Episode 125: Interview with Candice Yamnitz

Notes:

Candice is a homeschooling mom, blogger and teacher who taught in an elementary dual-language classroom for seven years before having her three spirited children. She has been mentoring teen girls for another many years and aims to inspire through stories. In 2017, she joined the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) to improve her craft, and today she is vice president of the Chicago chapter. Her work has placed in four contests.

Her writing contains a Latin twist which comes from her Puerto Rican and Mexican upbringing. She also adds a heavy dollop of mystery and sometimes an extra helping of romance. She fell in love with Lord of the Rings and Pride and Prejudice in high school and hasn’t stopped reading since. In between reading lessons and converting cardboard boxes into pirate ships, she writes and illustrates fantasy stories. She lives in her native Chicagoland.

Candice regularly posts encouraging, entertaining, and educational content on social media inspired from her writing life. You can connect with her on Instagram @candiceyamnitz , Twitter @CandiceYamnitz and on Facebook @candiceyamnitz.

Candice talks about her writing group that she connected with through the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). Information on this organization can be found at: https://acfw.com/

Candice also talks about participating in a Fall pitchwars competition. Information can be found at: https://pitchwars.org/

We’ve also had the pleasure of having Candice on the podcast once before, answering a question that we put out to the writing community regarding her unique writing process. That mini-episode can be found here:

Episode 55: Author Answer with Candice Yamnitz

Books and Movies Mentioned:

Unbetrothed by Candice Pedraza Yamnitz

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen     

Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

Encanto - Directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)