265. What Is Cozy Fiction? 10 Characteristics Cozy Writers Need to Know

Learn what makes cozy fiction work—and how to balance warmth, tension, character growth, and community to create the hopeful reading experience cozy readers expect. You know the feeling a cozy book gives you—warm, safe, like a world you don't want to leave. But when you sit down to write one, "just make it cozy" can be maddeningly hard to pin down. Is it the setting? The pacing? The lower stakes? In this episode, I'm breaking down the 10 characteristics of cozy fiction and how each one contri...