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Role-playing games are just an organic improvised space for storytelling. - Matthew Mercer

We know we need civilization and laws and procedures, but isn’t it frustrating? Wouldn’t it be great if we could just do what we needed to do? - Lee Child

While cozy mysteries have been around for a while (just look at shows like Murder, She Wrote), cozy fantasy is a relatively new classification of story that places you in a high fantasy world but with a slower pace. They're the kinds of books you can read while curled up with a blanket and mug of tea while it rains outside. They're the books that feel like warm hugs. But since this genre is new, marketing it and finding the right people to read it can be difficult.

Among new indie authors, the difference between beta readers, ARC readers, and street teams can be confusing. It may seem like these serve largely similar functions. This has never been more apparent than with recent discourse around ARC readers and indie authors treating them like a street team. But each one of these categories has their place in the writing and marketing process. We discuss the differences in this episode.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered as a precious gift. - Katie Dicamillo

I love historical fiction because there’s a literal truth, and there’s an emotional truth, and what the fiction writer triest to create is that emotional truth. - Jewell Parker Rhodes