I mean, I have a general idea clearly of what, what it is like when you’re writing a shifter romance, if you’re writing, you know, like when I, when I wrote, um, when I wrote All Kinds of Tied Down, I had an idea like Miro has the fancy name and Ian has the boring name. Then once I have the, the names, I’m like, okay, now what?.

So like the latest book is Shaw James, um, and Shaw is sort of a fancy name and the other and, and the other person’s name is Benji, Benji Grace. So, so my process begins with finding these names that are very, um, you know, the normal guy or whatever. And, uh, Logan, which is very, very plain and Jin. And, uh, that’s why we have Jory, which is a little fufu and Sam. My husband’s name is Juno, like the capital of Alaska, very fancy. It’s- it has to be usually in most relationships. You can’t have two people named like Keirian and, you know, Blaise, it’s just not gonna work. So I have to have the name, right? Because I’m a, I’m a big, um, believer in that you have to have a, uh, a regular name and you have a fancy name. The, the, the true trauma for writing with me is figuring out the names of my people. And so, um, everybody’s always like, you know, whenever I, I tell like Macy Blake or Charlie Cochet whenever I say I’m stuck, they’re like, oh, where are you in the, in the plot? Right? Where, where are you in your, in your, you know, schedule? I’m like, no, , So, before we jump right in, I just wanna ask you, or I wanna hear all about your writing process and kind of like talk me through how you go about like approaching writing your book, whether you’re a planner or do you just pants it or what’s your process? She bleeds coffee, thinks chocolate should be its own food group, and currently lives in Kentucky with a five pound furry ninja that protects her from baby birds, spiders and neighbors’ dogs. She believes in romance, happily ever afters, and the faith it takes for her characters to get there. Seriously, as soon as I knew this quarter’s topic would be about setups she was the first person I thought of asking to talk about opening your book with iconic character moments. Someone who is an auto-buy and comfort read author for me. Me and my guests will talk about process, book stats, resources, and advice to help you grow into the amazing author I know you already are. Convos on Craft episodes are all about peeling back the curtain and getting into the nitty-gritty of how you put together your story from the developmental side of things. This week, we have our first guest episode on a segment that I like to fondly call Convos on Craft. This is Kate Marope, and you’re listening to Path to Print.

No Quick Fix by Mary Calmes