Living The Next Chapter: Candid Conversations with Authors and Writers for Readers Searching for a New Read

Episode 323 - Catherine Kennedy - Working with a freelance publicist to build your successful brand Catherine Kennedy is a public relations professional with more than 16 years of experience planning, managing, and executing successful national and local media campaigns. She started her full-time public relations career at Wiley publishing house, moved onto a position at a boutique PR agency, and...

Episode 322 - Debbie Weiss - Available As Is - widowhood, dating at midlife I turned to writing after George, my partner of 32 years, died of cancer in April 2013, and I found myself living alone for the first time at age 50. I needed to know I still existed after a year of being his caregiver, watching him disintegrate, feeling deep in my bones that somehow I was failing him. He was in denial so...

EPISODE 321 - Justin Glaser - We turn up the heat with Justin's new book - Sweat, Uncovering Your Body's Hidden Superpower Discover how a health crisis led Justin to the incredible benefits of sauna therapy, sparking his research into this field. The Book: Sweat: Uncovering Your Body's Hidden Superpower A revolutionary exploration of sweat's role in health and longevity that ch...

Episode 320 - Kim McCollum - What Happens in Montana - A Murder Mystery Kim McCollum lives in Bozeman, Montana with her blended menagerie of five kids, two dogs, and seven spoiled chickens. An excerpt from her upcoming novel What Happens in Montana (release date January 25, 2024) appeared in The Copperfield Review Quarterly and her short stories have appeared in The Dillydoun Review, Beyond Solace...

Episode 319 - Beyond The Pen Podcast - From Book to Clients Learn How to Market Your Book Authentically with Judy M. Baker Hi everyone!  I wanted to introduce you to another great author podcast called "Beyond the Pen"  This is a feed drop - a full episode from Beyond the Pen for you to check out right here on Living The Next Chapter. Macabee Griffin is your host and his guest is Judy M...

EPISODE 318 - Paula Delgado-Kling - Leonor The Story of a Lost Childhood in Colombia Our Guest: Paula Delgado-Kling holds degrees in comparative literature, French civilizations, international affairs, and creative writing from Brown, Columbia and the New School, respectively. This is her first book. It has been excerpted in Narrative Magazine (Winter 2008 issue), The Literary Review (Winter 2009...

Episode 317 - Katherine Snow Smith - Watch Your Step, Life Has Many Chapters Katherine Snow Smith has lived throughout the south as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, adjunct instructor, daughter, sister, mother, wife, divorcee and friend. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and started her journalism career covering three minuscule towns in South Carolina. After...

Episode 316 - Steve O'Connell - Welcome to Earth - Your Manual On How To Break Those Chains About the Author Steve O’Connell, a proponent of the human race, is best known for his simple, clear, impartial observations of humanity and life’s nuances. Always seeking betterment and growth through knowledge and understanding, he loves writing with the purpose of bringing people together, encouragi...

Episode 315 - Bob Mackay - Canadian Author Shares His Historical Fiction Writings and Stories of Military History Robert W. Mackay is an award-winning author, former naval officer, submariner, teacher, and lawyer. He writes historical fiction with the backdrop of Canada’s armed forces and a newsletter, Forces With History, which comes out every two weeks. Robert was born in Vancouver and lives in...

Episode 314 - Morgan Christie - Boolean Logic - Powerful and Lyrical Essays from a New and Noteworthy Poet and Fiction Writer Powerful and Lyrical Essays from a New and Noteworthy Poet and Fiction Writer Morgan Christie's book is in conversation with various themes including race, gender inequity, socioeconomic disparities, and others as questions regarding how experiences define us are viewe...

Episode 313 - Rebecca Bratspies - Naming Gotham, The Villains, Rogues & Heroes Behind New York's Place Names Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues & Heroes Behind New York's Place Names The Van Wyck, the Major Deegan, the Jackie Robinson, the Hutch, the Merritt, FDR Drive, or the Henry Hudson...you might drive them regularly, without really noticing that those road names are, well,...

EPISODE 312 - Leah Brown - The Fantastical World Building of The Chronicles of the Hidden Realms Leah Ann Brown grew up in beautiful Southern Oregon, where her love for nature and fantasy was first ignited. As a young girl she spent hours outside playing make believe. This is where she first learned to love fantasy, along with the books and stories shared by her mother and grandmother throughout h...

EPISODE 311 - Boo Trundle - The Daughter Ship - A Prcess Novel with Deep Meaning BOO TRUNDLE is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and NPR’s The Moth. She has released three albums of original music with Big Deal Records. She lives in New Jersey. The Daughter Ship is her firs...

EPISODE 310 - Sarah Polyakov - Living In Fearless Faith - Mission Hope, Inspirational Stories of Faith and Triumph Mission Hope Inspirational Stories of Faith and Triumph Life’s many upheavals, sharp curves, twists and turns, the challenging circumstances coming right at you are non-stop. The inner wars within are outside your control and feel overwhelming; you feel alone, and the seemingly endles...

EPISODE 309 - Jacqueline Suskin - Poet and Educator - Poem Busking, A Year In Practice JACQUELINE SUSKIN IS A POET AND EDUCATOR WHO HAS BEEN TEACHING WORKSHOPS, WRITING BOOKS, HOSTING RETREATS AND CREATING SPONTANEOUS POETRY AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 2009.   Suskin is the author of eight books:  The Collected (Publication Studio, 2010), Go Ahead & Like It (Ten Speed Press, 2014), The Edge of The...

EPISODE 308 - Sara Johnson - Crime Series, New Zealand and How Your Teeth Can Lead You Home Sara E. Johnson is a mystery writer who spent nine months exploring wondrous New Zealand. Everywhere she snooped, there was a mystery that needed writing.  The Bone Riddle , Sara’s fourth novel in the Alexa Glock Forensic Mysteries, was published in June, 2023.  The first three mysteries in the series are,...

EPISODE 307 - Jason Pchajek - Canadian Author - A Climate Fiction Novel - Bounty It's strange. I've spent years writing about other people, whether it be in my work as an academic, writing about the experiences of gamblers, my life as a sports reporter and editor at a small newspaper, writing about the lives and work of athletes and those around them, or even my fiction writing career, c...

EPISODE 306 - Gerry Wilson - That Pinson Girl - Historical Fiction and a class on Writing Your Story A seventh generation Mississippian, Gerry Wilson grew up in the red clay hills of the north. Her novel, THAT PINSON GIRL, is forthcoming from Regal House Publishing February 6, 2024. Her debut short fiction collection, Crosscurrents and Other Stories ( Press 53 2015), was nominated for the Mississi...

EPISODE 305 - Keri Cooper - Mental Health Uncensored for Adults and Youth - Take Real Steps Forward In this episode Keri Cooper, author of “Mental Health Uncensored: 10 Foundations Every Parent Needs to Know” tells us about her book and how it helps people build a foundation for mental health. She also shares with us how she took a private practice and converted it into a thriving business.   Many...

A look back on 2023, where our listeners are and our thanks for your support Thank you for your support financially and for listening!  We pulled our end of the year list of countries that listen to this show and wanted to share this info just with you! Here is a list of the countries that are listening to Living The Next Chapter!  So many amazing countries are represented within our community, an...

EPISODE 304 - E. Vernon F. Glenn - Let Life Stick To You, From Lawyer to Author, Share Your Story E. Vernon F. Glenn is a trial lawyer, crime writer, and founder of  Cooper River Books. Knowing he was in it for the long haul while embarking on his writing journey, he decided to create an imprint of his own to carry his work. Cooper River Books came to him while hiking up the iconic LowCountry ‘mou...

EPISODE 303 - KT Carlisle - From the Bucolic Vermont, From Her First Pen to Her Murder Mystery Trilogy When the Williamsburg Police Department arrives at Catheryn "Cat" Clark's house on the night of Friday, May 13th to discover her drunk and covered in blood, even she struggles to believe in her own innocence. After all, few people had better reason to want Elaine Reid dead than the...

EPISODE 302 - Ross Hightower and Deb Heim - Partners and Co-Authors - How To Write A Great Promo Hook, Padverb, Fantasy Series Somehow, after spending most of his life in the south, Ross found himself living in Milwaukee and loving it. One cold, snowy morning, not too long ago, he woke with a story stuck in his head. That wasn’t unusual, but what happened next was unprecedented. He wrote it down....

EPISODE 301 - Vicki Jay O'Grady Longo - Dragons, Dreams and Dragonflies - Mission Hope, Inspirational Stories of Faith and Triumph Mission Hope Inspirational Stories of Faith and Triumph Life’s many upheavals, sharp curves, twists and turns, the challenging circumstances coming right at you are non-stop. The inner wars within are outside your control and feel overwhelming; you feel alone, and...

EPISODE 300 - Dominick Domasky - Motivation Champs and Cre8tive Con - Share Your Unique Story Dom returns again - this time to celebrate 300 episodes of Living The Next Chapter - we catch up with his Motivation Champs Group and the upcoming Cre8tive Con Chicago Conference coming in Feb 2024 - Share Your Unique Story and be inspired by a great check in with Dom https://www.motivationchamps.com/ ___...