Ep. 193: Carissa Broadbent talks The War of Lost Hearts, Hybrid Publishing, Marketing & More
SFF Addicts · Mar 10, 2026 · 1:02:01
SFF Addicts · Mar 10, 2026 · 1:02:01
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Carissa Broadbent about her new novel Mother of Death & Dawn and The War of Lost Hearts series, building up broken characters, balancing big stakes with intimate moments, finding hope in dark times, differences between self-publishing and traditional publishing, truths about marketing and product visibility, the indie-to-trad pipeline, hybrid publishing and book rights, debates about the "romantasy" label and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Carissa. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Writing Romantasy.
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