A new podcast series launching on Tuesday, November 7, following the journey of writing the fiction series The Path That Takes Us Home by Alanna Rusnak.

Find all episodes at the mother ship (https://www.chickenhousepress.ca/writers-chat-podcast) or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Interested in supporting the writing journey? Make a donation to the cause by visiting https://bio.site/alannarusnak

First Friday is all about telling a personal story from my own life in an effort to allow you to get to know the person behind Chicken House Press a little better. These First Friday stories began as blogs and are now evolving to include audio versions.

This is a quick little tale about a horrifying musician's-block moment wherein I wanted to disappear into the floor.

You can expect a new mini story like this on the first Friday of every month.

Theme music is Morning by LiQWYD

Michael Schmidt is a student of the publishing program at Centennial College and he reached out for some insight into the publishing industry, specifically indie magazine publication. Michael was published in the June 2023 issue of Blank Spaces magazine and brought 10 great questions that will give you a little look into how the magazine got started and how it keeps its head above water.

Michael’s work in Blank Spaces: https://www.blankspaces.ca/magazines/p/june2023digital

Have your own questions about publishing? Book a free 15 minute zoom with me and ask away: https://www.chickenhousepress.ca/contact

A live Zoom with Ace Baker on Sunday, September 17 to celebrate the launch of his new book, How to Make a Killing Jar, which was released on August 30. Since its release it has maintained its spot in the top ten Hot New Releases in Canadian Short Stories on Amazon, as well as hanging out in the top 100 bestsellers overall in the same category. Ace shares some insight into voice, theme, and structure, reads a full story (Plow Breaks Soil), discusses some big plans for getting the books into the school system, and fields questions from the Zoom audience.

https://www.chickenhousepress.ca/book...

Watch the video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YtDtffsqmk

First Friday is all about telling a personal story from my own life in an effort to allow you to get to know the person behind Chicken House Press a little better. These First Friday stories began as blogs and are now evolving to include audio versions.

This is a quick little tale about a celebrity dance club experience that was not awesome.

You can expect a new mini story like this on the first Friday of every month.

All credit for the little audio clips of “Ice Ice Baby” belong to the one and only Robert Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice

Sitting down with Ace Baker author of How to Make a Killing Jar, a powerful collection of short stories set to release on August 30, 2023. Recorded over Zoom so the sound is a bit choppy but the contest is rich!

We talk about his teaching career, process, inspiration, writing scales, consistency vs. quality, poetry within prose, community, answering life's big questions through writing, religion, hypocrisy, serendipity, and so much more.

https://www.chickenhousepress.ca/bookstore/p/how-to-make-a-killing-jar

Watch the video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5yjFDICdoY

First Friday is all about telling a personal story from my own life in an effort to allow you to get to know the person behind Chicken House Press a little better. These First Friday stories began as blogs and are now evolving to include audio versions.

This is a quick little story about a charming experience I had while visiting NYC.

You can expect a new mini story like this on the first Friday of every month.

Sitting down with Sarah Barkoff, author of Emmy Gold is Totally Extraordinary, an exciting new middle-grade novel that reads like Hannah Montana meets Mean Girls. Recorded over Zoom during the live virtual launch event on June 21, 2023. The sound is a bit choppy but the contest is rich!

We talk about process, inspiration, being a child actor, New York City, bad auditions, and why social media filters are so harmful. Plus, enjoy a reading of the complete first chapter.

https://www.chickenhousepress.ca/bookstore/p/emmy-gold-is-totally-extraordinary

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First Friday is all about telling a personal story from my own life in an effort to allow you to get to know the person behind Chicken House Press a little better. These First Friday stories began as blogs and are now evolving to include audio versions.

This is a quick little listen and it will give you a too-close-for-comfort look at my big celebrity crush.

You can expect a new mini story like this on the first Friday of every month.

First Friday is all about telling a personal story from my own life in an effort to allow you to get to know the person behind Chicken House Press a little better. These First Friday stories began as blogs and are now evolving to include audio versions.

My son - about whom the story was written - joined me for a quick fact check in which he shared the experience from his own perceptive and offered some truly horrible adivce that I hope you don't take to heart.

This is a quick little listen with a whole lot of heart.

You can expect a new mini story like this on the first Friday of every month.