Florida Writer Podcast

Things have to come together for the universe to allow a project to bloom. Jaimie Engle stopped by The Florida Writer Podcast to discuss her multi-genre success with film, television, novels, and comics. In this Conversation, host Alison Nissen and Jaimie chat about how to be productive while you are waiting for your projects to be optioned.

In 2021, Jaimie made a tough decision to end her journey as a publisher and embark on a career as a screenwriter. In just 15 months, she sold her first feature-length screenplay and began writing the novelization adaptation. From dream to becoming a professionally optioned and produced woman in the film industry, Jaimie chronicles her adventures in her blog.

Meet Jaimie at the 2022 Florida WritersCon from October 28-October 30.

In this Florida Writer Podcast episode, Gail Ghai and host Alison Nissen dive into how families provide inspiration for our literary words. Families are the first relationships we develop, they have always been a rich source for stories, vignettes and poems.

Gail Ghai is author of three poetry chapbooks and has earned a Pushcart nomination and Henry C. Frick scholarship for creative teaching. Her writing has appeared in worldwide publications including Descant, The Yearbook of American Poetry, Delhi London Quarterly, Poet Lore, JAMA, and Burning Wood Journal.

If Quintin Tarrintino reimagined Calamity Jane, you'd have JD Jordan's acclaimed Sci-Fi Western Calamity. Enjoy this Florida Writer Podcast as host Alison Nissen asks JD where his ideas come from, what type of research he needed for his novel, and how his own experiences influence his work. JD Jordan is the award-winning author of the acclaimed scifi-western novel, Calamity: Being an Account of Calamity Jane and Her Gunslinging Green Man—and has also been featured in Creative Loafing, The Grantville Gazette, The International Journal of the Book, Newsweek, Paste, and Smashing Magazine. He is also an award-winning graphic designer, design educator, and historian with experience working with some of the biggest agencies and brands in the Southeast. JD is a member of the SFWA and is represented by The Zack Company.

The Florida WritersCon: Join us for a weekend jam-packed with networking opportunities, workshops, awards, book signings, a Youth Summit, and more! Friday, October 28-Sunday, October 30.

Friday Night! Reconnect with writer friends and make new ones; network with the conference presenters. Includes hors d'oeuvres and two free cocktails or mocktails.

Would it spell the end of the world as we know it if all of Yellowstone blows? In this Florida Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen chats with Sci-Fi and Memoirist Kim Conrey about Yellowstone, living with HARM OCD, and the pre-sale of her newest book, Stealing Ares.

Kim Conrey is the author of the sci-fi romance Stealing Ares, Book One in the Ares Ascending series. Kim also writes a blog about living with OCD, specifically Harm OCD, where the sufferer has terrifying, intrusive thoughts/fears of harming themselves or others. These are irrational fears but very scary to the OCD brain. Kim blog about this form of OCD at harmocdkimconrey.com She also serves as VP of Operations for the Atlanta Writers Club. In addition, she collaborates on a podcast with the Wild Women Who Write where we interview authors and industry professionals to hear their stories and gain knowledge from their journeys, with a primary goal of supporting female writers.

Do you dream of quitting your day job and writing full-time? You don't need to live in a dark place with only a candle for light and a mouse for a friend. In this episode of the Florida Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen chats with Alyssa Berthiaume, who discovered she could earn a living writing! Listen to Alyssa's journey from frustrated creative to published author and discover some of the nuts and bolts she learned along the way, such as building a street team of marketers, book promotion, and working with an independent press.

Alyssa Berthiaume is a mompreneur, author, ghostwriter, and writing guide with a superpower for hearing between the lines and capturing the voice of her clients. She's the Lady Boss Owner of The Write Place, Right Time, her virtual boutique of coaching and ghostwriting services for brilliant, brave, and badass womxn ready to change the 'effin' world with their stories. She's also the author of Dear Universe, I Get it Now: Letters on the Art and Journey of Being Brave and Being Me. If you can catch her away from the keyboard, she's probably drinking Maple Lattes, watching The Princess Bride for the thousandth time, solving the latest Hunt-a-Killer case, or having fun with her partner and son.

Join the Florida Writers Association for a weekend jam-packed with networking opportunities, workshops, awards, book signings, a Youth Summit, and more! Florida WritersCon 2022, Friday, October 28-30

Are you thinking about self-publishing but don't want to do it alone? Best-Selling Amazon author Dr. Emee Vida Estacio decided to turn her winning strategies into a book launching, heart-centered, online community. In this Florida Writer Podcast, Emee shares with host Alison Nissen how to build a launch team, best practices for creating a self-published audiobook, and much more. And check out Pagudpud, Emee's most beautiful place to visit!

Dr. Emee Vida Estacio helps successful entrepreneurs, therapists, coaches, consultants, bloggers, and speakers expand their reach by writing and publishing their own books on Amazon. Her flagship course, "Self-Publishing Made Simple," is designed to help aspiring authors take one simple step at a time to avoid analysis paralysis, so they can get on to write self-publish their books in 90 days or less, even with a full-time job and/or a busy family life.

Does that blank piece of paper scare you? Do you consistently put off working on your Work In Progress?

Learn how to turn that blank page into something that no longer has weight over you with Procrastination Coach Dr. Christine Li's advice in this edition of the Florida Writer Podcast with host Alison Nissen.

Dr. Christine Li has been working as a New York-based clinical psychologist for the past 20 years; more recently, she has been taking her work online as the "Procrastination Coach." She helps people who are struggling with underperforming at work and at home to work smoothly and with high levels of productivity. Her unique coaching process is a blend of mindset strategy, time and emotion management tips, and a deep belief in the power we each have when we treat ourselves with love and good self-care. Dr. Li is the author of the book "5-Minute Self-Discipline Exercises: Stay Motivated, Cultivate Good Habits, and Achieve Your Goals" and the host of the podcast "Make Time for Success." Follow Dr. Li to learn how to ditch the guilt, judgment, and self-sabotaging and unhelpful habits so that you can feel focused and fulfilled in your life!

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In this Florida Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen and StoryBilder founder Tanya Gough talk about the revolutionary platform that helps you move from How do I? to I did it! StoryBilder is a writing platform that bridges the gap for new and intermediate writers. Supporting writers through flexible narrative frameworks, a library of adaptable story assets, and integrated, experiential education layer, StoryBilder is built to foster creativity no matter what or how you write. Listeners enjoy a free month by visiting StoryBilder.com/florida and using coupon code: writer Tanya Gough has been an ESL teacher, a retail store owner, a corporate digital marketer, and a freelance content strategist, intelligence researcher, and web developer. Today, she is the founder of StoryBilder, a creative writing platform for new and aspiring writers. Tanya also writes middle-grade fantasy fiction and science-infused fantasy short stories for adults.

Break free from the constraints of genre. In this interview with journalist, memoirist, novelist, songwriter and cultural archeologist photographer, Sonja Mongar and host Alison Nissen talk about the difference between academic, commercial, and blended genres and how breaking free from the norm gives the author permission to write the story that needs to be shared.

Sonja Mongar teaches in the Western Connecticut State Low Residency MFA in Creative and Professional Writing.

Two Spoons of Bitter is her first novel and won the 2019 Gold Royal Palm Literary award for fiction from the Florida Writers Association as well as other awards.

Historical Fiction should immerse the audience in the rich details of the past. Author Tamatha Cain knows that to recreate the past, sometimes you need to reach out, ask questions, and talk to those who know. In this Flordia Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen and Tamatha chat about her upcoming historical fiction novels Song of the Chimney Sweep and Only Oona, about the 4th wife of Charlie Chaplin.

Tamatha Cain is a former musician and bandleader. She graduated with honors from the University of North Florida with a concentration in Writing for the Entertainment Industry, and her work has appeared in national and international publications. Winner of the 2020 Royal Palm Literary Award for unpublished fiction and first place in The Experience Poetry Competition, she also writes reviews for Southern Literary Review. She is a member of WFWA and FWA. She is a wife and mother of three and lives in a hundred-year-old bungalow in North Florida, in close proximity to the historic locations found in Song of the Chimney Sweep.