The Sample Chapter Podcast

Our first author interview of 2023 brings a man with numerous titles associated with his name! Andy Howard is a Speaker, Podcaster, Health Coach, Counselor, former Youth Minister, and now, Author! Join us as we discuss self-doubt and depression, his writing process, and the incredible journey from concept to completion, along with the value of a mentor along the way. All this and so much more are just a click away!

Andy Howard's website with social media and podcast links

Andy Howard on Amazon

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A short but sweet return to kick off a 6th year of the show! Jason provides an update on the show's history, what's to come in the year ahead, and gives a little insight into how his own writing has been going.

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Happy Thanksgiving! For episode 226, we welcome back a great friend of the show author and podcaster, Chuck Buda! We're discussing finding your author voice, dealing with imposter syndrome, writing to your genre, identifying the tropes/lingo that goes with it, and so much more!

Chuck Buda's Website

Chuck's profile and books on Amazon, BookBub, and Goodreads

Chuck on Twitter and Facebook

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Episode 225 welcomes back to the show, edgy, horror-comedy author, Frank J. Edler! Frank and Jason have a nice long chat catching up on all of his latest books, his passion for cryptocurrency (and where to get actual Catcoin), using our fears as writing inspiration, and so much more!

Frank J. Edler website with social media links

Reg E. Rat exclusively on Godless

Frank J. Edler on Amazon

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Episode 224 brings back an early guest of the show along with a very special new book. G.A. Edwards joins us to discuss the anthology she, and the Writers of Warrensburg just released! Tune in as we discuss the process of bringing fourteen authors' stories together, how the anthology was developed and edited, and why it's good for an author to have connections with the police! That and so much more await you in this week's exciting new episode!

Hawthorn Creek on Amazon

GA Edwards on Facebook

Writers of Warrensburg website

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It's been a bit since my last episode but I'm back with an all-new episode featuring Indie-Horror author, Tom Duffy! We'll be discussing writing to music, inspiration, discovery writing to the end and so much more! Plus, for those who regularly follow the show, I explain a little about where I've been and what I've been dealing with since the last episode.

Tom Duffy on Amazon

Tom Duffy on BookBub

Tom's social media links include Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

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Episode 222 welcomes back previous guest, SciFi author, Victor Acquista! This time we're talking about book two of his new series, The saga of Venom & Flame along with how he developed the story with so many subgenres in mind, bringing thought-provoking ideas and lessons into a story, how the book started as just one novel, and more!

Victor Acquista website

Revelation on Amazon

Follow Victor on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram!

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Contact the show via email at [email protected] or leave a voicemail by calling 1-660-851-1146!

My guest for episode 221 is a Toy Hall of Fame recipient and all-around legend in the toy-making business, Jeffrey Breslow! Mr. Breslow joins us to discuss his new biography, A Game Maker's Life, and share some inciteful, entertaining stories about his life and career. We also discuss the importance of failure, the power of a teacher's influence, a little on the difference between video games and family board games, and too much more to put here so click that button and listen in now!

Jeffrey Breslow's website & Gallery

A Game Maker's Life on Amazon

Jeffrey Breslow on Twitter and Facebook

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Episode 220 goes to one of our favorite places to visit, England with debut author and poet, Sarra Culleno! We'll be hearing from Sarra on how she began writing and how she writes, having the patience to wait for a book to be "right", and how she blends multiple genre stories within one book while maintaining a connective tissue that pulls them all together. This and so much more are just a PLAY button click away!

Sarra Culleno on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Sarra Culleno's book, Bonds on Amazon and Waterstones.com

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In episode 219, we take a trip back to the time of excess in the 80s with debut novelist, Diane Cohen Schnieder! Diane's first book, Andrea Hoffman Goes All In, has been called the "Devil Wears Prada" meets "Wall Street"; in this interview, we'll discuss how that story came to life. We're also talking about learning how to write while writing, writing in the library, finding the real beginning to your story and so much more!

Diane Cohen Schneider's website with social media links

Andrea Hoffman Goes All In on Amazon

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Contact the show via email at [email protected] or leave me a voicemail by calling 1-660-851-1146.