When Your Life Depends On It: An Interview with Brad Borkan
EPISODE 191I Today’s guest is Brad Borkan, author of When Your Life Depends On It (co-written with David Hirzel, audiobook narrated by Dennis Kleinman). Brad’s specialty area is decision sciences, how businesses and people make decisions. We have a fascinating discussion about Antarctic explorers, the main characters in his nonfiction book, and how we can…
Self Publishing 101: An Interview with James Blatch
EPISODE 189I Today’s guest is James Blatch from Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing Formula talking to us about one of their online classes that’s open just a couple more days from when this episode goes live on April 2, 2020. I’m a student in both of Mark’s courses, Self Publishing 101 and Advertising for Authors. I…
The First SPS Live Event: An Overview
Writing Stories From Ancient History: An Interview with Jill Eileen Smith
EPISODE 185I Today’s guest is historical fiction author Jill Eileen Smith. Jill’s focus has been on Old Testament women of the Bible and, wow, does she have her research work cut out for her! We talk about how to research from multiple sources, and how to fill in the blanks when written history doesn’t give…
The Beginning and the End: An Interview with James Scott Bell
EPISODE 180I Today’s guest is bestselling and award-winning author James Scott Bell. We talk about two of his many nonfiction books for writers, The Last Fifty Pages and Plotman to the Rescue. From the first book, Jim talks about the Ahhh and the Uh-Oh types of endings. There can be a satisfying ending where it…