Show Notes Episode 8

Author Interviews: Melissa McClone and Pamela Kelley

Cohosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Dr. Kathleen P. King

Collaboration Success! A double treat this week as we learn secrets from successful authors and then share tips and tricks of our own! Wall Street Journal and USA Today’s best-selling authors Pamela Kelley and Melissa McClone join Writing Works Wonders to share secrets about working successfully with four other authors to create best-selling series of over fifty books.

PAMELA KELLEY. www.PamelaKelley.com
Pam is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty books, most recently her popular women’s fiction series, with The Nantucket Inn and The Restaurant. She has two new releases coming soon, Plymouth Undercover is book one of a new women’s fiction mystery series and The Hotel is a new standalone book set on Nantucket.

MELISSA MCLONE. www.MelissaMcClone.com
USA Today bestselling author Melissa McClone writes heartwarming women’s fiction and sweet contemporary romance novels for Cardinal Press, Tule Publishing Group, and Harlequin Books. When she’s not writing relatable characters and sigh-worthy happy endings, she spends her time in the rainy Pacific Northwest reading from her Kindle. She has been published internationally in over twenty-five languages.

Their collaborative series

• Indigo Bay Sweet Romance— Series link- https://sweetreadbooks.com/indigo-bay/
• Quinn Valley Ranch — Series Amazon link

Episode 9, Collaboration Part 2- Tips and tricks for successful collaboration among authors

• Will be released. June 2, 2021

Resources Mentioned

• Trello project management. Trello.com
• Pomodora technique
• Tomato Timer https://tomato-timer.com

Upcoming Events

• June 4th – Open Mic Poetry Reading. Come share up to three of your poems. We will also talk about Chap books – What they are, and why they are important.
• June 18 Patrick Taylor, New York Times best-selling author. Author of Irish Country Doctor series

Contact Information:

• Podcast e-mail: WritingWorksPodcast@gmail.com
• Website: https://writingworkswonders.com/
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• — Twitter @WritingWksPodm
• Writing Works Wonders is proud to be hosted by the ACB Community

Cheryl McNeil Fisher – Author, Keynote Speaker, Educator and Coach. Seminars and Workshops Adults and Children. https://www.cherylmcneilfisher.com/ Submit your work for publication on our site. Guest blogging, poetry, short stories at: https://www.livinginspiredfullyeveryday.com/

Dr. Kathleen P. King– Author, Author Coach, Speaker & Professor (Ret.). http://www.transformationed.com/ Interested in technology and adult learning? Check out Dr. King’s newest book from Wiley: http://bit.ly/King2017

Find more resources and episodes for this podcast at https://writingworkswonders.com/

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Show Notes Episode 7

Virtual Workshop: Discussing Interviews & Prompts

Cohosts: Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Dr. Kathleen P. King

Join in the fun and discussion with this community of authors. In this virtual workshop, Cheryl and Kathy lead discussions about learning from the interviews with author Jodi Thomas (Episode 4) and voice actor Kristin Allison (Episode 6). And we brainstorm solutions for some fun creativity prompts.

Don’t miss the exciting announcements about new features in Writing Works Wonders. From upcoming Author Clinics, to subscribing to our Live Event Alerts, and how many ways can you listen to the podcast now?

Resources Mentioned

• Jodi Thomas (Episode 4) LINK
• Kristin Allison (Episode 6)
• Onomatopoeia Dictionary: Need to write a sound? Look it up in this unusual dictionary!
• Where to find our podcast- Apple, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Google, Overcast and many more.
• Using Alexa or Echo to listen to our podcast
• ”ALEXA, play the podcast Writing Works Wonders!”

Upcoming Author Interview

June 18 — Patrick Taylor, New Times best-sellingg author.
Author of the Irish Country Doctor series.

Contact Information:

• Podcast e-mail: WritingWorksPodcast@gmail.com
• Website www.WritingWorksWonders.com
• Phone or text: 347-467-0221 (Not a toll-free number)
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• Support this podcast through our Tip Jar or Patreon

Cheryl McNeil Fisher – Author, Keynote Speaker, Educator and Coach. Seminars and Workshops Adults and Children. https://www.cherylmcneilfisher.com/ Submit your work for publication on our site. Guest blogging, poetry, short stories at: https://www.livinginspiredfullyeveryday.com/

Dr. Kathleen P. King– Author, Author Coach, Speaker & Professor (Ret.). http://www.transformationed.com/ Interested in technology and adult learning? Check out Dr. King’s newest book from Wiley: http://bit.ly/King2017

Find more resources and episodes for this podcast at https://writingworkswonders.com/

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Show Notes Episode 6

Narrator Interview: Kristin Allison

Cohosts, Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Dr. Kathleen P. King

Join the festivities on Writing Works Wonders as we celebrate our special guest, Kristin Allison narrator and voice actor for over 25 years! In this episode, Cheryl and Kathy to pull back the audio book recording booth curtain. Kristin’s is a familiar voice in audiobooks because she has narrated over 2400 books! Listen in to learn what happens during the audio book recording process. She also reveals how to become a narrator, including which backgrounds are helpful, the role of classes, and expectations. Kristin mentions her favorite books, as well as the challenges of recording many hours a day. Participant Q&A reveal the power of narrators in listeners’ lives and surprise information about Braille reading narrators! Show notes for this episode and more Writing Works Wonders episodes are available at www.WritingWorksWonders.com

Kristin Allison Books & Contact Information

• Her Audible books
• For BARD subscribers- Her books available on BARD
• Her profile at Narrator.Page

Resources Mentioned

• Screen Actors’ Guild- VoiceOver classes available

Contact Information:

• Podcast e-mail: WritingWorksPodcast@gmail.com
• Website: https://writingworkswonders.com/
• Follow us on
• — Facebook @WritingWorksWonders. or
• — Twitter @WritingWksPodm

Cheryl McNeil Fisher – Author, Keynote Speaker, Educator and Coach. Seminars and Workshops Adults and Children. https://www.cherylmcneilfisher.com/ Submit your work for publication on our site. Guest blogging, poetry, short stories at: https://www.livinginspiredfullyeveryday.com/

Dr. Kathleen P. King– Author, Author Coach, Speaker & Professor (Ret.). https://www.DrKathyKing.com. You can also learn about her newest technology and adult learning book from Wiley: http://bit.ly/King2017

Find more resources and episodes for this podcast at https://writingworkswonders.com/

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Show Notes Episode 5

Author Interview: Karen Brown

Cohosts, Cheryl McNeil Fisher and Dr. Kathleen P. King

“Writing, Guide Dogs and Just Write!” In this episode, Cheryl interview guest author Karen Brown about her books which describe her life with vision loss and her guide dogs. The discussion provides a window into the challenges and opportunities authors with vision loss face with technology, for independent traveling, and career choices.

Author Karen Brown’s life journey and careers inform her writing: English teacher, mom, client advocate, and Director of the Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center for the Blind. Karen has published two books and is working on a third. “Sandpiper: My Journey with Sight and Blindness” was published in 2016. While her second book about her three seeing eye dogs, “Go With Your Dog,” was published in 2019
She is currently writing a third book entitled‘ “A Year Long Honeymoon.” It tells the story of her marriage to her high school sweetheart during the Vietnam War while he was serving in the U. S. Army in Germany at 2nd General Hospital. They spent a year in Germany and traveled extensively in Europe during 1968.
She and her husband have been married 53 years and are retired, but she keeps writing books!

• Challenges for authors with vision impairment
• Sources of inspiration
• Resources for authors
• Independence with guide dogs
• Independent publishing
• Storyboard discussions
• Q & A

Karen Brown Web Resources

• “Sandpiper. See Amazon.
• ‘Go With Your Dog”. See Amazon.

Resources discussed

• Microsoft Narrator
• JAWS, screen readers by Freedom Scientific
• Be My Eyes app
• Microsoft accessibility hotline
• Seeing Eye – Guide dogs

Contact Information:

• Podcast e-mail: WritingWorksPodcast@gmail.com
• Website: https://writingworkswonders.com/

Cheryl McNeil Fisher – Author, Keynote Speaker, Educator and Coach. Seminars and Workshops Adults and Children. https://www.cherylmcneilfisher.com/ Submit your work for publication on our site. Guest blogging, poetry, short stories at: https://www.livinginspiredfullyeveryday.com/

Dr. Kathleen P. King– Author, Author Coach, Speaker & Professor (Ret.). http://www.transformationed.com/ Interested in technology and adult learning? Check out Dr. King’s newest book from Wiley: http://bit.ly/King2017

Find more resources and episodes for this podcast at https://writingworkswonders.com/

Support Writing Works Wonders: Advancing Beyond Barriers by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/writing-works-wonders

Find out more at https://writing-works-wonders.pinecast.co

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code writing for 40% off for 4 months, and support Writing Works Wonders: Advancing Beyond Barriers.