The Edibuddies Podcast

Kicking off Season 2 with some changes and a can't-miss interview! Much-admired author Lexi Ryan joins the Edibuddies Podcast to openly discuss her writing and publishing journey. From her career's struggling start to establishing herself as a New York Times bestselling author, Lexi's path is a transformative tale paved with persistence, adaptability, and creativity.

In this episode, Lexi shares how she navigated from contemporary ...

Peek with me into the world of Booktok and Bookstagram, where both opportunities and pitfalls await book lovers. Since 2020, Ashley Hazelwood has braved the rocky terrain of social media to carve out a community of fantasy fans. Now, she's working to connect readers and authors in the real world too.

Follow Ashley on BookTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdtalk_withthischick

Follow Ashley on Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bo...

Dark fantasy featuring handsome and untrustworthy vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, and faeries has been a thriving genre for decades, going in and out of popular fashion, but always carrying on strong with its biggest fans; one of whom is my guest, Jessica Disciacca.

Jess always dreamed of writing a book, and the great pause of the Covid-19 pandemic gave her the space and time to do so. But she discovered something that many fi...

Most people are familiar with the bombastic comic book heroes of the modern blockbuster, but comics have always been so much more than bulletproof abs and red capes. My guest Kris Simon has decades of experience working with indie comics, where incredible passion for art and storytelling goes hand in hand with complicated interpersonal relationships; and sometimes, terrible working conditions. What is it about this medium that insp...

Logan Austin of Austin Fiction Editing returns to interview me (the host Kara) about my winding road into editing and podcasting. I love storytelling in all its forms, but the first stories that captured my heart were myths, fables, and fairy tales. Our modern-day fantasy and science fiction stories are simply the next generation (wink wink) of that form of epic morality tale. It's a true joy to share my own story with Logan and al...

In Part 1, authors Kristin Helling and J.R. (Jeni) Frontera shared how they met, and their view of the current publishing (and self-publishing) landscape. In this second half of our conversation, Kristin and Jeni will share how they self-produced their own audiobooks. Then, because this is the Edibuddies Podcast, we will finally talk about Jeni's editing process and how she became Kristin's editor. 

Kristin's website: https://www.k...

Self-publishing is nothing new, but it's only in the past couple decades that it has become feasible for almost anyone to produce their own books: if they have the time, patience, some spare funds, and a lot of perseverance. But just publishing something doesn't always mean success. In this first part of our two-episode conversation, indie authors Kristin Helling and J.R. (Jeni) Frontera share their stories of success, failure, 'po...