Authors Of The Pacific Northwest

Episode 80: William (Bill) Kenower; Lecturer, Coach, and Author of Fearless Writing   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 52 min.)   :35 - Introduction to William (Bill)   1:30 -William shares about living in Seattle &  LA 3:59 -  William talks about his podcast & his writing magazine  8:35 - William & Vikki talk about Vikki’s fears  10:59- William talks about “picturing your audience” as a writer 15:47- William shares the one question authors should ask about their audience  16:11 - Vikki & William discuss pitching & marketing 18:52 - William & Vikki talk about authenticity  20:14 -William shares a metaphor for rejection   23:13 - Vikki shares her growth regarding feedback 25:00 William talks about when a work is done 29:00  - William & Vikki talk about Vikki’s writing process  31:32 - William shares his tip for finding time to write 34:33-  William discussed the creative life & the unknown of the creative life 36:48 - Vikki and William talk abou

Episode 79: Tahseen Paulson author of The Princesses of Aikman Road and Impoverished Splendor In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 42.6 min.)   :35 - Introduction to Tahseen  1:30 -Tahseen shares a story about Vikki & her mutual author friend, Mike Salt 4:49 -  Tahseen & Vikki talk about connections 5:25 - Tahseen  shares what she is reading  7:46-Tahseen talks about her background 9:10- Tahseen shares about her book 11:25 - Tahseen talks about the writing journey with her sister 13:44 - Tahseen shares about she worked with her sister as a co-author 15:12 -Tahseen talks about the publishing journey 21:13 - Tahseen shares her inspiration  24:02 Tahseen reads from The Princesses of Aikman Road and Impoverished Splendor 39:00  - Tahseen shares encouragement to other writers    Connect with Tahseen Paulson:   Tahseen’s website: https://tahseenpaulson.wixsite.com/website   Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creativ

Episode 78: Update with Jeremiah Franklin   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 20 min.)   :35 - Introduction to Jeremiah Franklin 1:18 - Jeremiah shares about the first book in his trilogy. 2:14 -  Jeremiah introduces his second book, Cult of the Crow 2:32- Jeremiah gets listeners up to speed with what he has been doing   3:10 -Jeremiah shares about the American Library Association conference  5:19 - Jeremiah & Vikki talk about writing workshops for students 7:25 - Vikki reveals her new project: Author’s Librarian  8:00 - Jeremiah shares what he has learned during the year 9:54 -Jeremiah reads from Cult of the Crow  15:48 - Vikki & Jeremiah close the podcast talking about the blog post that Jeremiah will write for Squishpen Productions  17:37: Jeremiah shares what’s happening for him in 2020 Production Note: You can access Jeremiah’s first interview, Episode #34 here.     Connect with Jeremiah Franklin: Jeremiah’s website: https://jeremiahfranklin.com   Resources Men

Episode 77: Julia Stoops: Visual Artist & Author of Parts per Million   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 1 hour 12 min.) :48 - Introduction to Julia Stoops 1:50 -  Julia & Vikki talk about living in Portland  3:40 -  Julia talks about her day job 5:00- Julia & Vikki talk about web design  8:16 - Julia talks about marketing her book 11:27 - Julia shares what she is currently reading  15:22 -Julia talks about the title of her book Parts per Million  28:42 - Julia shares about her writing group 33:19- Julia talks about her publishing journey  48:09- Julia reads from Parts per Million 1:10 - Julia provides a tip for success   Connect with Julia Stoops: Julia’s website: http://juliastoops.com   Resources Mentioned on the Podcast:   The Pinewood Table: http://www.thepinewoodtable.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/b

Episode 76: Michael (Mike) Copperman; Author of the heart-wrenching memoir - Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 50 min.) :30 - Introduction to Michael (Mike) Copperman 3:38 -  Mike talks about his writing journey 4:42 -  Mike shares what he is reading 6:04- Mike shares about his fiction short stories 7:05 - Mike & Vikki talk about university teaching & working with students 10:05 - Mike talks about his writing process 15:40 - Mike and Vikki talk about the development of the book, Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta 18:05 - Vikki & Mike talk about the line between memories and publishing a memoir 19:53- Mike shares the synopsis of the book   21:20 - Mike talks about his Teach for America experience 23:19- Mike talks about his publishing journey  24:55 - Mike shares his journey of finding an agent  30:50 - Mike & Vikki talk about support groups 33:00 -  Mike shares his inspiration 36:27 - Mike talks about his fu

Episode 75: Bonus Episode: Shannon Kaiser- #1 International Bestselling Author, Global Speaker, and Empowerment Coach    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 50 min.)   :30 - Introduction to Shannon Kaiser 1:25 -  Shannon shares about her personal journey & the start of her writing journey  3:00 - Shannon explains authentic living 6:25- Shannon talks about the birth of her book The Joy Seeker 7:47 - Vikki & Shannon talk about the book format 9:00 - Shannon shares her writing journey  11:45 - Shannon talks about co-publishing & her publishing journey 13:33 - Vikki & Shannon talk about discouragement  17:20 - Shannon talks about the phases of entrepreneurship    21:34 - Vikki shares her story about failure with Shannon 23:05 - Shannon talks about her website 26:05 - Shannon shares the information about her book, The Joy Seeker 30:50 - Shannon reads from The Joy Seeker 46:00 - Vikki & Shannon make plans for a future episode 47:20 - Shannon closes the podcast with

Episode 74: Erick W. Metz; Ghostwriter & Supernatural Fiction Author In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 53 min.) :30 - Introduction to Erick Metz 2:00 -  Erick shares what is on his reading list 3:35 - Erick & Vikki talk about world creation and D&D 4:40 - Erick talks about his genre  6:35- Erick shares about his writing journey  8:01 - Erick & Vikki talks about teaching and Erick’s social work 8:45 - Erick shares about his ghostwriting experiences   13:35- Erick talks about what genres he works on as an editor & what he’s skilled at as an editor 16:07 - Erick walks us through his writing process  23:20 - Erick & Vikki talk about his marketing strategies    28:06 - Erick shares about his involvement with the Willamette Writers  31:23 - Erick & Vikki talk about writing groups 33:26 - Erick shares his inspiration  37:40 - Erick reads from The Mask of Tomorrow  50:00 -Erick shares what is coming up for him in the next year & tips for aspiring authors

Episode 73: Anne Leigh Parrish; Writer & Poet   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 35 min.)   :32 - Introduction to Anne Leigh Parrish 2:15 - Anne shares what she is reading  3:38 - Anne talks about her educational background & her writing journey 8:13 - Anne shares about her writing process & writing poetry versus writing fiction 10:46- Anne talks about what genre she writes   11:54 - Anne shares about her publishing journey over the years  13:05 - Anne shares valuable advice about publishing & finding an agent  15:42- Anne and Vikki discuss marketing & working with a publicist   18:17 - Vikki & Anne talk about using short stories for exposure  20:10 - Anne provides tips about using Twitter  21:36 - Anne and Vikki talk about writer support groups & association groups 23:10 - Anne talks about her inspiration 24:19 - Anne shares her titles 26:25 - Anne reads from Maggie’s Ruse   Connect with Anne Leigh Parrish: Anne’s website: https://anneleighparr

Episode 72: Rayne Lacko; YA Author & Creative Writing Instructor In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 1 hour 15 min.) :41 - Introduction to Rayne 3:07- Rayne shares what she is currently reading 4:42 - Rayne talks about her background 7:45 - Rayne shares about writing YA   8:46- Rayne & Vikki talk about rock-n-roll books  10:06 - Rayne shares her inspiration for her first book 15:35 - Rayne talks about her writing process & emotional payoff from characters   25:28 - Rayne shares about her publishing journey  30:00- Rayne shares advice about publishing 38:06 - Rayne talks with Vikki about Vikki’s writing journey 44:19 - Rayne shares her titles & her inspiration 48:09 - Rayne reads from A Song for the Road 1:02: Rayne shares one last tip for authors   Connect with Rayne Lacko: Rayne Lacko’s website: https://raynelacko.wordpress.com   Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Episode 71: Guest Author Lucas Dines: Historical Fiction; Cultural Fiction; Macedonia   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time  min.) :36 - Introduction to Lucas Dines 1:41- Lucas shares his location  2:16 - Lucas talks about his overseas journey  10:22 - Vikki & Lucas talk about how they connected  11:10 - Lucas discusses his writing journey 14:20 - Lucas shares the topic of his book 18:35 - Vikki & Lucas talk about his research for the book 23:18 -  Lucas and Vikki talk about writing historical fiction 26:12- Lucas discusses his publishing journey  32:06 - Lucas reads from Sons of the Soil 47:00 - Lucas closes the podcast with a bit of advice for aspiring authors   Connect with Lucas: Lucas’ Website: https://lucasdines.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

Episode 70: Sami Eastwood; YA Dystopian Fiction   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 41 min.)   :33 - Introduction to Sami. 1:41- Sami shares her background & education.  4:17-  Sami talks about what she is reading.  6:40 - Sami shares her writing journey. 8:00- Sami & Vikki talk about Vikki’s early writing journey. 8:44 - Sami talks about her writing process with her first book. 10:45 - Sami shares her publishing journey. 13:40 - Vikki and Sami talk about her website and cover-artwork. 14:17 - Sami discussed marketing.  16:36 -Sami & Vikki talk about the “younger” siblings & future podcast episodes. 17:26 - Sami shares a great tip with Vikki. 18:49 - Sami reads from Blackstone Asylum. 40:10: Sami closes out the podcast with one more tip for authors.    Connect with Sami Eastwood: Sami’s website: https://samieastwood.com Resources Mentioned in the Podcast: Bowker Author Resource: http://www.bowker.com/authors   Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan

Episode 69: Mystery Author, Kathleen Valenti.   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 41 min.)   :33 - Introduction to Kathleen. 1:27- Kathleen shares her writing background. 7:36-  Kathleen talks about what she is reading. 10:00 - Kathleen shares her genre & titles. 11:30- Kathleen talks about her writing processing. 14:24 - Kathleen shares about her publishing journey. 16:55 - Kathleen gives a tip for finding an agent. 19:49 - Kathleen talks about support groups. 23:00 - Kathleen reads from As Directed. 39: 47 - Kathleen shares a tip to close out the podcast.   Connect with Kathleen:   Kathleen’s website: https://www.kathleenvalenti.com   Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:   Query Tracker: https://querytracker.net   Sister’s in Crime: https://www.sistersincrime.org   Mystery Writers of America: https://mysterywriters.org   International Thriller Writers: http://thrillerwriters.org   Chicks on the Case Blog: https://chicksonthecase.com   Mysteristas Blog: https

Episode 68: John Dodge; Retired PNW Newspaper Reporter Talks about His Debut Non-Fiction Book In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 59min.) :32 - Introduction to John 1:27- John talks about his background before retirement 2:30- John & Vikki talk about the loss of newspapers   3:47- John talks about the differenced between newspaper writing and creative & literary fiction 5:09-John shares a bit about himself & discusses ownership in print writing 7:15 - John shares what is on is currently on his bookstand 9:34 - Vikki shares what she just finished reading 10:57 -John talks about his writing process 14:30 -John shares the publishing journey with this book & publishing with an academic press 22:43 -John discusses marketing with an academic press 26:35 -John & Vikki talk about researching  27:29 - John talks about the cover art   30:01 - John shares about support groups  35:05 - John talked about when he knew he was a writer 38:22 - John shares his inspiration 39:

Episode 67: Mike Salt; 2018 Inkshares Horror Competition Winner   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 44 min.)   :29 - Introduction to Mike 2:06- Mike talks about his military role 3:00 - Mike & Vikki talk about bigfoot 5:27- Mike shares about his comic book background & his author journey  8:40- Mike talks about the horror genre  11:24 - Mike shares his titles & his publishing journey 12:54 - Mike talks about his writing process 16:23 - Mike & Vikki talk about killing off characters  17:47 - Mike shares how his love for horror started  21:27 - Mike talks more about his publishing journey 24:08 - Mike shares about support groups 28:39 - Mike talks about his inspiration 31:30 - Mike reads from Damned to Hell 41:54 - Mike shares a final tip    Connect with Mike Salt: Mike’s Website: https://mikesalt.weebly.com Inkshares: https://www.inkshares.com   Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:

Episode 66: Rachel Linden; Contemporary Women’s Fiction Author from Seattle   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 47 min.)   :29 - Introduction to Rachel  1:34- Rachel & Vikki talk about the PNW weather  3:30- Rachel talks her writing journey & background  5:14- Rachel & Vikki talk about Vikki’s journey 6:40 -Rachel shares what she is reading 10:05 - Rachel shares a bit about herself & her works 12:13 - Rachel defines her genre  14:00 -  Rachel discusses her writing process  16:55 - Rachel shares her publishing journey 21:27 - Rachel talks about getting an agent  22:58 - Rachel & Vikki talk support groups 25:46 - Rachel shares tips for Vikki & aspiring authors 34:04 - Rachel shares her titles and reads from The Enlightenment of Bees   Connect with Rachel Linden: Rachel’s Website: http://www.rachellinden.com   Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License htt

Episode 65: Cody Voeller; Portland-based Zombie Horror Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Author   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast runs 57 min.)   :29 - Introduction to Cody 1:55- Cody & Vikki talk about his hometown  2:30- Cody talks about his background 3:20 - Cody & Vikki talk about her WIP 3:54 - Cody shares a bit about himself  8:41 - Cody talks about his writing journey 11:25 - Cody shares his genres and titles 15:10-  Cody talks us through his writing process 20:58 - Vikki shares her zombie survival plan 21:56 -  Cody talks about his publishing journey 29:17 - Cody shares about his editing process  36:11 - Cody talks about his inspiration 37:31 - Cody reads from Heroes Aren’t Born   Connect with Cody: Cody’s website: https://codyvoellerauthor.wixsite.com/mysite Cody on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CodyVoellerTheWriter Cody on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codytheauthor/ Cody’s Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/author/codyvoeller Cody on Bookbub: https://www.bookbu

Episode 64: Donna Cameron; Five-Time Award-Winning Author from She Writes Press    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 50:17 min.)   1:10 - Introduction to Donna & her background  3:11- Donna & Vikki talk about her blog that started the book 7:27- Donna talks about the personal benefits of living kindly  10:36 - Donna shares about being an author  11:59 - Donna talks about the genre of her book and self-help books 13:12 -  Donna discusses why she calls her book a self-help memoir  15:40 - Donna shares about her publishing journey with She Writes Press 19:15 - Donna talks about working with a publicist  22:40 - Vikki and Donna discuss her cover art & working with a cover designer  28:39 - Donna shares the awards her book has received  30:07 - Donna and Vikki talk about her speaking engagement 33:34 - Donna shares advice to authors 38:24 - Donna reads from her book A Year of Living Kindly   Connect with Donna Cameron: Donna’s website: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com

Episode 63: Liz Scott; Portland Memoir Author & Psychologist    In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 29 min.)   :32 - Introduction to Liz 3:00- Liz shares a bit about herself   5:55- Liz talks about her writing process 8:20 - Liz and Vikki talk about writing memoirs 10:15 - Liz talks about her publishing journey 12:20- Vikki & Liz talk about the materials used for her memoir 15:11 - Liz & Vikki discuss reviews for her book 17:50 - Liz reads from This Never Happened   Connect with Liz Scott:   Liz’s website: https://www.liz-scott.com Gigi Little Book Cover Designer: https://gigilittle.jimdo.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 here! If you have something you’d like to share with me, please connect with us on Face

Episode 62: Laurie Buchanan award-winning author from She Writes Press In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 57 min) :36 - Introduction to Laurie 3:43- Laurie shares a bit about herself 5:46- Laurie talks about her website Tuesdays with Laurie 8:44 - Laurie defines holistic practitioner  14:40 - Laurie shares about her two titles 16:45- Vikki & Laurie talk about fellow authors they know 18:50 - Laurie talks about her second title The Business of Being 24:35 - Laurie talks about her first book title Note to Self & color therapy 28:15 -Laurie discusses her writing process 33:29- Laurie talks about her publishing journey 40:58 - Laurie shares about her marketing plan 46:50 -Laurie shares her inspiration 50:05 - Laurie reads from The Business of Being   Connect with Laurie Buchanan:   Laurie’s website: https://tuesdayswithlaurie.com   Write on the Sound: http://writeonthesound.com   Podcast Music Credits:   Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License

Episode 61: Kim Cooper Findling & Libby Findling, mother-daughter writing team from Dancing Moon Press   In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 36 min)   :36 - Introduction to Kim & Libby 2:00 - Kim shares about her writing journey 5:00- Libby shares her favorite destination with traveling 5:41 - Kim talks about her publishing journey 8:13 - Kim talks about her day job 9:00- Libby talks about her summer plans 9:30 - Kim shares about her writing routine 11:46 - Kim & Libby share the story about Dancing Moon Press 12:48 -Kim & Libby talk about writing their book together, The Sixth Storm  17:20 - Libby shares about her creativity & theater  19:00 - Kim & Libby talk about their book tours and working together as a mother-daughter writing team 22:25 - Kim & Libby share how the story The Sixth Storm started  26:28 - Libby reads from The Sixth Storm 34:00 - Libby shares her favorite part about her writing34:35 - Kim shares tips for aspiring authors    Connec