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EPISODE · Jun 7, 2026 · 1H 51M

Episode 20- Indie Author Interviews

from Once Upon a Hot Take · host Leah and Jordan

We are SOOO excited to share our very first indie author-themed episode! Leah interviewed 5 amazing indie authors who shared all their wisdom and hot takes on the writing process, why they chose self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, their collective hate for editing 😆, and –of course– many, many laughs. We hope you find some new books to add to the TBR or gain some inspiration to finally start writing that book that you’ve had in your mind for so long. Contact info for today’s authors: Nikai’s book: The Sarana Series, To Kill the Chosen One Instagram: nikaij Tiktok: nikaibooks Website: Nikaibooks.com Tory Steel’s books: The Enchanted Luna, Breaking Tradition Instagram: TorySteel_ Facebook: Tory Steel Website: www.torysteel.com James Voorhees’ books: The Ambassador Chronicles (prequel short stories), The Dragon Constellation (Book 1 of trilogy) , The Nine CIrcles (Book 2 of trilogy) Website: jamesvoorhees.com IG/Tiktok: jamesvoorheesauthor Facebook: James Voorhees Gaby Knight’s books:All in Your Head, Mike in the Middle Instagram: gabyknightauthor Claudia Pilon’s books: Under the Rotor - Between Signal and Heartbeat, Under the Rotor - Until the Signal Fades Instagram: writtenbyclaudia Tiktok: writtenbyclaudia0 Facebook: writtenbyclaudia0 Newsletter: claudiapilonauthor.substack.com

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