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Summary:
Erin Sterling, who also writes as New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, joins Kelly to discuss her debut adult romance, The Ex Hex.
Guest:
Erin Sterling (aka Rachel Hawkins)
IG: @LadyHawkins
Twitter: @LadyHawkins
Show Notes:
- Sponsored ad for Dinner on Primrose Hill by Jodi Thomas
- Fawning over boobies... and hot dudes being funny
- Deciding to publish under a pen name
- The crossover between romance readers and mystery readers (00:08:35)
- Writing YA vs. writing adult fiction
- Letting go of books (and everything else you might be hoarding) - somebody else will love it, even if you don't
- Erin's favorite tropes and themes (00:16:43)
- A few of Erin's favorite authors
- Discussing Erin's latest release, The Ex Hex (00:21:10)
- Good ol' Ho'garth
- Drawing from witchy lore, as well as creating your own
- Choosing to include non-gendered language in the world of witchcraft... and beyond (00:31:13)
- Why witches? Why now?
- The politically-driven witch (2016) and the rise of "cottage core" (2020)
- A small-town festival that's (finally) NOT about Christmas (00:44:32)
- What Erin's got planned for the world of The Ex Hex
- Coming soon from Rachel Hawkins: Reckless Girls
Books & authors mentioned in this episode:
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Rebekah Weatherspoon - Listen to our review of Xeni on the pod
Sarah MacLean
Sarina Bowen - Listen to our review of Loverboy on the pod
Christina Lauren
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