Discovered Wordsmiths

Crys is an American writer, but currently lives in Costa Rica with her son.

She's been a full time writer of romance for several years and offers advice for writers of all genres.

She's written for most of her life, but after she lost her job, she started writing full time. She has gotten out a large quantity of books in the last several years, which is what she attributes her success to, but also has led to some burnout.

Catherine was a journalist before she wrote fiction. That background and training has server her well when it comes to writing fiction, especially when dealing with writer's block.

She discusses some tips and techniques she has learned from her journalism days that she applies to helping her to keep writing her fiction.

Catherine lives in Colorado and moved there to do the Colorado things - like ice hockey. She even helped start the first women's ice hockey league in Illinois.

She started her writing career doing journalism, which helped her fiction writing. While she didn't like journalism in high school, after she was a Deadhead, she got married and tried various other occupations.

Her current book - Mask of the Soul Eater - is the third book in her dark fantasy trilogy, which has been described as Dark Tower meets Game of Thrones.

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One of her favorite books:

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Her favorite bookstore:

https://www.tatteredcover.com/

Dave is an avid reader who typically chooses to read instead of watch TV, movies or play video games. He used reading as an escape and continues to read voraciously.

He is retired and lives in Pennsylvania with his wife where he has been enjoying reading old favorites. He has good insights into why he hasn't liked some books and why he loves others.

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Zach is a full-time writer of horror and apocalyptic fiction. He is also a full time husband and father and lives in Tennessee with his family.

He hasn't always been a writer. Years ago, he started as a drummer in a heavy metal band and then, to lose weight, became a personal trainer.

But it doesn't stop there. Zach also co-writes with J. Thorn and together they host writer events across the country.

We have a great discussion about working from home and the benefits of that.

Zach's website:

http://zachbohannon.com/

Visit Zach's Amazon page to check out his books

https://www.amazon.com/Three-Story-Method-Foundations-Fiction-ebook/dp/B085272J6B/ref=sr_1_1

With her experience in the music and movie industries, Samantha has ideas to change the independent book publishing industry next. We discuss thoughts and ideas and what is working now.

Samantha has captured her life experience into a memoir titled Blind Pony. This isn't just a "Hey, listen to these fun life stories" book. She's captured hard experiences.

She left home at 14 and ended up working in the music industry at Geffen records amongst bands like Aerosmith, Nirvana and Guns and Roses.

She went from music to movies and worked on movies like Dazed and Confused and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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https://www.samanthahart.net

ENTREPRENEUR AND HOLLYWOOD EXEC SAMANTHA HART’S DEBUT MEMOIR – LOS ANGELES BOOK FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER – OUT NOW

THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF ESCAPING CHILDHOOD ABUSE, SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH GLOBE-TROTTING ADVENTURES, AND THE RESILIENCY TO BUILD SUCCESS AND STABILITY IN LIFE AND LOVE

HOLLYWOOD CA, JUNE 8, 2021…In her debut memoir, entrepreneur and Hollywood executive Samantha Hart reveals the abuses and traumas that she overcame to build a creative, successful, and love-filled life. BLIND PONY As True A Story As I Can Tell (Wild Bill Publishing) was released on March 15, 2021, and is a 2021 Los Angeles Book Festival award winner.

BLIND PONY As True A Story As I Can Tell illuminates Sam's remarkable ability to be honest and vulnerable about horrific experiences while infusing her unique brand of humor and being relentlessly hopeful. Her story starts with a heart-wrenching childhood of abuse that she endured by her grandfather, which led to her life as a runaway teen and landed her in 1970s Los Angeles. She navigates various abusive relationships, toxic Hollywood characters, a search for her father, "Wild Bill," and ultimately finds her North Star.

"Almost no one in my life, including long-time friends and colleagues, knew about the trauma I experienced as a young girl. I always managed to overcome adversity throughout my life, maintain a positive outlook, and do well for myself. But deep inside, I felt damaged. In telling my story now and hearing from readers, I realize there are a lot of "blind ponies" out there. If my story resonates for even one person and helps to provide some hope for healing, it was worth writing," says Sam.

Sam is currently working on adapting BLIND PONY As True A Story As I Can Tell for TV/film while writing her next book, a novel entitled Starcrossed, and a collection of drawings and stories called When I Was A Muse.

BLIND PONY As True A Story As I Can Tell is now available on Amazon and at bookstores everywhere.

"Unforgettable and raw, Hart's deeply honest musings will ring true to those who want to understandwhat it's like to walk through fire." Book Life

"…a memoir about overcoming—about facing up to and learning from one's pastwithout being imprisoned by it." IndieReader

"A powerful coming of age story about finding strength through rebellion, recovery, and forgiveness."Jill Watts, bestselling author/Professor of Graduate Studies at CSU

"Hart is a gifted storyteller….she became a backgammon hustler in Los Angeles,something readers likely won't find in many memoirs." Kirkus Reviews

"Excellent writing…I recommend this book to simply everyone." Dog-Eared Publishing

Alan is a VERY avid reader. He not only reads quite a bit of non-fiction, but loves multiple genres of fiction. Not to mention comic books.

Together, Alan and I do the podcast Relentless Geekery where we talk about all things geek and nerd, which quite often includes books. So I thought it would great to discuss books and reading for this podcast.

We start off mentioning Delicious Library.

Of interest is how we find books in the bookstores that we want to read.

Steven Pinker - Words and Rules

The word of the day is paraprosdokian.

If you'd like to listen to the full discussion at Relentless Geekery - Episode 37 Deep Dive Into Reading

Jim is a Christy award winning author. He also recorded the Novel Marketing podcast with Thomas Umstattd Jr. for years. On top of all that, he runs a writer's academy with his son, Taylor.

His newest series is called the True Lies of Rembrandt Stone.

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https://jameslrubart.com/

Jim says "Talent is not an indicator of success - persistence is."

He also recommends:

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His first book is about a guy that buys a house that is a physical manifestation of his soul.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805448888/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0805448888&linkCode=as2&tag=saschneider-20&linkId=121259bee353a1df6724721e36d39196

If you are interested in the Rubart Writing Academy:

https://www.rubartwritingacademy.com/

Michelle is back to talk about lessons learned with regards to editing. It can be frustrating and time consuming, but is needed and can lead to a better book. Here are some lessons learned to help other authors when it comes time to edit.

We also talk about things learned to make it easier when writing a draft so that the editing is easier. Proper POV, scene order, and more can help.