Since we’ve all been at home much more this past year, we decided to give you an insider scoop on the lives of our Forge authors through our Instagram story series, Coffee with Forge!

In case you didn’t get the chance to tune in, we’re recapping our favorite moments from each author’s take over!

Follow us on Instagram to see more Coffee with Forge next year, and click on the screenshots below to watch each author’s take over from this year.

Heather Webber made us cookies…

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…while Hank Phillipi Ryan showed off her Emmy’s and gave us the scoop on going undercover as an investigative reporter!

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We met Matt Goldman’s very helpful and cute assistants, Clara and Maisie…

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…and Rachel Howzell Hall showed us her step by step writing process!

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Nathan Makaryk brought along on his busy day, showed us his favorite snack (it’s whiskey), and showed us his beautiful rendition of the Lionhearts cover.

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Alex Gilly joined us from Australia, showed us his beautiful office space, and shared some helpful apps for writers!

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Rita Woods channeled all of us by pouring her morning bowl of coffee. We’ve all been there!

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We had a special visitor from Tor Books join us: Alaya Dawn Johnson, author of Trouble the Saints! She showed us her favorite morning cookie, and introduced us to her dog Kisaantom!

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Finally, Shelley Noble showed us her many desks, and showed us her color-coded storyboard!

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And that’s all, folks! To watch all the past Coffee with Forge takeovers, opens in a new windowhead to our Instagram profile (@ForgeReads)!