Summary:
In episode 20 of Backstage with the Book Babes, we interview small town and cowboy romance author Bailey Hannah. Bailey is a traditionally published Canadian author who writes spicy contemporary romances where her characters find love and heal from past trauma. And they’re set in beautiful rural British Columbia.
Bailey tells us about her Wells Ranch series and shares her unique journey to trad publishing. After querying for a year, she ended up self publishing, which led to an offer from a publisher. And then she ended up with several offers of representation. So a little backwards to the usual route. We talk a lot about the evolving landscape of traditional publishing and the indie publishing influence.
Of course we get into the spice levels of her books and even have a laugh about how Nikki and her are both writing dominant women in their current books.
We learn all about how Bailey is more of a pantser than a plotter, but how being traditionally published has led her to at least create a basic plot to give her publisher for approval. And we learn about the new series she has sold on proposal. So there should be some exciting news coming soon on that one. Make sure to follow her on social media for all the details.
Bailey tells us about her self care routines in between the author chaos. She tries to always take a few weeks break from writing and editing while her current work is with her editor. So, she’ll spend time with friends and try to get a little more fun in after the stress of deadline mode. We can all relate to that pain.
She tells us about her writing vibes including scented candles, and either focus music like Sound FM or her Depressed Cowboy Playlist. Which the Book Babes need to check out. Especially Nikki.
An author dream for Bailey is to get an adaption produced of her books. Fingers crossed she’ll get there. Any TV producers out there looking for a new cowboy romance series?
Nikki's cat Simon was the party crasher this episode. He was feeling that main character energy hard. Lucky he's so cute, otherwise he'd be in trouble.
Bailey’s question for listeners is: “What’s your favorite microtrope?” This may or may not end up in one of her next books, so let us know in the comments or on our Instagram/Threads posts.
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Music by Christopher Tallon
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About Our Guest:
USA Today bestselling author Bailey Hannah writes romances with a passion for strong heroines and rugged men who aren’t afraid to love their women hard. Born and raised in small-town British Columbia, she always includes a touch of rural Canadian flair (dirt roads, rodeos, and ketchup chips) in her stories. Bailey Hannah lives with her husband, daughter, dogs, and chickens. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time in the outdoors, and daydreaming about her characters. Here’s where you can find Bailey:
Bailey Hannah | Penguin Random House
General | Bailey Hannah
instagram.com/baileyhannahwrites
tiktok.com/@baileyhannahwrites
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