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214. Writing Contemporary Comedy Outside in the Cold: An Interview with Jill Shalvis

Sarah chats with bestselling author Jill Shalvis. They’ve known one another for a long time, but not quite as long as Jill has been writing romance. They discuss writing for multiple publishers over her nearly 20 year career, writing secondary romances within established marriages, the proper gear for writing outside in the winter, and romance in small towns and bit cities. They also touch on favorite tropes, and the genre and story she wishes she could write.

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“Aurora

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This is a song called “Mackerel & Tatties” by Michael McGoldrick from his album, Aurora. You can find the album at Amazon or at iTunes.

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  1. Crystal says:

    I don’t know if the nice author lady (hi, there, I’ve read two or three of your books and I liked them very much, so good on you!) will ever see this, but I know you strongly urged Act Like It? I read the review of Act Like It originally, and bought it, and then held off for a pretty good amount of time, because I knew I would love it, and in all seriousness? SO GOOD. SO, SO GOOD. I just wanted to hop on a plane and be a theater actor in the West End, even though I know crapwhistles about acting or being British.

  2. If you like books with witches you MUST read The Cahill Witch Chronicles, a trilogy by Jessica Spotswood that begins with Born Wicked. It’s about 3 teenager sisters who are all witches in an alternate version of colonial New England. Everything is controlled by a patriarchal group called The Brotherhood and there’s a dark prophecy about the sisters and their magic and there is romance. It has all the things and it is amazing!

  3. garlicknitter says:

    While I was typing the transcript, I was thinking about what Jill said about her writing process producing messy first drafts that need a lot of revision, unlike other writers. I read Jennifer Crusie’s blog pretty regularly and she talks a lot about her process, which sounds something like Jill’s and produces messy first drafts that need a lot of revision. I think Jill’s in good company there. As Ms. Crusie says of writing, “There are many roads to Oz.”

  4. Suzanne W. says:

    I loved Discovery of Witches, and the rest of the trilogy too! It was Outlander meets the best parts of Twilight (without so much angst). Throw in a bit of witch-y (a la Nora) and a ton of really good history, and it was definitely my catnip. Highly recommend!

  5. bookworm1990 says:

    This was a really good interview! I am in a huge contemporary mood, so I really need to check Jill out!

    I am also here for witchces.

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