After a long day, you might enjoy curling up in your favorite chair or even under your bed's comforter with your favorite book to lose yourself in a good story. But have you ever wondered where your favorite authors get their ideas? If they base their characters on people they know? How they plan or outline their story before they write?

Those are some of the questions that were posed for this week's special episode featuring "Ask the Expert" with romance author Tina Gallagher.

In celebration of five years of Uncorked with Funny Wine Girl, I'm hosting several live, on-line opportunities for you to ask questions of "experts." This week's episode was recorded live on Feb. 18 with author Tina Gallagher who answered questions submitted from podcast listeners and readers of Tina's books and newsletter. If you would like to learn more about Tina and/or buy her books visit her website. And be sure to follow TinaGallagherAuthor on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date with Tina's book signings and other events. Thank you to my podcast sponsors ⁠Reinvented Threads⁠ with Gabby Lynn and Healthy Lifestyle Management with Lisa Rigau. Gabby is busy at work making beautiful, spring-inspired ecofriendly handmade hats, bags and monster dolls. Follow Reinvented Threads on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on Gabby's latest creations and you can shop online on ReinventedThreads.com. Lisa of Healthy Lifestyle Management offers a variety of health coaching services including her upcoming 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course beginning with orientation on March 4. For more information about this course, Lisa's other wellness services and to sign up for her email, visit EatBreatheMoveLive.com. If you would like to support this podcast through sponsorship, email [email protected] for a list of affordable sponsorship packages. Remember that you can also show support by sharing an episode of this podcast with a friend, foe, or anyone you know, or by rating the podcast or writing a review.

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