A book goes viral on TikTok and the author isn’t even on TikTok. That’s where our chat with dark and paranormal romance author KL Hill begins, with the adrenaline of waking up to huge KDP page reads, the weird psychology of monthly dashboard resets, and how reader-driven hype can change your week before you’ve had coffee.
From there, we get into the real story behind her debut Coded In Control and the Masquerade series: organized crime, a masked nightclub with an underground kink club, found family, forced proximity, and why choose chaos. KL shares how the entire concept started as a workplace comedy bit, then grew into a multi-book world once the characters took the wheel. We also talk writing craft in plain language, including being a pantser with quilter tendencies, living in the Notes app, and why your first draft should be written for you before it’s shaped for readers.
If you like dark romance, romantasy, indie publishing realities, and honest creative process talk, hit play. Subscribe, share with a romance-reading friend, and leave a review so more readers can find the show.
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Intro/Outro Music: positive vibes by nanaacom on Capcut
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