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307 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Joanna Vander Vlugt is an author and illustrator. She has completed book three in her Jade & Sage thriller series. Joanna is also the creative director behind SAM Magazine. When Joanna is not writing, she enjoys illustrating motorcycles and scooters.
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E79 - Karen Dodd, Author of Everybody Knows
August 20, 2023 23:36 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBProlific award-winning thriller author Karen Dodd joins me, and we have a good discussion about characters making mistakes, keeping our characters real, corruption, the mafia as well as being a discovery writer. Karen is the president of the Sisters In Crime – Canada West chapter. I was excited to talk with her about her novel Everybody Knows, a sophisticated thriller which is hard to put down. It’s the first novel in a new series, the Nicolo Moretti Crime Thriller Series. There are a few sp...
E77 - Lisa Kessler, Paranormal Author
August 20, 2023 23:36 - 1 hour - 44 MBLisa Kessler's writing career was foretold to her by a fortune teller. When she received writing advice from Ray Bradbury, she knew she was on the right path. Forty books within a 10 year period, Lisa has numerous series under her belt. She writes a blog, and she is a podcast host. Lisa's books have won the PRISM award, she has twice won the San Diego Book Award, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a Bram Stoker finalist. Lisa and I discuss the writing advice Ray Bradbury shared wi...
E76 - Cindy DeJager, Creator behind Opal Writer’s Magazine
August 20, 2023 23:35 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBCindy DeJager is a gracious human and an amazing magazine publisher. She is the entrepreneur behind Opal Writer's Magazine and Opal Rising Magazine. Her magazine is packed with great information for writers and authors at various stages of their career. She shares why the magazine is called opal, which is a beautiful and tender story in itself. Opal Writer's Magazine started in Alberta seven years ago, now, it has subscribers from all over Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and just recently ...
E75 - Alisha Sevigny, Author of The Secret Sands series
August 20, 2023 23:35 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBAward-winning YA author, Alisha Sevigny chatted with me about the 2nd and 3rd books in her Secret Sands Series, The Desert Prince and The Oracle of Avaris. The original novel in the series being The Lost Scroll of the Physician. Alisha is a talented author. Her novels can be read by all age groups, and her fierce heroine, Sesha, is an inspiration for all females. Her novels deal with issues relevant today. In fact, we acknowledged what's going on in the world and the connection to her novels...
E74 - Sam Wiebe, Author of Hell and Gone
August 20, 2023 23:35 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBAward-winning Vancouver crime writer of the Wakeland novels, Sam Wiebe, and I discuss his latest novel, Hell and Gone, which is the third novel in his Dave Wakeland series. Sam's prose is gritty and authentic. He gives the reader a great sense of living on the streets of Vancouver. We talk about beats, and Sam's not meaning music, conflict, as well as the writing courses he offers, the flagship course being Mystery Writing Mastery. I came away from this interview thinking dig down when it c...
E73 - Authors Across the Border Drinking Coffee
August 20, 2023 23:34 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBThe Joanna and Benny Show. Yes, two authors, myself and Benny Sims, we are fans of each other's novels and writing styles. We talk about everything from writing in the 3rd person point-of-view to the first person point-of-view. Character arcs. What we've learned and what we still want to learn. Book trailers, promotion, and using life experiences in plotting a novel. Benny joins me from his writing shed in Alabama. We celebrate Benny's novel Code Gray winning Killer Nashville's Silver Falc...
E72 - The Urban Escapist, Cory Scott - Artist
August 20, 2023 23:34 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBArtist Cory Scott, moved back to Canada with three suitcases. A creative soul since a child, he's travelled the world and worked various jobs. When he and his fiancée left Australia and were selling their possessions, Cory was pleasantly surprised when Australians wanted to buy his paintings hanging on the walls. Cory knew this was a sign and pursued art fulltime. Cory’s art has won numerous awards, including in 2020, the Award of Excellence at the Sooke Fine Arts Show. On Cory’s website, Co...
E71 - Celeste Barclay, The Clan Sinclair Legacy
August 20, 2023 23:34 - 1 hour - 42 MBHave you heard the term story bible? Or reading guides? Multi-published, bestselling historical romance author, Celeste Barclay, joins me in the studio. She is the author of 31 historical romances and after 16 years in the classroom where she was a Social Studies and English teacher, she is now a full-time author, entrepreneur, independent publisher and mentor. We talk about her historical romances, writing as a business, and her upcoming new releases. Celeste and I had a great conversation,...
E70 - Mark Creedon, Caught Between Two Devils
August 20, 2023 23:33 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBAuthor Mark Creedon joins me on the podcast and we talk about his historical fiction novel, Caught Between Two Devils, which is based on the real experiences of family members, Antanas Paskevicius, and Antanas's wife Jadwyga and his sister Maria in April 1944, when they, along with other prisoners, escaped from a forced labor camp during WWII. A moving interview, Mark and I discuss favourite scenes, the little Polish car that looks like a small frog, war, romance, humanity and helping your n...
E69 - Gordon Mott, The Angels of Klaipeda
August 20, 2023 23:33 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBAmazon bestselling author Gordon Mott returns to the podcast. Gordon and I previously talked on the podcast about his hugely popular novel, Lithuanian Lullaby and today we talk about Gordon’s second novel, The Angels of Klaipeda. Gordon and I have an extensive discussion about characters, their strengths, their weaknesses and finding the character to carry a new series or new story. We also talk about the Stockholm syndrome and using life events to fuel a novel, in particular the kidnapping...
E68 - Marcelle Dube, The Wronged Woman
August 20, 2023 23:32 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBMulti-published author Marcelle Dube joins me on the podcast. Marcelle is the author of numerous mystery novels and short stories. Her bibliography is incredible. She is also on the executive of the Sisters in Crime – Chapter West. Marcelle grew up in Montreal, and after trying a few provinces, she set roots in the Yukon for 35 years and she now lives in Alberta, which she says is, “much like the Yukon in all the ways that counts.” Today, we will be talking about her latest novel, The Wrong...
E67 - Christine Gabriel, Crimson Forest
August 20, 2023 23:32 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBChristine Gabriel is the author of the Best-Selling, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance novel, Crimson Forest, the first novel in her Crimson Chronicles Series. Her fiction has been nominated for such awards as The People’s Book Award and The Buckeye Book Award. Christine's been in the marketing industry for over 15 years and is in charge of the publicity & graphics department at Pandamoon Publishing, based out of Austin, Texas. Christine and I shared many laughs and writing experiences. In thi...
E66 - Valerie Dunsmore, Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
August 20, 2023 23:32 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBAward-winning author Valerie Dunsmore studied creative writing at Kwantlen College and graduated from the journalism program at Grant MacEwan College. She and I discuss her fiction novel, Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit, the sister relationship and her character Lily, and the lessons Lily will learn from hatred to healing. Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit is the winner of the Whistler Independent Book Awards for Best Fiction, the 29th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards and it placed Silver for Fanta...
E65 - Colleen van Niekerk, A Conspiracy of Mothers
August 20, 2023 23:31 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBColleen van Niekerk grew up in South Africa as a person of colour in the eighties and nineties. This meant being surrounded by stories and art, an act of expression. Her evocative debut novel, A Conspiracy of Mothers is set during a defining period in South Africa’s history. Colleen's gripping novel tells a story of love and betrayal from multiple perspectives while balancing the painful legacy of apartheid with the trials of motherhood. Colleen thank you for writing a gripping story and com...
E64 - K.L. Abrahamson, Beneath Malabar Nets
August 20, 2023 23:31 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBToday, multi-published author and Ellery Queen author, K.L. Abrahamson is back in the dressing room. On Karen’s website, the visitor is greeted with these words, “Writing at the dangerous ends of the earth; The various incarnations of Karen L. Abrahamson.” Karen writes, mystery, fantasy, and romance. She is also a prolific short story author and her stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Karen has worked as a special constable, a correctional officer, a probation officer and ESL ins...
E63 - Elgon Williams, Thuper Heroes
August 20, 2023 23:31 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBProlific science fiction, fantasy and mystery author Elgon Williams returned to the podcast and we talked about the Thuperman Trilogy, in particular Thuper Heroes, the last novel in his Thuperman trilogy. We talked about books, plotting, life imitating art, and what's next with Elgon now that this trilogy has ended. Elgon was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio. He grew up on a farm in southeastern Clark County near the town of South Charleston. He’s a graduate of Purdue University, The U...
E62 - Alice Bienia, Three Dog Knight
August 20, 2023 23:31 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBStranger danger. Yes, a lot was discussed on today's podcast with Alice Bienia. Three Dog Knight is the third in her Jorja Knight thriller/mystery series. We talk about writing lessons learned, the integrity of characters, and using humour for those lighter moments. Did I mention tension? Oh, and how about the series' story arc? Check out this podcast and learn about Alice's real life events that were the basis for scenes in Three Dog Knight. Also, do not forget to complete the poll. Al...
E61 - Barbara Fradkin is Back, The Devil To Pay
August 20, 2023 23:30 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBMulti-published author, Barbara Fradkin is back on the podcast, and we discuss her latest Inspector Green series, The Devil to Pay, which also features Inspector Green's daughter, Hannah, now a rookie patrol officer. Barbara is a retired psychologist who is fascinated with why people turn bad. She has written numerous short stories and novellas as well as the critically acclaimed Inspector Green novels. She has been nominated 4 times for the Arthur Ellis Award of Excellence in the Best Nove...
E60 - Judy J. Johnson, Thief of Reason
August 20, 2023 23:30 - 56 minutes - 39 MBJudy J. Johnson and I talk about her non-fiction/fiction book, Thief of Reason. Judy is a Professor Emerita, Psychology Department of Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB. Her M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses, and her post doc fellowship at the Ellis Institute in NYC, explored the biological, social, and psychological forces that shaped the 13 characteristics of dogmatism’s rigid profile. Her non-fiction book What’s So Wrong With Being Right: The Dangerous Nature of Dogmatic Belief, and her novel, Thie...
E59 - Cindy Buckshon - Liar, Liar, Gown on Fire
August 20, 2023 23:30 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBCindy Buckshon's art has been shown in numerous art exhibitions. She obtained her BFA in Visual Arts at the University of Victoria. Her final project for the honours program was a series of paintings of Vancouver's trolley buses. She is also a graphic designer and author. In 2019 Cindy wrote Liar, Liar, Gown on Fire, a memoir about her lifelong struggle with mental illnesses, specifically bipolar disorder and factitious disorder, commonly known as Munchausen syndrome. Liar, Liar, Gown on Fir...
E58 - Susan Jane Wright, Box of Secrets
August 20, 2023 23:30 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBSusan Jane Wright studied anthropology and architecture before settling on law. She worked as a litigator before moving in–house. Her career has taken her from the boardrooms of Calgary to the streets of Beijing. Susan writes legal thrillers. Box of Secrets is her debut novel and the first in the Evie Valentine mystery series. It was a finalist in the 2021 Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Unpublished Manuscript. When she’s not writing Susan’s travelling with her husband ...
E57 - Writing Humour, Roundtable
August 20, 2023 23:30 - 50 minutes - 35 MBAlice Bienia has a passion for nature, photography, motorcycles, and coffee. She went to university and emerged with a Bachelor of Science in geology. Her work in remote regions of Canada honed her insatiable curiosity, fuelled her imagination and deepened her desire to learn. She writes full time. She approaches her creativity, imagination with the all important, ‘head down, butt in chair,’ skill she’s acquired along the way to creating challenging crimes. The author of Knight Blind, Knight...
E56 - Jule Selbo, 10 Days
August 20, 2023 23:29 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBDo you know what a mud angel is? You'll find out with this episode's multi-talented author, Jule Selbo. Jule spent 20+ years working as a screenwriter at major film studios in Los Angeles, including working for industry giant George Lucas on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Other shows Jule worked on were HBO’s Women Behind Bars, George Romero’s Tales from the Darkside and Monsters, and Aaron Spelling’s Melrose Place. Portland, Maine, Jule calls home, and this multi-published author, pla...
E55 - Trevor Atkins, The Day the Pirates Went Mad
August 20, 2023 23:29 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBChildren’s author Trevor Atkins and I had a blast in this episode. There's a lot of laughter and a GIVEAWAY, so listen closely. Trevor educated me on pirates and the extensive research he did crafting this exciting and intriguing children's novel. The Youtube portion of this podcast will be uploaded in a few days and listeners can see the many drawings and illustrations that Trevor makes reference to. Trevor lives with his family on the west coast of Canada and has been working with words f...
E54 - Joanna Vander Vlugt, Dealer’s Child
August 20, 2023 23:29 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBThe dressing room is taken over by Rudy, the rescue dog and Rudy's human. This time the interviewer, Joanna Vander Vlugt, is the interviewee. Susan Jane Wright, author of the soon-to-be-released novel, Box of Secrets, questions Joanna about the second novel in the Jade & Sage thriller series, Dealer's Child. What were the tough scenes? Why does Joanna insist on doing her own book covers? Is Jade, Joanna's alter ego? We also learn about the new characters that came to life on the pages of Dea...
E53 - Debra Purdy Kong, The Deep End
August 20, 2023 23:29 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDebra Purdy Kong has 40 years of writing experience. A former criminology student, Debra draws upon life experiences, including her security work, to plot her novels. She has two series, the Alex Bellamy series and the Casey Holland series. A prolific author, we talk about writing (of course), language, characters aging and does that impact their dialogue. As well as over-cooked brussels sprouts! Mystery Author, DEBRA PURDY KONG - Home Get full access to Joanna Vander Vlugt, Author & Illu...
E52 - Gordon Mott, Lithuanian Lullaby
August 20, 2023 23:28 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBGordon Mott is the author of the historical fiction novels, Lithuanian Lullaby and The Angels of Klaipeda. He has lived and worked in the UK, Australia, Canada and Lithuania. With a degree in politics from Trent University in Peterborough, Canada, he holds an interest in East European development and has taught and travelled extensively in the region. We had a good discussion about the writing of his first novel, Lithuanian Lullaby, an epic historical fiction novel which is also a love story...
E51 - Josh Kully, Author, Poet,
August 20, 2023 23:28 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBHave you heard the JAWS-approach of storytelling? Josh talks about using the JAWS-approach when it came to writing his short story The Stork, which is not only story, but also poem, which Josh also illustrated. Author, illustrator, creative, Josh and I discuss what success means to us, writing fiction that has weight, and sharing experiences through writing and art. Which came first? Art or writing? Illustrator | Josh Kully | British Columbia Josh (@joshkully) • Instagram photos and vi...
E50 - Stella Harvey, Creative Director Whistler Writer’s Festival, Author
August 20, 2023 23:27 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBStella Harvey is a multi-published author, the Creative Director behind the Whistler Writers Festival, and a mentor in the Writer's Studio at SFU. She has a wealth of insight and writing experience, and she is not afraid to take risks. Born in Cairo, and having lived in Rome and Calgary, she now calls Whistler home. This beautiful mountainside location is where she found her writing community and where her writing career took off. A simple advertisement in the local paper started a writing g...
E49 - Penni Jones, Suicide Souls
August 20, 2023 23:27 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBPenni Jones’s website is titled, Scapegoats and Sacred Cows, and under that title is written This is my existential crises, get your own. She has a sharp, refreshing voice. Penni is also an editor, screenwriter & t-shirt wearer. Her novels are Suicide Souls, Kricket and On the Bricks. Penni and I talked about writing, imaginations and how in her dedication she writes about the grief following suicide. As we talked about Suicide Souls, we agreed that her novel has many layers, it's part thril...
E48 - Kemeasha Brown, It’s Ok To Not Be Ok
August 20, 2023 23:27 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBKemeasha Brown is a children's author, who, after flight delays, touched down in New York City and joined me on the podcast. Kemeasha's children's book, "It's Ok to Not Be Ok," is a doorway for parents and children to discuss mental health. Her book is enjoyed by all ages and is receiving accolades from all over. Kemeasha's "attitude of gratitude" comes through in our discussion. Kemeasha explains the inspiration for her book, including the book cover and illustrations. Our discussion levere...
E47- Sue Stoney, Zero Waste
August 20, 2023 23:27 - 56 minutes - 39 MBSue Stoney has authored textbooks. She has sewn for as long as she can remember. She creates her own dyes and dyes her own wool, silk and other fabrics, as well as producing her own patterns. Zero waste. When she’s not scouring linen with soda ash to prepare it for dying with onion skins, Sue is blogging or zigzagging around Australia discovering all sorts of public art. Sue joins me on the podcast and we talk about zero waste as well as kick around the idea of Sue writing a fictional novel....
E46 - Ashley Good, Mary and The Alien
August 20, 2023 23:26 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBAshley Good is an author, podcaster and indie filmmaker. She joins me on the podcast and we discuss everything from her YA novel, Mary & the Alien, filmmaking, and being the creative behind the Foggy Isle Film Festival. We discover we are both fans of The Umbrella Academy, and we agree that creative expression is not about following the rules but creating and putting your creation out there, be it novel or film. Ashley Good Get full access to Joanna Vander Vlugt, Author & Illustrator at ...
E45- Judy Penz Sheluk, Moonlight and Misadventure
August 20, 2023 23:26 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBSix amazing authors join me in the dressing room and we talk about their short stories in the Moonlight and Misadventure anthology, which is the third short story anthology from Judy Penz Sheluk’s Superior Shores Press. Award-winning short story authors from the US and Canada are featured in this anthology, as well as talented new authors, who are breaking into Canada's mystery writing scene with their unique voices. These individual stories flow so nicely together. They are notes in a phr...
E44 - Candas Jane Dorsey, The Adventure of Isabel
August 20, 2023 23:26 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBEdgy, different and a nameless protagonist. Candas Jane Dorsey's writing style defies convention. As I said to Candas during our interview, she's in the driver's seat of a Bugatti and she's just told me to "buckle up." Candas is a prolific internationally known award-winning author. In 2005 she was awarded the Province of Alberta Centennial Gold Medal for her artistic achievement and community work, and in 2017 the WGA Golden Pen Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Literary Arts. In 2019...
E43 - Bill Morrison, Lions in the Grass
August 20, 2023 23:26 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB"What are you that Random House is not?" "Be nimble. Be quick." Today, I have award-winning author and consultant, Bill Morrison on the podcast. Bill is the author of Lions in the Grass, a #1 Amazon Bestseller as well as the 2020 Canadian Book Club Award winner in the 2020 Business/Self-Help category. He has appeared on the CTV Morning Show talking about “the tricks of professional persuaders” and is a consultant in the field of emotional positioning and consumer behaviour. He has spent the ...
E42 - Teoni Spathelfer, Little Wolf
August 20, 2023 23:25 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBToday I'm excited to share my discussion with creative Teoni Spathelfer. Because the recording is a little difficult to hear in some sections, we had horrible weather during the recording, I wanted to note the names mentioned. Teoni shared the sound effects of the waves for her documentary, Teoni's Dream, with Elder Gilbert Joe. Teoni mentions Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, who is part of Reconciliation Canada. Heritage House is the publisher of Little Wolf, which we discuss on today's podcast. ...
E41 - Wild Wood Creative, She’s a Scroll Saw Artist
August 20, 2023 23:25 - 26 minutes - 18 MBLauren was a registered nurse and mom at an early age. She didn't anticipate after her first child, she would suffer from post-partum depression. With the love of her family and help from her physician, she slowly started to feel better and emerged from those dark days and found her calling as a Scroll Saw Artist. She now chases her dreams one project at a time in her garage. Lauren's business Wild Wood Creative is thriving. I was able to get this Scroll Saw Artist to stop by for a quick dis...
E40 - Hannah Mary McKinnon - You Will Remember Me
August 20, 2023 23:25 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBHannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK. She grew up in Switzerland and now lives in Canada with her husband and three sons. Before moving to Canada, she had completed commercial studies in Geneva and worked as a PA for DuPont. Later she moved to Neuchatel and became the Purchasing Manager for a high-tech company. Hannah is the author of numerous essays and pieces. Her fifth novel, You Will Remember Me is in stores now, and it's receiving great reviews. On Friday, May 28, it was on the Globe...
E39 - Lila Harrison King, Love Like a Mama
August 20, 2023 23:25 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB"Three years of hoping and dreaming and praying and begging. Three years of anticipation and disappointment hang here in this room." Lila Harrison King has been on her own motherhood journey. She is a writer, and a podcaster, who wanted to reach out to mothers all over the world. She created a beautiful, one of a kind keepsake book, Love Like a Mama. This book is for moms in any stage of motherhood. Its daily dose of encouragement reminds us that being a mom comes in all shapes and stories...
E37 - Brian Richmond, UK Promoter of Indie Authors
August 20, 2023 23:24 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBBrian Richmond, a U.K. promoter of indie authors, and I have a virtual coffee and catch up on what's new on his website Home (bluedevilbooks.com), and what's new in my life as an indie author and podcaster. We discuss traditional publishers and how today's indie author is learning to do everything, including book trailers in particular, my book trailer of The Unravelling. Brian and I share our proudest moments, the pros and cons of social media, and learning about marketing. I recap about so...
E38 - Ana Warner, Twin Flames
August 20, 2023 23:24 - 27 minutes - 18.5 MBAna Warner's two novels, The Soul Contract and The Soul Union are fictional stories to teach about the important lessons about love. Ana was born in Bucharest, Romania. In her early years she was raised in West Africa and immigrated to Saskatchewan as a teenager, where she received a Bachelor of Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan. Ana began writing poetry, short stories and lyrics to music at the age of eleven. As she grew older, her quest to understand who people are and why they be...
E36 - Benny Sims, Code Gray
August 20, 2023 23:24 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBBenny Sims is a fan of Lee Child's, Jack Reacher series. He's worked with the aerospace industry making windows for the President's Air Force One. Benny has always liked storytelling. He can trace that fondness to reading Jack London’s The Call of the Wild when he was in second grade and listening to his great uncle tell war stories from his time as an artillery cannoneer in North Africa and Italy during WW II. Benny was born and grew up in middle Tennessee, but his family moved to Benton, ...
E35 - Elgon Williams, Becoming Thuperman
August 20, 2023 23:23 - 43 minutes - 30 MB"When the rubber meets the road," Elgon Williams. It was a trip down memory lane talking with Elgon Williams about his novel, Becoming Thuperman, the first in his Thuperman series. His middle-grade reader novel takes the reader to simpler times, in fact 1988, through the eyes of Will, his 8-year old protagonist. I enjoyed interviewing Elgon as I virtually jumped across the border to Las Vegas to chat with this Science Fiction, Fantasy and Mystery author. Elgon was born and raised in Springfi...
E34 - K.L. Abrahamson, Through Dark Water
August 20, 2023 23:23 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBMulti-published author and Ellery Queen author, K.L. Abrahamson is in the dressing room. On Karen’s website, the visitor is greeted with these words, “Writing at the dangerous ends of the earth; The various incarnations of Karen L. Abrahamson.” Karen writes, mystery, fantasy, and romance. She is also a prolific short story author and her stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Karen has worked as a special constable, a correctional officer, a probation officer and ESL instructor. She...
E34 - Alisha Sevigny, The Lost Scroll of the Physician
August 20, 2023 23:22 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBAlisha Sevigny is an author of Young Adult, Middle Grade and Children’s Books. She is a literary consultant for those seeking assistance in writing and publishing their novel. She holds a degree in Professional Writing and Sociology from the University of Victoria, is a film school graduate, former literary agent and yoga teacher. She is passionate about Ancient Civilizations and her new middle-grade series Secrets of the Sands launched in 2020 with The Lost Scroll of the Physician and is fo...
E33 - Vanessa Asell Tsuruga - Forget-Me-Not Forever
August 20, 2023 23:22 - 52 minutes - 36 MBVanessa Åsell Tsuruga leads the Digital and Content portfolio, weaving in the contractual sponsorship assets from the sports and entertainment properties in the Rakuten portfolio. Prior to Rakuten, she worked for ASICS in Sponsorship Activation, Sports Marketing, and PR roles at the Global Headquarter (Kobe, Japan) and Scandinavian office in Stockholm, Sweden. She also worked as a Tokyo based BBC World Service freelance reporter. Vanessa holds a Master’s Degree in "Olympic Studies, Olymp...
E32 - S.M. Freedman, The Day She Died
August 20, 2023 23:22 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBInternational Amazon Bestselling author, S.M. (Shoshona) Freedman, joins me in the dressing room. Her debut novel The Faithful was selected by Suspense Magazine as a "Best Debut of 2015." The sequel, Impact Winter, was published in 2016. Shoshona and I talk about writing what we fear, nightmares, keeping the intensity and keeping the story human. Shoshona acknowledges "working" to write the perfect narrative paragraph, and she jokes about the original title for her standalone thriller The Da...
E30 - SinC - Canada West, Crime Wave anthology
August 20, 2023 23:21 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBCrime Wave is the Canada West anthology published by the Sisters in Crime - CW chapter. It features K.L. Abrahamson, J.E. Barnard, Alice Bienia, Marcelle Dubè, Debra Henry, Winona Kent, Charlotte Morganti and Merrilee Robson. Melodie Campbell writes the Foreword in this collection explaining why crime has always been a woman's genre, and each of these talented authors joins me in the dressing room. I learned a lot such as retro-fitting a story, skiing 10 kilometres in -20 degrees in the Yuk...
E31 - Judy Toews, Lucky Jack Road
August 20, 2023 23:21 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBAs a child Judy Toews published the neighbourhood news at $0.25 a pop, then she was the editor of two school newspapers. Her first novel, Give Out Creek, was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Unpublished Crime Novel and the 2019 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery novel. Her protagonist, Stella Mosconi, is a newspaper reporter, and we discuss Judy's second novel in the Stella Mosconi series, Lucky Jack Road. Judy used to work as a nutritionist. She has a love for science and for...