Along Came A Writer Network
141 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlong Came A Writer Show with host Linda Kozar,
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Chat Noir Mystery and Suspense Show with host Linda Kozar,
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Along Came A Writer with Author Mary Hamilton with your host Linda Kozar
May 01, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 13.5 MBMary L. Hamilton began writing for publication when her children were young. She sold articles to Christian magazines and later wrote a play for her church’s women’s ministry outreach. That play sparked her passion for fiction even as it humbled her to see it performed. She says, “I gave them words in black and white and they put skin and clothes on those words. They brought black and white to life in Technicolor.” By that time, her three children had quit taking naps and she couldn’t find a...
Along Came A Writer with Guest Author Caroline Coleman & Host Linda Kozar
March 20, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBAuthor and Podcaster Linda Kozar chats with guests who share the story of their life and how they got to the place they are now. Stories that are sad, touching, bittersweet, and often miraculous. Everyone has a story to tell before they leave this earth and we should hear the unique story of their life. www.lindakozar.com About If I Were a Tiger A whimsical and playful rhyming picture book about a young boy who imagines himself as a tiger to overcome his fears—only to realize that he can tr...
Along Came A Writer with Author Amanda Barratt & Your Host Linda Kozar
February 15, 2023 17:30 - 25 minutes - 11.1 MBAuthor and Podcaster Linda Kozar chats with guests who share the story of their life and how they got to the place they are now. Stories that are sad, touching, bittersweet, and often miraculous. Everyone has a story to tell before they leave this earth and we should hear the unique story of their life. www.lindakozar.com Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—In her latest novel, Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland, author Amanda Barra...
Along Came A Writer with guest author William Daniel & your host Linda Kozar
November 22, 2022 16:00 - 30 minutes - 13.4 MBAuthor and Podcaster Linda Kozar chats with guests who share the story of their life and how they got to the place they are now. Stories that are sad, touching, bittersweet, and often miraculous. Everyone has a story to tell before they leave this earth and we should hear the unique story of their life. www.lindakozar.com William Daniel is a seventh grader, a WWII enthusiast, and a competitive gymnast. He builds model airplanes and wants to be a pilot someday. He has an older sister, Maris, ...
Coffee, Tea, & Thee featuring Shelley Shepard Gray with host Linda Kozar
November 16, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes - 14.4 MBAuthor and Podcaster Linda Kozar chats with guests who share the story of their life and how they got to the place they are now. Stories that are sad, touching, bittersweet, and often miraculous. Everyone has a story to tell before they leave this earth and we should hear the unique story of their life. www.lindakozar.com SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sisters of the Heart, Seasons of Sugarcreek and Families of Honor series. Before becoming a writer, she...
Along Came A Writer featuring Brittany Ann with your host Linda Kozar
November 16, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes - 14.1 MBAuthor and Podcaster Linda Kozar chats with guests who share the story of their life and how they got to the place they are now. Stories that are sad, touching, bittersweet, and often miraculous. Everyone has a story to tell before they leave this earth and we should hear the unique story of their life. www.lindakozar.com Brittany Ann is an ECPA bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the popular website EquippingGodlyWomen.com, where she challenges, encourages and equips Christian women...
Coffee, Tea & Thee-with guest Henry O. Arnold
November 03, 2022 19:00 - 32 minutes - 14.5 MBAuthor and Podcaster Linda Kozar chats with guests who share the story of their life and how they got to the place they are now. Stories that are sad, touching, bittersweet, and often miraculous. Everyone has a story to tell before they leave this earth and we should hear the unique story of their life. www.lindakozar.com Henry O. Arnold co-authored the novel Hometown Favorite with Bill Barton, and a work of nonfiction KABUL24, with Ben Pearson. He co-wrote and produced with Steve Taylor and...
Coffee, Tea, Thee—featured guest Deb Raney with your host Linda Kozar
November 03, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes - 14 MBAuthor and Podcaster Linda Kozar chats with guests who share the story of their life and how they got to the place they are now. Stories that are sad, touching, bittersweet, and often miraculous. Everyone has a story to tell before they leave this earth and we should hear the unique story of their life. www.lindakozar.com DEBORAH RANEY dreamed of writing a book since the summer she read Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books and discovered that a Kansas farm girl could, indeed, grow up to...
Along Came A Writer Show featuring authors Karen Barnett and Rachel Dodge
March 24, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 27.4 MBFirst Guest: KAREN BARNETT, the award-winning author of seven novels, writes historical romance that sweeps readers into the beauty and adventure of our national parks. Second Guest: RACHEL DODGE is the bestselling author of The Anne of Green Gables Devotional: A Chapter-by-Chapter Companion for Kindred Spirits and Praying with Jane: 31 Days through the Prayers of Jane Austen. Rachel teaches college English; speaks at libraries, literary groups, and teas; and writes for Jane Austen’s World....
Along Came A Writer Show featuring Authors Jennie Goutet & Shelley Shepard Gray
March 23, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 27.3 MBJENNIE GOUTET is an American-born Anglophile, who lives with her French husband and their three children in a small town outside Paris. Her imagination resides in Regency England, where her Clavering Chronicles and Memorable Proposals series are set. Jennie is author of the award-winning memoir, Stars Upside Down, and the modern romances, A Sweetheart in Paris and A Noble Affair. A Christian, a cook, and an inveterate klutz, Jennie writes about faith, food, and life—even the clumsy moments—on...
Chat Noir Mystery and Suspense featuring suspense author Deb Maxey
May 28, 2021 18:30 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBDeborah Maxey grew up immersed in the legends and traditions of Native American and Appalachian culture. A wife, mother, and grandmother, Deborah enjoys camping, hiking, living on a lake brimming with wildlife, and the love of her two Yorkies. Her oil portraits and one-woman art shows helped fund her PhD in counseling. As a psychotherapist and expert witness in the courts, her fascination with characters and conflict drives her passion to create fiction. Information can be found at https://de...
The Along Came A Writer Show featuring children's author Amanda Cleary Eastep
April 23, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBAmanda Cleary Eastep is not related to Beverly Cleary but wishes she were. She is, however, a children’s writer, and the Tree Street Kids is her debut series. Amanda knows kids because she’s still one at heart. When she is forced to act like an adult, she edits nonfiction books by grownup authors. To learn more about Amanda, book a school visit, or signup for her blog or newsletter, visit amandaclearyeastep.com. https://treestreetkids.com/#author
The Along Came A Writer Show featuring Donna VanLiere
April 10, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 27.6 MBDonna Vanliere..a mom, a wife, an animal lover, and a closet comedian at home. She's passionate about cooking (...and eating), reading, movies and teaching, inspiring, challenging and encouraging dreamers! She doesn’t like watching sports on TV but is a huge fan of athletes under five feet tall who call her Mom. Donna also loves to write books. As a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, her 14 titles include The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Blessing - both of which were adapt...
Chat Noir Mystery and Suspense featuring suspense author Ramona Richards
December 07, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes - 28 MBRamona Richards is the author or contributor of over twenty books, including Memory of Murder, Field of Danger, and The Taking of Carly Bradford. She is the associate publisher for Iron Stream Media and has previously worked for Abingdon Press and Thomas Nelson. Ramona makes her home just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Find her at ramonarichards.com. Faith, Hope, and the Love of a Good Story https://www.ramonarichards.com
The Along Came A Writer Show featuring Elizabeth Macguire
October 09, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52 MBCollecting for the Flea Market Love Letters archive project began in 2015. The present mission of the project is to archive and preserve found, vintage ephemera (letters, postcards, photos etc.) often sourced at flea markets. There are now nearly 300 letters in the archive, and that number is increasing.
Along Came A Writer: Guest Author Liz Tolsma
May 28, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 27 MBA little abput my guest on the Along Came A Writer show, Author Liz Tolsma... I’m blest to have the best job in the world – that of an author. I’ve penned several WWII novels, several prairie romance novellas, an Amish novel, and I’m working on my first romantic suspense. I’m a popular speaker on such wide-ranging topics as writing, courage, faith, preserving our family histories, adoption, and marriage. In addition, I work as a freelance editor. I’m married to my high school sweetheart, an...
Along Came A Writer featuring author Allison Mackey
April 29, 2020 17:00 - 31 minutes - 27.5 MBInterview with author Allison Mackey about her new book, "The Edge of Everywhen." A.S. Mackey is proud to be represented by agent Elizabeth Bennett at the Transatlantic Literary Agency. She is a member of the Shoals Writers Guild and the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She is happily married to Chad, and she is the mother of three adult children and a son-in-law. She currently resides in Florence, Alabama.
Chat Noir Mystery & Suspense-With Guest Author Janice Hanna Thompson
August 14, 2019 16:00 - 30 minutes - 27.4 MBAward-winning author Janice Thompson also writes under the pseudonym Janice Hanna. She got her start in the industry writing screenplays and musical comedies for the stage. Janice has published over 100 books for the Christian market, crossing genre lines to write cozy mysteries, historicals, romances, nonfiction books, devotionals, children’s books and more. She particularly enjoys writing light-hearted, comedic tales because she enjoys making readers laugh.Janice was named the 2008 Mentor o...
Along Came A Writer
August 03, 2019 19:00 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBIWA Conference-Talking to attendees.
Along Came A Writer at the IWA Conference—Interview New Authors
August 03, 2019 19:00 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBIWA Conference-Talking to attendees.
Pat Nichols joins us to talk about her new book, The Secret of Willow Inn.
July 24, 2019 15:30 - 32 minutes - 28.4 MBPat Nichols is the creator of the Willow Falls novel series. She joins us to talk about the first novel, The Secret of Willow Inn. She will also discuss her journey from corporate career to author. She explains why she wrote the story about a big city and a small town.
Susan Neal discusses her book, 7 Steps to Get Off Sugar and Carbohydrates.
July 23, 2019 19:00 - 31 minutes - 28 MBSusan U. Neal, RN. MBA, MHS, is an author, speaker, and certified health and wellness coach whose background in nursing and health services led her to seek new ways to educate and coach people to overcome health challenges. Her passion and mission are to improve the health of Americans.
The Wynners Circle with Becky Koptizke Author of The Cranky Mom Fix!
June 14, 2019 20:00 - 29 minutes - 25.7 MBIt is summer, you are home with the kids, and you might just find yourself a little cranky! Help is on the way! Today, Becky and I are going to head into The Wynners Circle to talk about the mom you DON'T want to be! Join us! No matter how perfect a mom may look on the outside, every now and then she turns into the cranky mom that she never wanted to be. In her new book, The Cranky Mom Fix: Get a Happier, More Peaceful Home by Slaying the “Momster” in All of Us, popular author Becky Kopitzk...
The Wynners Circle with Jeane Wynn
May 24, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBOn Friday's Wynner Circle I talk with author Amanda Barratt whose latest book My Dearest Dietrich is quickly becoming the novel most likely to be rushed to the top of your summer TBR stack! Join us to hear more about her behind-the-scenes, and what most surprised her about her characters in writing this epic novel. “When I first heard the name Maria von Wedemeyer, I wondered what kind of woman would capture the heart of such a brave and brilliant man as Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In writing M...
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
May 21, 2019 17:00 - 31 minutes - 27.6 MBLena Nelson Dooley will interview voice talent, Matilda Novak. Matilda does a lot of voice work, especially narrating audio books for various authors.
FightWrite - Concussion Junction
May 19, 2019 21:37 - 29 minutes - 26.4 MBThis one is about getting whacked in the head.
FightWrite - Outbreak Monkey
May 11, 2019 15:22 - 42 minutes - 37.9 MBI whine about being sick, make a few corrections for previous episodes and never get around to answering a question for just going on and on about not giving up. So, basically, this is a motivational episode. I think. Maybe. Right? Wash your hands after listening.
FightWrite - Ya Betta Have a Great Saddle
April 30, 2019 18:55 - 19 minutes - 16.5 MBTopics in this episode: Dragon stuff Two sword fighting style
FightWrite - Going Commando
April 30, 2019 18:30 - 21 minutes - 19 MBQuestions on today's show: How do/did people carry weapons? What sounds do they make when wielded? (I say that you can hear the chamber turn in a pistol, but it's more correct to say revolver.) How can a woman overcome size and strength differential to beat a man? (I say judo is a reference for takedowns but it's more correct to say it's a good reference for throws.) Best underwear for battle!!!
Along Came A Writer—Carolyn Miller
April 26, 2019 03:00 - 30 minutes - 26.9 MBCarolyn Miller lives in New South Wales, Australia, with her husband and four children. A longtime lover of Regency romance, Miller’s novels have won a number of Romance Writers of America and American Christian Fiction Writers contests. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and the Australasian Christian Writers. Learn more at carolynmillerauthor.com.
Chat Noir-Author Carla Hoch
April 12, 2019 18:00 - 30 minutes - 27.4 MBCarla is a Writer's Digest author. Her book, Fight Write: How to Write Believable Fight Scenes, 2019. She is a professional fight scene editor, consultant, videographer, and FightWriting teacher.
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
March 19, 2019 17:00 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MBHost Lena Nelson Dooley will chat with C Kevin Thompson about the importance of Writing Critique Groups and introduce the listener to his books.
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
January 15, 2019 18:00 - 31 minutes - 27.9 MBLena Nelson Dooley will interview author Karen Whiting about her writing and writing-related events.
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
December 18, 2018 18:00 - 32 minutes - 28.4 MBHost, Lena Nelson Dooley, will interview Texas author, Lynne Gentry, about her newest novel.
Publishing Laine: 4 Types of Publishing - Which is Best for You?
November 07, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBI love filet mignon. Seriously! My favorite type of meat. Maybe one of the reasons I like it so much is that I don't have it very often. If filet mignon were the only option of meat for me, though, I would likely get sick of it before too long. And someone who doesn't eat meat at all would never want to eat at my house at all. An option, any option no matter how good it is, only works for part of the population and only at certain times. (I'd hate to have filet mignon for breakfast! Or desse...
Along Came A Writer Show-Bayou Christian Writers Conference Interviews
October 20, 2018 15:30 - 36 minutes - 32.2 MBLinda Kozar, host of the Along Came A Writer Show and the Chat Noir Mystery and Suspense Show is teaching a class on podcasting on Saturday, October 20th at the Bayou Christian Writers Conference in Houston, Texas. In this episode, she will conduct short soundbites with members of the audience who are attending the workshop—asking them about what they write, how they got started in publishing, etc. A List of the Guests I interviewed and their latest book titles: Mae Edwards "Stolen Options"J...
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
October 16, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBThese authors will be featured on the show: Candice Sue Patterson, Pegg Thomas, Rebecca Jepson, Lena Nelson Dooley, and Marilyn Turk.
Publishing Laine: What Happens After the Conference?
October 03, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBConferences can be a perfect time to share the best of your writing and make connections that will last throughout your career. This show will help you: Identify those things that you must do following a conference if you are serious about your writing career.Discern the things you should do to make the most of your experiences.Come up with things that you can do to expand the connections that you made at your conference. In addition, you'll get an idea of how you can capitalize on all of yo...
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
September 18, 2018 17:00 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBHost Lena Nelson Dooley will interview Lynne Gentry one of the authors of GHOST HEART. She will reveal where the story came from and why she and fellow author Lisa Harris wrote it.
Chat Noir Mystery and Suspense—Author Chautona Havig
September 05, 2018 20:00 - 32 minutes - 28.6 MBHi! I’m Chautona Havig. (for those who care, that’s Shuh-TONE-uh HAVE-ig). Yeah. Just work with me here. I should have used a pseudonym, but when you grow up with a name like Chautona, it kind of sticks. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you se...
Publishing Laine: Novel Skeleton Part 7
September 05, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 53.6 MBMarji Laine, executive director of Write Integrity Press, and freelance editor and author Fay Lamb are winding down their discussion of crafting a novel. The final quarter of the book is critical in many ways. Using popular movies as examples, Fay and Marji will share the elements of this essential "bone" of your novel skeleton. Be sure to send your questions to Fay and Marji through [email protected]. If you questions is used during the broadcast, you'll win a free book!
Along Came A Writer, Guest Parker Cole, Author-Radio host-Speaker
August 22, 2018 21:30 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBParker J Cole is an author, radio show host, speaker, and executive of PJC Media Network. She writes Christian romance novels. For speculative fiction, she writes under the name Parker Payne. As a radio show host, Parker showcases Christian authors worldwide on Tuesdays at 7 pm Eastern time. From Detroit to England to Pakistan, Parker loves to interview authors from all over. If you are a Christian author interested in being on the show, please send an email to writestuffradio at gmail dot c...
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
August 21, 2018 17:00 - 52 minutes - 47.4 MBHost, Lena Nelson Dooley, one of the authors, will interview some of the other authors of the Thanksgiving Books and Blessings collection, which contains 9 novels and novellas.
The Wynners Circle
August 16, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBA Show for Readers. We cover a variety of topics from books to writing to life!
Publishing Laine: Novel Skeleton Part 6
August 08, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBMarji and Fay continue their discussion of how to utilize the nine writing bones in the novel skeleton, and their subsequent sub-sections, to create a smoothly written novel in most any genre. They use three well-known movies to easily display the different parts of the story, how they are each necessary for the satisfaction of the completed novel, and how each part fits into the whole picture of the complete novel skeleton.
Along Came A Writer, Guest Linda Yezak, Author, Editor, Speaker
July 25, 2018 19:30 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBAbout my guest: Author/Speaker/Editor Linda W. Yezak Author or coauthor of seven titles and contributor to several collections.Two-time Genesis finalist, one-time Carol award finalist.Winner of the 2011 Grace Award for Christian Romance.Winner of the 2017 Texas Author’s Association Best in Christian Fiction award.Grand prize winner of the East Texas Baptist University’s short story contest.Honorable Mention from Saturday Evening Post’s Great American Fiction contest.Former content editor for ...
The Lena Nelson Dooley Show
July 17, 2018 17:00 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBLisa Crane is started out as an Indie-published author, and she has a large fan base from that. She has also been traditionally published. We will talk about her books and both kinds of publishing.
Publishing Laine: Novel Skeleton Part Five
July 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBAfter the "false apex" and reflection of Part Four, the goals of your main characters need to be readdressed. They may even need some adjustment. Marji and Fay will work through this Fifth Part of the novel skeleton - the writing bones - using some popular movies as examples of these parts and their connected sections.
The Bridge with Merilyn Marriott: Guest Eva Marie Everson
June 13, 2018 17:00 - 59 minutes - 53.7 MBEva Marie Everson, freelance Jouralist, writer, speaker and political activist. She is a multiple-award winning author and speaker who hails from the picturesque southern town of Savannah, Georgia. She is president of Word Weavers, director of Florida Christian Writer Conference, managing editor of Firefly Southern Fiction. Eva Marie enjoys coaching new authors through her company Pen in Hand. She is an avid photographer who enjoys turning the photos into memes. She makes her home in central ...