Archives for October 2019

We’re continuing our author interview series with another Canadian author, Kristin Glasbergen.

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Show Notes:

Season 8, Episode 2: Kristin Glasbergen, Author of Dragon Canyon

This week we to talk Kristin Glasbergen, a Canadian author who was brilliant enough to mix Lit RPG with Dragons! She writes a middle grade series called Dragon Canyon. The first book is Fire of Four and we learn the story behind it and the help she got from her 12-year-old, dragon-loving daughter.

Kristin is the author of the Dragon Canyon series. A story for middle-grade readers based on a fictitious multiplayer video game.

She also writes young adult books. Red Magic, a paranormal romance, is available now.

Kristin lives on the beach, in her mind. In reality, she lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband, two kids, two cats, and a dog guide foster puppy.

She can usually be found avoiding housework.

Things we mention (or forget to mention) that you should check out:

• Kristin’s middle grade novel Dragon Canyon Level 1: Fire of Four.
• Kristin’s website! Hop on her mailing list and get a download of the companion story to Dragon Canyon: Blue Sea.
• And be sure to check out Kristin’s epic list of movie musical reviews.
• Our mailing list! Sign up today and you’ll get cool subscriber only perks like bonus material.

Disclosure: By the way, all of these links are affiliate links, so if you buy something, you pay the same, but Nora gets a few pennies for her big 8th grade trip fund.

In this episode, we launch our author interview series! And we’re starting with Canadian Author and Story Grid Editor, Valerie Francis.

You can also listen using any number of podcast platforms and apps including Spotify, Breaker, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts.

Show Notes:

Season 8, Episode 1: Valerie Francis, Author of Nature Knights: Crossing the Rubicon

This season we’re launching a series of interviews with authors of middle grade fiction. First up, Valerie Francis, author of Nature Knights, Crossing the Rubicon, a middle grade fantasy.

Valerie Francis is both author and Certified Story Grid Editor. She has published fiction for both women (love stories for busy women) and children (middle grade fantasy), and is currently working on her first thriller.

As a bona fide story nerd, her passion for the craft of storytelling led her to become a Certified Story Grid Editor in 2017. Her non-fiction credits include a Story Grid Guide to Bram Stoker’s Dracula (publication TBA) and regular articles for the Fundamental Fridays column on Shawn Coyne’s Story Grid website.

Valerie co-hosts two podcasts for writers. The first, The Story Grid Editor Roundtable, is focused on the craft of writing. Each week Valerie, along with four fellow Certified Story Grid Editors, analyze a film according to the editing method developed by Shawn Coyne. The second is focused entirely on book marketing. On The Book Launch Show, Valerie learns how to develop a relationship with her readers from book marketing expert, Tim Grahl.

Things we mention (or forget to mention) that you should check out:

• Valerie’s middle grade fantasy novel Nature Knights: Crossing the Rubicon.
• Valerie’s website! Hop on her excellent mailing list to get the first part in her Masquerade series (for adults) and to get great book recommendations for books by women, for women and about women.
• Our mailing list! Sign up today and you’ll get cool subscriber only perks like bonus material.

Disclosure: By the way, all of these links are affiliate links, so if you buy something, you pay the same, but Nora gets a few pennies for her big 8th grade trip fund.