Well back to our favorite time of year, They Know How to Write Author Interviews! Starting our Author Holiday Season is Author Jill Tew. She wrote the Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance novel, The Dividing Sky. Most recently, she published An Ocean Apart, an electrifying dystopian novel packed with a tantalizing love triangle, gripping political intrigue, and a Bachelor-style competition. We absolutely loved getting to sit down with Jill and talk about inspiration, process, and more. You can find more about Jill Tew on her website, Instagram @jtewwrites, and purchase her books through all retailers. 

Welcome aboard to the Ships of Theseus, The Fanfiction Paradox! This series starts an in-depth look at the most recent fanfiction that has been published, comparing it to the original work, noting the differences, and truly seeing if you replace enough pieces, is it no longer Theaseus' ship?  In this episode, we dive into the depths of Brigitte Knightley; The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy: Book 1 of the Dearly Beloathed Duology. She says this novel is a love letter to her fanfiction era of Dramione, and we will be the judge of that! Let's set sail and see if this novel can pry itself from the clutches of the "who shall not be named" or not? We are setting sails into unknown territory but we hope to unearth some treasure along the way. Can't wait for the next episode? Go check out our author interviews from the Vault! 

Welcome aboard to the Ships of Theseus, The Fanfiction Paradox! This series starts an in-depth look at the most recent fanfiction that has been published, comparing it to the original work, noting the differences, and truly seeing if you replace enough pieces, is it no longer Theaseus' ship?  Implying the theory that if you slowly replace each piece of an item is it still the same item at the end? We plan to look even further into the impact of published fanfiction on the fanfiction community, writing community, publishing world, and when copyright comes in into play.  We are setting sails into unknown territory but we hope to unearth some treasure along the way. Can't wait for the next episode? Go check out our author interviews from the Vault! 

This episode is from the Vault. We recorded this interview in the past and were unable to release it due to several reasons, BUT NOT anymore! We are so excited to share this interview with the talented Elise Kova with you at last! As massive fans of Elise Kova's work, meeting her in person, and this interview we can say confidently hold a special place in our hearts. Author of the tiktok famous Air Awaken completed series; young adult and fantasy or the most recent success of Arcana; dark acedamia. romantasy, beginning of a new series. This was a dream interview and we are happy to finally be able to share it with you. Enjoy this interview with Elise, follow her on her socials, and tune in for our Ships of Theseus: Fan to Fiction series starting in October. 

This episode is from the Vault. We recorded this interview in the past and were unable to release it due to several reasons, BUT NOT anymore! We are so excited to share this book review and interview with the talented Frankie Diane Mallis with you at last! This episode if from our monthly read and review series: Stacks on Stacks. The first half is mostly spoiler free but we go into detail with Frankie later on. Daughter of the Drowned Empire is a 7 part series with book 5 coming out this December so now if you time to binge read this fantastic epic romantasy with rich world building, intriguing characters, and forbidden love!  Enjoy this interview with Frankie, follow her on her socials, and tune in for our Ships of Theseus: Fan to Fiction series starting in October. 

This episode is from the Vault. We recorded this interview in the past and were unable to release it due to several reasons, BUT NOT anymore! We are so excited to share this interview with the talented Morgan Gauthier with you at last! to quote Morgan "Write what you want to read." and that she did! Her list of published novels is astounding. Morgan has written Romantasy, Epic Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, and Paranormal Romance so she literally can do it all. Check out her anthology coming out this December, a cozy winter fantasy. Enjoy this interview with Morgan, follow her on her socials, and tune in for our Ships of Theseus: Fan to Fiction series starting in October.     

This episode is from the Vault. We recorded this interview in the past and were unable to release it due to several reasons, BUT NOT anymore! We are so excited to share this interview with the talented Lina Amarego with you at last! Fantasy is near and dear to author, Jillian Witt, three different novel series you can pick from. New Adult, epic fantasy romance read; Children of the Lyr. Standalone; check out, Wildflowers, a New Adult romantic fantasy. Most exciting is her The Elysain Sage, a adult dark fantasy romance with book 2 releasing in 2026! Enjoy this interview with Lina, follow her on her socials, and tune in for our Ships of Theseus: Fan to Fiction series starting in October. 

This episode is from the Vault. We recorded this interview in the past and were unable to release it due to several reasons, BUT NOT anymore! We are so excited to share this interview with the talented Jillian Witt with you at last! Romantic fantasy author, Jillian Witt, is escaping reality with unique magic and swoon-worthy romance. Her debut trilogy, Compass Points, won Indieverse's Couple You Can’t Get Enough Of - trust us, this is so true! Mark your calendars for Oct. 21st, her latest release; Research with Rivals is a cozy standalone romantasy with spice in the Fae by the Bay series. Enjoy this interview with Jillian, follow her on her socials, and tune in for our Ships of Theseus: Fan to Fiction series starting in October. 

Welcome back! SPOILERS This is a spoilers series. We will be going into detail about the chapters of Onyx Storm in each episode. Things escalate pretty quickly with another battle just around the corner. We mourn the loss of Andarna, but we think we will see her soon - at least we hope so. We learn SO MUCH! Rebecca dropped the lore in this section of the book of Violet's backstory AND her SECOND signet!!!! As the rising action takes hold and all the pieces are falling into place without even knowing it! Next week is the final episode of the Onyx Storm read-a-long and we are NOT ready!!

Welcome back! SPOILERS This is a spoilers series. We will be going into detail about the chapters of Onyx Storm in each episode. Ending on a sad note from the previous episode, we head into DRAMA!! Our hearts break for Andarna. Xaden's secret becomes not so much a secret that shifts the dynamic in the squad, but so much more happens in this short section. 

Welcome back! SPOILERS this is a spoilers series. We will be going into detail about the chapters of Onyx Storm in each episode. Cant believe we are here, half way through Onyx Storm! After last section how can it get better? It does! This book really builds on itself as we go through each part. Ridoc is iconic as always, Violet is our little problem solver, and of course, drama, war, and dragons!! 

Welcome Lauren M. Leasure, author of the The Benevolence & Blood Series! The first novel in the series; The Sin of Saints is a sexy, action-packed first installment of the Benevolence & Blood Series. We loved having Lauren on the podcast, it was like kinder spirits catching up! Lauren shared all the ins and outs of her writing experience, novels, and more to come from her in the future. 

After a brief spring break we are back with an amazing Dragon Season Author interview with the talented A.E. Bennett. Step into the world of The Serrulata Saga a speculative sci-fantasy you have to read!  In the distant future, the United States is long gone... the Realm stands in its place... and one peasant woman will become the catalyst for a revolution. We absolutely LOVED having A.E. Bennett on to talk books, writing, and author business. We hope you enjoy our interview as much as we did!   

Welcome back! SPOILERS this is a spoilers series. We will be going into detail about the chapters of Onyx Storm in each episode. Cant believe we are here, almost halfway through Onyx Storm! This section might be our favorite yet! The action is picking up, Xaden is being Xaden, honestly, the whole squad is top-notch, and the death begins. Praise Malek! These chapters have hit after hit of quotable lines, banter, and more. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did talking about it!  

We are very excited to announce our Dragon Season! This author interview season will be paired with our read-along of Onyx Storm. Every other Wednesday, we will release a They Know How to Write with one of our amazing authors! This week we had an AMAZING time with Judy Liu; author of The Vending Portal. Her debut novel is a sci-fi dystopia for middle and high school students, but young adults would enjoy it as well. The Vending Portal is a lightly distorted, funhouse mirror to reflect the pitfalls of our own society, seen through the innocent eyes of two young protagonists. We loved having Judy on and hope you guys enjoy our endless sidequest and girl chat!

We have been keeping this a secret, we wanted to surprise you this Valentine's Day with what we like to call the latest Shadow Daddy!  Happy Valentine's Day from us, we hope you enjoy our thoughts, comments, and review of QuickSilver by Callie Hart. Book one in the series, Callie brings us; KingFischer, a broody fae male with dark magic, a bad temper, and oh-so easy to love! 

Welcome back! SPOILERS this is a spoilers series. We will be going into detail about the chapters of Onyx Storm in each episode. This week we head into the true beginnings of Onyx Storm as the plot thickens, players are making their first moves and we are learning A LOT! Everyone has secrets this time and the key is to who to tell and when to reveal. We absolutely love diving farther into the chapters every other week to see what is about to come and we are on the edge of our seats! 

We are very excited to announce our Dragon Season! This author interview season will be paired with our read-along of Onyx Storm. Every other Wednesday, we will release a They Know How to Write with one of our amazing authors! Starting off the Dragon season with the talented Allie Shante! An avid author of romance, fantasy, and BIPOC characters we all fall for, her series Living Legends will do just that! Perfect for first-time fantasy readers and lovers of hot tension, banter, well-rounded characters, and edge-of-your-seat plot twists. We loved having Allie on and hope you enjoy her books as much as we did!

SPOILERS this is a spoilers series. We will be going into detail the chapters of Onyx Storm in each episode. This week we start off the sensational book three with a prologue and chapters 1 through 8. Going through and annotating, tabbing, and more we have stumbled across many memorable moments that we must talk more about! Come back next week for an author interview with Elisa Kova! 

Spoilers!! In this episode, we are excited to go down the rabbit hole of Onyx Storm predictions. Some of these are cannon, some are a possibility, and some are just straight chaos theory! Hopefully, you enjoy or descent into madness as we are days away from Onyx Storm being released and all our theories are proven right or wrong. What do you think will happen next for Violet and Xaden?