The inaugural episode of The Indie Darlings Podcast! Hosts Kara Reynolds and S.A. Thorne sit down with international bestselling author Amanda Sinatra to talk genre-hopping, 4 a.m. book ideas, and writing complicated characters.

What we talked about:

• Who is Amanda Sinatra?
• Talking Cloud Nine and Snowy Peaks Series
• Writing in Five Tabs
• Doing the Work: Craft vs. AI Slop
• Finding Community in Writing
• Exploring Flawed Characters
• Transitioning Genres: Fantasy to Rom-Com
• Writing in Color
• Utilizing Character Art as Emotional Storytelling
• Navigating Traditional Publishing and Audiobooks
• Writing Rom-Coms
• Exploring Deeper Themes in Character Relationships
• Amanda’s Industry Hot Take
• Rapid Fire Question Round

Books Mentioned:

• Cloud Nine (Snow Peaks, #1) – audiobook out now!
• Deck of Scarlets (The Scarlet Quill, #1)
• Deck of Saints (The Scarlet Quill, #2)
• Hollow (Hollow, #1)
• Fallen (Hollow, #2)
• Whispers in the Hall
• The Monster in the Dark

Also mentioned:

• Elizabeth Skarpnes, author of To The Gallows
• @inspiredtowrite
• Kara's Substack
• Shelly's Substack
• Vanderpump Villa
• House of Stassi
• Palworld
• Call of Duty
• Breaking Benjamin
• Nickelback

You can find Amanda:

@authoramandasinatra | www.amandasinatra.net

Books available on Amazon, Books-A-Million and Barnes & Noble

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