not Reading is Scary!
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has recently launched the Horror Selfies campaign, just in time for the Halloween season, in an effort to highlight the exceptional…
Book Gems
Guest Post by Maria Schneider Oh, to sort the wheat from the chaff, to find those special books, the ones that you chortle and gloat over,…
Back to Basics
You might have a great story idea and are ready to get it down on the page, but there is so much more than the actual…
Kobo Writing Life New Releases – Hot Edition
Here are some new KWL Romance and Erotica titles that are sure to keep your summer nights hot, hot, hot. Romance All For You (Laurel Heights…
Happy Fathers’ Day: Good Dads, Bad Dads, and In-Between Dads
Some are good, some are bad, Daddy issues almost always make for interesting reading when you write about them well. Here, in honour of Fathers’ Day,…
Writing Motherhood
Whether she was Mrs. March or Medea, everybody had a mom, and no matter what her strengths or foibles were, she had a huge part in…
Want a smart, fun read? Try some chick lit
By Samantha Stroh Bailey I write chick lit. Okay, are you still reading or have you screwed up your face in distaste? Well, before you judge,…
Writing memoir
Everyone has a life, and maybe everyone has a compelling life story. Here’s how to turn memories into memoir: Writing Life Stories, Bill Roorbach. From…
Brain Pickings’ 9 Books on Reading and Writing
Brain Pickings is a fabulous compendium of what’s out there and related to creativity, thinking, culture and art. We highly recommend checking it out – in…