Online For Authors Podcast

Mary McKenna trained as a historian and lawyer, but gave it up to be a Navy wife. Now she writes around raising children and moving from coast to coast.

Author Deanna Hart publishes in two genres. She began as a suspense/thriller writer under the pen name D.F. Hart with her Vital Secrets series. In book 3 of that series she wrote a supplemental character named Maddie and she put her through a really hard time in that story.

Keyla Damaer is an Italian Sci-Fi author born and raised, living in Rome.  She has enjoyed writing since she was a child. While visiting family, she traveled throughout the United States, which gave her the opportunity to deepen her knowledge of the English language.

Konn Lavery is a Canadian Dark Fantasy, Horror and Thriller writer known for his Mental Damnation series.

Connecting with Jonas in Greece.

This is Destanne's first interview, her first book "Leah's Gift" will be released in 2020. Leah's Gift is an art exhibition Destanne held to commemorate Leah's life in 1996. Leah was Destanne's daughter and the exhibition was to celebrate her and her life. Leah passed away at a year and a half, a drowning.  "We all know, once you have a child, that there's nothing worse than the loss of a child. It's the most devastating thing you can ever experience as a parent." Destanne's book is retrospective and combines before 1995 and after pieces of writing and painting that helped Destanne process grief. She is an artist in more than one form. Leah's gift is a gift for all of us. There is a thread that weaves through out the journey of our entire lives. She believes that if we really tap in deeply to what we're feeling we open up some parts of ourselves that have been shut down. "....through this whole process, I really learned that I had to let everything through me in whatever way it needed to come out and not hold back." Destanne shares that feeling and allowing helped her come to a new place, that the healing journey although painful and tough allowing the pain to rise and to deal with it didn't make the experience go away, nothing could ever do that, but you do get to the other side.

Trailer to the documentary: Beneath the Painted Surface

Paul Davis has been in the IT world for 29 years and in the last 9 has been an educator to students, teachers, parents via schools, and presented to corporations and law enforcement about social media online safety and cyber bullying.

Mike Shaw, an entrepreneur, thought-leader, and coach, speaker, and author. He’s the Co-founder of Headstartpro Performance Training and is a subject matter expert in performance coaching and injury prevention. Mike an International Freestyle Skiing Competitor, Canadian Half Pipe Skiing Development Program, Head Coach, had a severe skiing accident in 2013 and his story has been widely documented on Red Bull TV (Documentary: Mike Shaw The Healing Agent), CBC, NBC, CTV, Global TV, and YouTube. His TEDx Stanley Park, 2017 ~ “Grief Happens.” has reached thousands of people and continues to help those facing challenging times. Mike shares about the skiing accident that was never part of the plan and changed his life forever. It was difficult but Mike took what he learned from the experience and is helping others. He had to pick himself up and follow a new path. Being forced to leave the sport and career he was passionate about and loved, he developed strategies, positivity, gratitude to excel in the face of adversity. A BC Rehab’s Gert Vorsteher Memorial Award Recipient and Wings For Life World Run Athlete Ambassador, Mike’s book will help you to achieve your full potential.

Joshua Pantalleresco is a hybrid author and podcaster. Joshua formerly from Calgary, AB is currently living in Vancouver, BC. His novel Cloud Diver is set to release this year. This interview is full, packed with laughter as Josh shares his adventure with bringing Cloud Diver and other writings to life and embracing the unknown, seeing the gifts in accidents, growing, playing, connection and so much more.

Multigenre author Timothy Reynolds  is a “twistorian” He has a degree in history and loves to take the history we know and add crazy features to it. Tim has an amazing background and credits his search for self through the 80s and 90s for his adventures. He embraces life and enjoys the experiences. He is open to opportunities and his writing is much the same. He will write in any genre that catches his interest.