Kobo Writing Life Podcast

writinglife@kobo.com

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Booking Overview

This podcast delivers practical, business-minded guidance for authors—mixing craft tips with self-publishing strategy. It’s a strong booking outlet for bestselling/established indie writers who can speak to publishing wide, branding/pen names, and writing-to-market expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 440

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 15.9k subscribers

Instagram: 29.0k followers

Contact Information

writinglife@kobo.com

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Bestselling or prolific published authors (often indie/romance/mystery/fantasy) with demonstrable expertise in self-publishing strategy, character/craft systems, pen-name/branding practices, or representation/market positioning; frequently also author coaches or those with substantial catalogs.
Required Achievements:  
Bestselling author status, Large backlist volume (dozens of books), Independent self-publishing track record (e.g., publishing wide), Published genre expertise (romance/mystery/fantasy, etc.), Notable craft framework or coaching program

Recent Guest Discussions

Skye MacKinnon - Publishing Wide; Writing Journey; Multiple Pen Names; Working With Other Authors; Translating Books; Advice For Indie Authors

Arizona Tape - Becoming Full-time Writer; Solo Vs Collaborative Writing; Lgbtq+ Representation; Reader Identification; Writing What Younger Self Couldn’t Find

Claire Taylor - Enneagram-based Character Writing; Coaching Services; Journey To Becoming An Author; Advice For Writing Memorable Characters

Recent Topics

Self Publishing, Writing Craft, Author Branding, Book Publishing, Indie Authors

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Kobo Writing Life Podcast
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#397 – See Success by Publishing Wide with Skye MacKinnon

June 09, 2026

In this episode of the KWL Podcast, we were joined by Skye MacKinnon, best-selling author of over seventy romance novels. She also publishes children's books under the pen name Isla Wynter. She loves to help other indie authors succeed and had much great advice to share about self-publishing during our conversation! We spoke to Skye about her writing journey, how she started writing full-time, writing under multiple pen names, publishing wide, working with other authors, translating her books...

Kobo ReWriting Life - #36 - Mythology, Fantasy, and LGBTQ+ Representation with Arizona Tape

June 02, 2026

In this episode, we spoke with Arizona Tape, author of dozens of books across multiple series, and collaborative writer on many more! Some of her many ongoing series include Queens of Olympus (inspired by Greek mythology!), Crescent Lake Shifters (dragon-shifter romance!), and Crescent Lake Bears (lumberjack bear-shifter romance!). We learned about Arizona's journey to becoming a full-time writer, heard more about her solo and her collaborative writing processes, asked after her favourite man...

#396 – Crafting Memorable Characters with Claire Taylor

May 26, 2026

In this episode, we spoke with Claire Taylor, author, author coach, and owner of FFS Media. She is the author of over forty mystery and humour novels. She also works as an author coach and is the developer of The Liberated Writer program, wherein she implements the Enneagram framework into her teachings! Her book, Write Iconic Characters, teaches authors how to write memorable characters using the Enneagram framework. We had a great conversation about Claire's journey to becoming an author, h...

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