Writers Block Party

Local author Charity Pleasant talks about her self-help books taken from her own life experiences. She believes people want to connect the dots between experiences and growth. She also reads an excerpt from her first fictional novel, The Neighborhood. You can find out about all the books she's made available on her website, Pleasant Investments . Quick reminder - Behind the Curtain subscribers alw...

Local author Charity Pleasant talks about her self-help books taken from her own life experiences. She believes people want to connect the dots between experiences and growth. She also reads an excerpt from her first fictional novel, The Neighborhood. You can find out about all the books she's made available on her website, Pleasant Investments . This episode is for Behind the Curtain subscribers,...

Exclusively for Behind the Curtain subscribers. K. B. talks about her journey from author to founder of her own publishing company. Plus an excerpt from her book: The Queen of Ebenezer. And to all my Behind the Curtain subscribers, THANK YOU for supporting the show!

K. B. Hoyle is the CEO, Acquisitions Editor, and Creative Director of OWL's NEST PUBLISHERS.COM , a small, traditional, women-owned press. She believes that reading great books builds empathy, resilience, compassion, perseverance, and friendship. Her love of good stories began when she stepped through a wardrobe at age six, and never looked back. She is the multiple award-winning Young Adult autho...

Cheryl Merz talks about her dog, Dude and the illustrated children's book she wrote about their traveling adventures, Brown Dog Goes to the Beach. Cheryl and Dude are both strong supporters of the Ohio Pet Sanctuary. So once again I am donating proceeds for the month of May from any new Behind The Curtain subscribers to the Ohio Pet Sanctuary. Behind the Curtain subscribers enjoy an ad-free, early...

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 reminde...

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...

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 ver...

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 ev...

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 If 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 in...

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. An...

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, ea...

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, ea...

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 w...

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 c...

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.com Music for this episode provided by Ader DaSilva and Tune Tank , both fr...

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:...