215. Erotic and Emotional Intensity and Contemporary World Building: An Interview with Julie Kenner

Summary: Sarah interviews bestselling author Julie Kenner, who also writes as J. Kenner. Her latest book Sweetest Taboo came out on October 4 - so it’s release week for her! They discuss theories about romance and why the strongest tropes endure, writing big taboos, writing hot vs. really, really hot, how Google and real estate listings help all writers, and different writing routines for different genres. Julie also talks about mixing real world details with invented elements in the world of her novels, and what books she’s reading and enjoying lately.