S.M. Freedman’s author journey has been anything but typical. She self-published her first book, then was approached by a publisher who wanted to publish that book. She went back to the drawing board for rewrites and revisions. After she wrote the sequel, she self-published again. Her next novels were traditionally published, but S.M. learned so […]
Season 3, Episode 9: Writing, writing all the time – Ali Bryan, Coq
Ali Bryan’s words are everywhere: in her 5 novels, in anthologies, magazines, newspapers…pretty much anywhere the printed words can appear. She chased the dream of being a full-time writer and crossed the finish line. But just because you win one marathon, doesn’t mean you’ll win them all. Ali shares her writer journey candidly and with […]
Season 3, Episode 8: The mother of all Book Clubs – Karen Sokoloff, TINYabc
TINYabc stands for This Is Not Your average book club, and it most certainly isn’t. Karen Sokoloff decided to create a paid-membership book club, a risk she wasn’t entirely comfortable with, but took anyways. The result is a vibrant club that meets 4 TIMES PER MONTH, to meet authors, discuss books, and build camaraderie around […]
Season 3, Episode 7: Making Middle Grade Non-Fiction Fun for Everyone – Nora Nickum, Superpod
Nora Nickum, author of Superpod, wasn’t always interested in writing non-fiction for kids. Her day job requires a lot of non-fiction writing – she is the senior ocean policy manager at the Seattle Aquarium. But don’t let that dry title fool you. Superpod is a fasctianting narrative that will make you want to jump in, […]
THE GIRL IN THE GOLD BIKINI
Discussion Questions
MURDER ON MY MIND
Discussion Questions