Game of Books

Christie and Cathi are joined by Elizabeth Breck to talk about her debut novel Anonymous. She tells stories from her job as a PI and discusses how it inspires her writing. The conversation also covers San Diego, surfing, and Elizabeth's writing process. The wine for the episode is Leaping Horse Chardonnay.

In this redux episode from Season 2, Cathi and Christie spoke with Jess Lourey about her book Unspeakable Things. Jess discussed writing retreats and gave querying advice. Her latest book is Bloodline.

Christie and Cathi have a conversation with Halley Sutton about her debut book The Lady Upstairs. They discuss the noir genre and how it can be used in an empowering way for female characters. Halley talks about the importance of revisions and how that ties to her involvement with Pitch Wars. The wine of the week is Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel.

While Cathi and Christie prepare for the exciting rest of this season, here is an old favorite interview with best selling author Brad Parks. The conversation included hilarious discussion ranging from writing at Hardee's to a naked Lebron James. Brad's latest book is Interference.  

Christie and Cathi enjoy a Friexenet Brut Cava as they discuss the book To Tell You The Truth by Gilly Macmillan. The conversation covers the difference between bolognese and ragu, gaslighting, and name changes.

Cathi and Christie talk about their New Year's Eve plans and traditions and setting goals for 2021. They also discuss HBO Max, new movies, Biden's cabinet appointments, and more!

Merry Christmas from Cathi and Christie! This week, they talk about Christmas themed cozy mysteries: Mrs. Morris and the Ghost of Christmas Past by Traci Wilton and Holiday Hostage by Kathi Daley. They also talk about some holiday movie favorites. The wine is Cupcake Vineyards Red Velvet.

Author and speaker Steven James joins the episode to explain how status relates to characters in writing. He answers all of Cathi and Christies questions and explains how status can be used to create multidimensional characters and to develop the story. His most recent book is Synapse, and he has written helpful guides for writer's called Troubleshooting Your Novel and Story Trumps Structure.

Christie and Cathi have a conversation with Frank Zafiro, crime fiction author and host of the Wrong Place, Write Crime podcast. Over a bottle of Erath Pinot Noir, they discuss Frank's newest book Code Four from the Charlie 316 series that he writes with Colin Conway. They also ask him about writing police characters and action scenes, and what it's like to co-write.

Cathi and Christie bring on David Albertyn, author of Undercard, for this week's virtual book club. Guest listeners Gordon and Amber join as well to ask David questions about his book. The wine and food are Beringer Bros. Bourbon Barrel Aged Cabernet Sauvignon and BBQ sliders.