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Episode 86 – “Juvenile Hall, Dungeons And Dragons With Hank Mattimore!”
June 15, 2013
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The Newbie Writers’ Podcast
Special Guest: Hank Mattimore
The author is a parent, foster parent and a surrogate grandpa for twenty-four abused and neglected kids. A long-time newspaper columnist and author of four books, his career includes working with children, older adults and persons living with AIDS. He writes from a spiritual perspective about life,love and the human condition.
Books include: Grandpa to a Children’s Village
Figuring It Out as I Go Along: Thoughts on Kids and the God Within
The Priest Who Couldn’t Cheat
Life’s a Growin’ Thing
Hank is also a former priest who wrote about that experience in The Priest who Couldn’t cheat.
I’ve been considering Natalie Goldberg’s idea that writing is a form of meditation or even a way to access the spiritual side of our lives,Read More -
Episode 85 – “We’ve ‘Breeched’ The Walls!”
June 8, 2013
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Episode 85
Image from www.reformation.orgWe were meant to have someone from Agent Hunter on but they didn’t reply to our follow up emails to exchange skype details! So instead Catharine and I talk about a myriad of topics and Catharine cops it for a typo in her new book… lesson learnt: Don’t Damien to Beta Read!
Here’s a bit below about Agent Hunter:
Agent Hunter is a database of all UK literary agents, their agencies and publishers. The database is regularly updated, continually fact-checked, and as comprehensive as we can make it. You can sort the entries on our database to develop your own personal shortlist of agents.
Agent Hunter is the creation of The Writers’ Workshop, the UK’s largest editorial consultancy for newRead More
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Episode 84 – “Catharine Takes The Reigns With Carly Findlay.”
June 3, 2013
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Episode 84 of the Newbie Writers’ Podcast
Special Guest: Carly Findlay
Damien is sick this week, but that won’t stop the show!
I have a blog – www.carlyfindlay.blogspot.com
I write regularly for it, and do some freelance writing (was published on Daily Life last week). I am also a speaker – I recently spoke at a bloggers conference, and will speak at a youth week conference and guest lecture at Melbourne Uni.Tell us about your blog – how many readers do you have?
What do you do to bring more readers to your blog?Do you get speaking opportunities because of the blog? And how do you think that works?
For the blog conference, what did you say? What kinds of questions were asked?
Prompt
An item that lives on your desk that you will never part with but if anyone else cleaned your desk itRead More
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Episode 83- “Live Edits From The Classroom!”
May 19, 2013
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Episode 83 The Newbie Writers’ Podcast
Draft revision, the live version
Apologies on the audio quality. Had technical difficulties.Draft from Catharine’s novel – Five Elements of Time (working title)
A rock shattered the stained glass window scattering shards of red glass at Charity’s feet.
She glanced up at the hole, almost perfectly round. Through it the sky hovered gray, heavy, and unchanged despite the increasing volume of the chanting outside.
Preacher John stopped Charity from reading any more from the One True Word.
A big imposing man, twice the size of slender Charity, he never the less, glanced out at the men in the congregation for approval. Charity didn’t see a single nod, or twitch from any one, but there must have been some approval.
“We will exit, thisRead More
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Episode 82 – “Travels, Quasimodo and Anna Waddington-Feather!”
May 11, 2013
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Episode 82 of The Newbie Writers’ Podcast
Special Guest: Anne Waddington-Feather
Recommended by Tim Leeder via Facebook. The Newbie Writers’ Group on Facebook
http://sawriters.org.au/our-authors/18-general/134-annie-waddington-feather
Annie trained as a journalist before taking to the road as a tour leader for an adventure travel company. She now lives in Blackwood and has written for a number of publications ranging from travel, historical and martial arts to business, insurance and finance trade articles. When she’s not writing for her local newspaper The Blackwood Times, her regular column for the UK publication Credit Control, also a couple of blogs, she is writing a child’s novel based in Shropshire where she grew up – watch this space!
Latest Book: From the GrandRead More
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Episode 81 – “Indievisible With Jordan Rosenfeld”
May 4, 2013
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Episode 81- The Newbie Writers’ Podcast
Special Guest:Jordan Rosenfeld
–Author of debut novel FORGED IN GRACE, “…a luminous, edgy debut…” (Patry Francis), MAKE A SCENE, and WRITE FREE (with Becca Lawton).
–Co-Creator, Indie-Visible: Literary Justice for All, a Writer’s Collective
www.jordanrosenfeld.nethttps://www.facebook.com/jordansmuse
www.twitter.com/Jordanrosenfeld
Jordan E. Rosenfeld learned early on that people prefer a storyteller to a know-it-all. She channeled any Hermione-esque tendencies into a career as a writing coach, editor, and freelance journalist and saves the Tall Tales for her novels. She earned her MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars and is most
recently the author of the novel, Forged in Grace (indie-visible ink).
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Episode 80- “The Doctor’s In The House with Stacey Aaronson”
April 27, 2013
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Special Guest: Stacey Aaronson
Special Co-host: Philippe Perez of The TaleTeller Podcast
Stacey Aaronson, Professional Book Doctor
Writing & Editing; Graphic, Website & Book Design
http://creative-collaborations.com
http://blog.creative-collaborations.comTell us about being a book doctor, what inspired you to create a career out of helping other authors?
Tell us about your clients – in general terms, who uses a book doctor? Should a newbie writer approach and hire a book doctor?
How far along should the manuscript be before you can really help an author with their book?
What is the worst thing you ever read?
The Best thing you’ve read?
Catharine always recommends that authors do not design their own covers – and you are a designer- what are some tipsRead More
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Episode 79 – “Editing, Sequels and Pep Talks With Dionne Lister”
April 14, 2013
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The Newbie Writers’ Podcast
Special guest: Dionne Lister
http://dionnelisterwriter.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/a-time-of-darkness-is-here-awesome-epic-fantasy/
I almost feel like I’m spamming everyone; my cover was ready so I did the cover reveal, and I was going to wait to upload to Amazon, but I couldn’t! So now, the next book in The Circle of Talia series is out there. You can find it on Amazon or Smashwords and soon iTunes, Kobo and Barnes & Noble. The sequel to Shadows of the Realm continues the story of realmists, Bronwyn and Blayke and their creaturas, Sinjenasta and Fang. It’s fast-paced, scary and has awesome dragons (although those who have read Shadows of the Realm would know that).
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Episode 78 – “Getting Passionate With Keith Abraham!”
April 7, 2013
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Episode 78- The Newbie Writers’ Podcast
Special Guest: Keith Abraham
Book: Living your Passion
He is the author of the best selling book ‘Creating Loyal Profitable Customers’ and his second book ‘Living Your Passion.’ From humble beginnings, he climbed the rung to head a team of 65 with a $15 million dollar budget at the tender age of 27. In 1999, Keith was awarded the prestigious title of Certified Speaking Professional by the National Speakers’ Association-acknowledging him as one of Australia’s top 30 professional speakers – and today he shares his thought – provoking ideas with over 175 corporate clients in 3 continents. He regularly contributes to magazines and industry journals across the country.
From:
Our belief is thatRead More
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Episode 77 – Tap The Influencer With Vanessa Bogehold!
March 31, 2013
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Episode 77 of The Newbie Writer’s Podcast
Special guest: Vanessa Bogehold
First of all, since Catharine met you, the name of the company has changed from Blog Frog to tap influence. What influenced the change in name? And has the concept be altered or evolved as well?
Can you walk us through the idea of influencers and explain a little about bloggers and being influential? What does that mean anyway?
It looks like this is software geared to help major brands develop relationships with social influencers. Now, back in the old fashion days, we called that selling out – what is the difference? And is there a difference?
In a recent article a professor of journalism bemoaned the idea that readers will not know if they are reading something that is straight,Read More
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