Indie Scribble Circle

We are back for another round table episode where co hosts, Jes Smyth & Kristina Carmela, hang out with fellow indie authors, chatting about writing! We're joined this month by Halli Starling & Kim Nixon, two amazing indie authors that you definitely want to check out! Play along with the this or that questions & tell us where you land on each one!

We're back with the 2025 season of the Indie Scribble Circle! Hang out with co-hosts & indie authors, Kristina Carmela & Jes Smyth, as they chat about their 2025 goals, their current writing updates, Kristina's chaos, Jes almost meeting Keri Russell & so much more!

Join co-hosts Kristina Carmela & Jes Smyth on the final Indie Scribble Circle episode of 2024! We hang out with indie authors Dana Sweeney & Jessika Grewe Glover as we talk about books, writing, which trope we'd get rid of forever & lots of fun bookish topics! Play along with our this or that questions to see which author you're most similar to!

Indie authors Kristina Carmela & Jes Smyth are bringing you a fun, full romance themed episode! They’re joined by fellow indie authors D.W. Brooks and N.E. Butcher for a fun this or that themed episode! Answer along with every question and see who you align with the most!

We are back from our summer hiatus! Jes & I can't wait to bring you more episodes of the Indie Scribble Circle & we're kicking off our fall episodes with talking about diversity in indie books. The conversation is all about what diversity means to us, how we can approach including more diversity in books, our hopes for the future & so much more! The two of us are joined by fellow indie authors Tycho Dwelis & Laikyn Meng!

It's another Indie Scribble episode & today my cohost, Jes Smyth, & I are joined by indie authors Christian Francis and Gigi Meier to talk all about the hardest parts of self publishing. There's a lot of great perspectives on this topic that we share and a lot of really great positives when it comes to self publishing! Listen in to feel validated & inspired!

My co-host, Jes Smyth, and I are back for an indie author discussion! This week, we're talking all about creating your author brand. We discuss what a brand means, how that translates into the book world, things to try, where we struggle & so much more! We're joined by indie authors Mariet Kay & Isabella G to talk all about this topic!

This months Indie Scribble Circle episode is here! Co-hosts Kristina Carmela & Jes Smyth are talking all about female empowerment. This is one of my favorite episodes to date. We talk about self worth, being a woman in the industry, celebrating each other, writing strong female characters and what our hopes are for women in the future. It’s a powerful, real and uplifting conversation you are not going to want to miss! Plus, we're joined by indie authors Bridget Van der Eyk, Rebecca Garner & Liz Leiby!

This months Indie Scribble Circle episode is here! Co-hosts Kristina Carmela & Jes Smyth are talking all about the idea of author accessibility. We talk all about the relationship between reader & author, author & author, the things we love, boundaries, how to look out for ourselves & there's a few tangents along the way. We're joined by indie authors PL Hernandez, Marisa Cardin & Peter Baker for a very interesting chat!

It’s our first episode of the Indie Scribble Circle! Co-hosted with indie author, Jes Smyth, Kristina & Jes brought together indie authors for a round table discussion. This week, we’re talking all about social media as an indie author-the difficulties, the fun parts and everything in between! We’re joined with indie authors Tracey Barski, Lacie Shea & Nila Phillips for an insightful yet relatable chat!