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Romance Writer's Therapy97: You're Not Putting a Hat on That HatThe Highlights:I'm Being Productive, I PromiseKate Rambles for 5 Minutes to Tell You She's Working On Something NewDoes Anyone Read Anthologies?Just The Marty PartyOn Rushing EndingsThe Itty Bittiest of ProblemsWigged Out By HappinessGrab Five Pages and Flip All of ThenBringing Back the Idea of Making Characters FailFlashing A Nipple, Eight TimesIs Maine Cool?Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and...2024-10-1553 minRomance Writer's Therapy96: This Episode Is Just For Kate to Sound Out Plot ProblemsTW: Rabies, Bites, ShotsThe Highlights:Edits Back from HeathitorMarty Just Keeps Writing (Overshot by 40k Words)None One Thinks They Like Second Chance RomancesGrounding Marty From 2nd Chance RomancesThe Same Kiss Ten Times OverKate Spoils The Rest of Her Next Book While Soundboarding Some Issues With ItCan't Escape the Workplace RomanceKate Will Never Pump Her Own Gas (New Jersey, Baby)Marty's Friend's Rabies StoryIf Every Scene Has to Be A TikTokOrder Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book...2024-10-0851 minRomance Writer's Therapy95: Friends Enable Each Other's HyperfixationsThe Highlights:East Coasters Are Weird About FallTreating Plot Like the Steel Armature Holding Up These Twelve Raccoons In a TrenchcoatMarty's Been Doing ThingsBabies' First Real Romance NovelsWe Pretend We're Gonna Talk About MFA's for A SecondKate's Once Again Trying to Learn AnimationFriends Enable Each Other's HyperfixationsIdentifying What Tools We're Over-Relying OnOrder Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't...2024-10-0139 minRomance Writer's Therapy94: Repetition, Social Media, and Tri-Pronged StrategyThe Highlights: There are No Right Directions, but There are Wrong OnesThe Suspense of WritingGoodreads Review Sheild for AuthorsYou Don't Have to Top the Last Thing You Did Every TimeTelling the Same Joke In Ten Different WaysIn Marketing You Don't Need to Reinvent the Wheel Every TimeSaying Something Besides "Buy My Book"ADHD'd Too Close to the Sun"You've Heard of Hello Kitty, Right?"Fully Fledged Human with HobbiesMarty Talks Ream PlansThe Browser Extension Kate Talks AboutOrder Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)2024-09-2446 minRomance Writer's Therapy93: Heather, Editing, and Everything ElseMarty and Kate bring Heather the Editor (Spellboundedits) on the show to talk about last minute edits, both sides of the process, how to find a qualified editor, and everything else they can think of. Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and M...2024-09-1758 minRomance Writer's Therapy92: Erasing the Words on The Whiteboard of My BrainThe Highlights Include:Insert Yourself with Some FanfictionWhen You're Unsatisfied with Your Happy Ending (That's What She Said)How To Make Friends OnlineThat Guy At the Concert Who SUCKEDBring Something You Love to the TableYes Kate Has Shared This Thought Before (I'm So Sure This Loop Thing Was On Last Week's Episode Too)Marty's Most Productive Work-Play CycleThe ADHD Brain Is Always Seeking StimulationReleasing Your Expectations of Your Manuscript Before EditingIt's Not Stealing If It's from Your Younger SelfExternal Validation Validating the Internal ValidatingFigure It Out, ListenerBob Ross's Famous Motto, "Fuck Around And Keep What You Like"The...2024-09-1051 minRomance Writer's Therapy90: You're Just Gonna Have to Go Get the HorseThe Highlights:Getting Vaguely Technical About Air ConditioningWeekly Reminder Kate is Bad at MathIt (Was) Too Dang HotWhen Did 40k Words Get In HereThe Book You Envision at the Start VS the Book That ManifestsWhen Does Character Motivation Come In?Infodumping VS Answering Questions as They Come UpJust Add a Dick to ItThe Real Brand Identity Is the Friends We Made Along the WayPlaying to The One Friend Who Laughs At Your JokesCURRENTLY NOT SPONSORED BY DROPOUT (But We Should Be)Actually Sit Down And Do Your WorksheetsThe Social Part of Social MediaThe Gap Between Social Media Metrics...2024-08-2752 minRomance Writer's Therapy89: Plot Second, Thirst FirstThe Highlights:How Romance Readers Play Minecraft Use Your Half-Started Ideas For a ChangeTheory about TikTok Theories Kate and Marty List Some Real Horny Shit Your Books NeedA Quick Treatise on InstaloveEverybody Looks Better with a Little Bit of Dirt on Their FaceYour Hero Can't Just Be HotBut He Better Have Some Fucking Hands On HimActs of Service Are SexyOrder Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at he...2024-08-2052 minRomance Writer's Therapy88: Lowest Possible Threshold for a Successful Online ShopThe girls record their first episode together in Michigan! It's important to start this episode with a reminder with just how bad we are at math. Setting up an Etsy Vs. WoocommerceWhat to StockIntermittent Nail Polish BreaksHow to Run a GiveawayStrategies Around Engaging Your Reader GroupOrder Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!2024-08-1347 minRomance Writer's Therapy87: Technically About Social MediaThe Highlights:New Recording Time, Who DisMarty's Dilemna: Two Books, One HEAKate Recaps the 2019 Tumblr Nose-DiveVanity Metrics VS. Backlog Awareness Long, Possibly Bad Shelved ProjectsBob Ross and the Order Of OperationSpending 10x the Time to Write A Sentence as A Reader Spends Reading ItInstead of a Mind Palace Kate Has A Mind TrashCanQuick Graphic Designer Tip (Interrupted)Kate Doesn't Read InstructionsBack to the Graphic Designer Tip For AuthorsMarty's Imaginary Social Media ManagerThe Tumblr Factoid Becomes Relevant HereOrder Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty V...2024-08-0639 minRomance Writer's Therapy86: Career Deathtraps Disguised as Opportunities (and Some Marketing on the Side)The Highlights:Sometimes It's Better that an Opportunity Missed YouPublishing Is Intensely CyclicalStatistically, How Are You Doing?The Fruits of ConsistencySometimes You Have to Make Terrible Choices (For Your Sinuses)Who Would Have Guessed that Authors Run on Positive FeedbackDifferent Strategies for Writing SeriesCritically Acclaimed Holes Romance Subplot (2012)Pull Quotes Are Unnessarily HardBad Boys On BicyclesIt's Ok to Write the Indulgent StuffKate Loves Late ARC ReviewsMarty Doesn't DNF and TellWhat Even Is a Street TeamMarty Has Lost Center-Justified Text PrivilegesThe Gargoyle from General Management, the latest in Kate Prior's Claws and Cubicles series.Marty...2024-07-3047 minRomance Writer's Therapy85: A What's Left in Our Fridge Kind of EpisodeThe Highlights:We Don't Care for Episode TopicsGaslight Yourself Into Thinking Your Book is GoodMarty Forgot Her Dog Outside But It's FINEFOMO About BookCons When You Don't Even like Leading the HouseKate Hates NYC on an NJ LevelAuthor Group Chats are Good and Bad for LearningBite Off What You Can Chew, Despite FOMOCultivating Joy In A Writing CareerThe Importance of Good Reviews for Your SoulQuarterly Reminder to Read Bringing Down the DukeFigure Out If Your Standards for Success Are ReasonableMarty Is Writing the Christopher Nolan Equivalent of a Christmas Romance NovellaRomances that Ask You To Do Math""Do...2024-07-2341 minRomance Writer's Therapy84: We Ramble, ContinuousThe Highlights:Kate Can't Rawdog a Movie5 Minutes Straight of Explaining The AboveIt's Andrew's Podcast NowMarty's Plans for ReleaseRomancelandia DiscourseYou Can't Tell But We Edited Out The Part Where We Retcon Whatever The Episode Was Going to Be AboutIf You Read this Book WrongThe Metaphor Ran Away from MeOutlines Have A Strange DNFing Power Over MartyWhat If This Isn't Actually the Best Way to Begin this Book?Note for Future Kate: First Thought Best Thought When It Comes to Where You Start a StoryMarty's Thoughts on Breaking Long-Established Writer's AdviceThere's So Many Things You Have to Get RightThe...2024-07-1647 minRomance Writer's Therapy83: Bitchin about Bridgerton... ThriceKaterina Stone is back! Kate, Marty and Katerina chat about the last four episodes of Bridgerton season 3. They have some mixed feelings and hot takes! Prepare yourself, or don't, it's up to you.SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch Bridgerton season three before listening, but don't forget to listen. (And maybe read the first 5 books in the series… 'Kay, thanks!)Their assessment of season two is here!You can find Katerina Stone's hilarious tweets @stone_katerina and her Instagram @katerinastoneromance.The Gargoyle from General Management, the latest in Kate Prior's Claws and Cubicles series.2024-07-0957 minRomance Writer's Therapy82: Jami Albright On the Author BrandJami Albright joins Marty in this episode about understanding and presenting your author brand!Jami shares her expertise on the promise an author makes to their readers, figuring out what is the unique thing you offer in your writing/books, and pinning down your ideal reader. She not only give advice on how to build your brand, but actionable tasks to find it and understand it. CW, during the last ten or so minutes Jami touches on cancer, family member death, and the grieving process.Find Jami and her author-consulting business at https...2024-07-021h 07Romance Writer's Therapy81: Bitching About Bridgerton... TWO!!We're back with our lovely friend Katerina Stone, to do what we did last time. This time it's about season 3 (the first four episodes).Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.2024-06-251h 06Romance Writer's Therapy80: What is Time with Lauren Connolly(hi marty, can you do the summary and change the title to something more specific? thanks!)Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.This Episode is brought to you by...2024-06-181h 00Romance Writer's Therapy79: Planning Out Our 2024 (We Know It's Almost Q3)This episode contains little Vingettes of:The Ritual Is Simple, Are You Recording?Marty Outlines her Year Long Plan (this is from february)In Your Heart You Know Second Place Is LosingThe Emotional Rollercoaster of GiveawaysCanva PunishmentsPenis Envy but It's Over Book LengthIn Defense of the Short StoriesIt Keeps Coming back to Subjectivity The TV Fascism in Kate's HomeMarty Says "Bastard" Better than Anyone Ever[Through Clenched Teeth] Have You Ever Tried Relaxing?Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to M...2024-06-1145 minRomance Writer's Therapy78: Nobody Puts Baby's Brand In a CornerMarty and Kate are back after a longer than expected haitus, and we're kicking off season 4 the only way we know how-- a long, rambly, conversation about How You Are Doing Enough. The Highlights:Scapegoat for KareokeDiscovering We're Both Obsessed with Jethro Tull7 Minutes in We Get On TopicRe-Structuring Marty's TimeWriting Is For YouMarty's Fantasy Forray MOM. SAY THAT AGAIN!Our Brains Think We're Not Productive EnoughBrand vs. Creativity Writing Outside the Brand Occasionally is Still Good For The BrandYou Don...2024-06-041h 00Romance Writer's Therapy77: Just Make It Sexier (Season Finale!)Marty and Kate have a special episode for this season finale: reading ~1500 words of their current projects, and then giving critiques to each other. Warning: Kate says the phrase "lean in" about a hundred times. Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @by...2023-11-2858 minRomance Writer's TherapyREPOST: To Critique or Not CritiqueEnjoy this repost! Kate and Marty are feeling the pressure of time and they weren't able to record this week. BUT next week will be the season finale, where they share writing and give criticism. So this episode seemed appropriate. Come on a journey with Kate and Marty, through the ups and downs of giving and receiving criticism.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her w...2023-11-2135 minRomance Writer's Therapy76: The Meaning of Love (One Hundred Times Over)Kate wrote a prompt for this episode about what it is to dissect the meaning of love over an over again as a romance author, Marty interprets it as a craft question, Kate interprets it as an introspective question. Neither feel like they full answered the prompt. Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!2023-11-1459 minRomance Writer's Therapy75: Business Strategy On Minimum Brain CellsApologies for Sounds of Opening Mail in the first few minutes of the episode.Kate and Marty discuss:Progress by Wordcounts and NanowrimoShelving Projects and Coming Back to themHow was Your Halloween?Not Impressed with Past SelvesIt Takes 200 Hrs for Marty to Write A Whole BookRest Is Productive24 Hr Plays and Being Too Tired to SleepUnderstanding Where Your Genre's Market Is AtMarty Outlines Her 2024 Writing PlansNiche TroublesKate Can't Conceptualize Time Further Out Than A Month...2023-11-0755 minRomance Writer's Therapy74: Kate Asks Marty Every Question She Can Think of About Her Current ProjectThis was an idea for an episode we had a while back. Think of it as a demonstration of soundboarding, something we end up mentioning really late in the show. Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and I...2023-10-3157 minRomance Writer's Therapy73: Giving Your Characters Personal GrowthIt's all in the title this episode, Marty and Kate talk about the myriad of different ways a character can grow, what growth can look like and how it can serve the plot, as well as a really long (still relevant) discussion about Pride & Prejudice. Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!You c...2023-10-241h 02Romance Writer's Therapy72: Things I Did Wrong with My Book ReleaseThe girls are both a little sick in this episode so the pacing is slower, but this week Kate tells Marty things she realized she did wrong with her most recent book release only after the fact. They both compare things that they're currently doing with their books and strategize how to work around those obstacles for next time. Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her w...2023-10-171h 21Romance Writer's Therapy71: Giving Second Chance Romances Another TryThis week Marty and Kate dissect the Second Chance Romance trope, since they realized they're both writing books with it at the same time. We cover:Why Are They Werewolves?Giving Second Chances Another TryMarty Verbally Wedgies Kate from 1000 Miles AwayHolding Suspense Throughout Plotting A SCR is Extremely WeirdGetting Rid of the Mindset that All Chapters Need the Same PacingDifferences Between First-Time and Second Chance Romance BeatsThe Right Level of Emotionally WoundedRequired Reading: Gwen Hayes' Romancing the BeatMid-Pod Apology...2023-10-1057 minRomance Writer's Therapy70: Undoing Hustle CultureThis episode is mainly about building your author business without giving in to hustle culture, but we also go off on a number of tangents, such as:Marty Is Eating Her Library BooksIf You Don't Enjoy Reading A Genre, Why Would You Write In It?There Are No Bears in MichiganThe Lunar Cycle Brain CurseKate Describes Writing Process Very Similar to ADHD SymptomsYour Manuscript's Honeymoon StageBacklists Over MarketingFOMO Never Goes AwayGet Out of My House, Off My To-Do ListKate Wants...2023-10-0356 minRomance Writer's Therapy69: Are You Happy About the Stress You Have?This episode, Marty and Kate talk about:The Outside Is Attacking Us (Allergies)Marty Isn't DNFing Out of SpiteMarty F's Around with Prequels and Finds Out She Should Write More Sideboob LogisticsKate and Marty Are Really Having An Easy Time Writing Books for Once and Are Really Confused About ItMarty Sets Some Really Wild Challenges for HerselfSurprising No One, Marty is an Extrovert, Kate is an IntrovertMaking Friends Or Writing BooksReflecting On Ways Our Lives Have Changed Over The Last Couple Years24 Minutes in We Get to the Point of the EpisodeDefining Success Outside of CaptialismNail BreakAlso You C...2023-09-2659 minRomance Writer's Therapy68: Maybe Your Neuroses Affect Your Writing ProcessThis episode, we talk about:When the ADHD Hyperfixation Wears Off / BurnoutIs Self Publishing Actually Democratizing the Industry? Or Are we Creating Micro-Class BarriersYou Should Strong Arm Your Way Into Situations16 Minutes In And Kate Still Hasn't Explained Episode's ConceitWhen It's Ok To Not Accept CriticismTikToks Take FOREVER to MakeQuizilla and LinkedIn are the Only Valid Social MediasKate Realizes In Real Time The Thing She Wanted To Talk About Is Possibly Not That RelatableThis Episode Was About Receiving Edits, It's Now About CleaningOur Conversation Circumnavigates A Really Great Point About Pay-to-Win Video Game Dynamics and the Earlier Point...2023-09-2052 minRomance Writer's Therapy67: Romantasy's Balancing Act - Interview with Shoshana RainThe podcast starts off talking about Shoshana's new book, The Desert Heiress, when the conversation immediately takes a turn into video games. We talk about the ways this book differed from her first series, romantasy books vs fantasy books with romance arcs, balancing worldbuilding/plot vs relationships in romance/fantasy, the importance of building a backlist, the spectrum of writing to market vs the book of your heart.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is...2023-09-1244 minRomance Writer's Therapy66: Narrating is Our Coping MechanismToday's episode is at least partly about writing while life is happening, but also:BEEFY chapters and Amazing Critique Group DynamicsThe Glorification of Overwriting and Writing SpeedsBook Launches During Family Events (TW: death mention, funerals)Emailing You From My SickbedWashing the Dishes But It's a Character MomentWhat It Means to Learn Your Writing ProcessBooks/Authors We're Currently ReadingGood Books with Bad Summaries It's Ok To Be A Little JudgeyMarty's Nutrition of Analysing Don't Follow Her Advice, Follow MineApologies...2023-09-0542 minRomance Writer's TherapyREPOST: You Always Remember Your FirstEnjoy this repost:They're back! In this episode, Kate and Marty discuss the age-old advice of "throwing out" the first book you write. They talk about their first attempts at writing books: everything that makes them want to forget that first manuscript, and all the things keeping it on the shelf. And about a dozen tangents in between.Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!...2023-08-291h 17Romance Writer's Therapy65: You're Not My Real Writer Rules!Kate and Marty chat about writing rules; and why there are no laws while using loosely accurate examples and saying the wrong term. Enjoy their new use for the semi-colon; and the revival of an olden-times dialogue tag. (IYKYK)The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram...2023-08-221h 11Romance Writer's Therapy64: Bummed Out About BurnoutIf the girls sound a little low energy, it's because we're talking about Burnout. We talk about:The Sims and Melting ComputersTaking Time Away from A ProjectFeeling Off Balance After A ProjectForgetting Your Characters' NamesA Milkshake as the Ultimate Romantic GestureMarty's Love of Emily HenryActionable Items for Your BitchingGaslighting Your Readers Is Always An OptionSequels Are Hard Part 2Peaking Young Is BadManually Lowering The Bar for YourselfThe Orc from the Office is Kate...2023-08-1554 minRomance Writer's Therapy63: On Characters Climaxing after the Story's ClimaxWe Discuss:Checking the Pulse of Your BookTitling your Book AND your Fictional TownsKate Struggles against the Idea of Fictional National Parks Bone Town and its Many Mile MarkersReading Only the First and Last Sentences of ParagraphsOne-Sentence EmailsIt's Weird to Have an Epilogue, It's Also Weird When You Don'tKate Rambles about Tessa Dare Books IntermittentlyBeing Expirianced In Reading EndingsThe Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's...2023-08-0852 minRomance Writer's Therapy62: Interview with Darcy MonroeMarty talks about twists with Darcy Monroe. As well as being the nerdiest little nerds in their hometown, their love of cinnamon roll heroes, and reading "steamy" romance at a young age.Find Darcy at https://darcymonroewriter.wordpress.com/ or her book The Hall of Art and PleasureGet Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok...2023-08-011h 18Romance Writer's Therapy61: Blast from the PastHey listeners, this week, Kate dug this episode from the back of the fridge, under the bed, behind the dishwasher, and some forgotten corner of her hard drive to bring you this mystery meet of an episode from JANUARY. Hopefully this year. Have fun, who knows what this one is about.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in...2023-07-251h 19Romance Writer's Therapy60: Marty and Kate Talk Book Release Budgets without Ever Using NumbersThis episode, Marty and Kate tell you they're on a time crunch. Don't believe their lies-- buckle in for an hour and a half of them talking about the nitty gritty of Things You Could Theoretically Spend Money on, as An Author, mostly in terms of planning your release. Real technical stuff, y'know. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in...2023-07-181h 27Romance Writer's Therapy59: Book EndsThis week, Marty and Kate dive into the best strategies for playing Stardew Valley, the much lauded timesuck, and do math on just how many hours they've played it for. They play hot potato with the only brain cell left on the show for a while, discussing how they write the endings of their books, what it means to have more stamina for a book, and the unexpected emotional consequences of writing sad scenes (making yourself cry).The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.2023-07-1152 minRomance Writer's TherapyThe 'Meh, Fuck It' MethodThis episodes starts out being about editing while you're writing, things that slow you down, and somehow becomes about saying "meh, fuck it" about things that have become hurdles in your mind. Half of the podcast is also about roombas, and it's only sort of a tangent.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!2023-06-271h 01Romance Writer's Therapy58: All About AudiobooksThis week, Marty and Kate talk about Kate's recent forray into the world of audiobooks and the process with Tantor Audio. They also go over Marty's plans to make her own audiobooks, the indie pub DIY way, and all the things that factor into either path. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can...2023-06-1946 minRomance Writer's Therapy57: Steamy Romance and Scene Structure with Isabelle DrakeJoin us this week with author Isabelle Drake, as Marty fangirls over how much she enjoyed Drake's class on scene structure. They take little side steps to critique partners' best practices and The Sixth Sense. Enjoy this craft heavy episode!Find Isabelle Drake on Instagram at @isabelledrake or her website www.isabelledrake.com.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You a...2023-06-1356 minRomance Writer's Therapy56: Enemies to Lovers with E.F. DoddThis episode, Marty invites E.F. Dodd dissent the enemies to lovers trope, and discuss Dodd's new 2023 release, A Higher Standard.Follow E.F. Dodd on Instagram! Find out more about her books on her website!The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, a...2023-06-061h 03Romance Writer's Therapy55: Are You There Kate? It's Me, MartyThis episode we talk about something that genre romance tends to take for granted-- that the leading characters should fall in love. Why these two, and not some other combination? He's just some guy, hit him with your car, etc. Tangents:Meal PreppersThe Power of Manifesting a CalendarNon Sober Story AnalysisDivorce Is Always An OptionA Saw Movie Where The Torture Is Just Watching All Seven Saw MoviesMarty Wants You To Have Self ConfidenceThe Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella...2023-05-301h 00Romance Writer's Therapy54: Back from Our BreakThis episode is a little relaxed, Kate and Marty talk about some of the things they got up to during their haitus, and recap the things the authory things they figured out while off the air. But not without some immediate and major tangents. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate o...2023-05-2354 minRomance Writer's Therapy53: Trope Battles: The Kidnapped, the Forbidden Brother and the GrumpyMarty: loves winning, hates clapping. That's all you need to know.Kate: makes a lot of references to romcoms she barely remembers watching or hasn't seen. This season ender the duo sling tropes at one another in the weirdest game of not-rock-paper-scissors you've ever heard. In fact, it looks nothing like RPS. They make up stories on the fly and it doesn't seem like there's any points in this game.We'll see you after our little break!Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the g...2023-03-0749 minRomance Writer's Therapy52: Character CreationThis episode Marty and Kate weren't really sure what they were going to talk about, but they ended up talking mostly about how they create characters, taking into consideration for how they will form a series of books, and how characters are created when an HEA is the end goal. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest novel...2023-02-271h 04Romance Writer's Therapy51: Sometimes You Just Have to Describe Things, UnfortunatelyThis week, Marty and Kate talk about something they each think the other has a strength in, imagery and character voice. Which really just boils down to various ways to focus on describing your characters (settings are a character, supposedly) in direct and indirect ways, whether you want to or not. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest...2023-02-211h 09Romance Writer's Therapy50: Interviewing DJ Russo and Her Re-Covered BookThis episode, we talk to guest DJ Russo, an indie alien/sci-fi romance author, and her experiences with re-doing her book cover and the changes she saw in her sales. We dive into book covers, the psychology behind them, ARCs and reviews, and a few ADHD things in between.DJ's book Abduction Seduction is on sale this Valentine's, so go check it out!Kate's book Love Laugh Lich is also on sale this week for 99 cents on Amazon.Marty's book All Roads to Carter is free through Feb. 15, 2023You can find...2023-02-141h 05Romance Writer's Therapy49: Fake Dating & Layering TropesCW: Somewhere around 30 minutes in Kate and Marty take a hard left into an abstract talk about parasites.Kate and Marty continue their series on tropes, with a dive into Fake Dating. Enjoy as they try to gather a single braincell between them to discuss this trope that they both actually really love!The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.2023-02-071h 07Romance Writer's Therapy48: Forbidden Love and All Its LayersThis episode is like a time capsule, despite only happening ~ 1 1/2 months ago. Pretend it's at some point in December 2022, listener, to achieve the full vibe.We talk about forbidden love, and the microtropes within the trope that make it work! Also Bagel Church. Note: Fun Fact! This episode was recorded a few hours after Kate ingested norovirus-adled food, and you can probably tell when it starts to hit as her ability to track what Marty is saying starts going downhill. Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here...2023-01-311h 07Romance Writer's Therapy47: Troy Lambert Talks Plottr with UsThis week, guest author Troy Lambert talks to Marty and Kate about his platform Plottr, how it helps writers figure out and visualize their story arcs, his book The Call of Karen (A Cthulhu and Karen Adventure Comedy), and just about everything in between. Go to plottr.com for more information.Find Troy Lambert on Instagram at @authortroy or his website troylambertwrites.com.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned P...2023-01-241h 30Romance Writer's Therapy46: Dumping on Toxic Mascalininty with Courtney Clark MichaelsMarty talks with Courtney Clark Micheals about toxic masculinity and how the genre of romance is breaking that nonsense down.Find Courtney on Instagram @courtneyclarkmichaels or on her website www.courtneyclarkmichaels.comMarty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You...2023-01-171h 12Romance Writer's Therapy45: Surprise Baby Trope! It's an EpisodeListener, apologies, but we start off with some stories about throwing up a lot. Skip to 6:40 if that's not your jam. We intended to have this episode be about the Fake Relationship Trope, but somehow we got to talking about the Surprise Baby Trope / Secret Baby Trope, kids in romance overall, and more! So this episode was really the surprise baby we made along the way. Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.2023-01-101h 02Romance Writer's Therapy44: 2023, Be Gentle On Our WordcountsWe're kicking off this year with some year-long planning! Marty shares with us how she builds a year long plan with smaller quarterly goals, while Kate unknowingly experiences the early symptoms of norovirus, starting many sentences and finishing few. In true RWT fashion, we get a little lost in the weeds, touching on other topics such as marketing, freelancing, and the pacing of indie vs traditional publishing.Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake...2023-01-031h 02Romance Writer's TherapyREPOST: All About the Bedroom MakingEnjoy a relisten to this episode from last season.Kate and Marty make talking about sex as unsexy as possible. Enjoy while they talk about the struggles and mechanics of writing sex scenes.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "...2022-12-2734 min
Romance Writer's Therapy43: Merry Cringemas; Past Projects Blesses EveryoneKate and Marty try (and possibly fail) to share embarrassing excerpts from past project to celebrate this precious time of year!Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on...2022-12-2054 minRomance Writer's Therapy42: Having Grace with Coralie MossCoralie Moss and Marty talk mindset, longevity, and T-boning.Important note: since this interview Coralie has had a successful Kickstarter!Find Coralie at CoralieMoss.com or at Twitter @moss_coralie hGet Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.Please subscribe and rate...2022-12-1258 minRomance Writer's Therapy41: Life Happens Must Hit Pause!Marty is here to tell you it's okay to hit pause, and she and Kate will be back and normal next week! Thanks for hanging out for a few!Unfortunately, Marty wasn’t aware of the controversy around the awards that caused Kate to pull her book from it. Orc from the Office is still a beautiful book, but we are no longer supporting the award. Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.2022-12-0608 minRomance Writer's Therapy40: Tasha L. Harrison Interview -The Wordmakers, Patreon, and Pacing YourselfThis week Marty interviews Tasha Harrison, Black Romance writer, creator of Wordmakers and #20kIn5Days. Tasha talks about the writing community she's built, the friends she's made through it, and about writing as a business overall. Find Tasha at tashalharrisonbooks.com or WordmakersGet Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram...2022-11-281h 45Romance Writer's Therapy39: Nano, Week Three, Limping AlongThis week Marty and Kate talk about the ways we're kinda not really doing Nanowrimo anymore, and what trying to do Nano has revealed about our processes.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get Hazel and Elijah Don't Get Caucht for free!You can find Kate on threads @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and...2022-11-2342 minRomance Writer's Therapy38: Lions, Tigers and Barely Formed MetaphorsKate and Marty chat about their NaNo, hair, and writing process. Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us...2022-11-1558 minRomance Writer's Therapy37: NaNo ChatKate Prior and Marty Vee chat about their first day of NaNo 2022, using scissors and the use of the word “reskinning.”Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor....2022-11-0837 minRomance Writer's Therapy36: Nanowrimo2022 KickoffOne writer sits on your shoulder, telling you to finish Nanowrimo at all costs, and to be ready for the grueling nature of churning out 2666 words every day. Another writer sits on your other shoulder, telling you to adjust your goal along the way to priortize your mental health this month. But think of your productivity! Having almost finished writing a whole book! But also think about falling behind every day and burning out trying to catch up. Your shoulders are really heavy because you can't sustain the weight of two people sitting on you. It's a l...2022-11-0148 minRomance Writer's Therapy35: We are Not in HRKate and Marty discuss marketing, which of their efforts paid off and setting their mindsets. (Sorry this episode is a day late.)You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conradand twitter @byrebeccaconrad. Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and...2022-10-251h 03Romance Writer's Therapy34: Rebecca Conrad Shares her Anthology ExperiencesMarty and Kate chat with Rebecca Conrad about her anthology experiences. Tangents abound.You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conrad and twitter @byrebeccaconrad. Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and...2022-10-1847 minRomance Writer's Therapy33: Rebecca A. Corio Talks VulnerabilityMarty and Rebecca discuss the importance of vulnerability in romance.Find Rebecca A. Corio at www.rebeccaacorio.com and Instagram @rebeccaacorioGet Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us...2022-10-111h 01Romance Writer's Therapy32: Pencil PushingEnjoy Kate and Marty's dive into the mini tropes within the Office Romance Trope!Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprior. Marty can be found on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release...2022-10-0457 minRomance Writer's Therapy31: Indie Publishing 101 with Kaylin PeyerkMarty talks with paranormal romance author Kaylin Peyerk about indie publishing, what she's learned from the rigors of quick release, how to obtain ARC readers, and the list goes on. This episode is stocked full of information, particularly for newer authors beginning their indie publishing careers.Visit Kaylin's website here. Find her on tiktok @kaylinpeyerk_author, and Instagram @kaylinpeyerk_author.Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!2022-09-271h 06Romance Writer's Therapy30: You Always Remember Your FirstThey're back! In this episode, Kate and Marty discuss the age-old advice of "throwing out" the first book you write. They talk about their first attempts at writing books: everything that makes them want to forget that first manuscript, and all the things keeping it on the shelf. And about a dozen tangents in between. Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on...2022-09-201h 17Romance Writer's Therapy29: Romancing the MadlibsHad enough of Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat? Kate and Marty haven't! Enjoy as they cackle at the brilliant Madlibs Ms. Hayes has created.This is the final episode for season one of Romance Writer's Therapy. Kate and Marty will miss you, listener, but they'll be back in July with more gushing over Romance, chats about storytelling, and tangents about... anything... everything.Click here is the link to the introductory episode. Click here for the first phase. Click here for the second phase. Click here for the third phase. And now you're prepared to listen...2022-05-1655 minRomance Writer's Therapy28: Roxie Noir Can Parallel Park (Interview with Roxie Noir)Kate and Marty are joined by Roxie Noir to chat about the Wild West of Indie Publishing, the Meat Grinder, and of course parallel parking. Enjoy as Marty barely contains her fangirl excitement.You can find Roxie at www.roxienoir.com. Her latest book The One Month Boyfriend is available for preorder. She is Roxie Noir on Facebook, you can find The Roxettes reader group there as well, she is @roxie_noir on Instagram and @roxienoir on Twitter.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her w...2022-05-101h 28Romance Writer's Therapy27: An Ode to Beat Romancing (Pt.5)Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase three from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.Click here is the link to the introductory episode. Click here for the first phase. Click here for the second phase. Click here for the third phase. And now you're prepared to listen to this episode... Thank you!Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You...2022-05-0257 minRomance Writer's Therapy26: Carly Spade and Contemporary Romantic FantasyIn this episode, Marty and Carly talk about reader expectations for contemporary romantic fantasy and Carly's book series Contemporary Mythos. Check out the final book in the series Zeus, available today.You can find Carly at carlyspade.com or Facebook @carlyspadeauthor or Twitter @carlyspade or Tiktok @authorcarlyspadeGet Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and...2022-04-2552 minRomance Writer's Therapy25: The Economy of StorytellingThis week Kate and Marty discuss pacing, and knowing readers’ expectations in your genre and trope.Congratulations to Cat Giraldo! Click here to download To Beg or Not to Beg.We also mention our friends Liz Alden (writer of romance and travel,) A.B. Wilson (keeper of the most interesting prewriting processes,) and Roxie Noir (knower of how to indulge in story.)Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can fi...2022-04-1950 minRomance Writer's Therapy24: The Storytelling Slime that Holds it All TogetherKate and Marty discuss their writing process and the elements of themselves that make their way into their booksGet Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor and Twitter @martyveeauthor.Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves...2022-04-121h 03Romance Writer's Therapy23: Bitching About Bridgerton; and Other Things We LoveSPOILERS ABOUND! Watch Bridgerton season two before listening, but don't forget to listen. (And maybe read the first 5 books in the series… 'Kay, thanks!)Kate Prior and Marty Vee are joined by Regency romance author and film professor Katerina Stone to chat about season two of Bridgerton (available on Netflix.) Don't let the title fool you, they all enjoyed the show, but they also have thoughts.You can find Katerina Stone's hilarious tweets @stone_katerina and her Instagram @katerinastoneromance.Katerina also offers development edits at www.mikarekai.com. Get Love, Laugh, Li...2022-04-041h 18Romance Writer's Therapy22: An Ode to Beat Romancing (Pt.4)Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase three from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.Correction Note: around minute 22, the author Kate is trying to remember is actually Georgette Heyer, and she's from the 1930's, not 10's. Also, it was Eloisa James and not Julia Quinn.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior a...2022-03-2851 minRomance Writer's Therapy21: Thoughts on Thoughts on ThoughtsKate and Marty talk about the querying process, giving and receiving criticism, and knowing your why. Think of this episode as a choose your own adventure with distracted pilots at the helm. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykatepriorand Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.O...2022-03-2157 minRomance Writer's Therapy20: An Ode to Beat Romancing (Pt.3)Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase one from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced...2022-03-1442 minRomance Writer's Therapy19: Editing: A Sexy Fine Tooth CombKate and Marty have some sort of conversation about editing.Also, please accept Kate's apology that she fidgets and the mic picks it up. It gets better towards the 1/3 mark in the recording.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.2022-03-0746 minRomance Writer's Therapy18: To Critique or Not CritiqueCome on a journey with Kate and Marty, through the ups and downs of giving and receiving criticism.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good...2022-02-2835 minRomance Writer's Therapy17: A.B. Wilson and Her Bonkers Writing ProcessKate Prior and Marty Vee got the opportunity to talk with A. B. Wilson about publishing with a small press, pitmads, her process, and adorable petnames.Her book The Game releases March 1, 2022. It is currently available for pre-order here.Find A. B. Wilson at https://www.abwilsonwrites.com/Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free! You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and...2022-02-2145 minRomance Writer's Therapy16: V is for... VALENTINE'S!Kate Prior and Marty Vee share some of their favorite Romance novels to read on this Valentine's Day. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free! You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)2022-02-1440 minRomance Writer's Therapy15: BLOOPERSNo One: I wonder if Kate and Marty ever mess up their intros. Kate and Marty: Well, let us show you something! These are their failed attempts to start our Valentine's Day Special. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free! You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.2022-02-1005 minRomance Writer's Therapy14: An Ode to Beat Romancing (Pt.2)Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase one from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced...2022-02-0839 minRomance Writer's Therapy13: Do ALL of the Things AND WriteKate and Marty discuss and lament, all of the different balls an author has to juggle to create and maintain a writing career. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting...2022-01-3134 minRomance Writer's Therapy12: FOMO, You GD B.FOMO, or Fear Of Missing Out, is real. Kate and Marty share moments of 2021 where they experienced it and how they try to deal with it. Also, enjoy their vast knowledge of sport.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order...2022-01-2424 minRomance Writer's Therapy11: This Baby is SO MetropolitanKate and Marty talk about how they first started writing and then what drew them to Romance. They also discuss what it's like trying to write kissing scenes when they were kids, and had a limited understanding of sex ed. If it feels like this episode ends abruptly, it's because they went off on one of their biggest tangents ever, long enough to be its own episode, and Kate didn't have time to edit that monster. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to ge...2022-01-1733 minRomance Writer's Therapy10: An Ode to Beat Romancing (Pt.1)An introduction to Romancing the Beats by Gwen Hayes. Marty and Kate discuss the premise of the book and act structure.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the...2022-01-1029 minRomance Writer's Therapy9:It's All About the Bedroom MakingKate and Marty make talking about sex as unsexy as possible. Enjoy while they talk about the struggles and mechanics of writing sex scenes.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves...2022-01-0334 minRomance Writer's Therapy8: The Juicy Last Five!Kate and Marty chat about the endurance it takes to finish projects, the benefits of entering in contests, and feeling disenchanted with their own writing.Back when the podcast was referred to as: Chats Between Aspiring Writers; Some Writers Still Aspire; And then Chat About Their Aspirations.Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please...2021-12-2631 min
Romance Writer's Therapy7: Merry Cringemas; Ghosts of Projects PastIn the spirit of giving, Kate and Marty gift you second-hand embarrassment. They dove deep into the cavern of forgotten projects. Enjoy as they read excerpts aloud and discuss them. We had a lot of fun recording this episode and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. This episode does contain explicit content (think: NC-17.)Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and I...2021-12-2031 min
Romance Writer's Therapy6: The Secret SauceEver read a book that you couldn't put down, but when you finished it you didn't know why? The story or writing contained different qualities that you don't like or thought you didn't like. No, you definitely don't like 'em. But you also, kinda... liked this book?Kate and Marty discuss what makes a story work even against all odds.Be sure to download our Holiday Special on December 20th! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it.Also, Marty talks about Pie Lady Books' Instagram.Get...2021-12-1340 minRomance Writer's Therapy5: Do You See What I Do for You?Kate and Marty discuss fulfilling reader expectations (after ridiculous conversations where they just find each other hilarious.)Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now available. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her...2021-12-0637 minRomance Writer's Therapy4: Muse Schmuse; Just Get the Work DoneMuse and artistry are so romanticized. Time is limited and waiting for inspiration to arrive is not a possibility, so we just sit down and get to work. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella.You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find...2021-11-2934 minRomance Writer's Therapy3: Writers Block-itisHave you lost your plot? Can't find your way out of this scene? 100% of writers pulled have suffered from Writer's Block-itis. Listen as Kate and Marty discuss tricks and coping mechanisms for this common ailment. You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyveeauthor and Instagram @martyveeauthor. Please subscribe and rate our podcast, it helps us reach new listeners.Order Kate Prior's new-release, Mated to My Ex! (Divorced fated mates, werewolves, knotting, all the good stuff.)Marty Vee's newest book Hazel and Elijah Find Out is now...2021-11-2231 min