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Synopsis: Christian A. Brown, the author of the fantasy novels Feast of Fates and Feast of Dreams (part of the Four Feasts Till Darkness series), stops by to discuss building an epic fantasy world, writing smart and self-sufficient female characters who don’t need saving, and how tragedy can help us focus on what’s really important in our lives. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 47:16:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Christian A. Brown Episode Links Episode S2E7: Christian A. Brown (mp3) Contact your hosts for show feedback Show your support and donate to our podcast The Guest Website Christian on Twitter His Books Feast of Fates Feast of Dreams Books and Authors Discussed In an effort to support independen

Synopsis: Andria Williams, the author of the recently released The Longest Night, joins Harry to discuss the only nuclear reactor meltdown in the United States that resulted in immediate fatalities, building a writing career as a military spouse, novels vs. short stories, and pursuing one’s dreams while remaining an attentive parent. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 51:53:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Andria Williams Episode Links Episode S2E6: Andria Williams (mp3) Contact your hosts for show feedback Show your support and donate to our podcast The Guest Website Andria on Twitter Military Spouse Book Review Her Book The Longest Night by Andria Williams Books Discussed Atomic America by Todd Tucker You

Synopsis: In this very special episode of COVERED, Harry sits down (in person!) with legendary crime and mystery writer, Lawrence Block, to discuss Block’s updated edition of his invaluable writing handbook Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print to Pixel. They also talk about self-publishing, holding onto authorial rights, and the self-discovery that occurs when one writes a novel. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 31:25:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Lawrence Block Episode Links Episode S2E5: Lawrence Block (mp3) Contact your hosts for show feedback Show your support and donate to our podcast The Guest Website Lawrence Block on Twitter Books Writing Books: Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print to Pixel Tel

Synopsis: Literary Agent Jessica Sinsheimer joins Harry to discuss the role of the agent in the author’s career, query dos and don’ts, Manuscript Wishlist, her live panel discussion webcast PubTalkTV, and inappropriate chocolates. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 59:44:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Jessica Sinsheimer Episode Links Episode S2E4: Jessica Sinsheimer (mp3) Contact your hosts for show feedback Show your support and donate to our podcast The Guest Jessica on Twitter The Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency Manuscript Wishlist PubTalkTV Books discussed Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Tal

Synopsis: Robert James Russell joins Harry to discuss his new Western novel, Mesilla. Robert also talks about his draw to the Western genre, being a good literary citizen, and his unorthodox writing process. CORRECTION: In the introduction, Harry states Robert is a 4-time Pushcart Prize nominee. Robert is, in fact, a 3-time Pushcart nominee, but we don’t love him any less for it. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Duration: 41:49:00 Present: Harry C. Marks, Robert James Russell Episode Links Episode S2E3: Robert James Russell (mp3) Contact your hosts for show feedback Show your support and donate to our podcast The Author Mesilla Robert on Twitter Website Books discussed The Complete Elmore Leonard Western Stories

Harry welcomes Taylor Brown to the show to discuss his debut novel, Fallen Land. Taylor also talks about his extensive research of the Civil War and Sherman’s march through the South, his experiences with both a small press and a large publisher, and the importance of a routine in writing. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Links The Author Fallen Land In the Season of Blood and Gold Taylor on Twitter Website Events December 7, Quail Ridge Books and Music, Raleigh, NC January 15, 6:30 pm: Avid Bookshop – Athens, GA Books Discussed Southern Storm: Sherman’s March to the Sea by Noah Andre Trudeau Out Stealing Horses (audio) by Per Patterson A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Download S2E2 – Taylor Brown

Harry talks with best-selling romance author Ginger Scott about her new novel, Wicked Restless, combats the notion that romance novels are “fast food”, and walks us through her reasons and processes for self-publishing. Ginger also discusses overcoming her fear of rejection and professes her love for The Outsiders and Judy Blume. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Links The Author Wild Reckless Wicked Restless Ginger on Twitter Website Books Discussed The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Divergent Series by Veronica Roth 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James Superfudge by Judy Blume Forever by Judy Blume The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Miscellaneous Who is the Romance Novel Reader? – The Huffington Post Download S2E1: Ginge

Harry sits down with Penguin Random House audiobook producer Julie Wilson to discuss the ins-and-outs of making an audiobook come to life. From selecting the book, to choosing the right narrator(s) for the job, to mixing it all down into the final product, Julie invites listeners behind the scenes of a part of the publishing industry always heard, but rarely seen. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Links Ahab Penguin Random House Audio Listening Library Books Discussed My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl The 3 Ring Rascals series The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares by Jason Blum Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling Download S1E14: Julie Wilson

Harry talks with author Natalie S. Harnett about her book, The Hollow Ground and her research of the raging mine fires beneath Centralia and Carbondale, Pennsylvania. They also discuss unconventional beta readers, Flannery O’Connor, and unwittingly becoming the expert everyone wants to talk to. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. Feedpress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Links The Author The Hollow Ground Natalie on Twitter Website Books Discussed Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Flannery O’Connor: The Complete Stories Download S1E13: Natalie S. Harnett

Harry talks with author A.J. Walkley about her books, Vuto and Queer Greer, her time in the Peace Corps, how America’s most benevolent agency might really just be a PR firm abroad, and tackling dark subject matter for young readers. This episode of COVERED is sponsored by: Nacht Sound Engineering: Streamline the process of delivering high-quality shows to your audience and focus on what you love. FeedPress: Blog and podcast analytics starting at $4 a month, podcast hosting starting at just $8 a month. Use promo code COVERED to get 10% off your first year. Links The Author Vuto on Amazon | Barnes & Noble Queer Greer on Amazon Choice on Amazon A.J. on Twitter Website Books Discussed Fun Home by Alison Bechdel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Giver by Lois Lowry The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult Sing You Home by Jodi Picot Download S1E12: A.J. Walkley