The Picky Bookworm

Roslyn was kind enough to come talk to me about her books The Spiricom and Scandal at Crystaline. I enjoyed our talk very much, and look forward to checking out her books! Visit my website, thepickybookworm.com for links to her books, as well as a place to leave a comment! Until next time, bookworms!

Ask the Publisher is a bonus episode where listeners can submit questions, and Jay and I get to answer them as best we can. We had a great time with today's episode, so if you enjoyed it, please submit your own questions to [email protected], and they could end up on a future episode. Until next time, bookworms!

Trigger Warning: Some of our conversation is about our respective miscarriages, and what it means to feel alone through the emotional trauma. If miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth triggers you, please give this episode a pass. I'm not looking to hurt anyone. You will see me call a friend of mine "Twinnie" on Twitter a LOT. That twin is none other than Tanja, my guest for today! We get into some deep conversations about the meaning of poetry, how to get into reading poetry if it isn't your thing (or mine), and we touch on how much it means to us to have the deep conversations. Neither of us enjoy small talk, so we go deep. Sponsors: Krys Thomas, author of Time to Wake: https://www.amzn.com/B08WLYGY7V and Caroline Fleur, author of Destiny and Other Dilemmas https://www.amzn.com/1736644742

Elliott is the author of Dark Blue, the book that I am doing a giveaway for, over on my website, thepickybookworm.com. I'll be announcing the winner at 6pm CST, for all my subscribers, so hurry over and get involved, then tag someone on Twitter that you think would like this book as well! Until next time, bookworms!

Tegon was kind enough to come visit on the show today, and tell us all about his books! I can't wait to check out his book, BOB. It's about a Russian anti-hero, who tends to get himself into quite a bit of trouble. Tegon's other books will be listed soon, as well as his publisher. I hope you enjoyed today's episode, and I'll be back next week with a brand new guest! Head over to my website, thepickybookworm.com, to leave me a comment about today's show, or the podcast in general. Have a great week!

Caroline, Lacey, Katie and I have been friends on Twitter for what seems like forever. We each connected separately over commonalities, and connected overall through our love of books. We are thrilled to share that friendship with you guys, and hope you are able to find your own special friendships.

Grant Cole came to visit today about his trilogy, Somali Blood. He's currently querying, so his books aren't published yet. I am looking forward to them, because they sound like an awesome series! We also discussed other books, such as Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy, Opening Atlantis by Harry Turtledove, 1901 by Robert Conroy, and In the Presence of Mine Enemies by Harry Turtledove. I hope you enjoy this episode, just as I did! Until next week, bookworms! Sponsors: Caroline Fleur, author of Destiny and Other Dilemmas, available on Kindle and Paperback, as well as a new sponsor today, Eliza Stopps, whose Page Parker series is available on Kindle Vella. Thank you so much!

Jay was such a delight to talk to! We discuss the difference between vanity presses and traditional presses, and Jay offers a ton of advice for authors looking to publish their book. Enjoy this chat, because I sure did! When you're done, head over to my website, thepickybookworm.com, to leave a comment or ask a question!

David is one of my favorite dark fantasy authors! We got to talk today about his book, Crowman, and his process of writing relatable characters. Links below to the first two books in his trilogy, Crowman and Crow Tower. I'm excited to go purchase them myself, but in the meantime, head over to my website and check out my review! Links below! Books David recommended: Poor Things by Alister Gray, Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe, and The Crucible of the Red Lion by Elizabeth Eckstein. Links are provided on my blog, https://thepickybookworm.wpcomstaging.com/podcast/

Dustin and I talked about his book, Asha Anderson: The Dragon today, as well as a bunch of other books, as part of September's self published fantasy celebration! Check out my website, thepickybookworm.com, for links to as many of the books that we discussed as I remember.