117I – All I Want For Christmas Is a Book Contract: An Interview with Alys Murray
New author Alys Murray joins us today to talk about her first book, The Christmas Company, released by Hallmark Publishing in October 2018.Alys shares her journey from finding Hallmark's call for unag...
20 Dec 201858min
116I – Writing a First Novel Isn’t Easy: An Interview with Stacey Donovan
Stacey Donovan is back as today's guest - but this time as an author! Stacey wrote the first original novel published by Hallmark Publishing, Sunrise Cabin. She also writes under the name Bryn Donovan...
13 Dec 201845min
115I – How the Story Changes: An Interview with Shawn Smucker
Today, we're back again with Shawn Smucker, but this time we're talking about nonfiction and his new memoir, Once We Were Strangers. It's the story of how Shawn came to have a friendship with a Syrian...
6 Dec 201847min
114E – Preparation
Advent is here, and many people around the world are preparing for Christmas! Others are preparing for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and New Year's Eve. Families are making plans to get together, to bake a lot...
2 Dec 201811min
113I – Imagining a Real Life: An Interview with Jane Kirkpatrick
Jane Kirkpatrick writes historical fiction from a different angle. She researches fascinating real people and then writes what's missing from history -- their personal stories.Everything She Didn't Sa...
29 Nov 201853min
112E – Why Are You Doing This?
Some things stick in your head and you can't stop thinking about them. That's what happened to me this week with a Michael, Jr. YouTube video. He's a comedian, and he was explaining to a group how it'...
25 Nov 201820min
111I – Lessons From a Long Career: An Interview with Thomas Locke
Today's guest is author Thomas Locke, also known as Davis Bunn. Thomas has a brand new book out this week, the dystopian novel Enclave. In today's interview, we walk through Thomas/Davis' career as he...
22 Nov 201852min
110I – Hallmark Publishing Needs Sweet Stories: An Interview with Stacey Donovan
Editor Stacey Donovan joins us today to tell us about Hallmark Publishing! I've been talking about this new publisher of sweet romances and cozy mysteries for months now.Stacey talks about pitching th...
15 Nov 201830min
