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Cathy Jackson, Min Eurozan blog tour

In case you didn’t hear, Cathy is on blog tour this month through Tomorrow Comes Media.

About the author:

Cathy Jackson is a Midwestern Christian mother of two twenty-somethings and two teenagers. Reading is a passion of hers, but she adores writing. Some of the best people have been placed in her life to help her publish her books. They are a blessing and mean more to her than they will ever know. She loves writing scenes that uplift and encourage along with making one feel the experience. She wants readers to finish the books feeling hope, love, and happiness. To date, the books she has published are Inspirational (Christian) Romances but they have a Contemporary Romance feel.

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As a part of Cathy Jackson’s blog tour, I asked for her top ten list of YouTubers and Bloggers. Here is her list:

1. Brian K. Morris-Rising Tide Publications – NEVERMIND THE FURTHERMORE

Brian K Morris is a can’t-miss blogger and Writer. We discovered one another at a Convention and became fast friends. Mr. Morris is uplifting, encouraging, and always ready to help others. His gift of gab along with his sharp wit and immeasurable amount of knowledge draws the viewer into his broadcasts, welcoming them into the Rising Tide family.

2. Pyrocynical

Pyrocynical was, and still is, one of my daughter’s go-to YouTuber. When she introduced me to his YouTube channel, I was hooked. He’s relevant, fun, and great to listen to.

3. Good Mythical Morning

Rhett & Link are two funny guys who always bring something new and creative to their broadcasts. Good Mythical Morning is an American comedy, talk and variety YouTube series I enjoy almost every morning.

4. Matthias

My daughter found Mattias on YouTube a few years ago and introduced him and his wife, Amanda, to our family. The couple was and continues to be, quirky and fun. His channel originally started with him and Amanda, but has gone through many changes. The latest About for Matthias’s channel reads: “Follow a band of YouTubers who found a key that unlocked a hidden world right inside their own studio.”

5. The Legend of the Traveling TARDIS

Official YouTube channel of The Legend of the Traveling TARDIS. Keep up on all things Doctor Who. New Who, Old Who, this channel has it all. The conversations are always lively and enlightening.

6. Writing with Jenna Moreci

I discovered Jenna Moreci a couple of years ago, and she is exciting! Jenna is also a Writer and makes videos about writing books. She’s “super interesting.” If one is looking for any information about their writing, check out Writing with Jenna Moreci. She has vlogged about many topics concerning novels.

7. Video Influencers

Ever wondered how to start your own YouTube channel? Want to grow the one you already have? What about monetization? If you have a question about YouTube, Video Influencers probably have the answer you seek. Learn their secrets, mindset, tips and best advice. Real talk with real Video Influencers. This is a great channel to get advice on all things YouTube channel related.

8. Russxplode Studios

I was asked to be a Guest on Russxplode Studios in March of 2021, and had a great time chatting with Russell Allen. Russxplode Studios: Books with heart’s YouTube channel have live videos and prior videos relating to his upcoming books and artist interviews.

9. Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver features beautiful recipes, expert tutorials, fresh talent, wonderful food and funny videos every week plus loads of your other favorite YouTubers dropping by. I’m not sure how I discovered this channel, but am glad I did. His cookbook, 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food sits on our counter, and we prepare a meal from it at least once a week. His videos are entertaining, educational, and inspire us to cook together as a family.

10. WhatTravisSays

Blogger. WhatTravisSays was discovered in our house during the David Tennant/Matt Smith era of Doctor Who. We continued watching him together through Peter Capaldi’s run, and WhatTravisSays had lots of facts to keep us invested in his work. WhatTravisSays still uploads short, relevant videos to keep one entertained.

ABOUT THE BOOK

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Book Synopsis Min Eurozan:

I am no longer on Earth, nor any other place I know.

I have scant memory of how or why I came to be here.

Time continues to ebb and flow with my memories and the strange, seductive men who inhabit them.

The only constant is Love.

One owns my Body, he equally possesses and protects me.

One holds my Heart, wanting me as his friend and lover.

One challenges my Mind, he’s captured me with his patient intellect.

One completes my Soul, our love is the deepest and most pure.

One heats my Blood, bringing with him fire and need.

I love them all, and I love them as One.

Author Links for Cathy Jackson

Twitter:  @AuthorCJackson

Facebook: @AuthorCJackson

Instagram: @AuthorCJackson

Hey, everyone, welcome back to Writer Groupie. We are chatting with Janie Franz, author of the paranormal fantasy series starting with Ruins, this time, Ruins Legacy .

Ruins Legacy by Janie Franz

We interviewed Janie a while back, at this link for episode 73 : Janie Franz, Acquisitions Editor

I hope you will listen to both of these great chats. They are linked (the two videos) in this one at YouTube. I am trying to create playlists there of dual/multiple interviews. If you like playlists, have a look on our Youtube channel and see what it looks like.

This time Janie and I have a good chat about the latest goings-on at Muse It Up Publishing, who is currently closed to subs, but you can bookmark the site anyway by going here: MuseItUpPublishing

And we also talk about her latest book, Ruins Legacy, which just came out in March.

Also, the audio in this chat is not as good as it needs to be…we were Skyping during a thunderstorm of epic proportions. Sorry about that!!!

You guys should try to glean all you can from our chat though, as Janie is very experienced at editing and writing, and she shares a lot of good info. Writers like me can learn a lot from her.

Hope you enjoy this one!

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WGP Episode 67 – Rich Meyrick, travel adventures

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Rich Meyrick is the fingertips behind everything associated with Jaspa’s Journey. Born in Wales, he developed a fascination in geography, history and the environment at an early age, interests which culminated in a PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a post-doc at the University of Waterloo (Canada). In 2000, Rich accepted a position as an environmental scientist in Weimar, Germany, at a research station of the renowned Senckenberg Institute. Four years later he married Sue and returned to Waterloo, this time permanently. Since then, when he and Sue aren’t actually travelling with Jaspa, Rich spends his days writing books and blogs about Jaspa’s adventures. It’s a Journey he hopes will continue for many years to come.

To get Rich’s books simply click the cover!

BOOKS

Jaspa’s Journey: The Great Migration


Follow the thrilling adventures of Jaspa, a distant relative of the giraffe only three inches tall.He and his equally-small Ses friends must take on The Journey – a perilous, 800-kilometre ordeal across Africa’s Serengeti Plain in the company of the immense herds of the Great Migration.

Jaspa’s Journey 2: The Pride of London


Jaspa and his friends are at it again! This time they embark on a whirlwind tour of London,attempting to solve the riddles of The Path in order to help their new friend Ernest, a Ratses, become a member of the clandestine Ses society known simply as The Pride.

Interview with Rich Meyrick

Show Notes
In this episode we learn:

  • How Rich and his wife, Sue, met and how his writing journey got underway
  • What Rich thinks is the most enjoyable and straightforward part of the writing journey
  • How Rich helps with the administrative part of the family life and how his writing life fits into it
  • Where research comes into play with his books
  • Rich’s opinion about editing and how it works
  • We learn about Jaspa’s Journey and how he and his wife have created the world of it
  • How Jaspa got his name
  • Where the settings are from in the books and how they set the tone of each
  • Insider details about the cover art of his books and a little about the artist, Brad Hughes
  • Why Rich and Sue went with an indie publisher, Speaking Volumes, rather than going it alone
  • Discussion: How marketing has remained a big black box for Rich and why he feels like it is not his forte
  • The total country count for Jaspa and how he is a very well traveled little plush toy
  • Info about his blog

and so, so much more, including his BEST advice for aspiring authors

Listen to my writing news info, personal update, and the AUDIO ONLY version of the interview here:


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You can find Rich Meyrick online at:

Website : http://www.jaspasjourney.com/
Blog : https://jaspasjourney.wordpress.com/
Goodreads : www.goodreads.com/author/show/3083164.Rich_Meyrick
Twitter : https://twitter.com/richmeyrick
Instagram : http://www.instagram.com/jaspasjourney
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Jaspa-48561121909/

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WGP Ep 65 Thom Reese, Spec Fic Author

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Thom Reese is the author of the novels, THE INFUSION OF ARCHIE LAMBERT, A SAVAGE DISTANCE, THE DEMON BAQASH, DEAD MAN’S FIRE, CHASING KELVIN, and THE EMPTY, along with the short story collection, 13 BODIES: SEVEN TALES OF MURDER & MADNESS. The first in the trilogy of novels, THE DRACULA JOURNALS, will be released in fall of 2016. Thom was the sole writer and co-producer of the weekly audio drama radio program, 21ST CENTURY AUDIO THEATRE. Several of Thom’s audio dramas have been published on CD and MP3 formats. A native of the Chicago area, Thom currently makes his home with his wife in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He has also been contracted to write a Dracula Trilogy titled THE DRACULA JOURNALS. These are intended to be sequels to the original Bram Stoker novel with the first acting as both a prequel and a sequel. As with Stoker’s masterpiece the books will be written as a series of journals and correspondences. Unlike Stoker’s novel, Dracula’s own journal will be included, thus allowing the reader to get a glimpse into the vampire’s thoughts and motivations as well as his origins as a vampire.

To get any of Thom’s books simply click the cover!

The Demon Baqash

Dead Man’s Fire

13 Bodies: Seven Tales of Murder & Madness

In this episode we learn:

Show Notes

    • Thom tells us about his radio drama experience
    • Short discussion about turning books into movies
    • Thom’s experiences as a writer and how he found his publisher
    • We discuss briefly a bit about Kurt Mueller and Speaking Volumes, his publisher, and you can find them here
    • Details about Thom’s genre, speculative fiction, and exactly where he thinks he would be in a bookstore, and what cross-genre books have to contend with
    • (We had a glitch in the audio at this time and some of the info got repeated-sorry!) Thom tells us about his most recent work, Infusion of Archie Lambert
    • Insider Details: Thom’s most difficult part of the writing life, marketing
    • Thom’s love of story creation and especially character development

and his BEST advice for aspiring authors!

Listen to my writing news info, personal update, and the AUDIO ONLY version of the interview here:

You can find Thom online at:

Speaking Volumes Website: http://www.speakingvolumes.us/authors/thom-reese/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/thom.reese.7
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThomReese @thomreese
Amazon: Thom Reese’s page on Amazon

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WGP Episode 57: Sean Grigsby, author

Traditionally published author Sean Grigsby has been working in the shadows since 2008. His work has appeared in many print anthologies and a creepypasta on Youtube. He is a reviewer and slush reader for Grimdark Magazine, and former associate editor for Dark Recesses Magazine. He is now repped by an agent at the Donald Maass Agency.

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There is a lot more info about Sean and his work at his Amazon page also, at:

http://www.amazon.com/Sean-Grigsby/e/B0038MSZPY

In this episode, we learn about:

Show Notes

  • We learn how Sean got an agent and why he chose traditional publishing over indie publishing
  • Insider info on Sean’s first attempt at writing a novel
  • His opinion and thoughts on synopis writing and how his first novel experience helped him
  • Details about his accepted work and what the concept is for the book that was picked up by his agent
  • Information about “the call” when it came
  • How he writes
  • Inspiration from Sean about having a heart for what you do
  • Insider details about his own experience as an interviewer and how he finds time to do that with two babies and a full-time job
  • Details about his time with the Nielson-Haydens (of Tor Books) at Mid-South Con
  • We discuss Tor Books and what they accept and how
  • Information about what is coming up for Sean
  • His thoughts about indie publishing
  • His best advice for aspiring authors
  • Books Sean is reading: (click the image to go to Amazon and get yours!)

    • Myke Cole’s Gemini Cell
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    Bentley Little’s The Summoning
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    Sam Sykes’s The City Stained Red
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    AND SO MUCH MORE

    You can find him online at his website http://www.seangrigsby.com and on Twitter @SeanGrigsby

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