Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity

The duo of authors that make up the name E.G. Scott (Liz Keenan & Greg Wands) chat with host & producer George Sirois about their upcoming novel In Case of Emergency, the spark that started their partnership with the debut novel The Woman Inside, their shared history at Marymount Manhattan College, and much more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journeys/donations

On this week's episode, host and producer George Sirois sits down with producer, writer, and director Gilbert Adler. They discuss Gilbert's start as a producer for theatre, how he made the transition into movies and television, his experiences on Freddy's Nightmares that led him into developing Tales from the Crypt for HBO, working on larger big-budget movies like Constantine, Superman...

This week's guest is not only an accomplished actor & voice over artist, taking part in such films as In a World... and A Serious Man and contributing his voice to CBS Sports among other properties, but he was also our host's Announcing & Voice Overs teacher in college. Fred Melamed sits down with George Sirois to discuss his past, present, and future projects, including various fi...

This week, George sits down with a long-time friend from college - William DeMeritt - and hears his journey of becoming an actor, from Marymount Manhattan College to commercials to graduate school at Yale to regional theatre to acting on HBO to becoming an acclaimed and in-demand audiobook narrator, and much more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journeys/donations

Host and producer George Sirois sits down with the literal author of his childhood, Flint Dille, in this very special feature-length episode. Flint shares so many great stories about how he broke into the world of animation, writing for the Mr. T animated series, working on Dungeons & Dragons, acting as story editor for G.I. Joe, writing the later drafts of Transformers: The Movie, and so much...

Host & producer George Sirois sits down this week with Stephanie Hansen, founder of Metamorphosis Literary Agency. During their conversation, they talk about how Stephanie took a chance on herself to get into the literary world, learning how to become an agent, founding her own agency, bringing in other agents, and also about how Stephanie took another chance on herself by writing her own seri...

Host and producer George Sirois sat down for a terrific conversation with author, screenwriter, producer, public speaker, and teacher Joel Eisenberg. Enjoy their chat about how Joel fell in love with the movies with the help of Forrest Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, his early fan-fiction that led to his first original works, his success with networking that led to his first p...

Kim Hawkey is one of the reasons why this show exists in the first place. Her talent caught the attention of host & producer George Sirois while they were working together at Top of the Rock Observation Deck, and years later he knew people like Kim needed to share their story. The two get to reminisce about their time at Rockefeller Plaza, how Kim became an award-winning singer, founded the ba...

This week, host & producer George Sirois sits down with longtime friend David Havasi, who shares his story about how his decades of dance and musical theatre culminated in performing in national tours of The Producers and Spamalot, before he transitioned into being a proud representative of Tesla Motor Company and Clean Technica.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journ...

Thirteen different writers from the independent pop culture website 411Mania join host & producer (and fellow 411Mania alum) George Sirois to discuss some of their favorite memories from writing for the site, reveal what they've gone on to do because of their time as a 411Mania writer, and pay tribute to their late colleagues, Larry Csonka and Chris Hyatte.

In this very special episode of Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois sat down with Mark Coker, founder and CEO of Smashwords, one of the most valuable tools any independent author would ever need to get their books out in the widest distribution possible. They talked about Mark's thoughts on the book publishing industry, his inspiration for Smashwords, his success working with a...

During a very busy weekend at PennedCon 2019, host and producer George Sirois sat down with fellow author and armed services veteran April Wood. We discussed how writing has always been a part of her life, how she has been able to produce so much work in such a limited amount of time, and more! (Apologies for the audio quality, it was a very busy night at the restaurant) Support this podcast at —...

Collaboration is a great benefit to being part of a writing community and fellow St. Louis Writers Guild members Jennifer Stolzer and Jessica Mathews have experienced that several times already by teaming up on various children's book projects. Host and producer George Sirois had some time at Penned Con 2019 to talk about how each one got into writing, how they got involved with the SLWG, how...

Host and producer George Sirois took some time to sit down with bestselling and award-winning author Eric Asher about his successful transition from working a full-time job with writing on the side to being a writer full-time, achieving a dream so many want to come true for them. They also discussed Eric's journey as an author, getting his books into Audible as audiobooks, and more! Support th...

The second season of Excelsior Journeys opens with the first of a series of interviews recorded at Penned Con 2019. Host and producer George Sirois speaks with bestselling author Amy Hale about how she got into writing, her new shared universe project, and much more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journeys/donations

Host and producer George Sirois took some time this week to discuss various do's and don'ts when it comes to setting up a book signing at a bookstore.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journeys/donations

This week's guest is author Jessica McBrayer, who has five novels coming out in 2019 to go along with the 13 works she has published since 2011. She and host George Sirois chat about her experience in various genres, bringing in a virtual assistant, sticking to a 2,000-word schedule, and much more! Jessica can be found on Facebook and Instagram.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com...

After knowing her via social media for several years, Excelsior Journeys host and producer George Sirois finally gets to chat with fellow author Kendall Grey. They talk about her impressive span of over fifteen published works since 2012, her forays into various genres, her recent work with different audiobook narrators, and more! #MakeArtNotHousePayments Support this podcast at — https://redcircl...

Host and producer George Sirois decided to use this episode as an AMA platform, so he put the word out on social media with an #AskMeAnything request. This week, he answers questions about building an interactive platform, jealousy among authors, and more.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journeys/donations

Host and producer George Sirois celebrates the 30th episode of Excelsior Journeys by sitting down with stand-up comic & emcee Robert Turo. They discuss how stand-up comedy is the purest form of entertainment, Robert's history on the stage dating back to 1996 when his college roommate called up Stand-Up NY and set him up with a 5-minute spot, how he made the transition from being a solo sta...

This week, host George Sirois sits down with one of his two literary agents: Amy Brewer of Metamorphosis Literary Agency. They discuss how she formed a partnership with fellow agent & co-author Patty Carothers on their own book "Texting Prince Charming," how they worked their way up to becoming agents with Metamorphosis, the vital role an agent plays in an author's career, and more...

For this very special episode, host George Sirois sits down with his friend and new business partner, co-founder of Winding Trails Media and St. Louis Writers Guild President David Alan Lucas. They talk about how David was inspired by the St. Louis writers community to chase his dream and - as part of the board of the prestigious St. Louis Writers Guild - inspire others to chase theirs. They also...

Host and producer George Sirois has a little something he needs to tell all of you, something he needed to tell himself. If you enjoy this episode and the others before it, please subscribe, rate, and review. Your feedback means the world to me... Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journeys/donations

Ever think about joining a writers guild? Ever wonder what guilds offer for writers? Maybe you're already part of a local chapter but you're not sure what a statewide guild can do for you or your career as a writer? Well, the two latest Presidents of the Missouri Writers Guild - current President Robin Tidwell and her predecessor, George Sirois of Excelsior Journeys - sit down to discuss a...

For the 25th episode of Excelsior Journeys, host George Sirois takes a break from the regular format to answer a question from a listener, and share the answers to a question he offered to his previous guests.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/excelsior-journeys/donations