Writers Block Party

This week Chris Cooper talks about his book When Darkness Finds You as well as his other books, all of which are available at his website DreadfulMedia.com.This episode is exclusively for Behind the Curtain subscribers, who enjoy an ad-free, early-release version of every episode, plus additional bonus content.

His full name is James Eric Riley, but his friends call him Eric. This week he talks with us about his memoir (btw, he hates that word... so let's call it narrative non-fiction) about how his life in general and a speed-skating accident led him to the profession as a (and eventually to his novel, which is titled) Teacher. You can find the link to his book on his Amazon Author page.Just a reminder that Behind the Curtain subscribers enjoy an ad-free, early-release version of the podcast plus additional bonus material. To get these great perks on every episode and more, come and join us Behind the Curtain for a mere $5 per month. You know you want to...Music for today's podcast are from Sakartvelo, Whatssmooth, and Ader DaSilva, all from the Pixabay website.

His full name is James Eric Riley, but his friends call him Eric. This week he talks with us about his memoir (btw, he hates that word... so let's call it narrative non-fiction) about how his life in general and a speed-skating accident led him to the profession as a (and eventually to his novel, which is titled) Teacher. You can find the link to his book on his Amazon Author page.Just a reminder that Behind the Curtain subscribers enjoy an ad-free, early-release version of the podcast plus additional bonus material. To get these great perks on every episode and more, come and join us Behind the Curtain for a mere $5 per month. You know you want to...

This week local author H.R. Boldwood talks about her latest book in the Corpse Whisperer series: Whisperer Rising. She and I talk about how much of the public is too quick to dismiss a story by putting it in a niche (can you say zombie?) and she reads an excerpt from her new book. You can find links to all H.R.s books and more on her website: https://hrboldwood.com/Just a reminder that Behind the Curtain subscribers enjoy an ad-free, early-release version of the podcast plus additional bonus material. To get these great perks on every episode and more, come and join us Behind the Curtain for a mere $5 per month. You know you want to...Also, I'm heading out to several author events this weekend to mingle with more local authors and find out what they're working on. In fact, I'm always looking for new artists to interview for future episodes of the Writers Block Party. If you have a book, music or other artwork you'd like to promote, send me a note, or email me; [email protected]. Tell people about your work and where they can find it. Come join the party!...

This week local author H.R. Boldwood talks about her latest book in the Corpse Whisperer series: Whisperer Rising. She and I talk about how much of the public is too quick to dismiss a story by putting it in a niche (can you say zombie?) and she reads an excerpt from her new book. You can find links to all H.R.s books and more on her website: https://hrboldwood.com/This ad-free, early-release version is exclusively for Behind the Curtain subscribers. To get these great perks on every episode and more, come and join us Behind the Curtain for a mere $5 per month. You know you want to...Also, I'm looking for artists to interview for future episodes of the Writers Block Party. If you have a book, music or other artwork you'd like to promote, send me a note, or email me; [email protected]. Tell people about your work and where they can find it. Come join the party!

This week local author Chris Morgan talks about his soon-to-be-released book The Fourth Generation, a remarkable example of historical fiction. Geared toward 4th grade students, Chris takes us on a magical journey that is part history, part science, and all great story-telling.This is the public version. The ad-free, early-release version is exclusively for Behind the Curtain subscribers and is both ad-free and early-release. To get great perks on every episode, come and join us Behind the Curtain for a mere $5 per month. You know you want to...Also, I'm looking for artists to interview for future episodes of the Writers Block Party. If you have a book, music or other artwork you'd like to promote, send me a note, or email me; [email protected]. Tell people about your work and where they can find it. Come join the party!Background music for the excerpt is provided by Open Mind Audio on Pixabay...

This week local author Chris Morgan talks about his soon-to-be-released book The Fourth Generation, a remarkable example of historical fiction. Geared toward 4th grade students, Chris takes us on a magical journey that is part history, part science, and all great story-telling.This ad-free, early-release version is exclusively for Behind the Curtain subscribers. To get all these great perks on every episode, come and join us Behind the Curtain for a mere $5 per month. You know you want to...Background music for the excerpt is provided by Open Mind Audio on Pixabay.

We talked with Karen a couple months back about her poetry. This week she tells us about her collection of short stories 'How We Fracture' plus a novel shes working on. Later, she reads one of her stories (plus a second one exclusively for Behind the Curtain subscribers.)You can find out more about her writing on her website, https://karenlgeorge.blogspot.com/...If you haven't already, do me a favor and click that Join For Free button. It would really help me keep the podcast going. And if you really like the show, consider going BEHIND THE CURTAIN. For a mere $5 a month - you can get ad-free, early-release full versions of every show all, plus bonus content. Not to mention you'll be my new best friend... (provided you don't disrespect Star Trek... I got standards, y'know...)

We talked with Karen a couple months back about her poetry. This week she tells us about her collection of short stories 'How We Fracture' plus a novel shes working on. Later, she reads one of her stories (plus a second one exclusively for Behind the Curtain subscribers.)You can find out more about her writing on her website, https://karenlgeorge.blogspot.com/

Chip is back with us to talk about his new book Breakfast at Buddy's.Behind the Curtain subscribers now get a single big episode, complete with the bonus material included. These are the ad-free, early-release versions of this episode. For only $5 a month, it's a pretty sweet deal.And don't forget - through the end of this week, all proceeds from new Behind the Curtain subscriptions will go directly to support The Pet Sanctuary - a local small-animal/pet rescue. Plus I'll give each new member a shout-out in the podcast. Support a great cause, get some great benefits and get your name called out on a podcast!Chip's Substack Page, Individualists Unite! contains information on all his books.

Local author L. N. Holmes is my guest at the party this week to talk about and give us an excerpt from her book The Floating Castle - book 1 in the Dragon Gate series .I'm reorganizing the way I post episodes. The Behind the Curtain espisodes are presented now as one big episode, complete with the bonus material all in one episode. These are the ad-free, early-release versions of this episode.And don't forget - this is the final week where all proceeds from new Behind the Curtain subscriptions will go directly to support The Pet Sanctuary - a local small-animal/pet rescue. And I'll give each new member a shout-out in the podcast...

Chip is back with us to talk about his new book Breakfast at Buddy'sIf you hurry, you can take advantage of a terrific deal by pre-ordering a kindle version of Breakfast at Buddy's for only 99 cents! But act quickly this offer is only available until March 31st. Grab your pre-ordered copy here: Behind the Curtain espisodes are presented now as one big episode, complete with the bonus material included. These are the ad-free, early-release versions of this episode.And remember, for the month of March, all proceeds from new Behind the Curtain subscriptions will go directly to support The Pet Sanctuary - a local small-animal/pet rescue. And I'll give each new member a shout-out in the podcast...Chip's Substack Page, Individualists Unite! contains information on all his books.

Local author L. N. Holmes is my guest at the party this week to talk about and give us an excerpt from her book The Floating Castle - book 1 in the Dragon Gate series .I'm reorganizing the way I post episodes. The Behind the Curtain espisodes are presented now as one big episode, complete with the bonus material all in one episode. These are the ad-free, early-release versions of this episode.And remember, for the month of March, all proceeds from new Behind the Curtain subscriptions will go directly to support The Pet Sanctuary - a local small-animal/pet rescue. And I'll give each new member a shout-out in the podcast...

Lori Kirstein is back at the party again this week. This Self-Expression Sherpa, Women's Visibility Leader, and Bad-Assery Coach will talk about her business Goodbye Good Girl and her book Call Center Crazy.I'm reorganizing the way I post episodes. The Behind the Curtain espisodes are presented now as one big episode, complete with the bonus material all in one episode. These are the ad-free, early-release versions of this episode.And remember, for the month of March, all proceeds from new Behind the Curtain subscriptions will go directly to support The Pet Sanctuary - a local small-animal/pet rescue. And I'll give each new member a shout-out in the podcast...

Lori Kirstein is back at the party again this week. This Self-Expression Sherpa, Women's Visibility Leader, and Bad-Assery Coach will talk about her business Goodbye Good Girl and her book Call Center Crazy.I'm reorganizing the way I post episodes. The Behind the Curtain espisodes are presented now as one big episode, complete with the bonus material all in one episode. These are the ad-free, early-release versions of this episode.And remember, for the month of March, all proceeds from new Behind the Curtain subscriptions will go directly to support The Pet Sanctuary - a local small-animal/pet rescue. And I'll give each new member a shout-out in the podcast.

Founder of the Ohio Pet Sanctuary, Administrator of the Economic Veterinary Initiative, author, poet, and Writer of Love and Death, Marie Joseph-Charles talks about her books, including the Personal Demon Series. And Reads not one, but two excerpts from her book "A Spirit Wrought" (the second one is available exclusively for "Behind the Curtain" subscribers.)Why go Behind the Curtain (for a mere $5 per month, I might add)? So you can get early-release and ad-free access to all the Writer Block Party episodes, bonus material every week, and access to the archive of all WBP episodes.And for the month of March, there's an extra incentive to sign up. For the entire month of March, all proceeds from new Behind the Curtain subscribers will go to support the Ohio Pet Sanctuary.Or, even better, you can go to the website and contribute whatever you like. https://www.ohiopetsanctuary.com/And if you subscribe, I'll mention you in an upcoming podcast, both as a supporter of the show and a donor to the Ohio Pet Sanctuary.

Local author, historian, ferroequinologist, numismatist, and polymath Kalpar talks about their stories, which range from fantasy to steampunk. They also read an excerpt from their latests book: Ephemera.Admit it... you're going to go look up 'ferroequinologist' now, aren't you?Behind the Scene subscribers get early-release and ad-free access to all the Writer Block Party shows each month, plus weekly bonus material for about the cost of a latte.

Local author, historian, ferroequinologist, numismatist, and polymath Kalpar talks about their stories, which range from fantasy to steampunk. They also read an excerpt from their latests book: Ephemera.Admit it... you're going to go look up 'ferroequinologist' now, aren't you?Behind the Scene subscribers get early-release and ad-free access to all the Writer Block Party shows each month, plus weekly bonus material for about the cost of a latte. A big shout out to our newest Behind the Scenes member: Betty Coutant.

Local author of the Eco-Dystopian trilogy Sentient and the book series Animalist Code talks about his writing experience, his stories and his vibrant SubStack presence. He also discusses his search for the perfect authors critique group and how he came to the Thursday night group of the Cincinnati Writers Project.We had such a great time recording this interview and created loads of additional content. But there was a small glitch with the excerpt from Sentient - So I'm recorded the excerpt myself and added it to the Behind the Curtain bonus content.

Bonus material with Jay Vanlandingham plus - as promised - the excerpt from his dystopian novel Sentient.

Local author of the Eco-Dystopian trilogy Sentient and the book series Animalist Code talks about his writing experience, his stories and his vibrant SubStack presence. He also discusses his search for the perfect authors critique group and how he came to the Thursday night group of the Cincinnati Writers Project.We had such a great time recording this interview and created loads of additional content. But there was a small glitch with the excerpt from Sentient - So I'm going to record the excerpt myself and add it to the Behind the Curtain bonus content. That should be ready in another day or so.

Cincinnati Author Edward L. Gates talks about his book series: Ranger Charlie Turlock. He reads an excerpt from his latest book: Trinidad.For about the price of a cup of coffee, you can get the full ad-free version of the podcast and also check out Edward's bonus material for Behind the Curtain subscribers only on Patreon.comMusic for this episode provided by Ader DaSilva and Tune Tank, both from Pixabay.Edward's books can be found on his Amazon Author's page.

Cincinnati author and film production designer Stephonika Kay talks about her new book: The Independent Production Designer Handbook and gives us some tips on dressing a film set.Be sure to check out the bonus material for Behind the Curtain subscribers.Stephonika's film accomplishments and accolades can be found on her website: Stephonika.com and her new book is available on Amazon.To get the full episode plus bonus material, be sure to subscribe to take a look "Behind the Curtain." And check out my other podcast "Altered Perceptions" for more of the spooky, mysterious, and just plain weird stories we all love.Music for this episode provided by Ader DaSilva and Open Mind Audio, both from Pixabay...

This week Cincinnati author Karen L. George talks about her poetry and her own creative processes. She also reads a poem from her recent book: Caught in the Trembling Net. To see all her available books, check out Karen's Website: karenlgeorge.blogspot.comMusic provided by Ader DaSilva and Sakartvelo, both from Pixabay.

This week local Cincinnati author J.D. Krauss talks about his award-winning books The Aspie Series. He also readsan excerpt from his new book, Trance Seeker - Awakening, soon to be released on Amazon. You can see J. D.'s award winning books: the Aspie series on his Amazon Author page.Music for this episode provided by:Ader DaSilva and Open Mind Audio, both from Pixabay.

This week I talk with local Cincinnati author John Graham about his book series, The Six Fingers. John also reads an excerpt from this series. You can see all of John's published work on his Amazon Author page.Music for this episode provided by:Ader DaSilva: https://pixabay.com/users/aderdasilva-18974644Ob-Lix: https://pixabay.com/users/ob-lix-17147719/

This early release is for "Behind the Curtain" subscribers. The public podcast is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 23rd.This week I talk with local Cincinnati author John Graham about his book series, The Six Fingers. John also reads an excerpt from this series. You can see all of John's published work on his Amazon Author page. Music for this episode provided by:Ader DaSilva: https://pixabay.com/users/aderdasilva-18974644Ob-Lix: https://pixabay.com/users/ob-lix-17147719/

My guest this week is Chip Kussmaul - local Cincinnati author, restoration expert for cars with wood paneling, and self-acclaimed Radical Individualist. Chip will also read an excerpt from his dystopian fantasy book: 2084, the Reawakening.Chips web page: https://individualistsunite.substack.comMusic provided by:Ader DaSilva: https://pixabay.com/users/aderdasilva-18974644Nicholas Panek: https://pixabay.com/users/nickpanek-38266323

I talk with local author Lori Kirstein about her work as a Self-Expression Sherpa, a Women's Visibility Leader, and a Bad-assery Coach. She also reads an excerpt from one of her books: Mother Love.Lori's website: https://www.goodbyegoodgirl.com/Music provided by:Ader DaSilva : https://pixabay.com/users/aderdasilva-18974644SimpleSound: https://pixabay.com/users/simplesound-53070346/

In this episode I talk with local author Mark Bois about his historical fiction: The Lockwood series and about his new series: Kansas City Homicide - also somewhat historical, but with a supernatural twist. Full episode, including Mark reading an excerpt from Kansas City Homicide.Links for this podcast:Cincinnati Writers Project: https://cincinnatiwriters.com/The Lockwood Series: https://penmorepress.com/project/mark-bois/Music provided by:Lite Saturation: https://penmorepress.com/project/mark-bois/Ader DaSilva: https://pixabay.com/users/aderdasilva-18974644/