Retired educator and author Sara E. Johnson is this month’s guest. A long-time Durham, North Carolina resident, Johnson took a year off to live and travel in New Zealand. It inspired her Alexa Glock series. She published her first book at sixty and with six books slated in the series, her forensic odontologist protagonist is still going strong.

Let’s chat. I have *so* many questions.

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Christine Cunningham Ashworth is a genre author with a unique background. Her father was a very prolific genre author as was her brother Scott before he turned to metaphysical nonfiction. In this episode, we discuss Christine’s latest book, an autobiography of Scott Cunningham, what it was like growing up around authors, and her path from romance and back again.

Let’s chat. I have *so* many questions.

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Psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Debra Holland is one of the earliest indie authors I know. She came to independent publishing well before many of us, and she had a hand in changing not only my career but guiding others in Southern California.

Like many of my guests, she’s not only a very successful romance writer but also works as a crisis and grief counselor. The last time I saw Debra was pre-pandemic. We went to dinner in Italy. It’s been a while….

Let’s chat. I have *so* many questions.

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This encore presentation features romance author Synithia Williams whose newest book, The Secret to a Southern Wedding is out this month! It’s an Amazon August 2023 Book of the Month!

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Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Delilah Marvelle is one of my favorite people. She’s super smart and funny. We laughed so much before recording that it was hard to stop. You have to listen to this one to hear how Jane Eyre changed her relationship with books and writing.

She’s also the first writer I’ve interviewed who is writing in her second language. It’s a fascinating discussion of writing influences, growing up as a survivor of trauma, and what it takes to tell stories that resonate with readers.

Let’s chat. I have *so* many questions.

This month I have an interesting conversation with NAACP Image Award Winner, Pamela Samuels Young. She writes thrillers that are heavy on suspense. A retired attorney, like many of my guests, she made the transition from practicing law to writing full-time. Now her career is on a new trajectory with co-authoring in the mix. Let’s chat. I have *so* many questions.

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OMG this episode is epic! This month I have a super interesting conversation with USA Today bestselling author Blair Babylon. Blair is another author I haven’t seen in some time (damned COVID). Also, admittedly I tried not to talk to her too much about the pandemic as she’s an expert Ph.D. in microbiology and virology. I was too afraid that the truth of what was happening in 2020. It was all too was heavy.

On the other hand, Blair is one of a few people I know who completed the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. In the writing community that MFA is like sprinkling magical fairy dust of legitimate literary writership on someone. Let’s chat. I have *so* many questions!

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A prosecutor fighting for sobriety, an abuse victim in denial, and the reporter who wants to expose it all. ⚖️

To prosecute a priest, Nicole Long will have to sell her soul to the devil…

His conviction would vindicate dozens of victims and could heal the wounds of her past. But when witnesses to the priest’s crimes start to die off, Nicole must decide if prosecutorial misconduct is a worthwhile trade-off to get justice.

Without Consent is the next smart crime fiction novel in the Nicole Long legal thriller series.

Amazon: http://ebooks.buzz/wcamz

This month, I have a great talk with USA Today bestselling author Pamela DuMond. Pamela has had the most varied career. From ‘discovering’ Erin Brockovich to writing for storytelling game apps, she’d done a lot.

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This month I have a great talk with New York Times bestselling author Sharon Hamilton. I met Sharon some years ago at a romance writer’s meeting in Orange County, California. Writing is her second successful career. The first was in real estate. I was surprised that some of what it takes to sell a house transfers to marketing books. You’ll get to hear about how her personal connection led her to write Navy SEALs.

“True love heals in the garden of the heart.” —Sharon Hamilton

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