Authors Of The Pacific Northwest

Episode 60: Roxanne San Jose; Special Guest Author from Avid Publishing.   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 22 min)   :26 - Introduction to Roxanne 1:51 - Roxanne & Vikki talk about higher education 3:09- Roxanne & Vikki talks about her political science degree & her family food connections 3:34 - Roxanne shares about her Las Vegas family business  4:30 - Roxanne & Vikki talk about the Grand Cannon  5:30- Roxanne shares what she is currently reading 6:30 - Roxanne talks about when she knew she was a writer 6:52 - Roxanne and Vikki talk about her publishing journey 10:18 - Roxanne talks about her writing process 12:34 - Roxanne shares about her traditional publishing journey versus self-publishing 13:32 - Roxanne talks about marketing 15:14 - Roxanne shares about beta readers & an editor 16:51 -  Roxanne reads from Time Travel     Connect with :   Roxanne’s website: https://roxannesanjose.wixsite.com/roxannesanjose?fbclid=IwAR1-b1bF6Pc33bEwxup1uvjMlLUh

Episode 59: Brian Birnbaum; Special Guest Author from Dead Rabbits Books   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 52 min)   :32 - Introduction to Brian Birnbaum 1:42 - Brian shares his Pacific Northwest history  2:50 -  Brian & Vikki discuss the PNW weather 4:32- Brian talks about his job in Seattle years ago & writing 5:40 - Vikki talks about her dogs with Brian & working from home 6:32 - Brian shares about his day job 10:23 - Brian shares a bit about himself 11:38 - Brian talks about his writing style & when he knew he was an author 16:05 - Brian shares his publishing journey & being a Co-Founder of Dead Rabbits Books 23:00 - Brian shares about his book Emerald City 30:36 - Brian shares about his Pacific Northwest book tour 33:01 -  Brian reads from Emerald City    Connect with : Brian’s Website: https://www.briansbirnbaum.com/new-page Dead Rabbit Books:http://deadrabbitsbooks.com     Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompete

Episode 58: Part 2 of The Writer’s Crucible with Philip Kenney   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 50 min)   :42 - Vikki recaps from Part 1/Episode 57 1:42 - Vikki outlines parts 3- 5 of the book 2:17 -  Philip talks about the theater of the mind 6:30 - Vikki & Philip talk about drama & trauma  17:59 - Philip talks about the section “Materials” from the book 21:01 - Vikki and Philip talk about the metaphors of the pencil and the writer’s desk 28:18 - Philip talks about discipline with writing routines  32:45 - Philip breaks down the section “Novel Ideas” from the book 35:10 - Vikki reads from her favorite section of the book 41:30 - Philip discusses the last section of the book 51:22 - Philip talks about writing dedicating to our ancestors & the creative impulses  53:41 - Philip takes out the podcast with a short reading    Connect with :   Philip’s Website: https://www.philip-kenney.com   PNWA Writer’s Conference: https://www.pnwa.org/page/conference     Po

Episode 57: Part 1 of The Writer’s Crucible with Philip Kenney   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 51:10 min) 1:30 - Reintroduction to Philip Kenny  2:45 - Vikki jumps into the discussion with Philip about the concepts introduced in the Writer’s Crucible  4:32 -  Philip discusses the “not good enough” mindset 19:15 - Vikki & Philip discuss meditation 26:44 - Philip shares a poem to help Vikki with some of the concepts they are discussing 32:13 - Philip and Vikki talk about the moment that writing changed them 34:11 - Philip shares his favorite line from his book 34:50 - Vikki explores the concept from the first two parts of Philip’s book 37:21 - Philip and Vikki discuss being too serious within the “self project” 42:20 - Vikki previews Part 2 of the Writer’s Crucible discussion in episode  42:55 - Philip gives advice about the “self project” 47:46 - Philip shares about his speaking engagements   Connect with : Philip’s Website: https://www.philip-kenney.com PNWA Writer’s

Episode 56: Colin Conway & Frank Zafiro - Crime Novel Co-Authors    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 1 hour) 1:37 - Introduction to Colin & Frank  9:00 - Colin shares a bit about his writing journey 11:30 - Colin shares about his first books Tales from the Road & The Side Hustle 14:08- Colin shares about his 509 crime series  18:57 - Colin talks about self-publishing the 509 series 20:33 -  Vikki & Colin talk about the business of being an author 22:27 - Frank shares about the partnership of working with Colin 23:53 - Frank talks about his and Colin’s dual first-person narrative with alternating chapters 27:23 - Frank shares about the editing process 29:00 - Frank talks about Charlie 316 point of view & Vikki asks questions about their writing process 32:31 - Colin goes deeper into the writing co-authoring process 33:45 - Vikki asks about the mechanics of working in a co-authoring process 37:20 - Colin share about the moderation factor of working with a co-au

Episode 55: David Devine; Ghostwriter, Political Science Fiction, & Biographer    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 52:39 min.) :35 - Introduction to David Devine 2:30 - David shares about his writing experiences as a ghostwriter 8:00- David & Vikki discuss the relationship between the writer and ghostwriter 12:36- David shares about being proactive in his writing journey 17:00 - David talks about his book titles 18:29- David shares about his writing process 23:33-  Vikki & David talk about his publishing journey  26:27 - David shares his inspiration 29:26 - David talks about crowdfunding  37:35 - David reads from Growing Food God’s Way   Connect with David Devine David’s website: https://www.growingfoodgodsway.com David’s eBook Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Growing-Food-Gods-Way-Gautschi-ebook/dp/B010CFBPKG/ David on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/growingfoodgodsway/?ref=hl   Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: Paul Gautschi’s website: https://www.backtoede

Episode 54: Thomas Kohnstamm; Seattle’s Travel Writer & Fiction Author   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 34:35 min.)   :37 - Introduction to Thomas Kohnstamm 3:00-  Thomas shares a bit about his book Lake City 4:15- Thomas & Vikki talk about living in the Pacific Northwest 5:16 - Vikki and Thomas talk about her roots with Seattle  5:51 -Thomas shares about his background & his travel writing experiences  10:16- Thomas shares about the first book experiences & national coverage 12:20- Thomas shares about his writing experiences with Lake City  13:25 - Vikki & Thomas talk about the changes in the creative energy with the involvement of others 15:01 - Thomas talks about the positive side of having a day job 17:12 - Vikki thanks Thomas for his encouragement from his journey 18:33 - Thomas & Vikki talk about her slow process with her first book 20:58 - Thomas shares his writing process 26:06 - Thomas reads from Lake City   Connect with Thomas Kohnstamm

Episode 53: Lisa Reddick; Ecopsychologiest & Fiction Author from Edmonds, Washington In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 38:15 min.) :42 - Introduction to Lisa Reddick 3:09-  Lisa shares a bit about herself & her first book 5:23 - Lisa talks about her background in ecopsychology 10:31 -Lisa shares about her writing journey 13:04 -Lisa talks about the inspiration of her book 18:28 - Lisa shares her journey with the hybrid publishing journey  24:43- Lisa talks about a community of authors 27:27 - Lisa reads from The Same River   Connect with Lisa Reddick: Lisa’s Website: lisareddick.com Lisa on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaReddick77/ Lisa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisareddick77     Resources Talked about on the Podcast: Barbara Kingsolver’s website: http://www.kingsolver.com She Write’s Publishing: https://www.shewrites.com Girl Friday Productions: https://www.girlfridayproductions.com BookSparks: https://gobooksparks.com   Podcast Music Credits: Tit

Episode 52: PJ Peterson; Mystery Author   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 30:42 min.)   :29 - Introduction to PJ Peterson 2:22-  PJ shares a bit about her writing 3:45 - PJ & talk what she is reading 4:57 - PJ shares about when she knew she was an author 5:56 -PJ talks about her self-publishing journey 11:30 - PJ shares about writing groups & professional editors  13:07 - PJ shares her inspiration for each book 17:10- PJ talks about her fundraiser idea 19:40- PJ shares wisdom for aspiring authors 21:15 PJ reads from Blind Fish Don’t Talk    Connect with PJ Peterson: PJ’s website: https://www.finngirl.com   Resources Talked about on the Podcast: 52 Novels: https://www.52novels.com   Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Thanks For Listening You can sign up to win free signed copies of books featured on this podcast

Episode 51: Mikko Azul; Puget Sound Epic High Fantasy Author from Not a Pipe Publishing   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 38:12 min.)   :28 - Introduction to Mikko Azul. 2:18-  Mikko shares a bit about herself.  2:40 - Mikko talks about when she knew she was an author. 4:07 - Mikko shares about her genre and her writing process. 6:20 - Mikko discusses world creation for her novels. 8:30 - Mikko shares where her ideas come from for her work. 10:30 - Mikko talks about editing and writer’s groups. 14:08 - Mikko shares her publishing journey.  21:10- Mikko & Vikki talk about Pinterest. 23:39- Mikko reads from Staff of Fire and Bone.     Connect with Mikko Azul:   Mikko’s website:https://mikkoazul.com   Not a Pipe Publishing: http://www.notapipepublishing.com     Resources Talked about on the Podcast:   Author House Publishing: https://www.authorhouse.com     Podcast Music Credits:   Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative

Episode 50: Stevan Allred; Portland, Oregon’s Fiction Author In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 44.06 min.) :31 - Introduction to Stevan Allred 2:18-  Stevan talks about being a reader & writer in Portland 3:10 -Stevan shares about his writing journey 4:30 - Stevan & Vikki talk about being late bloomers in writing  5:57 -Stevan shares what he is reading 7:28- Stevan talks about his writing process & his workshops  10:09 - Stevan shares about his writing rituals  14:15 - Stevan talks about his publishing journey  19:15- Stevan shares his titles & genre  22:24- Stevan talks about his inspiration for The Alehouse at the End of the World  27:04 - Stevan reads from The Alehouse at the End of the World  40:15 - Stevan closes out the podcast with two tips for aspiring authors   Connect with Stevan Allred: Stevan’s website: https://stevan-allred.squarespace.com   Resources Talked about on the Podcast: Black Leopard, Red Wolf: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Leopard-Wolf-

Episode 49: LeeAnn McLennan; Portland, Oregon’s Fantasy & Sci-Fi Author from Not a Pipe Publishing    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 58 min.)   :31 - Introduction to LeeAnn McLennan  1:36-  LeeAnn shares about her technology background 5:24 -LeeAnn shares her favorite book 6:12 - LeeAnn & Vikki talk about tattoos  8:07 - LeeAnn shares when she knew she was an author 9:28- Vikki shares about her young life with reading, writing, and public speaking 10:09- LeeAnn  shares what she is currently reading 11:48 - Vikki shares what she is currently reading  13:30- LeeAnn talks about her writing process 17:25- Vikki & LeeAnn talk about creating deadlines 18:28- LeeAnn talks about writers groups & receiving feedback 22:50- LeeAnn talks about having different genre readers  25:34- LeeAnn shares her titles   26:43 - LeeAnn talks about her publishing journey & lessons she has learned 33:54 - LeeAnn talks about building a writing community & writing classes 39:0

Episode 48: M. K. Martin; Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Author from Not a Pipe Publishing    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 32:17)   :31 - Introduction to M.K. Martin  2:49-  M.K. shares a bit about herself 4:12 -M.K. shares when she knew she was an author 5:13 - M.K. talks about her military experience  7:07 - M.K. shares her writing process 10:33- M.K. talks about hiring an editor  11:47- M.K. shares her publishing journey  13:40 - M.K. shares her about her marketing for her work with a small press 15:07: M.K. shares her genre  16:05: Vikki and M.K. talk about Vikki’s love with Sci-Fi 16:38: M. K. talks about her inspiration 19:17: M. K. talks about support groups 21:05: M. K. shares her titles and reads from Survivors’ Club Connect with M.K. Martin: M.K. Martin’s Website:: https://mkmartinwriter.com/ M.K. Martin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MKMartinwriter/ M.K. Martin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MKMartinWriter M.K. Martin on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co

Episode 47: Karen Eisenbrey; Seattle Fantasy YA Fiction Author from Not a Pipe Publishing In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 30:02) :34 - Introduction to Karen Eisenbrey 2:55 -  Karen shares why she’s called the Hillbilly Drummer Girl 3:44- Karen shares a bit about her music & songwriting 5:33 -Karen shares her author journey 8:50 - Karen talks about her genre and titles 10:00 - Karen shares how she brought in music into one of her books  11:24 -  Karen & Vikki talk her publishing journey 15:40- Karen shares tips for other authors  19:23 - Karen shares her inspiration and reads from Daughter of Magic 27:42: Karen closes out the podcast with one more tip for authors Connect with Karen : Karen’s Website & blog (including newsletter signup and archives): /kareneisenbreywriter.com/ Karen on Facebook: facebook.com/KarenEisenbrey Karen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarenEisenbrey Karen on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7577611.Karen_Eisenbrey Karen on

Episode 46: Benjamin Gorman; Author, Teacher, and Publisher @ Not a Pipe Publishing In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 41:54) :34 - Introduction to Benjamin Gorman 1:25 -  Benjamin shares his background  3:44- Benjamin talks about his publishing company- Not a Pipe Publishing 5:22 -Benjamin shares his inspiration regarding his publishing company & his own titles 8:10 - Benjamin gives great insights about the journey and marketing from his publishing journey 8:47- Benjamin & Vikki discuss the time balances with the business of writing & finding the time to write 11:35 -  Benjamin discusses the genres they publish 15:07- Vikki & Benjamin talk about submissions with Not a Pipe Publishing  17:21- Vikki asks Benjamin about contract advancements   20:45 - Benjamin shares his two tips for authors for submitting a manuscript to publishers or agents  26:24- Benjamin shares his titles and his current work 34:32 - Benjamin reads from Don’t Read This Book (release date 3/26/19)

Episode 45: Frank Zafiro; Crime Fiction Author & Podcast Producer of Wrong Place, Write Crime   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 1:11) :34 - Introduction to Frank Zafiro 1:30 -  Frank shares his background  3:05- Frank shares about his genre  5:50 -Frank talks about his teaching experience  9:30 - Frank & Vikki talk about giving back to the author’s community by offering workshops and seminars  10:45- Frank & Vikki talk about Frank’s podcast- Wrong Place, Write Crime 18:25 -  Vikki & Frank shares their podcast learning curve experience  27:40 - Frank shares his titles of books 35:40- Frank talks about his co-authoring series 43:48- Frank & Vikki talk about writing collaborations 46:57 - Vikki & Frank talk about writer groups 54:13 - Frank reads from The Menace of the Years   Connect with : Frank’s website: http://www.frankzafiro.com Frank’s Appearances: http://www.frankzafiro.com/appearances-2/   Resources Mentioned:  Eric Beetner & S.W. Laude

Episode 44: Dr. Lora Shahine; Pacific NW Fertility & IVF Specialist  In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 25 minutes) :53 - Introduction to Dr. Lora Shahine 3:30 -  Dr. Lora & Vikki discuss Dr. Lora’s inspiration for her book  5:49- Vikki talks about her connection with Dr. Lora’s work 7:23 - Dr. Lora & Vikki discuss the title of her book, Not Broken & the difference between the two editions of the work 11:38 - Dr. Lora discusses her writing process 12:50- Vikki & Dr. Lora talk about her research on her topic & writing every day 14:42 -  Dr. Lora shares about the Illustrator for the work 16:45 - Dr. Lora shares her tips for authors about how to write non-fiction/how-to books 17:31 - Vikki shares her blog post ideas for the year 19:04 - Dr. Lora reads from her book, Not Broken 23:43- Vikki & Dr. Lora close out the podcast with a message of hope    Connect with : Dr. Lora Shahine’s website: http://lorashahine.com   Podcast Music Credits:   Title: Ama

Episode 43: Ginger Dehlinger; Poet, Historical & Contemporary Fiction   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 42 minutes) :53 - Introduction to Ginger Dehlinger 3:30 - Ginger shares about her history teaching background & her moving to New York City 5:30- Ginger talks about her diversity in her writing genres  5:49 - Vikki & Ginger discuss genres  8:15 - Ginger takes us through her writing process 12:02- Ginger shares about her publishing journey 17:33 -  Ginger gives advice about the publishing experience 20:15 - Ginger shares about her support group 23:30 - Ginger talks about her inspiration 24:39 - Ginger discusses her presentation she created about finding inspiration from family photos & other documents  26:22- Ginger shares about the book she is reading, Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann 28:07 - Ginger shares her titles and reads from Brute Heart   Connect with Ginger Dehlinger: Ginger’s Website – http://gdehlinger.blogspot.com   Resources Mentioned i

Episode 42: Richelle E. Goodrich; YA Author, Poet & Illustrator In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 52 minutes) :40 - Introduction to Richelle E. Goodrich 2:26 - Richelle & Vikki talk about the podcast & Vikki shares about her blog tips she’s writing about podcasting 3:15- Richelle shares about her working background & budgeting time to write 5:35 - Vikki & Richelle talk about what Richelle is currently reading 8:51 - Richelle shares about when she knew she was a writer 11:30- Vikki talks about how she discovered her love for writing & dealing with self-doubt 14:16 -  Richelle shares tips for writing  18:51 - Richelle shares her titles and the genres she writes  25:00 - Richelle takes about her publishing journey 29:32 - Richelle shares about editing & support groups 32:25 - Richelle shares her inspiration 33:34 - Richelle reads from three pieces of her work Connect with Richelle E. Goodrich: Richelle’s Website – https://www.richellegoodrich.com Richel

Episode 41: Jeff Stookey; Historical Fiction; 1920's In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 37 minutes)   :45 - Introduction to Jeff Stookey 3:57 - Jeff talks about the start of his writing journey 6:35- Jeff shares the inspiration for his novel series 7:10 - Vikki & Jeff talk about his publishing journey 10:04 - Vikki asks about Jeff’s cover art on his books 11:58- Jeff & Vikki go deeper into the inspiration of Jeff’s books series & current event parallels  18:46 - Jeff & Vikki dive deeper into the history of the KKK in the Pacific Northwest & that theme in his work  23:00 - Jeff talks about the theme in his work about the dangers for gay men in the 1920s  25:22 - Vikki & Jeff explore his character’s view of current events in the Pacific Northwest today 27:57 - Jeff reads from Dangerous Medicine   Connect with Jeff Stookey : Jeff’s website:  https://jeffstookey.com Jeff’s books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dstripboo