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SPA Girls Podcast
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP530 – Interview with Lucy Monroe: Lessons from Trad To Indie
From Traditional To Indie – USA Today Bestseller Lucy Monroe shares her publishing journey, mindset and marketing wisdom, and business strategy advice...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP529 – Interview with Nalini Singh: Worldbuilding for Authors (Classic Replay)
Every book you write is part of a world and you need to know as much as possible about the world before you start writing—but be prepared to pivot!
SPA Girls Podcast – EP528 – Effortless Dictation with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
We’re delighted to welcome Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, historical fiction author and writing instructor.
We’re diving into how dictation can totally...
SPA Girls Podcast- EP527 – Writing MM Romance with Lucy Lennox (Classic Replay)
This is a fabulous classic replay of our interview with USA Today Bestseller, Lucy Lennox.
Lucy saw extraordinary success straight out the gate...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP526 – Interview with Amazon #1Bestselling Romantasy Author, Stacia Stark
In just a few years, Stacia Stark gone from unknown new pen name to Amazon #1 Bestselling Author of Romantasy. She has also signed a major trad deal w...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP525 – Interview with Honey Phillips – Success Writing Sci-Fi Romance (Classic Replay)
This is a classic replay of a very popular episode with USA Today Bestseller, Honey Phillips. Honey joined us in the SPA to talk about Science Fiction...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP524 – Interview with Becca Syme
Planning, Priorities & Publishing
We’re thrilled to welcome back Becca Syme to the SPA to talk about Planning, reducing your Decision Fatigue, t...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP523 – Writing Short Romance with Mia Brody (Classic Replay)
Writing compelling short romance targeting the timed short reads categories (2 hours or less) is a real skill and this is a classic replay of one of t...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP522 – Interview with Chloe Archer: Managing Writing + Your Day Job
Wondering how to juggle a demanding full-time job with having an author career too? We’re joined today by the fabulous Chloe Archer, who is doing exac...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP521 – Marketing Tips with Vanessa Vale
Within five years, USA Today Bestselling romance author, Vanessa Vale, forged two pen names from scratch to seven figures, using the strategies and te...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP520 – 10 Years Of Podcasting! What We’ve Learned …
On 2.10.2015 we published our very first SPA Girls Podcast episode and OH THE NERVES! But we persisted and here we are, ten years later, ten years wis...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP519 – Marketing for Authors with Olivia Zugay
Author Business and Marketing Strategist, Olivia Zugay, is here with some wonderful tips on gaining discoverability, improving reader retention and fo...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP518 – Interview with Sarra Cannon (Classic Replay)
Feel like a hamster on a wheel trying to get ALL THE THINGS accomplished but never quite managing to do the important stuff? This is your episode! A...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP517 – Interview with Mark Leslie: The Realities Of Being An Author Today
Mark Leslie (Lefebvre) is an author, professional speaker and bookseller with more than thirty years of experience in the publishing and bookselling b...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP516 – Interview with NYT Bestseller, Michele Scott (Classic Replay)
A classic replay of our interview with the awesome Michele Scott, originally published in August 2022.
It was our great pleasure to interview Mi...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP515 – What’s New In Publishing?
It’s conference debrief time! We’re here with all our best writer tips and reflections from the recent Romance Writers of New Zealand annual conferenc...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP514 – Interview with Annika Martin, Success Writing RomCom (Classic Replay)
Writing bestselling romance with incredible character chemistry is something that NYT Bestseller Annika Martin excels in. Annika, who also publishes r...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP513 – Interview with Anya Mora, Writing Through Challenging Times
When the going gets tough, it can be really hard to get (or keep) going. Today’s episode has empathetic and practical advice from the incredible Anya...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP512 – Manifesting Success with Renee Rose (Classic Replay)
You’re worth it and your work is worth it. 15-time USA Today bestselling romance author Renee Rose is passionate about helping other authors find and...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP511 – Attending Reader Events
Wendy, Cheryl and Trudi are off to RARE Melbourne in October 2025 and busy organising ALL the things! So this episode we share all our BEST TIPS (merc...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP510 – Writing Paranormal Romance with Lillian Lark (Classic Replay)
Wondering how to write a great paranormal romance? What’s the difference between paranormal and monster romance and what are readers looking for? And...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP509 – The Artisan Author, interview with Johnny B. Truant
Tired of chasing the “Amazon Algorithm”? We’re delighted to welcome Johnny B. Truant to the SPA. Johnny is here to discuss the alternatives to “rapid...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP508 – Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance – with Keri Arthur (Classic Replay)
Keri Arthur is a NYT Bestselling author of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Initially traditionally published, she is now fully self-published, a...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP507 – Erin Wright Publishing Wide – Latest Tips
USA Today Bestseller, Erin Wright, is the Queen of Publishing Wide and shares with us fantastic advice on:
direct sales, AI audio and human narr...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP506 – MM Romance Success with Jay Hogan (Classic Replay)
BEST SELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR JAY HOGAN is a New Zealand author writing mm romance and romantic suspense, primarily set in New Zealand. This is a fantas...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP505 – Sierra Simone and Writing To Your Own Beat
We’re delighted to welcome USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Sierra Simone, to the SPA today! Our topic is “Writing To Your Own Be...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP504 – Writing Science Fiction Romance with Tamsin Ley (Classic Replay)
This episode with Alaskan author, Tamsin Ley, is one of our most popular and well worth a replay! We talk about Tamsin’s writing journey, marketing st...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP503 – Co-Writing Success with Molly O’Keefe & Stephanie Doyle
Molly and Stephanie are two writing besties who launched an incredibly successful pen name, Hailey Shore, writing romantic comedy. Romantic Comedy | H...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP502 – Book Launch Strategies with Janie Crouch (Classic Replay)
USA Today Bestseller, Janie Crouch, shares amazing tips and advice on how she built her readership, launched her romantic suspense, and how she approa...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP501 – Using A Virtual Assistant – with Kevin Tumlinson
Who doesn’t want to hand off their least-favorite tasks to a trusted assistant? So how do you go about finding the right person? And what’s the cost?<...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP500 – Behind The Mics!
We’re celebrating 500 episodes of the SPA Girls – from our baby podcaster days back in 2015 to today, we share some BEHIND THE MICS stories. How we me...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP499 – Interview with Ana Huang, Multi-Million Copy Bestselling Author (Classic Replay)
This episode features an interview with the incredible Ana Huang, multi-million copy bestselling author of new adult and contemporary romance! Ana is...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP498 – When To Pivot
What happens when your books don’t sell? When is it time to end a series? Or Pivot to a new penname? Wendy, Cheryl and Shar are here to give their adv...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP497 – Writing The Black Moment with Rachel Bailey (Classic Replay)
One of our most popular writing craft episodes deserves a replay: Writing the Black Moment with USA Today Bestseller, Rachel Bailey.
NB re audio...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP496 – Power of Tropes with Jennifer Hilt
Jennifer Hilt is a USA Today Bestselling author urban fantasy and non-fiction creator of The Trope Thesaurus series. She joins us this episode to real...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP494 – How To Strength Your Story Structure
🎙 Welcome back to the SPA Girls Podcast! Today, we’re diving into one of the most powerful tools in your writer’s toolkit—story structure!
Wheth...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP493 – Editing with Mary-Theresa Hussey (Classic Replay)
What ten editing tips should all authors know? We share in this classic replay of our interview with Editorial Consultant, Mary-Theresa Hussey.
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP492 – Writer Roundtable with the SPA Girls
The SPA Girls get down and personal with a Q1 2025 catchup! From surprising successes, unexpected writing tips, hybrid publishing adventures to mindse...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP491 – Maximize Your Backlist with Laurelin Paige (Classic Replay)
A Classic Replay of an episode we recorded with the fabulous NYT Bestseller, Laurelin Page, a few years ago. Her advice is just as relevant today to i...
SPA Girls Podcast – EP490 – Success Tips For Selling Books on KOBO – with Tara Cremin
Today we welcome back Tara Cremin, Director of Kobo Writing Life (KWL) to chat about exciting new opportunities for authors on Kobo and her very best...