75: K. Webster on Taboo Storytelling, Reader Trust, The Wild and The Otherverse

USA Today bestselling author K. Webster returns to the podcast to talk candidly about creative exploration alongside real-life expectations, caregiving, and burnout. She shares some of her simple self-care practices as well as reflections on finding small moments of joy in unexpected places. Kristi explains her method of building long-term reader loyalty by consistently delivering on promises, engaging with readers, and being open to challenging herself as a writer. We talked about some reader favorites like Devon and Reed from The Wild, as well as Hale and Whispers and Roars. Kristi explains the perks of the K. Webster online bookstore and the K Club on Patreon, where she introduces monthly 10,000-word Forbidden Flings and the bite-sized Otherverse multiverse stories voted on by fans. She also teases an upcoming dark fantasy duet and another Wild-world book, and shares what she’s reading and what genres she hopes to write next. Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok:   / lovelettersandbooks   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersa... Instagram:   / lovelettersandbooks   Facebook:   / lovelettersandbookspodcast   YouTube:    / @lovelettersandbookspodcast   Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with K. Webster TikTok:   / authorkwebster   Instagram:   / authorkwebster   Facebook:   / authorkwebster   Website: https://authorkwebster.com/ 00:00 Meet K Webster 02:45 Life Shift and Pressure 07:10 Caregiving and Self Care 13:01 Readers as Support 15:39 Building Reader Trust 19:27 K Club and Patreon 22:51 Otherverse Explained 26:06 Finding Joy Again 30:04 Why Devon and Reid 33:07 New Dark Fantasy Tease 34:47 Genre Experiments 36:41 Writing Short and Sweet 40:43 Hardest Characters 42:54 What K Reads Now 44:33 Where to Find Her 46:38 Vulnerability and Mop Joy 49:18 Final Thanks and Outro