Once Upon a Story with Amanda Leigh

Today I have an old interview with author Mandi Grace! ! My podcast even had a different name at the time!! We did this a while ago, but I did not want to waste the interview, so here it is! Her and I are both members of Quill and Cup , an amazing writing community for women! Check that out here if you're interested: https://www.quillandcup.com/offers/ZtsLiHPG/checkout Check out my books! http...

A wrap up of all of the books that I read in June and July. Including a Manga Horror trilogy, a Marvel comic collection (Hawkeye), a poetry collection, and a SciFi/Super Hero novel (or anti-hero novel, really.) How was your June and July reading? Start my Beauty of the Dark Series today!  *Books MUST be read in order!*:  |  Goodreads  Go to my  website  to check out the books I've published an...

I posted this on my Instagram account, so I thought I would share it here. I am wrapping up my reading from January through May of 2023. Check out our short fiction blog, The Cat Chat Writers,  here.   Start my Beauty of the Dark Series today!  *Books MUST be read in order!*:  |  Goodreads  Go to my  website  to check out the books I've published and order signed copies :) I also offer book fo...

Join us for another group episode!! Rebekah Palmer, Jessica VanderWerff, and I come together to talk about all things poetry. Our process when writing poetry, our favorite poets, titling our poetry collections, and the big question: what is our first love? Fiction or poetry?... Plus MORE!! Check out our short fiction blog, The Cat Chat Writers,  here. Find Jessica's books on  Amazon. Get Rebek...

Welcome back to out National Poetry Month series!! Today on the podcast my good friend Jessica VanderWerff is on the podcast again, to read us some more of her poetry, And this time she's reading us BRAND NEW poems for us!! Also mentioned in this podcast: Charles Xavier, Vision, Erik Lehnsherr (probably lol), and I know a few other Marvel things are mentioned hahaha. Enjoy!! Find Jessica's...

My good friend, Rebekah Palmer, hoins us to read her poetry from the anthology Strength: Lives Touched by Cystinosis, as well as a short story from our short fiction blog, The Cat Chat Writers. We hope you enjoy this episode, and Happy National Poetry Month!! Get Rebekah's poetry collection, Map of My Heart here. Get Strength: Lives Touched by Cystinosis, here. (Currently on sale at the time t...

Happy National Poetry Month all!! I'm back with a mini season to celebrate National Poetry Month. Today I'll be reading eight poems from my collection, Guided by Moonlight. We will have two more poets on here, and then the three of us will do a podcast together!! If you like these poems, you can find the full collection on Amazon here. If you want to learn more about National Poetry Month...

Ania and I connected through Instagram. Ania is the co-founder of Quill and Cup, a women-led writing community that I am now a part of. I knew I had to interview her for my podcast. In this interview we talk about Quill and Cup (of course), killing your writer's ego (a big thing in Quill and Cup), and much more!! Enjoy, and please leave a review or share if you enjoy this content. :)  Check o...

I decided to record a quick episode explaining why I changed the name of this podcast. I am getting back into the swing of recording and uploading episodes, so I hope you can be patient with me as I do. :) In short, I changed the name because I felt the need to talk about more things. You can hear a longer explanation in this episode. I hope you enjoy, and let me know what you think on social...

So, July Camp NaNoWriMo did go AT ALL as I planned, but I am very okay with that. Also, I'm taking a little break from the podcast. Or rather, from posting new episodes. You can hear all about it in this episode. :) And the podcast is not going away, it will be back very soon.  Message on me on Facebook , Instagram , or e-mail me at amandaleigh@authoramandaleigh.com :) You can also find me on...

I had a blast talking to Karen on this interview!! We talked about so much stuff; writing, editing, self publishing, Fantasy, Paranormal, outlining, marketing, struggles as an author, music, shows, movies, and more!! I honestly can't even remember it all. What I do remember is having a blast doing it, AND Karen also gave some of the most tangible advice on the podcast for anyone wishing to go down...

July camp NaNoWriMo has officially begun!! I wanted to do a bonus episode to talk about my Camp NaNoWriMo plans. Let me know what your plans are. You can message me on my Facebook page, Instagram or e-mail me. :) Good luck and happy writing!! <3  Message on me on Facebook , Instagram , or e-mail me at amandaleigh@authoramandaleigh.com :)  You can also find me on Twitter or Tumblr. &nb...

This was an IGTV video that I decided to convert to a podcast episode. A while ago, Dana and I did a Q&A on her page, and I thought it would be gun to do one on my page this time!! And my 30th birthday seemed like a good time to do it!! ;) Dana's Bio: Dana Muwwakkil is a writer, creator, mother and most recently an author. The Anxiety Diaries is her first book and can be found at: Theanxi...

Today marks ONE YEAR since I started this podcast!! I can't believe it's already been a year. So I jumped on to record a podcast, and I honestly was not sure what I was going to talk about, I just dove in and went. I ended up talking about what I want this podcast to be going forward, reflecting on my favorite episodes, and talking about other episodes I would like to do!! Favorite Episodes: JOURN...

Join us today for a virtual poetry reading. My good friend, Jessica VanderWerff, shares one poem from each of her collections and ,lets us in on the inspiration behind them all. We also talk about the writing process, the stigma on mental health, stereotypes, and more. As always, we have a great time, and this is a great poetry reading and chat. Check it out!! Jessica's Links: Like A Child: https:...

Hello again!! I'm back for the last week of National Poetry Month!! I've compiled all of the videos of me reading poetry for the week from my Instagram and YouTube into a podcast episode. Tune in and enjoy some new to you poets!! In celebration of National Poetry Month, I decided to do a daily series on my IGTV and my YouTube!! Reading a poem a day. I compiled them all from the first eleven d...

Hello again!! I'm back for week three of National Poetry Month!! I've compiled all of the videos of me reading poetry for the week from my Instagram and YouTube into a podcast episode. Tune in and enjoy some new to you poets!! In celebration of National Poetry Month, I decided to do a daily series on my IGTV and my YouTube!! Reading a poem a day. I compiled them all from the first eleven days...

Hello again!! I'm back for week two of National Poetry Month!! I've compiled all of the videos of me reading poetry for the week from my Instagram and YouTube into a podcast episode. Tune in and enjoy some new to you poets!! In celebration of National Poetry Month, I decided to do a daily series on my IGTV and my YouTube!! Reading a poem a day. I compiled them all from the first eleven days h...

In celebration of National Poetry Month, I decided to do a daily series on my IGTV and my YouTube!! Reading a poem a day. I compiled them all from the first eleven days here for you, if you want to listen instead of watch. From here on out, for the rest of the month, I will be posting these podcast episodes for the previous week. I hope you enjoy!! Let me know below how you are celebrating Nationa...

Check out this interview with a friend of mine, Christina Herrara!! She recently published her third book, Kissing the Skater Boy. We talk about everything from favorite books, our writing process, to audiobooks to Stephenie Meyer and Twilight!! Grab a cozy beverage and join us for our chat!!  Check out Christina's accompanying interview over on my blog!! :) Girl with a Pen and a Dream: Inter...

I thought it would be fun to do a monthly goal update, so this is my first one. Updating you all on how my goals are going so far, and how they ave gone for the months of January and February. Some are on track, some...not so much, Send me a message on Instagram if you want to let me know how you're doing. I'd love to hear from and support you if I can.  Start my Beauty of the Dark Series tod...

Begin Again, and Forbidden, my last two books, have ticked off a few people. Initially, this is rather hard to take in. In today's episode, I talk about why this isn't necessarily a bad thing. And why, it might even be...a good thing.  Start my Beauty of the Dark Series today! Goodreads: https://bit.ly/ForbiddenTBR *Books MUST be read in order!*: https://amzn.to/2HVcKDA Go to my website to ch...

This is a super exciting episode for me!! K. Webster is one of my favorite authors, and an amazingly prolific fellow indie author. We chat about everything from writing, chatty characters, our scatterbrained author's brains, our love for Dark Romances, taboo subjects, favorite movies (including Crimson Peak), and so much more!! If you're a fan of K. Webster, want more insight into a writer's proce...

Happy New Year!!!!

Season two premiere!! I am SO EXCITED about this season premiere!! I have two of my closest friends, and fellow authors, on the podcast with me today. We just jump i and talk about so many topics. Bad Reviews, our writing process, fairytales, Ableism, invisible illness, writing a series, and so much more!! So much I can't even remember it all. But there is some good stuff in here. You have GOT to...