Caty Rogan on Feminine Rage, War Horses, and Building a Fantasy World Her Husband Did the Math For

Fantasy Romance Month wraps up as Caty Rogan joins Devin and Pete to talk Kissed by the Gods, her recent traditional release with Requited and the first book in the Eternal Wars series. Caty writes feminine rage, winged war horses, and epic battles, and she made a believer out of Pete, a lifelong classic-fantasy reader who connected with this one harder than anything else in the genre lately.We get into the world her husband stress-tested down to the population math, why language "rules" in fantasy are mostly made up, and the Star Wars DNA running under the whole series. Caty cops to Riot and Lena being her grown-up Anakin and Ahsoka fix-it fic, walks through Lena's training arc as someone who already had the badass part and had to learn how not to kill people, and lands on the line that took a few drafts to earn... found and furious. Plus the pantser problem of fantasy, characters who refuse to do what you plotted, why duet audio is the only way, epigraphs she now regrets making this good, and the side couple that came to her the easiest. She also drops a strong rec on the way out.===========================Connect with Caty https://www.instagram.com/catyrogan/===========================Connect with Realm RunnersSubscribe: @realm_runnersFollow Realm Runners: instagram.com/realm_runnersFollow Pete: instagram.com/pete_reviews_books_goodFollow Devin: instagram.com/bromantasyTimestamps:00:00 - Welcome and introduction to Katie Rogan02:00 - Katie’s background in fantasy and transition into romance05:00 - Making characters emotionally real and side characters memorable10:00 - Worldbuilding: Landmass, population, and logistics15:00 - Writing spicy scenes and audiobook experiences20:00 - Social media's role in publishing success25:00 - Developing her next project with a focus on character growth30:00 - Indie versus traditional publishing: benefits and industry shifts35:00 - Parenting, deadlines, and balancing creative life40:00 - Audience questions on favorite quotes, reader reactions, and favorite reads50:00 - Final book recommendations and upcoming projects58:00 - Closing thoughts and thank you to Katie Rogan