by kobowritinglife | Nov 2, 2023 | Blog, Events, KWL Community
Ask the Kobo Writing Life Team Anything featuring KWL Director Tara, Author Engagement Manager Laura, and Promotions Specialist Rachel The Kobo Writing Life team invites you to join us on November 30th from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM EST for an “ask us anything”...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog, KWL Community, Newsletter Archive
Happy spooky season, writers! Whether your Hallowe’en vibe is “horror and heebie-jeebies” or more “Hocus Pocus and Hershey’s,” we hope you’re finding all the inspiration you need. We are, of course, here to help, with advice on writing twists, intel on the latest...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 31, 2023 | Blog, KWL Podcast
#329 – Writing a Thrilling YA Series with Brett Riley In this episode, we spoke to Brett Riley, author of fiction, screenplays, and creative non-fiction. Based in Las Vegas, he also teaches creative writing at the College of Southern Nevada. We had a great chat...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 23, 2023 | Blog, The Craft of Writing, Tips
In the past three years, there has been a notable increase in Gothic fiction and horror hitting the shelves, especially in the romance and YA subcategories. Data from Booknet Canada shows that in 2022, interest in Gothic fiction jumped 24% over 2021 in the Canadian...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog, Dispatches from KWL
by Tara Cremin Long time, no dispatch! Kobo Writing Life was back on the road again, this time in Florida at beautiful St. Pete’s Beach for the annual Novelists, Inc. (NINC) conference. Novelists, Inc. is a group of the savviest multi-published fiction writers in the...