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Cornfields & Kobolds is a bi-weekly Dungeons and Dragons adventure/comedy podcast. Six friends from the American heartland, the flat expanse of the midwest, get together and play through the 5th-edition Tyranny of Dragons adventure module. Join DM Devin and players Amy, Amber, Nora, Alex (and Mike from episode 18 onward) as they travel across the Sword Coast to thwart a dragon cult's nefarious plans.
Meet Koboei and Britt. Two Los Angeles transplants from the Midwest growing up and experiencing being black in LA. Giving their opinions on a wide spectrum of topics; chopping it up and keeping it real.
Welcome to Three Kobolds podcast. We are a group of friends from Indiana who enjoy playing DnD. We have an endless stream of inside jokes and witty dialogue.
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#242 - How to Build a Strategic Marketing Plan with Nina Grinstead
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Nina Grinstead, the founder of Valentine PR, joins us on the podcast this week to share how she creates strategic marketing plans for her authors. Nina talks to us about influencer marketing, utilizing different social media platforms, and how she helps her authors reach their career goals. Learn more about this episode!…
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Episode 50: A Gentleman's Horf
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The party has entered the ominous Tomb of Diderius in search of Varram, the White Wyrmspeaker. Many traps and obstacles stand in their way. What mystery waits for them at the end of their path? Like what we're doing? Consider visiting https://ko-fi.com/cornfieldsandkobolds and tossing us a few bucks. Thanks for your support! Music in this episode w…
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#241 - Romance Mastermind with Skye Warren
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New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren joins us on the podcast this week. Skye has been an indie author for almost a decade and she tells us how her writing process and marketing strategy has changed throughout her career. Skye is also the founder of the Romance Authors Mastermind and she tells us how RAM came to be and why it is so differen…
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#240 - From Podcast to Book Deal with Liv Albert
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Liv Albert, host of the popular podcast Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby, joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her new book Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook. Liv talks to us about her podcast and how it came into fruition, she tells us what her research and production process is like, and she tells how her podcast led t…
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#239 - How to Perform in a Crowded Market with Ricardo Fayet
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Ricardo Fayet, the head of marketing and one of the founders of Reedsy, joins us on the podcast this week to discuss his book How to Market a Book: Overperform in a Crowded Market. Ricardo uses his wealth of marketing experience to give advice and share some best practices for finding your target audience, discovering new readers on different retai…
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Christmas Special 3: The Friends We Made Along the Way, Part 2
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They're making a list, they're checking it twice. They're gonna find out who's naughty or nice. And if you're naughty, they're gonna kick your ass. Spiff's Angels are coming to town! Including our newest 5th cast member Kels as Fritti, and returning guest Ethan as Taurik! Like what we're doing? Consider visiting https://ko-fi.com/cornfieldsandkobol…
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#238 - Manifesting Creativity with Shauna Cummins
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Debut author and certified clinical hypnosis practitioner Shauna Cummins joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her book Wishcraft. Shauna has been a hypnotherapist for almost a decade and she talks to us about finding creativity during difficult times, her creative process and the experience of writing her first book, and she shares a simple…
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#237 - Master KWL Promotions with Kobo Strategist Shayna Krishnasamy
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Kobo Writing Life’s very own Shayna Krishnasamy joins us on the podcast this week to discuss all things promotions. Shayna is the Author Relations and Promotions Strategist for KWL, and she not only manages our promotions tab, but she also helped create it! Shayna tells us how the promo tab came to be, how authors can best utilize the promos we run…
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#236 - How to Craft Character Emotions with Sacha Black
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Author and writing teacher Sacha Black returns to the podcast this week to discuss her book The Anatomy of Prose and crafting fully-realized characters. Sacha talks to us about her experience as an editor and how that’s affected her reading habits, and she gives some great insight into creating effective character emotions, embodying your character…
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Christmas Special 3: The Friends We Made Along the Way, Part 1
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They're making a list, they're checking it twice. They're gonna find out who's naughty or nice. And if you're naughty, they're gonna kick your ass. Spiff's Angels are coming to town! Including our newest 5th cast member Kels as Fritti, and returning guest Ethan as Taurik! Like what we're doing? Consider visiting https://ko-fi.com/cornfieldsandkobol…
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#235 - How to Build Skeleton Drafts with Steff Green
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Bestselling paranormal author Steff Green (AKA Steffanie Holmes) joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her writing career and her unique writing process of using Skeleton Drafts. Steff also talks to us about her writing community, Rage Against the Manuscript, revitalizing her blacklist, and what it’s like navigating the publishing world as a…
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#234 - Editing 101 with Kristina Stanley, JoEllen Nordstrom, and Lisa Lepki
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We are joined by three editing professionals on the podcast this week: Kristina Stanley, the creator of Fictionary, JoEllen Nordstrom, the founder of First Editing, and Lisa Lepki, head of marketing for ProWritingAid. Kristina, JoEllen, and Lisa walk us through the editing process, from story editing to proofreading, and discuss everything an autho…
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#233 - Building an Engaged Readership with Courtney Milan
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New York Times bestselling author Courtney Milan joins us on the podcast this week. Courtney’s book The Duke Who Didn’t was on New York Times’ most notable books of 2020, and she tells us about her writing career, why she loves writing historical romances, and how to build a strong, engaged readership. Courtney is also a strong advocate for diversi…
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Episode 49: Friends of a Feather
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The hunt is on for Varram, the White Wyrmspeaker. The party heads toward Soubar, where he was last spotted. There will be many hoops to jump through on their quest to take him down, but they'll be helped out by a new, feathery friend. Sorry about the long hiatus, everyone. Now that our lives are getting back to normal, we'll be getting back to our …
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#232 - Hockey Heroes and Self Care with Kelly Jamieson
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USA Today bestselling romance author Kelly Jamieson talks to us about her newest series with Penguin Random House, Bears Hockey. She also discusses why self care is vital for authors, and why celebrity heroes are so popular among readers! Join the platform that’s fast, free and easy. www.kobo.com/writinglife…
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#231 - How to Succeed as a Hybrid Author with Rebecca Zanetti
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New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti is on the podcast this week to discuss her writing process and what her experience has been like as a hybrid author. Rebecca talks to us about her decision to try indie publishing and why she chose to self-publish her most recent series, The Anna Albertini Files, she discusses the challenges of jugg…
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#230 - Building Your Readership on YouTube with Teen Author Sophie Torro
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Sophie Torro, a sixteen year old Canadian author, joins us on the podcast this week. Sophie has been writing stories her entire life and she talks to us about how this passion has evolved and led her to publishing seven books (and counting!) before finishing high school. Sophie also talks to us about her writing process, how she balances school wit…
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#229 - Breaking Barriers with Legendary Hollywood Actress Irene Tsu
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Actress, artist, and writer Irene Tsu joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her debut memoir, A Water Color Dream: The Many Lives of Irene Tsu. Irene tells us about her life and career as an actor, from a child dreaming of becoming a ballerina to becoming one of the first working Asian-American actors in Hollywood, appearing in films alongsi…
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#228 - The Evolution of Digital Publishing with Kobo CCO Pieter Swinkels
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We are kicking off 2021 with a delightful conversation with Kobo’s Chief Content Officer Pieter Swinkels. Pieter has worked for Kobo for almost a decade and previously worked as a publisher in the Netherlands, giving him a wealth of experience in the publishing industry which he was kind of enough to share with us. Pieter discusses the differences …
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#227 - Climate Smart Romances with Tara L. Roi
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Author Tara L. Roí joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her career and how she combined her love of writing with her passion for fighting climate change. Tara writes “steamy romance in a heating world”, and she talks to us about her path from screenwriter to journalist to romance author, what her writing process looks like and how it has ev…
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Episode 48: All 20s in 2020
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Though the hardest battle is over, Spiff's Angels mission isn't quite finished yet. There are cultists lying in wait, prisoners to free, and hoards to plunder. Also, Fiori borrows Dagney's feet. Like what we're doing? Consider visiting https://ko-fi.com/cornfieldsandkobolds and tossing us a few bucks. Thanks for your support! Music in this episode …
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#226 - All About Vellum with Brad West
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Brad West, the co-creator Vellum, joins us on the podcast this week to answer our questions about his ePub creating software. Brad tells us how Vellum its start, how the software works, what users can expect from Vellum in the future, and he talks to us about what he’s learned during his time as a small business owner. Learn more about this episode…
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#225 - How to Write Engaging Dialogue with Zalika Reid-Benta
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Author and winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction Zalika Reid-Benta joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her award winning debut title Frying Plantain. Zalika tells us about the book’s road to publication, from high school writing project to finished work, she tells us about her writing process and how it has evolved …
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#224 - Building Library Catalogs with Jaclyn Derlatka
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Librarian Jaclyn Derlatka sits down with Steph and Joni this week to discuss her role as the department head for children’s and adult fiction at Whitby Public Library, and how she curates the library’s collection. Jaclyn talks to us about using Overdrive and Hoopla to build the digital library, what publishing trends she’s noticed recently, and how…
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Episode 47: Slippery Slope
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The party reaches the lair of the green dragon terrorizing the Misty Forest. Here hides the possible Green Wyrmspeaker, wanted dead or alive. Can out heroes pull off an ambush, or will they be in over their heads? Like what we're doing? Consider visiting https://ko-fi.com/cornfieldsandkobolds and tossing us a few bucks. Thanks for your support! Mus…
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#223 - Reaching Your Publishing Goals with Kate Tilton
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Author consultant Kate Tilton joins us on the podcast this week to discuss figuring out your goals as an indie author and what practices to implement in order to reach them. Kate started out in the publishing industry as an author’s assistant, and she talks to us about what prompted her to start her own business, why authenticity is key when it com…
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Bonus Episode: Kobo in Conversation with Eden Robinson
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Please enjoy this preview of Season 3 of Kobo in Conversation! Eden Robinson joined us to talk about how she outfoxed her inner editor to write the Trickster trilogy -- including Return of the Trickster, coming in 2021 -- and explained why it’s a bad idea to follow her on twitter if you enjoy popular TV shows. And we learned how many narrators she …
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#222 - A Festive Kobo Original with Talia Hibbert
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Bestselling author Talia Hibbert joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her career, her writing process, and her newest Kobo Original, Wrapped Up in You. Talia writes sexy, diverse romance and she talks about how indie publishing is more accessible for diverse authors. We also discuss how she works from the initial story idea to the finished …