In my 100th episode of the podcast, I visit with Margaret Pinard, co-founder of PDX's very own Jolabokaflod PDX event and historical fiction author. We discuss the podcast's future, writing styles, and how we manage our busy writer's life.
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I talks with David Barbur, thriller & wilderness mystery author about his latest book. David and I discuss his background as an animal tracker in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. David reads from his book The Valley of the Lost Children.
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I spend time with best-selling, critically acclaimed, award-winning historical fiction author, Megan Chance. Megan and I talk about her eight historical fiction titles & much more!
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I spend time with award-winning author, Jennifer Gold, as they discuss her book club fiction stories themed around love, mistakes, second chances, and finding inner strength. Jennifer shares with me fantastic advice to help me keep moving forward with my writing dreams.
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I spend time with life long activist and native-born Seattleite Kite Bakke, as we discuss her three books. Kite shares with me her amazing background & involvement with her years as an antiwar activist in the late 60s & early 70s.
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I chat with three-time published author, Donna Miscolta, about her publishing journey. We discuss race, gender, and equality which are the themes of Donna’s books. Donna ends the podcast with advice for aspiring authors.
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I spend time with a five-time published author who was also named American Booksellers Association’s Indie Next picks & Library Journal’s Editors’ Picks Author; Jennie Shortridge!
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I visit with a special guest author, and octogenarian Anthony (Tony) Anastasi as he shares his lighthearted short story memoir that answers the question, “How Have I Lived So Long, Yet Learnt So Little?”
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I visit with author Sean Crow who works by day as a teacher in a correctional facility in Oregon and as a Language Arts & Social Science faculty instructor. He also writes gritty fantasy & Sci-Fi books. I visit with Sean about his writing and publishing journey. We also talk about his latest book & his work to help inspire young students in the correctional facility.
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I talk with author & screenwriter William Schreiber about his latest work, Someone to Watch Over. William’s book is based on his original award-winning screenplay and won the Women’s Fiction Writers Association’s 2019 Rising Star Award.
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I spend time with high school literary & history teacher and full-time author, Elise Hooper. Elise shares about her three books inspired by women often overlooked by history. She reads from her newest book, Fast Girls, which explores the real-life journey of three female athletes on the first integrated women’s Olympic team in 1936.
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I spend time with the amazing YA Mystery Fantasy Author, Halie Fewkes. We not only talk about her exiting author journey & her series but her insights with using Kickstarter to sale & promo her books.
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I spend time with former defense investigator and legal assistant who turned author, P. J. Howell. She shares her journey to becoming a multi-titled published author. She also shares secrets to writing a mystery series.
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I visit with Science Fiction Author Race Walters about his writing & publishing journey.
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I spend time with author, journalist, and documentarian, David James Roberts as we discuss his book, The Paper Man; a historical fiction inspired by true events surrounding the mysterious death of the Matthias Sindelar, the Captain of Austria’s soccer team, who lead the team to the World Cup under Hitler occupation.
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In this episode, I talk with Erica Bauermeister, Reese’s Book Club pick for Feb. 2020! Erica spends time talking about her two latest books as well as her author’s journey.
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Vikki talks with special Guest Author - Laura Munson; New York Best Selling Author, Teacher, Speaker, & Founder of Haven Writing Programs. This was recorded before the COVID-19 crisis. We hope it will bring you joy & encouragement as Vikki & Laura talk about the joys with creating.
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Vikki spends time talking with Canadian author, Amber Cowie about her domestic thriller & her writing journey.
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Vikki spends time with wilderness athlete, Iditarod Racer, and author of Epic Solitude, Katherine Keith, as Katherine discusses her survival story & her new book.
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Vikki talks about science writing, young adult sci-fi, and being brave to tell the story within us with the author, Heather S. Ransom!
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