Florida Writer Podcast

In this Florida Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen chats with Jennifer about the challenges and struggles of accurately portraying an event that is still in the hearts and minds of so many, as well as introducing the topic to the younger generations.

Catherine Drake worked for many years in the land conservation field developing public outdoor recreation areas and preserving forests and farmland for future generations. After raising two daughters, she and her husband moved to Vermont where she writes and is active in the environmental community by serving on the local land trust and conservation commission. She enjoys cycling, skiing, kayaking, and hiking with her dog in the Green Mountains. Her debut novel, The Treehouse on Dog River Road, was published by She Writes Press in May 2022.

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A book launch is an exciting event in every author's journey. Before you send your baby into the world, are you confident your "Amazon Relevance Score" will serve you well? In this Florida Writer Podcast, book marketing expert Penny Sansevieri shares book launching tips from networking and platform building to ads and book pricing with host Alison Nissen.

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Writing your novel one story at a time is the advice that helped Sally Constain write her debut novel, The Keys to Fanny. In this Florida Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen chats with Sally to discover how her grandmother's stories of life in Ukraine, inspired her to create characters so lifelike that she could walk in their shoes.

Sally Constain is the author of The Keys to Fanny a work of historical fiction, the chapbook Sometimes I Wonder, a collection of twelve inspiring poems on our common human experience, and Random Reflections, an anthology of essays and poems, some based on family stories. Her latest publication is a chapbook of poems written after a medical recovery, titled, Autumn Again.

Inspired by the beauty and harshness of nature, Susan Speranza embraces the Vermont landscape to develop plot, characters, and conflict. In this Florida Writer Podcast episode, host Alison Nissen chats with Susan Speranza about how language is to writing as notes are to music. Susan creates lyrical text that matches the beauty of the natural environment of her metaphysical novel, Ice Out.

Torn between keeping your book as a memoir or fictionalizing your story? Fret no longer! Consider exploring the new Autofiction genre! In this episode of the Florida Writer Podcast, host Alison Nissen chats with Lindsey Salatka about her autofiction novel Fish Heads and Duck Skin, embracing a new lens for the world around you, and finding your muse in real-life scenarios.

Lindsey Salatka is an author, ghost-writer, and editor. Her writing has been featured at BlogHer and in Shanghai Family Magazine, Urbanatomy: Shanghai, and Volumes 3 and 4 of Shaking the Tree: Brazen. Short. Memoir. She is on the advisory board of the San Diego Writers Festival and serves as Director of the KidsWrite! Children's Writing Contest. You can find Lindsey on Instagram @mywhatlovelygillsyouhave, on Facebook @fishheadsandduckskin, or on Twitter @lindseysalatka

Publishing a book is exciting, finding creative ways to sell it is daunting. In this edition of the Flordia Writer Podcast, Host Alison Nissen chats with Suspenseful Women's Fiction author Kathy Nichols about finding new ways to market your book, breaking up with your agent, and managing impostor syndrome.

Katherine Nichols is a member of the Atlanta Writers Club and Sisters in Crime and has been published in ALAN reviews, Equill Atlanta Writers Club magazine, and Shout Them from the Mountaintops: Georgia Poems and Stories.

As an accidental author, Henry wrote two thriller novels: Deceit of the Soul (2020) and Deceit of the Earth (2021). His first book was written in three weeks during March 2020, speculating about the origins of COVID 19 to fill gaps for questions not being asked or answered. Early readers were amazed that so much of the story seemed almost prophetic, as some of the media and researchers eventually began to dig a little deeper.

Discover more at Henry-Cox.com

Natasha Miller isn't your average CEO. She sits at the helm of Entire Productions, the go-to experience design, event, and entertainment production company in San Francisco, and has been on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row. Natasha's passion and commitment to giving back drive her invariable contributions and participation with numerous charitable organizations. She is also performing as a jazz vocalist and a trained classical violinist. Natasha is a proud graduate of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and has studied entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School and MIT and is a member of The Recording Academy (Grammys), ASCAP, SF Travel, and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). She resides in San Francisco, CA where she is a member and on the board of EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization).