Debut Author Lainey Cameron and The Exit Strategy
Kerry Anne King and debut author Lainey Cameron discuss The Exit Strategy and the ins and outs of positive, supportive female friendships and work relationships. Has Lainey actually worked as a female exec in Silicon Valley or is this novel the product of great research? Where is she riding out the Corona Virus? (Hint: exotic location alert). And more!
Ep 8: Author Amy Cady talks about The Outrageous Adventures of Dating Dick
Amy Cady has collaborated as an international motivational speaker and is a fitness training guru as well as evolving self-love coach after making a redefining discovery on her own quest for "true love." She is the author of The Outrageous Adventures of Dating Dick
We talked about her book, the difference between "self publishing" and "Indie Publishing" and the secret behind how she met "Prince Richard."
You can listen to the podcast below, or download the mp3:
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Ep 7: Meet Dr. Ming Chee: Money Alchemist, Author, and Fur Baby Reiki practitioner
Host Kerry Schafer interviews Dr. Ming Chee, author of Money Blues to Blue Money: Alchemy for Creating Everlasting Wealth. She discloses some lessons learned in the process of independent publishing, and also talks about her brand new puppy mom and her work as a Reiki practitioner for fur babies.
You can find Money Blues to Blue Money here on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Money-Blues-Blue-…1584049119&sr=8-1
Ep 6 Meet Seamus Heffernan: mystery writer, new dad, substitute teacher
Seamus Heffernan is the author of the acclaimed Thaddeus Grayle mysteries, the most recent of which is Ten Grand. He is also a fascinating guy. We talked about fatherhood (with a real time appearance of his adorable son) the art of substitute teaching, and his delightful Private Investigator character, Thaddeus Grayle.
You can find out more about Seamus at his website here: seamusheffernan.com/ or find him on facebook. He's easy to find, thanks to a not-so-common name!
Check out Napalm Hearts, the first in his series, on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Napalm-Hearts-Sea…1583449762&sr=8-2
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Ep 5: Agents are People Too, with Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency
Michelle Grajkowski hamming it up during a Cruising Writers event
Agent Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency obligingly joined me for this episode of Tell Me Your Secrets. We met on a cruise ship, one of the amazing writer events put on by Cruising Writers. After an initial misunderstanding we hit it off and became seat buddies for life (listen in for the whole story.)
I asked Michelle about agenting life—things like, “What’s your favorite part? How do you find your clients? And do you actually look at the slush pile?” Her answers may surprise you.
Listen below (or download the audio) or watch the video.
In case you’re pressed for time the short answers are:
Most of Michelle’s clients do not come from the slush pile
She loves meeting writers in person at conferences
What she’s most looking for in a book is to be swept away (so revise and revise before submitting to be sure she’s getting something polished)
You can find out more about Michelle Grajkowski on the 3 Seas Literary Agency website, along with submission guidelines.
And, as promised during our chat, if you want to see the cover I threw together for my newly contracted book Other People’s Things, here it is.
Fake Cover for Other People’s Things
Check back in next week for a fun interview with author and new dad Seamus Heffernan.
Ep 4: Meet Con Lehane: mystery writer, library lover, former bartender
Con Lehane has published stories in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Over the years, he has been a college professor, union organizer, labor journalist, and has tended bar at two-dozen or so drinking establishments. He teaches fiction writing and mystery writing at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Visit him at his website, www.conlehane.com
We talked about libraries and mysteries, his bar-tender character Brian McNulty and his new librarian sleuth Ray Ambler. Listen below, or catch the replay of the video on Facebook here
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Ep 3: Meet Allison Brennan: bestselling crime writer, super mom, and cat wrangler
(This post contains an Amazon affiliate link, which means if you use it to buy the book I get a small percentage at no cost to you)
Allison Brennan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award winning author of three dozen thrillers and numerous short stories. I was honestly a tiny bit intimidated to interview her because of all that, but Pam Stack, head cat wrangler for the Authors on the Air show hosts, assured me that Allison is easy to talk to and a lot of fun.
She was right! I enjoyed our interview immensely. We spent what is likely an inordinate amount of time talking about chickens (sorry, Allison, for visiting my obsession upon your unsuspecting head) but also dug into how she manages to write novels about FBI characters with such accuracy and immediacy. Allison talked about shifting gears in publishing, how it feels to start a brand new series, balancing writing with kids and cats and…yes…chickens…and so much more!
I explained to Allison that one reason I loved The Third to Die was because it felt a bit like the book version of Criminal Minds, which is one of my favorite shows. Turns out Allison may not have viewed this as a compliment but she accepted it gracefully! Check out either the audio or video version of our chat below, and don’t forget to have a look at The Third to Die. Here’s the Amazon link and here’s the back cover blurb:
“An edgy female police detective…An ambitious FBI special agent. Together they are at the heart of the ticking-clock investigation for a psychopathic serial killer. The bond they forge in this crucible sets the stage for high-stakes suspense.
Detective Kara Quinn, on leave from the LAPD, is on an early morning jog in her hometown of Liberty Lake when she comes upon the body of a young nurse. The manner of death shows a pattern of highly controlled rage. Meanwhile in DC, FBI special agent Mathias Costa is staffing his newly minted Mobile Response Team. Word reaches Matt that the Liberty Lake murder fits the profile of the compulsive Triple Killer. It will be the first case for the MRT. This time they have a chance to stop this zealous if elusive killer before he strikes again. But only if they can figure out who he is and where he is hiding before he disappears for another three years. The stakes are higher than ever before, because if they fail, one of their own will be next…”
Ep 2: Meet Peggy Lampman--women's fiction author, foodie, failed singer/songwriter
Author Peggy Lampman is one of the best guests a podcast host could ever ask for! She joined me live, recently, to talk to me about her new novel, The Ruby of the Sea. She tells some fun and fascinating stories about her life as a passionate foodie and also reveals why she has strayed from her usual food centric novels to write this deeply moving family story about what happens when we try to silence mental illness and trauma. Listen to the end, where Peggy shifts into laugh-out-loud entertainment mode by channeling failed country and western singer/songwriter Ella Mae!
Five Things to Love About Peggy Lampman
This woman is just fascinating to hang out with. Seriously. She sparkles--not in a sparkly vampire kinda way, but in a sunshine on water kinda way
FOOD. She is a serious foody and talks and writes about food things that make my mouth water. All of her books have food things in them, even her brand new release, Ruby of the Sea, which is set in an historic lighthouse and centers around a family devastated by secret mental illness (you'll want a box of tissues at hand, but you'll still find awesome food and touches of laughter and romance to remind you that life is worth living)
She has an amazing sense of humor. Seriously. This woman cracks me up. When I interviewed her for my Tell Me Your Secrets show, she channeled a failed country and western singer named Ella Mae and I laughed so hard I could barely keep hosting! You can catch that awesome interview in video replay here on FB: http://bit.ly/2S4zxDN, or listen to it as a podcast above, or here: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/tell-me-your-secrets-ep-2-off-the-page-with-author-peggy-lampman
She's an excellent writer who isn't afraid to dig deep into her characters and make us feel right along with them--while still reminding us there is laughter and good food in the world
She is courageous and deeply compassionate. Ruby of the Sea is a deeply moving book about mental illness and the wreckage that happens when we silence and stigmatize it. It is a book that needed to be written and Peggy went ahead and wrote & published it independently when her publisher wanted her to stick with Foodie books.
You can find out more about Peggy on her website. Grab a copy of The Ruby of the Sea on Amazon.
Check back in for next week’s edition of Tell Me Your Secrets, where I interview thriller writer Allison Brennan about her new release The Third to Die.
Ep 1: Pamela Fagan Hutchins: Mystery Writer and Modern Day Cowgirl
Episode One: Meet Pamela Fagan Hutchins
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Pamela Fagan Hutchins is a USA Today Bestselling author of mysteries and romantic suspense. But there is much more to this dynamic and fascinating woman!
She and her husband live in a place she calls “Snowheresville” so she’s had plenty of experience with the rugged scenery that she weaves into her new Patrick Flint mystery series. We talked about horses, snow, a super fun book club organization called The Pulpwood Queens, and more.
Here’s the back cover copy from Switchback, the first book in the Patrick Flint series:
“All Patrick Flint wants is a peaceful getaway in the Wyoming mountains for his rare days off. He’s grown weary of the bicentennial celebrations, the angry families of patients, the rash of campers coming down from the mountains high on speed, and the midnight call-outs to cover for the town veterinarian. When his wife Susanne balks at the trip just as they’re walking out the door—leaving him to go it alone with his lovestruck teenage daughter Trish and eager-but-adolescent son Perry—Patrick is wounded but determined, despite the news of a murderer escaping custody on the other side of the mountains.
After two days of rain-soaked horseback riding to hunt and fish, Patrick’s gotten nothing but weird encounters, wet socks, and a whiny daughter. So, on the third day, when Trish begs to stay behind at their campsite to read, Patrick is secretly relieved.
Meanwhile back in town, Susanne’s had a rough time of it herself. A break-in, a wreck, and a premonition that something is terribly wrong with her family. Unable to ignore her growing fears, she enlists the help of a Wyoming-tough neighbor, and the two women make for the mountains.
When Patrick and Perry return to camp, Trish has vanished, along with the horses, the truck, and the trailer. Clues point in opposite directions. Did she run off with the boy whose note Patrick found at the camp? Or was she taken—as the hoof marks over their destroyed tent suggest? Whichever it was, the tracks lead into the mountains, not out of them. With help too far away to make it before Trish’s trail is washed away, Patrick and Perry embark on a desperate trek into the wilderness to find her, with Susanne not far behind them.
Switchback is the first book in the brand new Patrick Flint series of thrilling mysteries, a spin-off from the What Doesn’t Kill You saga. Available in digital, print, and audiobook.
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Why is Pamela wearing a tiara and a Dolly Parton Wig? What are the Pulpwood Queens? And why do I look so alarmingly like Bob and Doug MacKenzie? Listen to the podcast to find out, or watch the video below:
