Finding Life and Love on Blossom Street: An Interview with Author Kay Parquet
Thu Dec 11 2025
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In today's episode, I interview romance author Kay Parquet about her delightful series, Blossom Street. Each story explores a different life and love of the people who populate her cozy town. We discuss some of our favorite stories, talk about her writing journey, and how ADHD affects writing and reading. If you're looking for clean romance stories that feature realistic people, this is the series for you!
Find Kay Online: https://kayparquet.com/
Her AuthorTube channel: @KayParquet
Here's a couple of blog posts she written about ADHD and burnout, I found these to be really helpful in my own journey!
https://kayparquet.com/youre-not-lazy-you-just-have-adhd/
https://kayparquet.com/burnout-in-creatives/
Books Mentioned:
The Expanse Series by James S. A. Corey
The Silo Series by Hugh Howey
Deryni Series, Katherine Kurtz
Dragon Riders of Pern series by Anne McCaffery
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Recommended Writing Books
Save the Cat Writes Horror (and other Save the Cat books)
Outlining Your Novel by K. M. Weiland
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
How to Write a Romance Novel by Judy Angelo
Show, Don't Tell by Sandra Gerth
Dear Writer, Are You In Burnout? by Becca Syme
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
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Send us a text In today's episode, I interview romance author Kay Parquet about her delightful series, Blossom Street. Each story explores a different life and love of the people who populate her cozy town. We discuss some of our favorite stories, talk about her writing journey, and how ADHD affects writing and reading. If you're looking for clean romance stories that feature realistic people, this is the series for you! Find Kay Online: https://kayparquet.com/ Her AuthorTube channel: @KayParquet Here's a couple of blog posts she written about ADHD and burnout, I found these to be really helpful in my own journey! https://kayparquet.com/youre-not-lazy-you-just-have-adhd/ https://kayparquet.com/burnout-in-creatives/ Books Mentioned: The Expanse Series by James S. A. Corey The Silo Series by Hugh Howey Deryni Series, Katherine Kurtz Dragon Riders of Pern series by Anne McCaffery Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Recommended Writing Books Save the Cat Writes Horror (and other Save the Cat books) Outlining Your Novel by K. M. Weiland Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes How to Write a Romance Novel by Judy Angelo Show, Don't Tell by Sandra Gerth Dear Writer, Are You In Burnout? by Becca Syme Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury ____________ There are 4 ways you can help support the channel! -Like and subscribe! -I'm now a bookshop.org affiliate - check out my shop and find your next great read! https://bookshop.org/shop/bookshelfodyssey -Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bookshelfpod - My Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2PTGNQWISVZE/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_3 _____________ Find Me Online: Podcast: https://bookshelfodyssey.buzzsprout.com/ Voxer: @artbookshelfodyssey Discord: https://discord.gg/8MFceV2NFe Facebook Group Page: @thebookshelfodyssey Twitter: @odyssey_podcast Instagram: @bookshelfodysseypodcast