New York Times bestselling author Penn Cole spoke with me about her past life as an attorney, living in Paris, how she became a breakout hybrid author, and book #2 in the Kindred’s Curse saga: GLOW OF THE EVERFLAME.

Penn Cole is an internationally bestselling author whose debut series, The Kindred’s Curse Saga, became a BookTok and Bookstagram sensation, and an instant New York Times bestseller with over a million copies in more than a dozen languages.

Described as a slow burn, epic romantasy series, Book #2, GLOW OF THE EVERFLAME, was called "Gripping…,” by The Library Journal, and in a starred review noted, “Readers will be clamoring for the next in the series after the cliffhanger ending."

Before pursuing her lifelong dream of publishing, Penn had a prior career as an artist and attorney.

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In this file Penn Cole and I discussed:

Falling for the myth of the “starving artist”

How she self-published three books in 2023

Why she was so adamant about keeping her e-book rights when traditional publishers called

The huge adjustment she’s had to make for her fans

Why there’s some misconception about going “viral”

And a lot more!

Show Notes: 

penncole.com

Glow of the Everflame: A Novel; Book #2 of The Kindred’s Curse Saga by Penn Cole (Amazon)

Penn Cole Amazon Author Page

Penn Cole on Facebook

Penn Cole on Threads

Penn Cole on TikTok

Penn Cole on Instagram

Penn Cole on Twitter

Kelton Reid on Twitter

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