Kobo Writing Life Podcast

#338 – Writing Women's Action-Adventure Novels with Bethany Maines

Mar 5, 2024

Award-winning author Bethany Maines discusses her career, hybrid author journey, and martial arts-inspired fight scenes in action novels. She shares insights on balancing responsibilities and navigating AI in indie publishing. The podcast explores adapting short stories to screenplays and previews Maines' upcoming romantic comedy and mystery novels.

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Bethany Maines

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Quick takeaways

Crafting short stories requires a precise setup, catch, and payoff for impact.

Adapting novels into screenplays involves collaborative processes and successful casting.

Balancing priorities is like juggling glass and plastic balls, discerning between essential and flexible tasks.

Deep dives

Short Stories Are Like Jokes

Short stories are a challenge for Bethany Mayans, likening them to jokes with a setup, catch, and payoff. Each element must be carefully crafted to deliver impact, ensuring the story's effectiveness.

Crafting Mysteries and the Role of World Building in Writing

02:35

Empowerment Through Self-Defense Training

01:54

Distinguishing Glass from Plastic Balls

02:00

Introduction

2min

Evolution of a Hybrid Author

17min

Empowering Through Martial Arts: Crafting Authentic Fight Scenes

10min

Prioritizing Responsibilities and Balancing Acts

2min

Navigating the AI Revolution in Indie Publishing

14min

Exploring the Transition from Short Story to Screenplay

4min

Author's Upcoming Romantic Comedy and Mystery Novels

3min

In this episode, we spoke to award-winning author Bethany Maines, whose romance-fuelled action-adventure novels include Eye Contact and Bulletproof Mascara, among many others. Bethany is a multi-genre author who has written in many genres and sub-genres, including action-adventure, mystery and suspense, science fiction and paranormal romance. She’s also a hybrid author who has experience working with traditional publishing houses as well as independently publishing her work!

And, further, she has also written short stories and screenplays, including a screenplay that was recently turned into a short film. Bethany had a lot of illuminating observations on the publishing industry, a lot of love for fellow indie romance authors, and a lot of great advice to offer.

Be sure to grab a copy of Eye Contact – Bethany’s latest release!

Follow Bethany on X, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more at her website.

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Kobo Writing Life Podcast

#338 – Writing Women's Action-Adventure Novels with Bethany Maines

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Short Stories Are Like Jokes

Adapting Novels to Screenplays

Balancing Glass and Plastic Balls

Ethical Use of AI in Publishing

Upcoming Rom-Com and Seattle Mystery

Crafting Mysteries and the Role of World Building in Writing

Empowerment Through Self-Defense Training

Distinguishing Glass from Plastic Balls

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts