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Romance Tropes: Main, Micro and Reader Expectations | The Author Next Door After Dark

Romance Tropes: Main, Micro and Reader Expectations | The Author Next Door After Dark

Episode 78 · · 47:27

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...

Our Hot Takes On Writing Spice | The Author Next Door After Dark

Our Hot Takes On Writing Spice | The Author Next Door After Dark

Episode 77 · · 48:28

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 ...

Off Campus: Power Shifts, Trauma, and Irresistible Chemistry

Off Campus: Power Shifts, Trauma, and Irresistible Chemistry

Episode 76 · · 56:42

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...

Panel: How Superstars Built a Conference People Return To with James A. Owen, Todd Fahnestock, Steve Ruskin and Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Panel: How Superstars Built a Conference People Return To with James A. Owen, Todd Fahnestock, Steve Ruskin and Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Episode 75 · · 01:03:27

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...

How To Build Real Connections In the Bookish Community with Kara Infante and Gigi Howard

How To Build Real Connections In the Bookish Community with Kara Infante and Gigi Howard

Episode 74 · · 50:49

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...

Create Connections Instead of Chasing Likes

Create Connections Instead of Chasing Likes

Episode 73 · · 44:55

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 wh...

Networking For Authors: How to Build Community

Networking For Authors: How to Build Community

Episode 72 · · 37:44

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell kick off Networking and Community Month with an honest conversation about what authentic networking really look...

Three Business Reminders For Authors

Three Business Reminders For Authors

Episode 71 · · 46:01

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell close out Business Month with an honest conversation about the parts of author business that rarely make it int...

Strategic Planning for Authors: Build a Business That Supports Your Creativity with Nicole Fronek

Strategic Planning for Authors: Build a Business That Supports Your Creativity with Nicole Fronek

Episode 70 · · 53:26

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with Nicole Fronek to talk about what it really takes to balance creativity with strategy in an author...

Kickstarter, Community and Storytelling with Zac Diamanti

Kickstarter, Community and Storytelling with Zac Diamanti

Episode 69 · · 56:29

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with award-winning author and military veteran Zac Diamanti to explore how personal experience, storyt...

Author Business Essentials: What Indie Authors Need To Get Serious

Author Business Essentials: What Indie Authors Need To Get Serious

Episode 68 · · 53:28

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell kick off May by breaking down the business decisions they’ve made over the past year and the core essentials ev...

Book Signings For Authors: What Actually Works with Marc Avery

Book Signings For Authors: What Actually Works with Marc Avery

Episode 67 · · 51:51

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with thriller author Marc Avery to talk about how he built book-signing momentum across the country by...

Midlife Creativity: Finding Your Voice and Purpose with Shamayne Olivia

Midlife Creativity: Finding Your Voice and Purpose with Shamayne Olivia

Episode 66 · · 58:32

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with Shamayne Olivia to explore creativity, self-discovery, and what it truly means to embrace your vo...

How Authors Can Use Color Theory For Better Branding

How Authors Can Use Color Theory For Better Branding

Episode 65 · · 39:47

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas explores how color theory can strengthen author branding and help writers create a more memorable, cohesive visual identity.She b...

How Authors Can Stay Fit, Focused and Healthy with Fitz Koehler

How Authors Can Stay Fit, Focused and Healthy with Fitz Koehler

Episode 64 · · 01:02:06

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with fitness expert Fitz Koehler to talk about resilience, longevity, and how movement can transform b...

Querying For Authors: Cassie Shares Her Process

Querying For Authors: Cassie Shares Her Process

Episode 63 · · 46:12

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas sits down with Cassie Newell to talk about her journey into traditional publishing and what authors need to know about querying, ...

Virtual Assistants for Authors: When It's Time To Hire Help with J. Kevin Tumlinson

Virtual Assistants for Authors: When It's Time To Hire Help with J. Kevin Tumlinson

Episode 62 · · 53:46

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with bestselling author and indie publishing expert Kevin Tumlinson, of Author Anchor, to talk about s...

Social Media For Authors: What Actually Works with Aimee Ravichandran

Social Media For Authors: What Actually Works with Aimee Ravichandran

Episode 61 · · 51:35

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell sit down with Aimee Ravichandran of Abundantly Social to talk about what actually works in social media and boo...

Episode 60: Simplify Your Marketing Strategy with Crewfiction

Episode 60: Simplify Your Marketing Strategy with Crewfiction

Episode 60 · · 56:13

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas sits down with Sam Namias and Tom Papaspyros, founders of Crewfiction, to talk about one of the biggest hurdles indie authors fac...

Episode 59: Direct Sales, Authenticity, and the Future of Author Marketing

Episode 59: Direct Sales, Authenticity, and the Future of Author Marketing

Episode 59 · · 40:58

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Cassie Newell and Angela Haas break down marketing trends for 2026 and what authors should be focusing on moving forward. From authenticity t...