What does it take to turn a writing career into a thriving author business? Sometimes it starts with a little crime scene tape and a willingness to talk to strangers. Former Milwauke...
What happens when the book you're supposed to be writing isn't the book your creativity wants you to write? Romantic fantasy author Alycia E. Anderson joins Angela and Cassie to talk...
What makes a romance dark? Is it the spice level, the themes, the characters—or how far an author is willing to take the reader emotionally? In this episode of The Author Next Door, ...
What happens when romantic attraction collides with the need to stay in control? And how do you make the moment a character finally gives in feel earned? In this episode of The Autho...
What makes a side character memorable without letting them take over the entire story? In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell dig into the craft of wr...
What happens when the characters you want to read about are not the characters you keep seeing on the page? In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell tal...
What makes a book adaptable for film, television, theater, or even one of the rapidly growing new storytelling formats? In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassi...
A strong author brand is bigger than one book launch. In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell talk with Mickey from Creative Edge Publicity about how a...
Can your character drink a Coke? Mention a favorite movie? Name the song playing in the background? What happens if you actually quote the lyrics? And should you trademark your book ...
In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell use the Amazon Prime adaptation inspired by Carley Fortune’s Every Summer After as a case study in what happens...
In this Quick Bites episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell explore an underrated writing tool: the way words physically appear on the page. They talk about ho...
In this Quick Bites episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell use the Amazon Prime series Ride or Die to explore how writers can create stronger, more believable...
In this episode of The Author Next Door After Dark, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell dive into one of the most addictive parts of romance: dialogue. They explore why readers often fall ...
In this episode of The Author Next Door After Dark, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell talk about how romance tension works when desire and emotional wounds are pulling against each other...
In this episode of The Author Next Door After Dark, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell open the door to all things trope and explore why romance readers never seem to get tired of the fam...
In this episode of The Author Next Door After Dark, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell explore what actually makes spice work in romance writing and why emotional connection matters more ...
In this episode of The Author Next Door After Dark, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell talk about how romance tension works when power, desire, and emotional wounds are all pulling at the...
In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell host a special panel from Superstars Writing Seminars focused on what it really means to build community in the...
In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with Kara Infante of Bookish Flights and Gigi Howard of Drinks in the Library to talk about how they b...
In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell explore the difference between having an audience and building a real community as an author. They talk about w...