The Write Way of Life

In the twelfth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with author Leanne Schwartz, author of the young adult fantasies A Prayer for Vengeance and To a Darker Shore, about disability in romance. They discuss the concept of a “default” in romance and how it applies to disability / ableism in publishing, the importance of showcasing disabled characters falling in love, and how to write disabled characters with sensitivity, respect, and good representation.Find Leanne Schwartz online. Order her books, including My Kind of Trouble (writing as L.A Schwartz). And follow her on instagram.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the eleventh episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with USA Today bestselling author Regina Black about BIPOC romance. They discuss how publishing seems to treat white as the default for characters, their favorite BIPOC romances, and also how to center joy and romance in stories about marginlized people.Find Regina Black online. Order her books, including the Art of the Scandal. And follow her on instagram.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the tenth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti about all things queer romance. They discuss how publishing treats queer romance, their favorite queer romances, and also how to write a beautiful queer romance .Find Alexandra Vasti online. Order her books, including preordering Scandal of the Summer (out June 23 2026). And follow her on instagram.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the ninth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta chats with author Briana N. Cox about common romance tropes and their downfalls. They cover the origins of modern romance tropes, how some tropes can enforce white supremacist ideology, and more importantly, how to prevent perpetuating harmful tropes entirely.Find Briana N. Cox online. Order their books, including preordering Indignant (out March. 20 2026). And follow her on instagram.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the eighth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with author Rachel Griffin, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Witches, Wild is the Witch, and Bring Me Your Midnight. They discuss one of the internet’s favorite tropes: Oh no! There is only One Bed, along with dissecting the love-hate relationship of tropes marketing, and why a book can’t just be twelve tropes in a trenchcoat.Find Rachel Griffin online. Order her books, including preordering The Sun and the Starmaker (out Feb. 17 2026). And follow her on instagram.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the seventh episode of the The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, hosts Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta chat with author Jo Segura. Jo has written adventure romances including Raiders of the Lost Heart and the upcoming The Lust Crusade. Her books are swoony and romantic, fun and full of tropes, and Karis and Adi had a great time chatting about what tropes are, a few specific tropes, and how to write and market a book with tropes without making it just tropes.Find Jo Segura online. Order her books, including preordering The Lust Crusade (out Jan. 13, 2026), and sign up for her newsletter.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the sixth episode of the The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with queer author KT Hoffman, author of the debut romcom The Prospects, about all things Sports Romance, including how to balance how much sports you can put in a sports romance, some sports romance hot takes, and a wonderful discussion about the popularity of sports romance in the romance reading space and why so many people love this genre.Find KT Hoffman online. Make sure to follow him on Instagram and order his book The Prospects now!The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, in which hosts Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta chat with YA and adult author Mackenzie Reed about what happens when you combine horror and romance. Mackenzie’s upcoming I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell is a horromance with a side of paranormal, and we chatted about the genre-blend’s inspirations and roots, along with what an HEA looks like in a book tinged with horror. Also at the start of the episode there’s a big news drop from Karis 👀.Find Mackenzie online. Make sure to follow her on Instagram (it’s a great time!) and order her books The Rosewood Hunt and The Wilde Trials.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In our fourth episode of The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, Karis Rogerson had a conversation with Leslie René, adult fantasy author of the upcoming Romantasy Maggie and Arthur’s Magic Moment coming July 2026. They chatted about all things Romantasy including a great discussion about how to create a character wound and the third act breakup.Find Leslie ⁠online⁠. Be sure to check her out on Instagram and preorder Maggie and Arthur’s Magic Moment, out July 28, 2026.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by ⁠Karis Rogerson⁠ & ⁠A.D Jolietta⁠. Follow The Write Way of Life on ⁠Instagram⁠ or find us on our ⁠website⁠. Follow Karis on ⁠Instagram⁠ and subscribe to her ⁠newsletter⁠. Follow Adi on ⁠Instagram.

Welcome to our season two interstitials! In these shortened, offshoot episodes, we chat with authors about various romance craft topics that didn’t fit into our regular program. In interstitial 1, Karis chatted with co-authors — and married couple — Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka about what it takes to co-write — while living out — romance!Find Emily & Austin online.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the third episode of The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, Karis Rogerson had a conversation with popular YA and Adult romance author Nisha Sharma. Nisha’s upcoming YA romantasy, Illusions of Fire, releases Oct. 7, 2025. Karis and Nisha chatted about what a central love story means, why it’s important, how to create chemistry, and so much more about crafting a great romance novel!You can find Nisha Sharma on Instagram and TikTok as well as subscribe to her newsletter.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In the second episode of The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, host’s Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta spoke with USA Today bestselling writer Shelly Jay Shore, author of Rules for Ghosting, about the romance genre's all important HEA (Happily Ever After) – specifically discussing what it is, what it isn’t, and who deserves a happily ever after in stories.Find Shelly on Instagram or on their website.

In this season premiere of The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson spoke with Jen Prokop, a romance reader and editor and one of the co-hosts of the Fated Mates podcast. Karis and Jen talked about what the genre conventions of romance are; the history of romance throughout publishing; “Romancelandia,” or the IRL & virtual community of romance lovers; book recs; etc.Find Jen on Instagram or on her website. Listen to Fated Mates here or here. Detailed show notes (including resources & books mentioned) to come.The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

In our finaleepisode for season one, author V.E Schwab, NYT bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and recently released Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, chatted with us about maintaining craft integrity in the face of commercial success and expectations. We learned about how to find joy in our work even with the pressure of publishing, and about how to keep your relationship with your craft fresh and engaging.Leave us a comment or a review to be featured on the podcast! Or email us, send us an Instagram DM, or otherwise contact us with craft questions you’d like to hear answered!Find V.E Schwab online.Check out V.E Schwab’s books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

In another episode without a guest, Karis and Adi chatted about what they’ve learned and enjoyed about the podcast so far. Also, they touched on the discussions surrounding Dramione fanfic turned trad pub books, JKR’s transphobia, and whether there really are too many sapphics in SFF.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

Hosts Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta take listeners on an hour long deep dive about Generative AI. Discussing the existential threat it poses to writing, why it harms writing craft, and the ethical and environmental concerns of using a tool built on stolen works from some of the authors we’ve been interviewing this past season. They implore writers to take a firm stance against generative A.I in the writing process -- because it's not worth it from a craft, ethical, and environmental perspective. Content warning:Discussion of Psychosis, Suicide, and Self-harm: 36:50 - 39:00 minThe articles and podcasts discussed in this episode:NYT Article: “They Asked AI Chatbot Questions.”Mashable: “Empire of AI Author Karen Hao”Factually w/ Adam Conover: “A.I is a Religious Cult”ChatGPT Impact on Critical Thinking SkillsFollow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

Jen Ferguson, author of award-winning YA novels like The Summer of Bitter and Sweet and A Constellation of Minor Bears, chatted with us about stakes this week. Well, that was the initial premise…listen in to learn the incredible insights Jen shared about stakes, conflict, and how to keep your readers hooked! Leave us a comment or a review to be featured on the podcast! Or email us, send us an Instagram DM, or otherwise contact us with craft questions you’d like to hear answered!Find Jen Ferguson online.Check out Jen’s books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

In this week’s episode, Karis chats with Kamilah Cole,  Lodestar (Hugo) Award finalist and author YA Fantasy So Let Them Burn. They discussed how to write engaging characters from a technical standpoint, but also dove into ways to incorporate character archetypes without falling into stereotype.Find Kamilah Cole  online.Check out Kamilah's books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

In this week’s episode, Karis chats with Kara A. Kennedy, author of the sapphic YA thriller I Will Never Leave You. They discussed how to write setting from a technical standpoint, but also dove into ways you can create an atmospheric, lively setting.Find Kara A. Kennedy online.Check out Kara’s books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

In this week's episode, Karis chatted with author Naseem Jamnia, where they talked about “audience” – how to choose your audience, define your audience, and most importantly, how to write for your audience.Find Naseem Jamnia online.Check out Naseem’s books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

In this week’s episode, Karis chatted with author Aamna Qureshi, whose fantasies and romances across age categories are truly delightful. Karis and Aamna broke down what genre is and chatted through some of the ways various genre conventions can help or hinder storytelling.Find Aamna Qureshi online.Check out Aamna’s books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.Follow Karis on Instagram.Follow Adi on Instagram.

This week's episode features Hannah Kaner, the #1 bestselling author of the Fallen Gods series, beginning with Godkiller. Hannah joined Karis and Adi to chat about all things plot, including ways to plot out standalones vs series and the minutiae of plotting out a trilogy where each book needs its own arc to complement the series arc. Stick around for the end of the episode, where Karis and Adi will fangirl about what they learned!Find Hannah Kaner online.Check out Hannah’s books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.

This week's episode features M.K Lobb, a fantasy writer with a love of all things dark— be it literature, humour, or general aesthetic. Her credits include the acclaimed “Seven Faceless Saints” and the March 2025 release “To Steal From Thieves.” M.K chatted with Karis and Adi about all the ways to implement a cohesive theme into your writing. Along the way, she also entered into a lively discussion about the art of writing historical fiction and when to take a stance in your writing, regardless of what your reader might want or expect. Stick around for the end of the episode, where you’ll get a mini chaotic review session with Adi and Karis about their thoughts about the episode.Find M.K. Lobb online.Order M.K.’s books.Follow the podcast on Instagram or on our website.

This week’s episode features Emily X.R Pan, a New York Times bestselling author of young adult novels, including the acclaimed “The Astonishing Color of After.” Emily chatted with Karis and Adi about the elusive concept of voice for fiction writing. We delved into the differences between authorial and narrative voices, along with getting some great hands-on tips from Emily. Stick around for the end of the episode, where you’ll get a mini chaotic review session with Adi and Karis about Karis’ long con of being an Emily X.R. Pan fangirl.

Join hosts Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta as they dive into the basic's of craft with their guest Martha Brockenbrough, the author of more than 20 books for young readers, including YA fiction and nonfiction, picture books, a middle grade mystery, and a chapter book series. This episode features a basic overview of the craft of writing itself. 

An introductory episode where hosts Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta discuss what you can expect from the podcast, their hatred of mediocre white men, plus their thoughts on future seasons, and maybe a hint at the special guests they'll have on the pod.