Jeny's Tattle Tales
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJeny's Tattle Tales is a podcast by the award-winning paranormal fantasy romance author and novelist, Jeny Heckman. Jeny has conversations with various people including Andrea, her marketing manager, about the novels she has published, what she is working on, and her life as an author. Jeny will also spotlight other authors and books for you to read, and bring in guests who can tell us about their life and work. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeny-heckman/support
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Randy Overbeck is Back with a New book
October 19, 2021 02:15 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBDr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, author, and speaker, and he stopped by our TattleTales for a second time to talk about his latest book, Scarlet at Crystal River. As an educator, he served children for four decades in a range of roles captured in his novels, from teacher and coach to principal and superintendent. His thriller, Leave No Child Behind (2012) and his recent mysteries, the Amazon No. 1 Best Seller, Blood on the Chesapeake, Crimson at Cape May, and Scarlet at Crys...
Misty Simon Author Interview
October 06, 2021 04:05 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBMisty Simon always wanted to be a storyteller…preferably behind a Muppet. Animal was number one, followed closely by Sherlock Hemlock… Since that dream didn’t come true, she began writing stories to share her world with readers, one laugh at a time. She knows how to hula, was classically trained to sing opera, co-wrote her high school Alma Mater, and can’t touch raw wood. Never hand her a Dixie cup with that wooden spoon/paddle thing. It’s not pretty. Touching people’s hearts and funny bone...
Susie Black - Author Spotlight
September 13, 2021 03:33 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBThis episode is one of my favorites episodes of this podcast so far. I had the pleasure to interview author Susie Black. We talk about writing and her latest book Death by Sample Size. Her book is a cozy mystery and I really enjoyed reading it. The opening scene of Susie's debut book is just as tragic as it is entertaining. Her entire book is very entertaining and her story is full of energy. Her characters are very lively and you don't want to put her book down until you find out everything...
Do Dragons Walk Among Us? Interview with Daniel Rice
August 26, 2021 02:49 - 21 minutes - 15.2 MBDan has wanted to write novels since first reading Frank Herbert’s Dune at the age of eleven. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he often goes hiking with his family through mist-shrouded forests and along alpine trails with expansive views....and he also loves photography just like me. Dragons Walk Among Us is his debut novel. He plans to keep writing fantasy and science-fiction for many years. In this interview we find out if there are any dragons walking among us, we talk about writing, ...
Tanya Ross Author Interview
July 31, 2021 07:15 - 18 minutes - 17 MBTanya Ross was born and raised in San Diego County, her “happy place.” Although Southern California is a particular kind of paradise, she desires a world where everyone is kind, compassionate, and upbeat, which became one of the themes of her first novel, Rising Up. For thirty-two years she was an educator of English, history, AVID, and student leadership. She loves teaching and kids, her students a daily inspiration. Her exit from the educational arena allowed her to indulge her hopes, drea...
Who is Dee Taylor
July 29, 2021 19:57 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBThis episode is going to be different than the previous episodes of this podcast where I spotlight other authors and their new books. I am doing a character interview with Dee Taylor, the heroine from Dee's Cornucopia, my new book coming out 08/04/2021. To read more about my book, click here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeny-heckman/support
DV Stone Author Spotlight
July 16, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBD. V. Stone is this episode's author in the spotlight and I had the pleasure to interview her for my TattleTales. DV or Donna is a multi-genre author of two independently published books. Felice, Shield-Mates of Dar is a fantasy romance. Agent Sam Carter and the Mystery at Branch Lake is a mid-grade paranormal. Recently, Rock House Grill was released by Wild Rose Press. Rainbow Sprinkles a novella is coming out on July 8th. She also hosts, “Welcome to the Campfire,” and, “A Peek Through the ...
Klaude Walters - Author of Biography / Memoir / Self-help Book & Singer
June 30, 2021 22:48 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThis has been one of my favorite episodes so far, for several reasons. Here is a little bit about Klaude Walters: Klaude Walters was born to write. She grew up in a fishing town on the Gaspé peninsula where she began writing at the age of six, transcribing the stories, poetry, and song lyrics that sprang from her fertile imagination. She is an accomplished songwriter and singer who has a rich and varied writing career. She has written songs for herself and for many artists all over Europe ...
Desiree Holt & Liz Crowe Talk About Numbers Game, Their Book Collab
June 23, 2021 18:40 - 44 minutes - 41 MBFor the first time ever, I welcome two authors on this episode of Jeny's TattleTales to talk about their book, the Number's Game! Watch best-selling authors Desiree Holt and Liz Crowe talk about writing Numbers Game, a book about a former pro football player and coach Duncan "Hatch" Hatcher who fumbled his career and marriage. Now divorced and ready to tackle his future, he has an opportunity to redeem himself as coach of his college alma mater's football team. But how can he turn the team's...
Elizabeth Baron Author Spotlight
June 16, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBElizabeth Barone writes dark biker romance with a body count and contemporary romance with badass belles because life isn’t just heavy or light, it’s both. She stopped on Jeny's TattleTales to talk about her third book of the River Reapers MC series, a Fatal Prospect! Before publishing her debut novel, she was a web designer trapped in writing code instead of stories. It took a debilitating autoimmune disease to shove her toward the path she was always meant to be on. She shares more about ...
Tena Stetler, Paranormal Romance / Mystery Author Spotlight
June 09, 2021 01:35 - 20 minutes - 14.7 MBTena Stetler is a best-selling author of award-winning paranormal romance with an over-active imagination. She wrote her first vampire romance as a tween, to the chagrin of her mother and the delight of her friends. Colorado is home; shared with her husband, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot, and a forty-five-year-old box turtle. When she’s not writing, her time is spent kayaking, camping, hiking, biking or just relaxing in great Colorado outdoors. Her books tell tales of magical ki...
Minaal Maan, Author Interview, Contemporary Fiction/ Drama Author
May 26, 2021 18:54 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBA couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with the wonderful Minaal Maan, all the way from Pakistan. I love doing these interviews as I get to talk to authors that I would not have been able to meet without the help of the internet. Minaal Maan is a young freelance writer and author who has just published her debut novel, “Our Tainted Souls”, available in paperback and e-book form. The book currently has a 4.8 rating on Goodreads. Her work has appeared in public...
Sadira Stone, Author Interview
May 21, 2021 00:20 - 21 minutes - 49.4 MBThis author's spotlight belongs to steamy contemporary romance author Sadira Stone. Ever since her first kiss, Sadira’s been spinning steamy tales in her head. After leaving her teaching career in Germany, she finally tried her hand at writing one. Now she’s a happy citizen of Romancelandia, penning contemporary romance from her new home in Washington State, U.S.A. When not writing, which is seldom, she explores the Pacific Northwest with her charming husband, enjoys the local music sc...
Deborah Young Author Spotlight
May 14, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBDeborah Young is an Astrologer, not a writer but here we are. She grew up in rural Prince Edward Island, Canada, far, far away from multi-cultural influences. An innate curiosity about spirituality, the human psyche, and the world outside of her remote community, inspired her to study Astrology and in time travel the world. For the past twenty-nine years, Deborah has enjoyed a very busy practice with clients from all over the globe. Her practice includes teaching, leading workshops and writi...
Christopher German
May 05, 2021 18:42 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MBFor a long time, the idea of writing and movie making would have been impossible for Christopher to even dream, because of his ADHD. Now that he is receiving proper instruction on how to live with ADHD however, he just published his first novel, "Whither We Tend", and he is now working on the second in the series called, "Governments of Men." Listen to my interview with Christopher German about his book and boating life, then head over to my website to learn more at https://jenyheckman.com/c...
Joanna Walden, Consciousness Visionary, Transformation Coach, Speaker and Author
April 14, 2021 23:06 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MBJoanna Walden is a Consciousness Visionary, Transformation Coach, Speaker, and Author of The Inside Hustle: A Mystical Misfit's Travel Adventure Into The Unknown. Joanna spent twenty years working in a high-flying advertising career in New York, London & Melbourne while secretly exploring her passion for the unseen world of energy, spirit, and consciousness. Inspired by a series of mystical experiences in her teenage years Joanna explored everything from Transcendental Meditation to quantum ...
Writing as a Business: What To Do If You Want to Make Money Writing Books
April 08, 2021 01:04 - 1 hour - 182 MBMaybe you started writing because you wanted to see if you can write a book... Maybe you are writing because you just love writing and writing is your happy place.... But, now that you know you can write you want to also make money from your books but it's just not working..... Are you doing any of these? Writing as a Business: What To Do If You Want to Make Money Writing Books --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeny-heckman/support
Ariana Rose, Contemporary Romance Author
March 31, 2021 19:05 - 14 minutes - 32.6 MBAuthor and hopeless romantic, Ariana Rose, dabbles in all forms of contemporary romance. All her novels do have one thing in common. Her heroes and heroines are as passionate about life and love as they care about each other. A mother of two, she hails from the Midwest. Born and raised in the Minneapolis area, she's always been a storyteller and known to have a flair for the dramatic. Her daughter is just across the border attending college and is a go-to for all things web design. Her son ...
Andrew John Rainnie - Epic Fantasy Author
March 24, 2021 17:32 - 22 minutes - 50.5 MBAndrew John Rainnie is a Scottish novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His short films have screened all over the world, and his first non-fiction book, My Right Leg Is Tastier Than My Left, charted his around the world adventures in 2011. His debut fantasy novel, Spirits of Vengeance: The Stone of Spirits, was released in 2014. The sequel, Spirits of Vengeance: The Assassin of Araneque, was published in 2020. When he is not busy writing, he likes to play video games. He currently live...
Marilynn Barr, Paranormal Romance Author
March 13, 2021 17:55 - 18 minutes - 42.2 MBPARANORMAL ROMANCE AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT ON: Marilynn Barr Marilyn Barr currently resides in the wilds of Kentucky with her husband, son, and rescue cats. She has a diverse background containing experiences as a child prodigy turned medical school reject, published microbiologist, special education/inclusion science teacher, homeschool mother of a savant, certified spiritual & energy healer, and advocate for the autistic community. This puts her in the position to bring tales containing heroes w...
Rebecca Queen, YA Fantasy Debut Author
March 11, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 39.8 MBWelcome to a new episode of Jeny's TattleTales. This week the spotlight belongs to Rebecca Queen, a YA Fantasy Author, who is just about ready to launch her debut book, Elysian. Rebecca joins us all the way from Peru for an author interview. Here is a quick bio for Rebecca: Rebecca Queen was born in Lima, Peru. When she was still young, her family relocated to California where she lived in the city of Rancho Cucamonga. One day when she was around 11 years old, she stumbled upon a 4Kids TV ...
Supernatural and Horror Mysteries with Author Robert Herold
March 03, 2021 17:40 - 17 minutes - 40.3 MBDo you like supernatural and horror mysteries? If you do, then join me for an interview with author Robert Herold. The supernatural has always had the allure of forbidden fruit, ever since Robert's mother refused to allow him, as a boy, to watch creature features on late-night TV. She caved-in. (Well, not literally!) As a child, fresh snow provided him the opportunity to walk out onto his neighbor’s lawns halfway and make paw prints with his fingers as far as he could stretch. Robert would...
The Warrior's Progeny: Making the Audiobook
March 01, 2021 00:50 - 34 minutes - 79.7 MBIf you love audiobooks and you love fantasy books, you don't want to miss this new release from Jeny Heckman for her Warrior's Progeny Book #2 from the Heaven & Earth Series. Celtic Butterfly Publishing is interviewing Jeny Heckman about her book and turning it into an audiobook. In this interview, you will learn about when Jeny Heckman decided to turn her book into an audiobook, why did she start with her second book in the series instead of her first book, and how to get a free companion...
Author Helen C Johannes on Author Spotlight
February 24, 2021 07:18 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBHelen C. Johannes writes award-winning fantasy romance inspired by the fairy tales she grew up reading and the amazing historical places she’s visited in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. She writes tales of adventure and romance in fully realized worlds sprung from pure imagination and a lifelong interest in history, culture, and literature. Warriors on horseback, women who refuse to sit idly at home, and passion that cannot be denied or outrun—that’s what readers will find in her bo...
Darcy Carson on Author Spotlight on Jeny's Tattle Tales
February 17, 2021 20:14 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBAward-winning author, Darcy Carson, is Jeny Heckman's guest on Jeny's Tattle Tale and the author on spotlight on Jeny's website, jenyheckman.com. Darcy is an award-winning author, who was a born reader. Having a mother who worked in a library helped. She didn’t know that there were fines attached to books she kept reading over and over for decades. Her first book was published in 2000, a romantic comedy, THE TROUBLE WITH MOTHER, with Hardshell Word Factory, which she won The Emerald City K...
Anna M. Taylor - Author Spotlight
February 14, 2021 21:27 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBAnna M. Taylor is the women's fiction and gothic romance penname of Anna Taylor Sweringen, a retired United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church USA minister. A native New Yorker, she now enjoys the heat of the Southwest. She has been writing seriously since joining Romance Writers of America in 2003 and also writes inspirational romance as Anna Taylor and erotic romance as Michal Scott. She is also a guest on Jeny's Tattle Tales and one of the authors we spotlight on my website at JenyH...
The Characters of Releasing the Catch
February 10, 2021 03:07 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBEver watch The Deadliest Catch? Ever wonder what it would be like if a woman crewed an Alaskan crab fishing boat, one of the most dangerous jobs on earth? Did you know women on such boats are thought to be bad luck charms? Get ready to be swept into a heart-pounding realistic adventure. Releasing the Catch by Jeny Heckman is a women’s fiction, action-adventure Romance that has just been announced as the finalist in Finalist in the 2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards Program for the Wo...
Susan Payne - Author Spotlight
February 04, 2021 05:35 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBA voracious reader her whole life, author Susan Payne loves the written word. I am so excited to welcome her to my podcast and YouTube Channel as this episode's featured author. When reading more than fifty books per month wasn’t enough, she decided to allow her mind to take flight and write all the many stories that kept intruding in her life. She blended her love of history and her love of words to create over eighty stories. All historical and centering on a couple finding love and a h...
Author Spotlight on L.A. McGinnis
January 28, 2021 14:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBAuthor of the Urban Fantasy Paranormal Romance, the Queen of Swords. Welcome to this week's author spotlight on Jeny's Tattle Tales. This episode belongs to L.A. McGinnis. L.A. McGinnis is the author of the urban fantasy paranormal romance series The Banished Gods and the book we are featuring is the Queen of Swords. Additional to this interview, L.A. allowed us to do a wonderful character interview with the main character of her book, the athletic and determined demon killer Morgane Elaine...
Interview with Veronica Scott
January 28, 2021 00:12 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with USA Today Best Selling Author, Veronica Scott. Veronica has a very interesting story that she shares with us in this episode. She is the Seven-time winner of the SFR Galaxy Award, as well as a National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award. Veronica is also the proud recipient of a NASA Exceptional Service Medal relating to her former day job, not her romances. Here is another cool thing about her: she was honored to read the part of Star Tr...
Resolution Rebound
January 18, 2021 16:47 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBWhat happens if your goals turn to shit on day 1 of the new year? Almost everyone has had set resolutions at some point before the end of the previous year or within the first day of the year. In most cases, you recover from your New Year’s Eve binge on pretty much the first day of the year. Then on the second day, you sign-up for the gym or update the gym membership that you will probably use only about 5- times and most likely because of the guilt more. But what if things go wrong that...
Reviews
January 08, 2021 20:47 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBIf you haven't already figured out, being an author is just like running any business. Reviews will help build your credibility and integrity and encourage new customers (readers) to try your product (books). Reviews can help both author and readers in many ways; from sales to giving your audience a voice. Listen to Jeny & Andrea discussing why readers should ALWAYS leave reviews regardless of how popular the author is and how vital they are to all authors and especially for those who are ju...
Book Spotlight: The Sea Archer
January 07, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBSpotlight on the Sea Archer, book #1 from the Heaven & Earth Series by Jeny Heckman. "This story is about Finn and Raven, two opposites from different worlds who might just very well be connected by a root in the mythical Greek Gods. I enjoy a story that takes real world and flavors it with the supernatural/mystical. The author blends a story of romance, healing and growth, and a wee bit of the paranormal. It was a fun read and had me wondering if these two were going to end up together. I ...
Welcome to Jeny's Tattle Tales
January 04, 2021 23:10 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWelcome to the first-ever episode of Jeny Heckman's new podcast. Jeny's Tattle Tales is a podcast hosted by Jeny Heckman, award-winning paranormal-romance fantasy author of the Heaven & Earth Series. Jeny talks about her plans for the new year including upcoming projects and happenings in her world including new books, releases, and launching a lifestyle section for her blog including a commitment to a more balanced lifestyle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s...