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

E207 - Co-Author Karen D Ortega - Mission Hope - Thriving Through Seasons of the Soul This collection of personal and professional stories is written from the heart, by everyday people just like you. They will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it will give you more confidence and strength to confront your own adversities in life, and to know, you're not alone. The authors of Mission...

E206 - Co-Author Ipek Williamson - Mission Hope - Thriving Through Seasons of the Soul This collection of personal and professional stories is written from the heart, by everyday people just like you. They will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it will give you more confidence and strength to confront your own adversities in life, and to know, you're not alone. The authors of Missio...

E205 - Co-Author Maria Lehtman - Mission Hope - Thriving Through Seasons of the Soul This collection of personal and professional stories is written from the heart, by everyday people just like you. They will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it will give you more confidence and strength to confront your own adversities in life, and to know, you're not alone. The authors of Mission...

E204 - Co-Author Destiny Bogan - Mission Hope - Thriving Through Seasons of the Soul This collection of personal and professional stories is written from the heart, by everyday people just like you. They will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it will give you more confidence and strength to confront your own adversities in life, and to know, you're not alone. The authors of Mission...

E203 - Co-Author Susan LePlae Miller - Mission Hope - Thriving Through Seasons of the Soul This collection of personal and professional stories is written from the heart, by everyday people just like you. They will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it will give you more confidence and strength to confront your own adversities in life, and to know, you're not alone. The authors of Mi...

E202 - Co-Author Babien Avila - Mission Hope - Thriving Through Seasons of the Soul This collection of personal and professional stories is written from the heart, by everyday people just like you. They will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it will give you more confidence and strength to confront your own adversities in life, and to know, you're not alone. The authors of Mission H...

E201 - Char Murphy - Mission Hope - Thriving Through Seasons of the Soul This collection of personal and professional stories is written from the heart, by everyday people just like you. They will make you laugh and make you cry. Above all, it will give you more confidence and strength to confront your own adversities in life, and to know, you're not alone. The authors of Mission Hope have be...

E200 - Dominick Domasky - Author and Publisher, Friend of the Show - The Basics for New Authors on Getting Published Dominick Domasky is an inspirational author, YouTube host, sales expert, and the founder of the inspiration sharing and publishing platform Motivation Champs. Dominick is the author of the inspirational books, The Journey of a Grunt and Don’t Double Bread the Fish, and creator and c...

E199 - Cynthia Newberry Martin - Using a Blog and a Book Tour to Support Your Books and The Importance of a Great Book Cover Book Bio Cynthia Newberry Martin’s (she/her/hers) first novel, Tidal Flats, won the Gold Medal in Literary Fiction at the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards and the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Fiction. Her website features the How We Spend Our Days se...

E198 - Kelly Glenn - What a Woman - My Story for God's Glory Book: What A Woman: My Story for God’s Glory You do not have to be fixed to be faithful or perfect to be perfected. Resting on a bed swing on a large wrap-around porch with a ceiling fan and a cold glass of lemonade is a welcome reprieve on a hot summer day. This has never been Kelley Glenn's desire. It is tantamount to a movie...

E197 - Jillian Abby - Author of Perfectly Queer - Holding The Door and Space For Others, How To Be A Better Human Returning to the podcast, Jillian Abby is here to talk about the launch of her new book - Perfectly Queer. This is a story for-- Anyone who is hiding a piece of themselves and wants to know if it’s safe to be revealed. The parent who must choose between their own happiness and the stab...

E196 - Alan Black - From Song Writer to Author, Start With a Blank Canvas and Share The Story You Create Our Guest: Alan was raised and grew up in the United Methodist Church. While I do proudly embrace my background and personal history within the United Methodist Church, I do feel that ultimately what is important is not the denomination that you are a part of. What matters most is the relations...

EPISODE 195 - James MacDonald Author of First Time Dad and Host of Dad Mind Matters - Parenting, Marriage & Mental Health For Men About James Macdonald I am James Macdonald and 5 years ago, I was stressed and overwhelmed at my role as a husband and (exhausted) father of 3, not really knowing how to be the best man I could be. Many years, pitfalls and enough flat whites to sink a battleship lat...

EPISODE 194 - Cori Sykes - Author and Publisher Provides A Master Class for New Authors on Working With a Publisher Meet Cori Sykes | Author & Owner of Write and Vibe Publishing Write and Vibe (Vibes) is an independent publishing company in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in 2020 by Cori Sykes. Vibes was originally slated to open as a writer’s only co-working location in Cleveland, Ohio, but due to C...

EPISODE 193 - Tess Scott - battling boys in adolescence, breast cancer and the loneliness of an extrovert working from home More About Tess Scott Tess Scott is a Christian speaker, an award-winning author, and a former black sheep turned “Jesus Girl.”  With humour and vulnerability, this Canadian mom of 8 is on mission to help other women with messy stories to shed their shame by teaching them who...

EPISODE 192 - Jane Frkovich - Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction and a New Podcast To Support Her Writings Welcome to the urban fantasy and science fiction world of author Jane Frkovich Goddess of Rain, Part 1 in the Lost Gods Series - Available Now! Since Zoe leaving high school, Zoe’s life has been going nowhere. She spends her days working at the grocery store, being friend-zoned by her fellow g...

EPISODE 191 - Helen Zee - fertility, intimacy and menstrual health practitioner for women and men who wish to enhance their relationship Helen Zee is passionate about creating a future world of conscious relationships and parenting by firstly exploring intimacy of thyself. As a Fertility  Intimacy and Menstrual Health Practitioner she helps open the pathway of higher expression of our truest natur...

EPISODE 190 - Holly Curby - Author of Face Lift - Embracing Hope Through Your Heartaches Book Info In Face-Lift, Holly Curby provides insight into using social media as a positive outlet, showing how it helped her focus on her faith while overcoming her fears as she persevered through trials in her life. Face-Lift will equip you for your own personal growth, reminding you that no matter the challe...

EPISODE 189 - Andy and Kayla Izard from The Raft Project - Building a Safe Community Where you Can Be REAL This movement is a place to let our walls down. No hidden agendas. No pitches, preachers, or pledges. Just supporting others and allowing them to support us. We're building relationships with people who know us and genuinely care about us. Our goal is to make connection a little easier –...

EPISODE 188 - Rick Cua - Musician and Author of What Are You Known For - A Thirty One Day Journal Around Legacy In a society that seeks fame and fortune above all, Rick Cua’s simple mission – to share the love of God through music – is a cool drink of water in a dry land. Add to that wide-ranging experience and wisdom gained from over thirty nine years in music ministry and business, along with a...

EPISODE 187 - Trish Michael - Author of Children's Books that Teach Us To Love Ourselves and Her Mission to Be A Happy Mom Written for her own kids at difficult times in their lives, Trish’s books empower, uplift and impart a positive message of self love, helping kids (and adults) to thrive through trauma, hardships and just daily life. Three uplifting and empowering books; Find Your Happy,...

EPISODE 186 - Alyssa Berthiaume - Ghost Writing, Authoring Your Story and The Role of A.I. for Authors Our guest: I’m a professional writer, native Vermonter, practicing feminist, recovering middle child, wannabe superhero, and a mom who’s pretty sure she’s “winging it”. I’ve wanted to be a writer my whole life so it’s pretty damn cool that I made it. I’m the author of Dear Universe, I Get it Now:...

EPISODE 185 - Miri Camphausen - A Children's book on How Four Misfit Animals Work Together How can we heal ourselves? How can we tap into inner contentment? How can we move forward as humanity? How can we heal the planet? I believe, the answers lie within each single one of us. To uncover our personal truth, we need to courageously face our inner selves; including the parts we don’t like. … b...

EPISODE 184 - Iris Angellys - Your Body is Trying To Tell You Something - Slow Down and Listen DISCOVER THE NEW WAYS FOR WOMEN TO BE *IN* THE WORLD “Passion to Thrive” is jam-packed full of insights and tools for you to discover your own depth, passion and purpose. You can use it as a text, or you could take up the invitation of diving deep by using it as a work book and write your own answers on...

EPISODE 183 - Kristina Bak - When The Character You Are Writing About Reaches Out and Touches You Kristina Bak grew up in the Pacific Northwest, dropped out of Reed College in 1969, and spent enough years hiking in the North Cascades to graduate from Western Washington University in Bellingham. She explored utopias via Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti and the University of New Mexico. A graduate degree in...