Lloyd Devereux Richards on the Power of TikTok

In February of 2023, Lloyd Devereux Richards went viral on BookTok after his daughter Marguerite posted a series of heartwarming videos that accrued over 49.2 million views. Readers fell for the serene, rural Vermont home where Richards could be found walking their dogs and feeding the neighbor’s sheep as his book, Stone Maidens, skyrocketed out of obscurity to #1 on Amazon. National media such as the TODAY Show, NPR, Tamron Hall, Fox News, and many more covered the feel-good story of the father/daughter duo, highlighting the humble writer who always put his family first. Stone Maidens was just the beginning of Richards’ writing journey. Now, his sequel novel, Maidens of the Cave, is releasing from HarperCollins and we welcome him to the show. In this can't-miss interview, we meet Lloyd and his daughter Marguerite, who talk about TikTok as a life-changing app, as well as the craft of writing, and helping other writers along the way. Connect with Lloyd: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stonemaidens Buy the Books: https://amzn.to/3tABTzh + + + NEXT WEEK: Envisioning Tomorrow with Author and futurist Dana Klisanin. +++ ⁠⁠"All the Fits That's News": Alex's Substack⁠⁠ (Free) Alex Greenwood on Medium: ⁠⁠https://a-greenwood.medium.com/⁠⁠ (Subscription) Follow him on X/Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠@A_Greenwood⁠⁠⁠ Follow him on Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@alexginkc⁠⁠⁠⁠ Catch Alex's rue Crime Show: GOING TO KILLING CITY. Listen on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, and wherever you get your pods! Enjoyed the episode? Please leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice, and don't forget to subscribe for more literary journeys! ⁠⁠⁠LEAVE A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS⁠⁠⁠ For show notes and more, visit the show website at ⁠⁠MGOPod.com⁠⁠. This Mysterious Goings On Podcast episode was recorded and mixed at Green Shebeen Studios in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright 2023, all rights reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.