Living in the Pages

Episode 15 - Courtney Cole

"One of my strengths as an author is to bring emotion to the page… I’m a
character writer, so when I start writing, I’m in that character. So, when
I have to go into dark places, it takes a toll… I have to make a conscious
effort that when I come out of my office at the end of the day, I have to
switch it off.'" — Courtney Cole

Episode 14 - Claire Contreras

"Sometimes I’ll complain about things and then I’ll be like, my gosh, I
feel so weird complaining because there are so many people who wish they
could complain, or so many people who wish their mothers or sisters were
here to complain, and they’re no longer here…then you sit back and you’re
just like, 'Man, we’re so lucky.'" — Claire Contreras

Episode 13 pt. 2 - Kennedy Ryan

"I feel like sometimes we pussyfoot around real things–we walk on
eggshells–and when we do that, it’s not productive because we’re not having
conversations around truth. We’re having conversations around only those
things that we feel comfortable bringing out.
Some of my books are not necessarily 'interracial,' but all of my books
have diversity. That is a part of my mission as a writer—to reflect culture
as I see it actually." - Kennedy Ryan

Episode 13 pt. 1 - Kennedy Ryan

"I’m always looking for intersections in the things in my life that
matter." - Kennedy Ryan

Episode 12 - K Bromberg

"I love getting lost in a world that is in my head, and being able to let
other people see it. There’s always something real in my books, and I like
that that affects people. It’s not something you set out to do, but when
you get that letter or that email and it just kind of hits you in the gut
that, 'hey, someone gets it'—I guess that, more than anything, is the
inspiration." - K Bromberg

Episode 11 - Emily Snow & Michelle A. Valentine

"That feeling of falling in love—that breathless, can't eat, can't sleep
feeling—that's what inspires me." - Emily Snow

Episode 10 - Author Kristen Proby

"I’ve always loved fairytales, and that’s what [romance novels] are—they’re
fairytales for grownups.." - Kristen Proby

Episode 9 - Author A.L. Jackson

"Any business that you run from home, there’s always going to be something
else that you can be doing. So you really have to establish those
boundaries so that you don’t go crazy.."

Episode 8 - Author Katie Ashley

"You begin to embrace the tough times because they made you who you are,
and they made you the writer that you are. It’s hard sometimes to be
grateful for the hard times. But they definitely came in handy, I guess."

Episode 7 - Author Amy Harmon

"I don’t have to be the best. I know I’m not, I know I have tons to learn,
but I also know that I have talents and abilities, and I’m capable. And if
I just put myself out there … there’s nothing to lose and everything to
gain. That’s kind of been what I’ve done in my life - put myself out there
and hope for the best - and so far, it’s been a good bargain. It’s been a
good risk.."