Killing it at the Dublin Murder One Conference
KWL author Robert Craven was invited to do a reading at the 2018 Murder One festival in Dublin. Here he shares some snippets about his experience.
20 Books Vegas
The flagship 20booksto50k will be in Vegas for its second year. Currently sold out; head to the site to join the wait list, and join the…
Four Unexpected Lessons from My Trip to Australia
by Chrissy Munroe Once upon a time, in 1996, there was an older sister, whose younger sister went to Australia for a soccer training trip, while…
KWL at RT Booklovers 2018
By Tara Cremin Last month, thousands of romance writers and fans converged for the annual Romantic Times Booklovers Convention. What most people didn’t know upon…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 094 – Heather Tucker
It’s never too late to start writing.
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 093 – Interviews from When Words Collide
Episode 93 includes a series of short interviews that KWL Director, Mark Lefebvre conducted at the 2017 When Words Collide conference in Calgary, Alberta. Mark speaks…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 89 – RWA 2017
Episode 89 of the KWL Podcast includes on location interviews with 7 different authors conducted by Mark Lefebvre, Director of Author Relations at Kobo during the…
KWL at RWA 2017
Kobo Writing Life will be at the 37th Annual RWA Conference July 26th through July 29th. KWL Director Mark Lefebvre will be at RWA meeting with…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 87 – Perils, Pitfalls and Perseverance with Eve Silver
Episode 87 of the Kobo Writing Life podcast features a keynote address from one of When Words Collide’s 2016 Guest of Honour, Eve Silver. Eve is…
Take Your Writing Career To The Next Level at 20BooksVegas
by Craig Martelle Ready to take your writing career to the next level? 20Books Vegas — an independently published author convention by and for indies —…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 83 – RT Booklovers Conference Part 2
This episode continues from where episode 82 left off with KWL’s recent live interviews with attendees from RT Booklovers Convention in Atlanta, Georgia in early…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 82 – RT Booklovers Conference Part 1
KWL was recently in Atlanta, Georgia attending RT Booklovers Convention. Considered the Book Lover Event of the year, RT (Romantic Times) Booklovers brings more than…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 79 – Julie Czerneda on Dreamers & Dreamweavers
Julie Czerneda, an international bestselling science fiction and fantasy author from Canada, was one of the Author Guests of Honour at the 2016 When Words Collide…
Indie Author Fringe: Get Your Book Out There
Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre recently joined Kevin Tumlinson, Director of Marketing at Draft2Digital for a London Book Fair Indie Author Fringe session entitled: Get…
ATTENTION MARKETING: LUCKY PENNY
Creating interesting merchandising and swag to help gain attention for your products always involves a combination of creativity and business savvy. We were quite delighted to…
5 Reasons to Attend Indie Author Fringe
The Indie Author Fringe (FREE ONLINE DAY CONFERENCE) is brought to you by the Alliance of Independent Authors. It’s happening on Saturday October 22nd. Are…
Kobo Writing Life Podcast – Episode 035 – Carla King
In the latest episode of the podcast, US Manager Christine Munroe interviews Carla King, a travel writer and self-publishing expert. Christine and Carla discuss: What self-publishing…
KWL at RT Booklovers 2015
By Christine Munroe Last month, thousands of romance writers and fans gathered in Dallas for the annual Romantic Times Booklovers Convention. I had the honor of…
One Horn to Rule Them All: The Story Behind the Purple Unicorn Anthology
When Kevin J. Anderson visited Kobo’s Toronto HQ, he told us about the origins and production behind ONE HORN TO RULE THEM ALL, an anthology published…
Memories of Superstars Writing Seminars 2014
C. Michelle Jefferies was the lucky winner of Kobo’s Superstars of Writing Seminars scholarship giveaway for 2014. She attended the conference in February, alongside KWL Director…
A Writer’s Conference for the Independently Minded
In just a couple of days, IndieReCon will return to the web and Kobo Writing Life is delighted to be a sponsor! IndieReCon 2014, in its…
A weekend with writers at Novelists Inc.
By Christine Munroe, US KWL Manager I recently spent a weekend in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with Mark Lefebvre (KWL Director). We weren’t there for a…
Event: The Writing Platform fair and conference for writers, London, UK
On November 4th, The Writing Platform is hosting a fair and conference for writers at Rich Mix in London. It’s the second time the event has…
Toronto Event: Science-Fiction: The Interdisciplinary Genre Conference at McMaster University
From Friday September 13 to Sunday September 15, join Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Leslie Lefebvre at McMaster University for the Science Fiction: The Interdisciplinary…
Superstars Writing Seminar: a summary
By Terry Odell I had the enviable pleasure and privilege of being able to attend the recent “Superstars Writing Seminars” in Colorado Springs as a guest…
Why you should consider conferences and conventions
By Kristie Cook Going to conferences and conventions may not be at the top of your priority list as an indie author. After all, they’re expensive,…
IndieReCon – a free online conference for independent authors
What happens when six incredible authors and editors get together? They get amazing ideas to help anyone who’s curious get into indie publishing! So started IndieReCon,…