Writers Authors On Fire Podcast

Here's the link to Michelle's show notes page with interview highlights, quotes, and links to her website and social media.   Michelle Dickinson grew up with a bipolar mother. Out of that experience she wrote a powerful book, Breaking Into My Life: Growing Up with a Bipolar Parent and My Battle to Reclaim Myself. The book took four years to write. Her story shares the struggles and what she learned from it. She found a writing coach to help her make the story the best it could be. In this interview we talk about her experience with her mother, having a parent who is bipolar, why she wrote the book, her experience with the writing coach, and more. Michelle loves talking to student about the challenges of mental illness, knowing that some of them may have the same struggles. Her goal is to raise awareness and compassion for those struggling with mental illness along with those who care for them, so that more people get the treatment and help they need and deserve.

Here's the link to the show notes of Dale L Roberts' part 2 interview with quotes and highlights, and links to his website and social media. Dale L. Roberts, a self-publishing expert, talks fast in this second interview. In the first part of this interview we talk about his starting the SelfPublishingWithDale website and videos, writing scripts for the videos and then repurposing the scripts, moving from a self-published book to a traditional publisher, building a following, and DIY versus time and money. In the second half, we talk about Ingram Spark for self-publishers, Bowker for ISBN numbers, building your network, and taking it one step at a time. Dale explains his Extra-Extra Video Membership featuring over 200 videos with interviews, formatting books, and much more.

Here's the link to Dale's show notes page with highlights and quotes, and links to his website and social media connections. Dale L. Roberts excels at helping those wanting to self-publish. He entered the self-publishing arena in 2013-2014 and has not looked back. In this first of two interviews we talk about getting started in writing, what comes first,  going from self-published to traditionally published, the importance of knowing whom you're writing for, and setting goals for your writing. In the second part of the interview we talk about traditional versus self-publishing, the writing process, pantsers and plotters, cover design, balance in writing, pros and cons of self-publishing, and more. Loads of great information on writing and self-publishing from a master.

Here's the link to Shadia's Show Notes page with highlights, quotes, and links to her website and social media connections. Shadia Hrichi is an author who loves writing about things in the Bible. Her newest book is Hagar: Rediscovering the God Who Sees Me, about one of the amazing women in the Old Testament. In the interview, we talk about her passion for writing from the Bible. Shadia's first book, Nameless No More, was about having an abortion, and Worthy of Love is a Bible study based on it. Going to seminary helped prepare her to write Bible studies. Hagar is the first book in a series of Bible Studies.

Here's the link to the Show Notes page for interview highlights and quotes, and links to his webpage and social media connections. Dave Howe turned his focus from music to writing. His desire to write grew out of his leading a purity group, which he lead for over ten years. He had written some articles about purity that got him published. When Live Pure and Free was published, he began to speak on the topic. We talk about the components of a devotional book, how the writing has to be tight and concise, improving your writing, issues with writing difficult topics, and much more.

Here's the link to Craig's Show Notes page with interview highlights and links to his websites and social media connections. Craig von Buseck is the senior editor for digital content for Inspiration.org, an arm of Inspiration Ministries. He also worked for Christian Broadcast network for 15 years. Craig has authored five books. He's a natural encourager and in this interview he encourages writers. We talk abut several of Craig's books. Craig gives a great example of how authors need a strategy to be successful in publishing. Craig talks about beta readers, time as a challenge including time wasters, creating content for online magazines, and turning books into screenplays. Then finally, we spend time talking about ways to build an effective author platform. 

Here's the Show Notes link for highlights and quotes from the show and links to Art's websites and social media. Art Barter loves caring for people, inspiring people, and equipping people. Out of that comes stories—and he loves stories. He is the CEO of Datron World Communications that he took from a $10 million company to a $200 million company by putting into practice the behaviors of servant leadership. He's the founder of the Servant Leadership Institute, which furthers his desire to share how to inspire and equip people and those they influence. In this interview we talk about Art's journey as he learned about servant leadership, how he implemented it at Datron, and then how he decided to write three books about it.

Here's the link to the Show Notes page for Linda's highlights, quotes, and links to her websites and social media. Linda Fisler is an author, painter, mentor, instructor, podcaster with a lot of life to balance. She's a creative. She's written several art books including two compiled from her podcasts. She has her "Blind" series with three books and more coming. Because Linda is an artist, she designs her own covers. We talk about writing in general, the finer points of boxed sets, her writing process, working through the "awful," and much more.

Here's the link to Susan's Show Notes page with links to her website and social media connections. Susan Alcorn has written about her many hikes on the Camino de Santiago trails in Spain and France. She and her husband have also hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, the John Muir Trail. trails in Patagonia and many more. Her newest book is Healing Miles: Gifts from the Caminos Norte and Primitivo. Walkers and hikers on the trails are called pilgrims and the trails are their pilgrimages. In the interview we talk about the Camino trails, where they are, costs, travel arrangements, safety, physical preparation, scenery, and more. Susan also talks about women backpacking and how she got started. People from around d the world hike one of the Camino trails every year - you can be one of them.

Click here to go to the Show Notes page for this recap episode of shows 101 to 125. In this special episode we recap episodes 101 – 125 of Writers & Authors on Fire. We'll go from episode 101 to episode 125 with a short description of the show and then share a short clip from the interview. You will learn about authors, what they shared, and in their words, a bit of wisdom culled from their interview. This fifth batch of 25 episodes are entertaining, but more important, informative as they share what they have learned about writing, their tips and advice, and the exciting direction their writing journey has taken them. It is our hope that the short clips might entice you to listen to the full shows. The 25 include authors of general fiction, novels of all types and for all ages, humor, romance fiction, historical fiction, mystery and suspense, zombie and paranormal, women's contemporary fiction; and lots of nonfiction – writing for children and girls, devotionals, personal stories of struggles of gr

Here's the link to Rick's Show Notes page with highlights and quotes, and links to his website and social media connections. Rick Steele has a valuable background in publishing for more then 24 years as an acquisitions editor, developmental editor, and copy editor. In the interview he shares from his experience and wisdom. He has loads of tips about writing queries, proposals, manuscripts, building your platform, and more. Listen as he shares what he look for in a compelling query or proposal and which chapters should be included with your proposal. Excellent advice for fiction and nonfiction writers and authors.

Here's the link to the Show Notes for Preston's interview with highlights and quotes, and links to his social media connection. Alexander Preston Klopfenstein writes under the pen name of A.K. Preston. He writes in the science fiction genre with a little bit of thriller thrown in, mainly in the Christian speculative fiction niche. He has spent the past four year working on his project and learning about the world of publishing. He initially had written Harvest of Prey first and decided to relaunch it as The Gevaudan Project. He tightened up the text, changed the cover, developed a marketing launch plan, and started a blog. Preston's writing time is pretty structured. He has learned a lot about connecting with other like-minded writers, using minimalistic language and letting dialogue stand-alone and keeping the pacing going. This is an excellent interview with an author who wrote a book and learned he how to make it better to increase his chances of success

Here's the link to the Show Notes for Coleen's interview with links to her website and social media connections. Colleen Kelly Alexander is a motivational speaker and author, and an amazing athlete. Her inspirational story is about how she survived the trauma of being run over on her bike by a Freight-liner truck. She had over 78 units of blood and CPR in the trauma bay. The people who worked on her are her heroes. In the interview we talk about the heroes around us, how she wrote the book, her motivation to keep going, and more. After all this she run and cycles and does triathlons. She gives her medals to her heroes and new heroes she meets. Her book Gratitude in Motion: A True Story of Hope, Determination, and the Everyday Heroes Around Us is about her story of surviving trauma and honoring the heroes around her.

Here's the Show Notes link to Alene's interview with highlights, quotes, and links to her websites and social media. Alene Nitzky is an oncology nurse and an ultra runner. In this interview we talk about her role as an oncology nurse, health coach, and American Cancer Society Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer—and her new book. Alene wrote Navigating the C: A Nurse Charts the Course for Cancer Survivorship Care to help those with cancer, the newly diagnosed, their families and caregivers, and those in the health care profession. We talk about health, exercise, the quality of life with cancer, advocacy, understanding cancer, writing her book, her book's audience, and much more. 

Here's the link to Klyn's Show Notes page with highlights and quotes, and links to her websites and social media connections. Klyn Elsbury has always considered herself a writer. Having cystic fibrous, when she was a child she always packed books in her suitcase for the too frequent trips to the hospital. In school she loved taking writing courses—and she loves puns. In writing I AM _____: The Untold Story of Success I take people on a journey of what success is, what it's not, and how they can live powerful lives for themselves as they create change in the world. It draws a parallel between what it means to live as if every day is your last and what it means to create a highly impactful legacy through entrepreneurship and athleticism. In the interview we get real about her journey with cystic fibrous, why she wrote a book, the writing process, how staying fit is important, and more. She's a great and fascinating person who loves life and wants to live it to the fullest. 

Here's the link to Wayne's Show Notes page with quotes and highlights, and links to his websites and social media connections. Wayne Kurtz is an ultra endurance triathlete who has written several books on the topic. His new book is It's All About the DECA: Fearless Exploration Through 1,406 miles. A DECA is 10 ironman length races, swimming, cycling, and running, typically done in 10 days. Wayne loves goals and journals daily. In the interview we talk about goals, fitness, the question of 'why do these', identifying your audience, and the writing process. It's a great example of how having passion for life can lead to multiple and successful books on a topic.

Here's the link to Ammar's Show Notes page with quotes and highlights, and links to his websites and social media. Ammar Habib grew up making up stories from action figures at home. Even now, as a young man, he has lots of stories to tell. He wrote all through school. Hs first book was rejected by agents and publisher about 300 times. Habib wrote the Dark Guardian series and it now has four novels and four short stories. In the interview we talk about the Dark Guardian series, and his upcoming novels, his writing processes, promoting his books, and how he plans his writing projects. Ammar is a well-grounded young man who has a strong future as an author.

Here is the link to the Show Notes page for Texas with highlights, quotes, and links to her website and social media. Texas Stready is the daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor and loving mom. She ran away from home at 17 and for 28 years traveled a path from which few return. Drugs, unhealthy relationships, and lust fueled her life. Deep in the Heart of Texas - a Memoir is her story of that life and how she found hope and turned her life around. This is a raw and realistic look into life unhinged. She escaped to a radically different life. In the interview we talk about the story behind the book, how she wrote it, reaching her audience, the challenges she had writing it, writing memoirs, and more.

Here's the link to Jay's Show Notes page with interview highlights and quotes and links to his websites and social media connections. Jay Nixon wants "… more than anything else to help as many people as possible become the best version of themselves." Jay Nixon is a certified nutrition specialist, a certified nutrition coach, and certified personal trainer, which are all good to validate him in his line of work. He loves everything to do with fitness and is very active. His new book The Overweight Mind looks at the relationship of the mechanics and psychological (mindset) components of weight loss. He says mechanics is 20% and psychological (mindset) is 80% of achieving success. We talk about the book, his writing process, where the idea came from, and a lot about effective and long term weight loss.

Here's the link to T.E.'s Show Notes with quotes, highlights, and links to his website and social media. T.E. Watson has been writing for more than 43 years with 142 books to his credit. He writes to entertain and to help those who want to write. His genres include a variety from children's books to chapter books, travel stories, going west stories, poems, fairy tales, murder mysteries, and more. He believes that writer's block does not exist. He has a vivid imagination and lots of ideas and shares the story that gave him the idea for The Monster in the Mailbox. We talk about his writing process, getting and recording ideas, and much more. TE shares how he makes audio books out of his picture books and uses sound effects to enhance the listening experience. His love of children shines as he talks about doing school visits where he gets kids to love reading.