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Bookshop Interview with Author Elma Linz Kanefield (Episode #176)

3/22/2023

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Elma Linz Kanefield discusses her book, Hamlet’s Mirror: Reaching Your Potential Onstage and Off. It is a book designed for performing artists, but the advice it contains could apply to all artists and artists-at-heart. Elma is a psychotherapist and one of the world’s only specialists in the psychology of the performing artist. And she knows what she’s talking about. Her own horrifying experience with stage fright as a young performer in New York City led her to become a mental health clinician and to write this book. She began writing Hamlet’s Mirror nearly thirty years ago but never quite finished it…until now. Elma is quick to point out that if she had finished the book any earlier, she wouldn’t have had the benefit of her nearly four decades of learning and practicing in the field. In Hamlet’s Mirror, she discusses why artists and performers do what they do, the pressures they experience as a result, and why the goal should be to strive for excellence not perfection. In this episode, I’ll chat with Elma about her writing journey, why artists need to understand the concept she calls “performance potential,” and her specific advice for writers…as well as a few other things.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Laury A. Egan (Episode #175)

3/8/2023

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Laury A. Egan discusses her latest novel, Once, Upon an Island. It is a coming-of-age story set against the beautiful backdrop of the island of St. Croix in 1966, and it follows 16-year-old Olivia and her glamorous mother as they escape to St. Croix following the devasting loss of Olivia’s younger brother. On the island, Olivia befriends a mysterious Czechoslovakian woman named Sofiya, and the two bond over their mutual grief as long-buried secrets come to light. This book is semi-autobiographical for Laury, because she visited St. Croix in 1966 when she was just 16 years old. The island left an indelible impression on her, and she promised herself she would write a book about it someday. So, nostalgia finally led her to put that idea down on paper, more than half a century later. In this episode, I’ll chat with Laury about her writing journey, the similarities between herself and her main character Olivia, and why she wanted to explore the reasons people come to islands and how they are changed as a result of their visit.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Steven C. Harms (Episode #174)

2/22/2023

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Steven C. Harms discusses his new thriller series. He has published two books in the series so far, Give Place to Wrath and The Counsel of the Cunning. In these fast-paced thrillers, Steven’s main character is Roger Viceroy, a veteran police detective in Milwaukee, Wisconsin who is recently divorced, wrestling with his own faith, and extremely good at his job of solving murders. Steven was inspired to create Roger Viceroy and write this series because he is such a big fan of the genre. His goal with each book is to take a morality message and embed it within a secular mystery, and he is currently working on book number three. In this episode, I’ll chat with Steven about his writing journey, his plans for this series and how to keep it exciting, and why he chose Milwaukee, WI as the setting for these stories.
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Bookshop Interview with Author Susan Cole (Episode #173)

2/8/2023

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Susan Cole discusses her new memoir, Holding Fast. It is Susan’s story of leaving everything behind to follow her husband’s lifelong dream of sailing away. Susan has lived on or around sailboats for most of her life. But when she married John in her early twenties and agreed to live with him on a sailboat, she had never sailed before. After living on several different boats, Susan and John eventually embarked on a three-year voyage through the Caribbean with their seven-year-old daughter and their dog, Elmo. In Holding Fast, Susan recounts the joys of offshore sailing, as well as its many trials and tribulations, including the experience of riding out a hurricane. It was an adventure that profoundly changed their lives forever. In this episode, I’ll chat with Susan about her writing journey, her advice for anyone thinking of sailing away, and how the title of her book, Holding Fast, relates to her husband’s favorite sailor’s knot.
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Bookshop Interview with Author Kevin Moore (Episode #172)

1/25/2023

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Kevin Moore discusses the first two books in his paranormal thriller series, The Book of Souls and The Book of Demons. Kevin practices lucid dreaming. In fact, it was a recurring dream about shadow people trying to get to his son that inspired this series of books. After his son ended up in the ICU, Kevin decided there was something prophetic in the recurring dream, and he began to write. In Kevin’s story, his main character, Jack Kelly, is a family man who has a near-death experience and wakes up in his thirteen-year-old body. He’s told that his memories of a wife and children are false, and he discovers he now has the ability to see demons and ghosts. The Book of Souls was originally intended to be only a short story. But that short story soon became a novel, and that novel grew into a series. In this episode, I’ll chat with Kevin about his writing journey, how he sees a lot of himself in his main character, Jack Kelly, and how lucid dreaming helped with his character development and plotline creation.
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Bookshop Interview with Author Alexis Hunter (Episode #171)

1/11/2023

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Alexis Hunter discusses her new memoir, Joi Lansing--A Body to Die For--A Love Story. In this book, Alexis recounts her time spent with Joi Lansing, one of the last blonde bombshells of 1950’s and ‘60’s Hollywood. Known as the Monroe of television, Joi Lansing was a talented actress, singer and performer. Alexis was just starting out in Hollywood when she met the famous actress on a movie set. The two became fast friends and were soon inseparable. Alexis’s memoir details how they fell in love but kept their relationship a secret by introducing Alexis to everyone as Joi’s little sister. Shortly after they began their relationship, Joi Lansing was diagnosed with cancer, and Alexis became her caregiver during the final few years of her life. Joi Lansing died in 1972 at the age of 43. In this episode, I’ll chat with Alexis about her writing journey, what it was like to revisit her past all these years later, and the very memorable first time she met Joi Lansing in person (believe it or not, Alexis was wearing a monkey suit).

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Bookshop Interview with Author Alison Levy (Episode #170)

12/28/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Alison Levy discusses the first two books in her Daemon Collecting fantasy series, Gatekeeper and Blue Flame. In this series, Rachel Wilde is a daemon collector from a dimension parallel to ours. Her job is to catch and repair malfunctioning daemons (creatures out of phase with our world who tempt people to do good or evil). But Rachel uncovers a shadow conspiracy across both dimensions and must battle criminals and dangerous creatures if she wants to save her own life and save both worlds. Alison knew she wanted to write this series, and after several attempts at drafting the first manuscript, she found inspiration for her dark world from Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. Once she struck upon that aesthetic, the story came together, and the first book, Gatekeeper, was born. In this episode, I’ll chat with Alison about her writing journey, how she works to build her fantasy world until she’s convinced could field questions about it, and how she discovered writing to be self-medication for her anxiety.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Steph Katzovi (Episode #169)

12/14/2022

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​In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Steph Katzovi discusses her new middle grade novel, Hurricamp!. The story follows Laura “Noodle” Newman as she attends sleepaway summer camp for the first time. She battles homesickness, tries to make new friends, and then gets hit by a hurricane. If you’ve ever attended summer camp, you’ll appreciate Noodle’s adventures with an angry skunk, the pranking neighboring cabin and, of course, the beloved counselor. Steph likes to say that this book took one childhood and six years to write. If she could do it all again, Steph would embrace her camp experience more than she did when she was a kid. This book, Hurricamp!, was inspired by her wish to do things differently. In this episode, I’ll chat with Steph about her writing journey, why she chose to write this book for middle grade readers (who she admits feel like her peer group), and why she believes her main character, Noodle, is a better version of herself as a kid (and probably as an adult).

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Bookshop Interview with Author Jessica Hatch (Episode #168)

11/30/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Jessica Hatch discusses her debut novel, My Big Fake Wedding. Jessica previously appeared on the podcast in her capacity as an editor, sharing her advice and expertise. This time, she’s here to talk about her new book. My Big Fake Wedding is a delightful, contemporary romance in which the main character, Bea Corbin, enters a lottery to win her dream wedding. Her name is picked as the winner right after she is unceremoniously dumped by her cheating boyfriend. When Bea must decide whether to take the prize, she panics and says yes. Now, all she needs is a groom. This comedic romp follows Bea’s journey as she ignores the concept of sunk costs, works hard to complete her endless checklist, and tries to find the love of her life before she has to walk down the aisle. In this episode, I’ll chat with Jessica about her writing journey, how being an author now has made her a better editor, and why her best writing advice is ‘keep your eyes on your own paper.’

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Bookshop Interview with Author Patricia Grayhall (Episode #167)

11/16/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Patricia Grayhall discusses her debut memoir, Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine, a coming-of-age story set in the late 1960’s and 1970’s. Defying expectations, Patricia came out as a lesbian at the age of nineteen and pursued her dream of becoming a medical doctor. In Making the Rounds, Patricia shares what it was like for her as she tried to have both love and a medical career at a time when society disapproved of both for a woman. While she hopes her book will entertain, she also hopes it can serve as a survival guide for others who are told their passions or ambitions are wrong. Patricia describes the experience of reliving her own story while writing this book as a rollercoaster ride, but one that allowed her to develop compassion for herself. In this episode, I’ll chat with Patricia about her writing journey, what it was like for her to reconnect with the people in her memoir after all these years, and what she really thinks about the idea that women can have it all.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Catherine Raphael (Episode #166)

11/2/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Catherine Raphael discusses her new epic fantasy novel, Journey to the Heart Stone. A long-time fan of the genre, Catherine started writing Journey to the Heart Stone because she was frustrated with the skewed portrayal of women in most fantasy novels. They were either the damsel in distress or the evil, old crone. So, Catherine set out to build a world that showed the breadth of female power, and her main character is a thirty-seven-year old woman who must unite three warring tribes and restore peace…all while pregnant. Catherine’s own colorful background served her well when crafting her story. She’s been an improv actor, a storyteller, a metalsmith, and a jewelry designer. Listen in to learn how all of that eventually led to her becoming a published author. In this episode, I’ll chat with Catherine about her writing journey, why it took her so many years to eventually claim her space as a writer, and why she believes fantasy novels give people ways to feel hopeful.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Tim Grove (Episode #165)

10/19/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Tim Grove discusses his latest narrative nonfiction book, The World Turned Upside Down. It is the story of the dramatic Siege of Yorktown in 1781, the last major battle of the American Revolution. This real-life tale is told from five very different perspectives—that of General George Washington, the notorious traitor Benedict Arnold, the young French hero Lafayette, British General Lord Cornwallis, and an enslaved man named James who became a spy. Through painstaking research, Tim shares with readers the story of the bold decisions made by famous military leaders, as well as the everyday courage shown by civilians. As well as being an author, Tim is an historian and educator. His books are written with middle grade and young adult readers in mind, but you’ll find plenty of adults reading them as well. In this episode, I’ll chat with Tim about his writing journey, the various archival images and letters he included in the book, and the most astonishing part of the Yorktown victory, which he calls the Big Secret.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Julie Broad (Episode #164)

10/5/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Julie Broad discusses her latest book, Self-Publish and Succeed. Julie is an Amazon Best-Selling Author and founder of the self-publishing services firm, Book Launchers. She has made it her mission to help nonfiction authors write, publish and market books people will want to read. In her book, Self-Publish and Succeed, Julie covers everything from sitting down to write to the importance of titles and book covers to selecting the right editor, and even the best places to sell your book. She calls it the #noboringbooks way of writing and publishing, and you can learn more about it on her Book Launchers Youtube channel. In this episode, I’ll chat with Julie about her writing journey, her advice about using a ghost writer to help you with your book, and how, after writing her own book and realizing her childhood dream of becoming a writer, she is committed to helping others do the same.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Tammy Gross (Episode #163)

9/21/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, Tammy Gross discusses her latest novel, The Treasure Galleons. It is based on the true story of the Spanish shipwrecks in the year 1715 that gave Florida one of its nicknames—the Treasure Coast. This novel tells the story of a captain’s son who is left to confront pirates, cannibals and an angry king after a hurricane off the coast of Florida devastates his family and their fleet, which happened to be carrying $400 million worth of treasure. Tammy is also an optioned, award-winning and indie-produced screenwriter, and The Treasure Galleons began as an award-winning screenplay before Tammy decided to turn it into a novel. In this episode, I’ll chat with Tammy about her writing journey, how a trip to a pirate museum in St. Augustine, Florida helped inspire the story, and why, when it comes to writing novels or screenplays, she firmly believes that pursuing perfection is not a noble idea.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Chris Crutcher (Episode #162)

9/7/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, my guest is award-winning author Chris Crutcher. Chris is the author of more than a dozen novels and two short story collections. His work features teen protagonists coping with serious problems, including poverty, abuse, and prejudice. Chris’s books have been informed by his work as a teacher, director of an alternative school, child and family therapist and child protection advocate, and his stories have been inspired by the heroes he has met along the way. All of his books and stories have been challenged or banned at some point during his nearly forty-year career. As a result, Chris has earned two lifetime achievement intellectual freedom awards -- one from The National Council of Teachers of English and the other from the National Coalition Against Censorship. In this episode, I’ll chat with Chris about his writing journey, how his work with at risk youth has changed his idea of courage, and why his books have meant so much to his readers.

This interview with Chris Crutcher follows a conversation I had with him as part of the Jacksonville Public Library's Teen Lit Chat series. You can view that conversation on Youtube by clicking HERE. Enjoy!

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Bookshop Interview with Author Daniel Powell (Episode #161)

8/24/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Daniel Powell discusses his latest book, Fo(u)nd Memories. This short story collection was inspired by Daniel’s collection of old photographs. He began collecting old photos seven or eight years ago when he walked into an antique shop and saw a few photographs that were so intriguing he couldn’t leave them behind. Daniel is quick to point out that these are not artistic photos. They are simply snapshots of other people’s lives, taken in everyday situations, and Daniel began to wonder at the stories behind them. Being the writer that he is, he made up stories to fit the photos, and the result is Fo(u)nd Memories. In this episode, I’ll chat with Daniel about his writing journey, how he was never a collector of anything until he found those first photographs, and how this short story collection has challenged him and allowed him to grow as a writer.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Nicole Strickland (Episode #160)

8/10/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, my guest is author Nicole Strickland. Nicole is the founder and director of the San Diego Paranormal Research Society, and she has written numerous books about locations that she has personally investigated for paranormal activity. Three of her books explore the RMS Queen Mary, the retired luxury ocean liner moored in Longbeach, CA that is considered one of the most haunted places on earth. Nicole has spent years researching the places she writes about, delving into their history and interviewing people with connections to the sites. She also explores the locations herself in order to validate the experiences of others. The Queen Mary is a particular favorite of hers, due to its rich history and the consistency of its paranormal activity. In this episode, I’ll chat with Nicole about her writing journey, how she separates rumors of ghosts from the facts and evidence, and the care she takes to write about haunted places while still respecting the privacy of both the spirits and their living relatives.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Michelle R. Young (Episode #159)

7/27/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Michelle R. Young discusses her latest young adult novel, Soul Cogs. It is the second installment in Michelle’s Gear Heart sci fi series set in Victorian England with a distinct steampunk vibe. This book picks up where the first book left off, and the characters are on the run during a very dangerous time. You can expect new characters and lots of new adventures for the both the heroes and the villains. Michelle describes Soul Cogs as being a roller coaster, not just for the reader, but for her as a writer. The book went through numerous drafts, and Michelle incorporated lots of input from her beta readers, who she credits with keeping the characters consistent and the story on track. In this episode, I’ll chat with Michelle about her writing journey, how she worked on developing her main characters both at their best and at their worst, and the community of writers that have become one of her favorite parts of being an author.
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Bookshop Interview with Author C.M. Newell (Episode #158)

7/13/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author C.M. Newell discusses her Unwanted series. The final installment of the series, Sacred (Book Three), was released earlier this year. This young adult fantasy series features a teenage girl who discovers she is not only descended from a long line of Wiccans, but she is the heir to their royal crown. Cassie wanted to write a fairytale that was not a damsel-in-distress story, but rather one where the female lead was on equal footing with her male counterpart. Finishing this series with Sacred was not simply the culmination of the character’s journey. Cassie also felt it was her own coming-of-age as a writer. In this episode, I’ll chat with Cassie about her writing journey, how she works as a writing coach to help other authors, and what it was like to undertake a rebranding of her work as she retired her pen name.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Robert Valletta (Episode #157)

6/8/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Robert Valletta discusses his new Gaslamp Quarter Thriller series. The first book, Blood Running Hot, is available from booksellers now. In this noir thriller, a former NYPD detective relocates to southern California to begin a new life only to find herself the prime suspect in a series of murders. Fans of the genre will find Blood Running Hot contains plenty of twists and turns, a strong female protagonist and a convergence of seemingly unrelated crimes. Robert is also the author several other books, including the award-winning techno-thriller, Crossfire. In this episode, I’ll chat with Robert about his writing journey, how his love of the genre led him to create a murder mystery series, and the real-life inspirations he draws from for his stories.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Cheryl Hollon (Episode #156)

6/1/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Cheryl Hollon discusses her Paint & Shine cozy mystery series. Along with a murder mystery, this series boasts the unique and whimsical combination of landscape painting, southern cooking and moonshine. This series is close to Cheryl’s heart, as it features the Appalachian farmhouse where her father grew up and where she spent her summers as a kid. Also, the main character, Miranda Trent, is named after both of her great grandparents. There are currently two books available in the Paint & Shine Mystery series. The third, Death A Sketch, will be out in July. This is Cheryl’s second cozy mystery series. Her first, Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries, features glass art and is set in the arts district of St. Petersburg, Florida. In this episode, I’ll chat with Cheryl about her writing journey, how being an artist has helped inform and color in her writing, and how answering a call for submissions led her to discover that she has a “cozy” voice in her writing.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Lindsey Salatka (Episode #155)

5/25/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Lindsey Salatka discusses her debut novel, Fish Heads and Duck Skin. This story is loosely based on Lindsey’s own life, specifically the five years she and her family lived in Shanghai. While living abroad, Lindsey jotted down her observations on the city, the lifestyle and the people of Shanghai. When she began to write the book, Lindsey originally intended it to be a memoir, but that quickly changed. She decided that it would be much more fun to use her experience as the basis for a work of fiction. Fish Heads and Duck Skin is the story of a woman finding herself somewhere far away from home and learning to fall in love with herself and her place in the world. In this episode, I’ll chat with Lindsey about her writing journey, why she loves visiting with book clubs, and how she came up with the title for her book (Here’s a hint: It was inspired by her daughter’s two favorite foods).

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Bookshop Interview with Author Gale Massey (Episode #154)

5/18/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, I’m chatting with award-winning author Gale Massey. Her latest book is titled Rising and Other Stories. This short story collection was ten years in the making. These stories represent Gale’s learning curve and demonstrate how her confidence as a writer as grown over the years. It wasn’t until after curating this collection that she realized her stories shared several themes in common: nature, water, grief and the notion of women (especially girls) taking on the world. This latter theme is also present in Gale’s first novel, The Girl from Blind River, a coming-of-age story about a young girl finding her way through adolescence to the brink of adulthood where she can finally make her own decisions. In this episode, I’ll chat with Gale about her writing journey, how learning to play poker was the spark she needed to write her first novel, and why she believes The Girl from Blind River is the story she was born to write.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Kristen Fogle (Episode #153)

5/11/2022

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, I’m chatting with author Kristen Fogle. Kristen is the Executive Director of the nonprofit literary center San Diego Writers, Ink. She is also the author of four journaling books. Writers Ink’s tag line is: Everyone has a story. Write Yours Now. Kristen and I talk about why that is such a bold statement, and why she believes that everyone is (or has it within them to be) a writer. Kristen has spent her career helping writers as an editor, an instructor and a mentor. She discusses the rules of writing, creating dynamic characters and journaling in whatever format sets you on fire. In this episode, I’ll chat with Kristen about her writing journey, her favorite writing prompts and the importance of feedback -— not just what you do with it, but also the people from whom you choose to take it.

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Bookshop Interview with Author Lars Emmerich (Episode #152)

5/4/2022

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IIn this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Lars Emmerich discusses his conspiracy thriller series featuring female protagonist Sam Jameson. Lars admits that having a female lead for stories in this genre is a bit unusual. But if murder, espionage, and smart, tough, feisty female government agents are your thing, you’ll want to check out this series.  Inspired by Tom Clancy and similar authors, Lars was fascinated by the way they constructed their stories in two main respects —- first, the idea that what is right in front of you is rarely the whole story; and second, the ability to weave several different storylines into a compelling ending. Lars drew upon these lessons when writing his thriller series. And he admits that when it came to creating his main character, Sam Jameson, it was a less about learning who she was and more about discovering who she wanted to be. In this episode, I’ll chat with Lars about his writing journey, how he changed his method of selling books by working directly with readers, and why he thinks that writing books always ends up being more like a science project than an art project about half-way through the story.

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