The Write Way of Life

Audacious Productions
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The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast hosted by Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta. Listen to your favorite authors as they unpack various craft topics and blow everyone’s minds with their brilliance. Updated every other week, we drop on Monday's at midnight. 

  1. What is Disability in Romance?

    Feb 16 ·  Video

    What is Disability in Romance?

    In the twelfth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with author Leanne Schwartz, author of the young adult fantasies A Prayer for Vengeance and To a Darker Shore, about disability in romance. They discuss the concept of a “default” in romance and how it applies to disability / ableism in publishing, the importance of showcasing disabled characters falling in love, and how to write disabled characters with sensitivity, respect, and good representation. Find Leanne Schwartz online. Order her books, including My Kind of Trouble (writing as L.A Schwartz). And follow her on instagram. The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    53 min
  2. What is BIPOC Romance? Feat. Regina Black

    Feb 2 ·  Video

    What is BIPOC Romance? Feat. Regina Black

    In the eleventh episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with USA Today bestselling author Regina Black about BIPOC romance. They discuss how publishing seems to treat white as the default for characters, their favorite BIPOC romances, and also how to center joy and romance in stories about marginlized people. Find Regina Black online. Order her books, including the Art of the Scandal. And follow her on instagram. The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    52 min
  3. What is Queer Romance? Feat. Alexandra Vasti

    Jan 19 ·  Video

    What is Queer Romance? Feat. Alexandra Vasti

    In the tenth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti about all things queer romance. They discuss how publishing treats queer romance, their favorite queer romances, and also how to write a beautiful queer romance . Find Alexandra Vasti online. Order her books, including preordering Scandal of the Summer (out June 23 2026). And follow her on instagram. The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    1h 8m
  4. What are harmful tropes? Feat. Briana N. Cox

    Jan 5 ·  Video

    What are harmful tropes? Feat. Briana N. Cox

    In the ninth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta chats with author Briana N. Cox about common romance tropes and their downfalls. They cover the origins of modern romance tropes, how some tropes can enforce white supremacist ideology, and more importantly, how to prevent perpetuating harmful tropes entirely. Find Briana N. Cox online. Order their books, including preordering Indignant (out March. 20 2026). And follow her on instagram. The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    1h 10m
  5. What is the One Bed Trope? feat. Rachel Griffin

    12/22/2025 ·  Video

    What is the One Bed Trope? feat. Rachel Griffin

    In the eighth episode of The Write Way of Life’s  ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with author Rachel Griffin, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Witches, Wild is the Witch, and Bring Me Your Midnight. They discuss one of the internet’s favorite tropes: Oh no! There is only One Bed, along with dissecting the love-hate relationship of tropes marketing, and why a book can’t just be twelve tropes in a trenchcoat. Find Rachel Griffin online. Order her books, including preordering The Sun and the Starmaker (out Feb. 17 2026). And follow her on instagram. The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    59 min
  6. What are Tropes? feat. Jo Segura

    12/08/2025 ·  Video

    What are Tropes? feat. Jo Segura

    In the seventh episode of the The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, hosts Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta chat with author Jo Segura. Jo has written adventure romances including Raiders of the Lost Heart and the upcoming The Lust Crusade. Her books are swoony and romantic, fun and full of tropes, and Karis and Adi had a great time chatting about what tropes are, a few specific tropes, and how to write and market a book with tropes without making it just tropes. Find Jo Segura online. Order her books, including preordering The Lust Crusade (out Jan. 13, 2026), and sign up for her newsletter. The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    49 min
  7. What is Sports Romance? feat. KT Hoffman

    11/24/2025 ·  Video

    What is Sports Romance? feat. KT Hoffman

    In the sixth episode of the The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, host Karis Rogerson chats with queer author KT Hoffman, author of the debut romcom The Prospects, about all things Sports Romance, including how to balance how much sports you can put in a sports romance, some sports romance hot takes, and a wonderful discussion about the popularity of sports romance in the romance reading space and why so many people love this genre. Find KT Hoffman online. Make sure to follow him on Instagram and order his book The Prospects now! The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    1h 9m
  8. What is Horromance? feat. Mackenzie Reed

    11/10/2025 ·  Video

    What is Horromance? feat. Mackenzie Reed

    Welcome to the fifth episode of The Write Way of Life’s ~Romance Season~, in which hosts Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta chat with YA and adult author Mackenzie Reed about what happens when you combine horror and romance. Mackenzie’s upcoming I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell is a horromance with a side of paranormal, and we chatted about the genre-blend’s inspirations and roots, along with what an HEA looks like in a book tinged with horror. Also at the start of the episode there’s a big news drop from Karis 👀. Find Mackenzie online. Make sure to follow her on Instagram (it’s a great time!) and order her books The Rosewood Hunt and The Wilde Trials. The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast by Karis Rogerson & A.D Jolietta. Follow The Write Way of Life on Instagram or find us on our website. Follow Karis on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter. Follow Adi on Instagram.

    59 min
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About

The Write Way of Life is a craft-focused author interview podcast hosted by Karis Rogerson and A.D Jolietta. Listen to your favorite authors as they unpack various craft topics and blow everyone’s minds with their brilliance. Updated every other week, we drop on Monday's at midnight. 

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  • Creator
    Audacious Productions
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The Write Way of Life

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