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"The Secret Ingredient" is an RWA Vivian Award Finalist!

It's official! The Secret Ingredient is a finalist in the inaugural Vivian ® Awards. For folks who are blessedly unfamiliar with what’s happening on the author side in Romancelandia, the Vivian is intended to be the rebirth of the most prestigious award in Romance. The former RWA RITA ® Award was widely accepted as the leading award in the Romance genre. Publisher’s Weekly published an article about RWA’s decision to retire the RITA award and to create the Vivian in its place. This, in honor of RWA founder, Black author and industry pro, Vivian Stephens.

I Sat Down with Crime Writer Aime Austin. And We Talked About Evvvvrrrrything....

Now, you know I’m no stranger to podcasts. I’ve been on some amazing ones, like the Kobo Writing Life podcast, The Good Story Podcast, How do You Write?, and The Misfit’s Guide to Writing Indie Romance. Most of the ones I’ve been on in the past have been author advice podcasts, but in November, Aime Austin invited me to be on A Time to Thrill. And we talked about evvvvvvvrrrrything…

Kilby Blades in the Media, Ask Me AnythingKilby BladesJanuary 1, 2021SnapdragonComment

Book Riot Just Called "Snapdragon" One of The Best Books You've Never Heard Of!

Squee! I went to Twitter to post something this morning only to find that Book Riot listed my novel, Snapdragon, as one of its best books you've never heard of! I will admit, I wish that a LOT more people had heard of this book. Thanks to this article, and to Carole, the reader who thought to give it a nod, a few more people have. Yea for good newsy things!! Snapdragon is right here, BTW. Because, shameless self-promotion: http://bit.ly/kb-snapdragon

Critical Reviews, Kilby Blades in the MediaKilby BladesJuly 29, 2020SnapdragonComment

Next-Level Issues on Diversity in Publishing - My Interivew on The Good Story Podcast!

First things first: you need to check out The Good Story Podcast. It’s new(ish) but great-already source for rich discussions about meaty topics in authoring. It is also the brainchild of Mary Kole. She is the founder of The Good Story Company, a multidimensional career and craft blog and resource center for authors. After meeting her virtually, we quickly realized we had much to discuss about diversity in publishing.

Diversity, Kilby Blades in the MediaKilby BladesJuly 14, 2020Comment

Kobo Interviewed Me for their Podcast! (I Geeked Out on Alternative Storytelling Platforms)

It seems like a million years since early January, when I sat down with Kobo to record this podcast. I’m so excited to announce that the recording is live! The good people at Kobo had initially asked me to share my thoughts on what I call “emerging story platforms.” Those of you who know me well know that I geek out on technology, and on the business aspects of authoring. 2019 was the year I got to know…

Kilby Blades in the MediaKilby BladesMay 6, 2020 Comment

Interview with Manybooks: Writing 21st Century Romance

When Kilby Blades looks at her peer group, she sees dating disasters, relationship problems, and divorce. This made her want to tell the truth about what love and romance really looks like for high-achieving people and Snapdragon was born. A romance novel unlike any other, where two people are in a relationship that could be defined on its own terms rather that following the formulaic path: "first comes love, then comes marriage..." As our Author of the Day, Blades tells us all about the book and how she made it into the top 5 in romance and top 35 across genres.

Kilby Blades in the MediaKilby BladesNovember 29, 2017SnapdragonComment

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