Authors Of The Pacific Northwest

Episode 100: Margaret Pinard; Co-founder of Jolabokalfod PDX & Historical Fiction Author.   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 47 minutes)   1:24: Introduction to Margaret 3:24 : Margaret talks about genre 4:41 : Margaret shares her list of favorite authors 6:00 : Vikki & Margaret talk about research 7:26 : Margaret & vikki talk about the books they are reading & what they are writing 10:26 : Margaret & Vikki talk about learning the craft 11:08 : Vikki talks about her ideas for the podcast in 2021 23:10 : Margaret discussed her writing process 27:51: Margaret talks about her publishing journey 34:44 : Margaret reads from The Keening  44:17 : Margaret closes the podcast with advice for writers Connect with Margaret Pinard:   Margaret’s Websites: margaretpinard.com (and jolabokaflodpdx.com for the litfest!) Margaret on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/margaret_pinard Margaret on BookTube: https://bit.ly/booktubemp Margaret on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ta

  In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 38 minutes)   1:08: Introduction to David 2:06 : David talks about his background 3:24 : David shares what he is reading  7:07 : Vikki talks about her new project, The Author’s Librarain 8:18 : David discusses his publishing process 12:55 : David shares about his writing process 16:19 : David discusses his inspiration 18:36 : David talks about the wilderness mystery genre 21:28: David reads from The Valley of Lost Children 33:24 : David and Vikki talk about Librarians 35:47 : Vikki closed out the podcast by sharing about her new support page    Connect with David Barbur: David’s Website: https://dlbarbur.com/ David on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDavidBarbur/ David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarburDavid David’s Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/David-Barbur/e/B0818D4R9M/   Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Episode 98: Megan Chance: best-selling, critically acclaimed, award-winning historical fiction author   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time  39 minutes)   :11: Introduction to Megan  1:25 : Megan shares her background 2:50 - Megan talks about her reading list  5:21  - Megan discussed her writing journey 11:51 - Megan gives Vikki advice 12:41 -  Megan shares her inspiration for ideas 15:29 - Megan & Vikki talk about researching & the writing process 17:29 - Megan discusses rewriting 19:41 - Megan lists her titiles 20:47 - Megan shares about her publishing journey 21:21 - Megan talks about agents 22:42b- Megan gives her next bit of advice to Vikki 26:25 -Magan talks about support groups 29:45 - Megan discusses her inspiration 30:41 - Megan reads from A Splendid Ruin   Connect with Megan Chance:   Megan’s website: http://www.meganchance.com   Megan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Megan-Chance-116492864590   Megan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganSChance

  In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 34 minutes)   :23: Introduction to Jennifer   2:11 : Jennifer talks about her background 4:42 - Jennifer discusses the mindset of a career author  5:14  - Vikki discussed her current mindset as an author 7:24- Jennifer shares her reading list 9:50 -  Jennifer discusses her pen name 13:13 - Jennifer introduces her recent book 18:44 - Jennifer discusses her publishing journey 19:56 - Jennifer shares about her relationship with her agent 29:27 - Jennifer coaches Vikki on the negatives 31:43 - Jennifer shares her inspiration for her book Keep Me Afloat 36:31- Jennifer reads from Keep Me Afloat 42:56 - Jennifer closes the podcast with two words of advice     Connect with Jennifer Gold:   Website: https://www.jennifergoldauthor.com/ Newsletter: https://www.jennifergoldauthor.com/jennis-cafe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifergoldauthor/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferGoldAuthor/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/aut

In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 34 minutes)   :45: Introduction to Kit Bakke 1:42: Kit talks about her background 5:54 - Vikki shares about the podcast with Kit 7:06  - Kit talks about her writing journey & what she is currently reading 9:41- Kit shares her titles 12:49 -  Kit & Vikki discuss current events 16:20 - Vikki shares about her being The Author’s Librarian 16:51 - Kit discuss the writing process for each title 21:12 - Vikki reveals information about her own book 21:19 - Kit talks about the publishing journey for each book 24:46 - Vikki and Kit discuss academic presses 26:34 - Kit reads from Dancing on the Edge 30:23 - Kit shares her inspiration   Connect with Kit Bakke: Kit’s website: www.kitbakke.com   You can support this podcast by donating on my Kofi.com page:   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/

In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 36 minutes)   :24: Introduction to Donna Miscolta & her background 3:53 - Vikki discusses with Donna the background of the podcast 5:12  - Donna shares what she is reading 7:10- Donna talks about her writing process & shares her titles 11:28 -  Donna & Vikki talk about short story writing and Donna’s process 22:53 - Donna reads from her new book Living Color’s Angie Rubio Stories 34:22 - Donna shares how readers can connect with her 36:25 - Donna closes the episode with her tips for aspiring authors   Connect with Donna Miscolta: Donna’s Website: https://donnamiscolta.com   Visit my Ko-fi page & support me by buying me a cup of coffee.    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 here!

In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 37 minutes)   :33 - Introduction to Jennie  1:56 - Jennie shares her writing background  6:26  - Vikki & Jennie talk about how long it takes to write a book 8:00 - Vikki shares a bit about her writing background & her journey 10:10 - Jennie shares what she is reading 14:33 -  Vikki & Jennie discuss Vikki’s book 15: 20 - Jennie talks about her genre & titles 24:19 - Vikki talks about her online course for authors & researching 25:50 - Jennie discusses her publishing journey & working with an agent 27: 25 - Jennie reads from Love, Water, Memory 34:45 - Vikki has questions about the story Connect with Jennie Shortridge:   Jennie’s website: http://jennieshortridge.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

In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 34 minutes) :33 - Introduction to Anthony (Tony) Anastasi 1:24 - Tony shares his history of his writer’s journey 8:28  - Tony talks about his career as a White House Speech Writer 9:00 - Tony shares about his transition from retirement to working as a substitute teacher 10:37 - Vikki shares with Tony her background & how she started the podcast 12:10 - Tony talks about his self-publishing journey with his daughter’s poetry  reads from poetry, titled Great Grandmother  15:34 - Tony talks about his other book, The Last Personal Letter 16:19 - Tony shares about his traditional published titled, Geezing Along at 80: Living, Loving, and Laughing After 80 18:34 - Vikki & Tony discuss his writing process & the start of his book 23:20 - Tony reads sections from his book, Geezing Along at 80 30:55 - Vikki ends the podcast by asking Tony about his inspiration & Tony and Vikki end the podcast with Tony’s advice for Vikki  Connect with Anthony

  In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 49 minutes)   :33 - Introduction to Sean Crow 1:35 -  Sean & Vikki talk about their teaching backgrounds  5:15  -  Sean talks about what he is reading 7:32 - Sean shares about his writing & reading journey 11:02 - Vikki shares with Sean about her inspiration 11:52 -  Sean talks about the three genres he writes   14:44 - Sean discusses his publishing journey 20:09 -  Sean talks about social media & support found on Facebook 26:25 - Sean shares his titles & talks about how he found the artist for his books 32:42- Sean reads from Godless Lands 48:10 - Vikki & Sean close out the podcast with the timing of his book & Sean shares advice for authors    Please note, this podcast was recorded during the COVID outbreak. Please visit Sean’s website for updates on events.   Connect with Sean Crow:   Sean’s Website: www.lordofcrows.com Sean on Instagram: @lordofcrowsauthor Sean on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.crow.1

Episode 91: William (Bill) Schreiber; Author & Screenwriter    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 44 minutes) :33 - Introduction to William Schreiber 1:18 -  William discusses his background & day job 2:46  -  William shares a tip about freelance writing 5:07 -  William talks about the books he is reading 6:00  William shares about his writing journey 7:15-  William talks about writing a book from a screenplay 13:17-  William shares about winning the 2019 Rising Star from the Women’s Fiction Writers Association & publishing his book 15:42 - William talks about the theme of his book 19:18 -  Vikki shares with William updates about her own book & finding an agent 21:01  William shares his inspiration for his book 24:55- William reads from Someone to Watch Over Me 39:35 -  William talks about events during the COVID outbreak 41:05 -  William shares advice for aspiring authors  Please note, this podcast was recorded during the COVID outbreak. Please visit Williams’s

Episode 90: Elise Hooper; Biographical Historical Fiction   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 53 minutes)   :56 - Introduction to Elise 3:24 -  Elise shares about her background 3:33  -  Elise shares about Hugo House 5:33 -  Elise talks about what she is reading & being in a book club 6:55-  Elise & Vikki talk about their literature passion 7:15-  Elise shares about her author journey 8:45 -  Elise shares her titles  10:09 - Elise & Vikki talk about Little Women 11:18 -  Elise shares her writing process with each of her books 19:13-  Elise discusses her writing routine 19:55 - Vikki & Elise discuss finding time to write 20:26 -  Elise talks about her newest book Fast Girls 27:30 -  Elise shares about her journey to publication 31:30-  Elise shares about landing an agent  35:10 -  Elise shares her inspiration 36:33 -  Elise & Vikki talk about feedback & life long learning 38:05 -  Elise reads from Fast Girls 51:10 - Elise shares one more piece of advi

In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 1 hour)   :35 - Introduction to Halie Fewkes 1:37 -  Halie & Vikki chat about their favorite place near them 3:33  -  Halie shares her journey of being an author  10:35 -  Halie shares about using Kickstarter marketing  16:01-  Halie dives into print on demand after a Kickstarter campaign 17:16-  Halie talks about her year writing while traveling on Amtrack 21:59 -  Halie shares about promoting her books at events 25:02 - Halie & Vikki discussed COVID and how it stopped Halie’s bookings 28:32 -  Halie shares about her school program 29:31-  Halie & Vikki talk about author platforms & social media 34:33 - Halie shares how she met her Illustrator for her new book 36:20 -  Halie shares about her book series Secret to the Tally 37:49 -  Vikki shares her struggles with the year and the COVID outbreak 42:41-  Vikki & Halie discuss her educational background 47:13 -  Halie goes back into sharing about the series of Secret to the Tal

Episode 88: Mystery Series Author P. J. Howell In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 60 min.) :45 - Introduction to P.J. Howell 2:39 - P.J. shares what she is currently reading  5:10  - P.J. & Vikki share tips about getting more reading time in the day  7:10  - P.J. talks about her journey from private investigator to full-time author 12:15 - Vikki shares her writing & podcast journey with P.J.    15:01 - P.J. shares her titles & talks about the setting of her series 20:36 - Vikki talks about her writer’s group 21: 35 - P.J. shares about her writing process 23:50 - Vikki talks about her the development process with her work in progress 25:25 - P.J. shares examples when inspiration hits  28:00 - P.J. talks about her publication journey 30:00 -  P.J. gives Vikki advice about publishing 33:24 - P.J. talks about what she wished she knew when she started 36:30 - Vikki follows up with the advice talking about her newsletter 40:07 - P. J. & Vikki discuss writer’s groups 44

Episode 87: Science Fiction Author, Race Walters In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 35 min.) :50- Introduction to Race 2:12- Race talks about his writing career, school, homeownership  3:00  - Race & Vikki talk about the side-hustle & writing 5:50  - Race shares an analogy about what it is like to be a writer 6:00 - Race talks about what he is reading 6:58 - Race shares his writing journey  8:30 - Race talks about his support 10:50 - Race shares his writing process 14:23 - Vikki & Race talks about his publishing journey with Mason: Us versus the World 20:30 - Race shares his inspiration 23:34- Race reads from Mason: Us versus the World 33:00-  Race talks about the future of his works 33:29 - Race gives advice to his seventeen-year-old self   Please note, this podcast was recorded before the COVID outbreak. Please visit Race’s website for updates on his events. Connect with Race Walters:  Race’s website: https://www.racewaltersart.com   Podcast Music Credits: Tit

Episode 86: David James Roberts; Writer, Journalist, & Documentarian   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 49 min.)   :50- Introduction to David 2:10 - David shares about his journey to the Northwest 3:24  - Vikki & David talk about the start of his book 5:20  - David shares what he is reading 6:55 - Vikki talks about her online course & services she’s developing  7:30 - David shares about his writing journey  11:07 - Vikki & David share about their dyslexia & overcoming it to be a writer  12:48 - David shares about his book, The Paper Man 15:40 - David talks about how he discovered this story 18:13 - Vikki asks questions about David’s approach to writing his book  23:15 - David shares about his publishing journey 30:09 -  David talks about a writing support group 31:30 -  Vikki & David talk about disconnecting from social media while writing 33:58 -  David shares his inspiration to keep writing this book & upcoming events (prior to the COVID outbreak.

Episode 85: Reese’s February 2020 Book Club Pick, New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Author: Erica Bauermeister    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 1 hr. 2 min.)   :33 - Introduction to Erica Bauermeister 1:43 - Erica shares about her Pacific Northwest roots 2:30  - Erica talks about her writer’s journey & her first work in the academic writing  5:50 Erica encourages us aspiring authors regarding the journey of writing 6:14 - Vikki & Erica talk about Vikki’s current job & her writing 7:05 - Erica & Vikki talks about the book 500 Great Books by Women & working through rejections & developing the craft 11:50- Erica shares about her writing process 16:50 - Erica talks about what she is reading 18:53 - Erica shares the titles she has written 21:05 - Vikki talks about her home with Erica  21:50 - Erica shares about her traditional publishing process & finding an agent  25:01- Vikki & Erica talk about community & The Seattle 7 Authors   27:2

  Episode 84: Special Guest Author - Laura Munson; New York Best Selling Author, Teacher, Speaker, & Founder of Haven Writing Programs   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 60 min.) :33 - Introduction to Laura Munson 2:15 - Laura shares her writing journey & Haven Writing Programs 4:55 -  Laura dives deeper into the programs through Haven Writing & what inspired it 8:40- Vikki shares some of her struggles with community & finding community  11:12 - Laura discusses how community fits with her novel Willa’s Grove 15:00 - Laura & Vikki talk about the next stage for her writing  16:13 - Laura talks about her expertise & finding an audience  19:04 - Laura talks about rejection & writing the book over the business of writing 21:29 - Laura shares her titles & writing process  25:33 - Laura talks through scheduling writing time as a flexible writer & what questions to ask as a writer before developing a writing routine 32:48 - Laura & Vikki talk abo

Episode 83: Amber Cowie:  Thriller Author   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 55 min.)   :51 - Introduction to Amber Cowie 1:20 - Amber & Vikki talk about Canada  4:20 -  Amber & Vikki discuss the royal family 5:33 - Amber talks about her writing journey  8:40- Amber discusses grant writing  9:30- Amber shares what she is reading 12:30 - Vikki & Amber discuss Outlander 15:50 - Amber talks about her genre  17:15 - Amber shares about her workshops  23:39 - Amber talks about her titles & publication journey 37:48 - Vikki talks about her own projects 39:25 - Amber reads from Raven Lane 46:35 - Amber & Vikki end the podcast with discussions about authors reading their own work 52:34 - Amber shares what she is doing in 2020     Connect with Amber Cowie:    Amber’s website: http://www.ambercowie.com/about/   Podcast Music Credits:   Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://

Episode 82: Katherine Keith; Wilderness Athlete & Iditarod Racer; Author of Epic Solitude   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 48:35 min.) :57 - Introduction to Katherine Keith 2:47 - Katherine shares how she made her way to Alaska 8:59 -  Katherine & Vikki talks about tragedy & woman grit 13:43 - Katherine introduces her book, Epic Solitude 14:58- Katherine talks about her writing process 20:02- Katherine & Vikki talk about Katherine’s publishing journey 25:05 - Katherine talks about isolation in dogsledding vs. writing  30:44 - Katherine reads from Epic Solitude 46:14 - Katherine closes the podcast with advice for other authors   Connect with Katherine Keith:  Katherine website: https://www.katherinekeith.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 o

Episode 81: Heather S. Ransom; YA Sci-Fi Fiction    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 42 min.) :45 - Introduction to Heather  1:33 - Heather & Vikki dive deeper into Heather’s day job 3:40 -  Heather shares when she knew she wanted to be a writer 6:29 - Heather talks about what she is currently reading  8:40 - Heather and Vikki talk about her writing process 10:36 - Heather shares a bit about her research  12:33 - Vikki talks about researching  13:26 - Heather talks about her publishing journey 19:02 - Heather shares a tip for writers pitching a book 20:28 - Heather & Vikki talk about the benefits of indie publishing companies & support groups 21:56 - Vikki & Heather discuss the process of learning the craft & finding diverse readers for our works in progress 27:38 - Heather reads from Going Green & shares the background for the books 38:03- Heather shares about her work with the Willamette Writers  41:48 - Heather closes the podcast with one more tip for