Geof Rey Evans, the creative mind behind the Fubar series, reveals his unconventional writing style. We discussed character development and the autobiographical elements woven into all writing, including fiction.

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Mark McCraw, the author of eight books, has just published Brains Over Brawn and seven other children's books, with more along the way. This Air Force Reserve Veteran shares his journey to write children's books dedicated to his four children and nine grandchildren, where he teaches crucial themes such as bullying. He also discusses the process of self-publishing and how he markets children's books by going into schools and doing other readings with children.

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I had a fantastic talk with Amanda Quick, author of The Sex Trafficker's Wife: A Story of Truth, Faith, and Trust in Self, where she shares what it is like writing a memoir, things you should think of before writing a memoir, and the importance of self-care through the process.

Memoir: Sharing Your Story.

In the book, she shares about the night her husband didn't come home, and she discovered he had been arrested for Human Trafficking. She shares her story of deception, judgment, and overall healing, noting that a memoir is usually about a very charged event.

Self-Care While Writing a Memoir

While writing, she would take intentional breaks to give her mind, body, and spirit a chance to process the different aspects. She made sure she was aware of what was going on in her body and taking the necessary steps to be healthy for her entire being before proceeding further.

Importance of Being Healed When Writing a Memoir

She also points out the necessary step of being healed enough to share your story in a way that will be helpful to others. The point of a memoir is to help others, and you don't want to vomit your story out.

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She shared that she read to her children if they wanted to buy the book. I Said No! A Kid-to-Kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private You can also buy it through this Affiliate link.

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Justin Wesenberg is a poet who has published 8 poetry books in his Soul Seekers Book Series. He shares how he has found healing during the writing process of his series and how he hopes to help others find the same healing, as well as reads a few of his written works with us.

Finding Inspiration for Poetry

He shares how meditation and using his role as a channel helps him write his poetry. Although he had always enjoyed reading and writing poetry, he had never necessarily thought of himself as becoming a professional poet. After encountering a difficult situation in the form of a break-up, he realized his calling.

Healing Powers of Poetry

It was through that break-up that he realized that poetry was very healing, and has used his books and his meditation practice to mentor others in order to help them find healing as well. You can check him out on his website below.

Formatting Poetry Book

He closes as he shares the struggles in formatting a poetry book. Once he had come up with a template it has become much easier, but discussed the struggles along the way.

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Award-winning historical fiction writer and self-publishing coach Joyana Peters shares her first two novels, A Girl from Saint Petersburg and A Girl in the Triangle.

Developing Setting in Historical Fiction

We talked about crucial elements like setting and how, despite being a trilogy following the same person, she has chosen three different locations and three different time periods. Her first was in St. Petersburg in Russia, four years after the Bloody Sunday Massacre. The second, though she wrote first, is in New York during the Triangle Fires. Her third trilogy is set ten years in yet a new setting.

How to Research Historical Fiction

We also discussed the importance of research, and she shared how she did a lot of research for each book. Her favorite way to research is field trips, among other research methods.

How to Self-Publish Your Novel

Being a self-publishing coach, she was very informative about how to self-publish. You may also reach out to her on her website, JoyanaPeters.com, where you can seek her service as an author coach, explore her shop, or buy her books.

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Rebecca Bratspies a professor and author shares her newest work, Naming Gotham: Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York's Place-Names. Did you know that there was a war hero who was intersex? Do you know who was the first black lady to run for President under the Democratic Party? Learn some history and listen with us.

This book is such a fascinating book to either thumb through or read straight through. Rebecca was a delight to talk to as she shared her inspiration in writing this book. Although this is her first book written for the general audience, she is no stranger to the written word. As an environmental law professor, she has written four other books, three environmental justice comic books, and scores of law review articles.