Editing! Love it? Hate it? Hate it a LOT? Here at SSP, we are lucky to have many editors who love this process which is so often reviled by writers and yet is so important to the creation of a book. Erika (not an editor) gathered SSP editors Ashley, Courtney, Kaitlin, and Susan for a conversation about editing including what they love about it, what their process is, and some common issues they see in manuscripts.

No one asked for a Genshin Impact Smash or Pass...? OH WELL, WE'RE DOING IT ANYWAY!

The Chaos Squad comes together for the first time in months to discuss the playable characters in Genshin Impact - and who we find smashable or not >:3

Come enjoy Val and Alyssa talking about characters they know nothing about while Jess and Erika provide extra details on the side!

P.S. Expect Genshin Spoilers (duh?!)

Introducing Lorelei - NOT the Elite Four trainer! Today, Val and Kira officially welcome our newest author!

Lorelei joined Shadow Spark Publishing in July 2024 and slid right into our chaotic family. Hear about her experience creeping on fellow SSP authors, learn some inside info on her upcoming book, Desiccate (released June 2026!), and listen to some gushing about Doctor Who!

P.S. Confetti for the low ranking classes!

P.P.S. We love Shadow Daddy~

Do you prefer understated jerks, maniacal evil people, or tentative side-character heroes who become villain-leaning?

Val, Erika, Kaitlin, Rosa, and Kass get together to discuss what a**hole characters mean to them and how they're written. What does it take to be a really jerk-leaning character? What do we like about them and how do we get into the headspace of writing them?

And ask yourselves: What Would Lucifer Do?

P.S. The iceberg in Titanic is NOT the a**hole!

Join Erika, Ashley, Courtney, and Rosa as they discuss the myriad ways authors go about writing sequels. Do the character have to be the same? The world? What qualifies as a "sequel"? What are some of the issues and pitfalls involved? All this and more in today's episode!

Pure, innocent, sunshine characters? No! Cinnamon Roll characters are so much more than that! Did you forget?? Guess we'll go into it again...

Val, Kira, M.A., Az, and Rosa come together to break down Cinnamon Rolls in our books! We also create a new phrase, consider a spectrum of Cinnamon Rollness, and even mention himbos!

Dungeons and Dragons but with food? The continuation of the Targaryen's rise and fall? A Genshin Impact-inspired game? These just scratch the surface of today's Favorite Things episode and listen to Jess, Kira, and Val gush about their current interests, and join us at the end for some recommendations!
And remember - rescue her before she becomes dragon poop!

IN THIS EPISODE

4:45- Delicious in Dungeon
19:20- House of the Dragon, Season 2
26:57- scavengers Reign
33:13- Wuthering Waves
42:43- Helluva Boss
53:20- Genshin Impact
1:09:37- Warhammer 40k
1:27:41- Self Care

Enemies to lovers...a divisive trope! What makes a story enemies to lovers? An initial attraction? A lot of angst? An undeniable yearning?

Today, Val, Kira, Az, Kaitlin, and Lorelei discuss - what does enemies to lovers look like to us? (And is Wolverine secretly bi???)

P.S. Welcome newbie Lorelei on her first podcast!