Exceptionally Average Authors: Explain it All (EAAEA)

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Join Gretchen and Stevie as they finish up their chat on editing with walk-throughs of their processes and some fond memories.  Book Spotlight: Mistress of Myre by Anne Stryker About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/

Join Stevie as she interviews Van, her own personal editor, and we all learn that there's more to editing initially thought. About Van: https://trashgoblinexpress.wixsite.com/my-site-1 Van's Vella Story: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B09B9YVLQM?fbclid Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/

Join Stevie and Gretchen as they start talking about the bear that is the editing process. How it changes over time and from project to project. Book Spotlight: Sherlock Homes: Beyond the Elementary  Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/dmporter74

Have you read the rumors about this newfangled thing on Amazon called Vella? Whether you have or not Stevie and Gretchen are going to tell you about it. While they might not have a lot of information at this point, they will share with you what they got and their thoughts on the process this far and where things might be headed. Check out their Vella stories: Persephone Plus: Seasons of Change https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0932PQPB7 Lone Wolf: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B092KZN53M Fair Weather Writers: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B096TXN75P Book spotlight: Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry, About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Season two is finally here and Gretchen and Stevie can't believe it. Join them as the recap where they have been and where they are going in the coming season.  Book Spotlight: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Gretchen and Stevie are shocked to have gotten this far. They are still unsure how they recorded a whole season. Join them this episode as the recap season one and give a sneak peek of season two. That is when they are not talking about unblinking waffle pens. About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: Gretchensb.com https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Join Stevie and Gretchen as they talk about what it takes to be productive for them and the process it takes to get there. They weave their way through the different steps they take and how there's no one-way to be productive or one-way to get the writing muse to strike. Book Recommendations: Maya By Missy Sheldrake The Tea Shoppe By Josie Adams  About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: Gretchensb.com https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

*Though a week late* We have a fantastic interview with Kashey. She walks us through all of the different things she does to make herself more productive and what productivity means to her. Stuff we talked about: https://4thewords.com/ https://writeordie.com/ Find Kashay: https://linktr.ee/fiftysoshay?fbclid=IwAR2wnsG8edzU0xFc2cfgfJY8O8xxgsjlxJ3tP7IafiNpMGHqP5zMoOV3YME Book Recommendations: House on Haunted Hill by Shirley Jackson Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi The City we Became by N. K. Jemisin Gold & Glacier by Anne Stryker Peace, Blood, and Understanding by Molly Harper About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: Gretchensb.com https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Join Gretchen and Stevie as they delve into what methods they use to trick themselves into being productive and how they differ from each other.  Book Recommendations: Recipes from the World of Tolkien: Inspired by the Legends by Robert Tuesley Anderson  Agent 355 by Marie Benedict About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: Gretchensb.com https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Stevie and Gretchen braved the treacherous world of running ads during the holiday shopping season. Join them as they talk about what they did and how they faired at the time of year when everyone and their mom is spending their advertising dollars. Book Recommendations: Story Genius:  by Lisa Cron The Dispatcher by John Scalzi  About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: Gretchensb.com https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi instagram.com/sugargems_design/ Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Join Gretchen and Stevie as they returned to character development after a bit of a recording break. In this episode they chat about their updates but also about how characters don't development of vacuum. The settings they are put in very much impedes or encourages their development. Could a character from a romance novel thrive in a contemporary fantasy? Or vice versa? Find out this episode with Stevie and Gretchen. Book Recommendations: How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at: Gretchensb.com https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/ Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Join Stevie and Gretchen while they record an episode during a windstorm, not one of their brightest ideas. But on the bright side they are joined by author Martina Dalton, who gives us some insight in to writing a teenage character.  Stuff We Talk About: Plottr: https://plottr.com/?ref=86 About Martina: https://www.martinadalton.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMartinaDalton https://www.instagram.com/martinadaltonauthor/ Book Recommendations: A Lexi Carmichael Mystery by Julie Moffett  Memories of the Future - Volume 1 by Wil Wheaton The Invasion (Animorphs Graphix #1), Volume 1 by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant About Us: Find Stevie at:  Instagram.com/stevieraecausey   Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:   Gretchensb.com   https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/  Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Join Stevie and Gretchen as they try to figure you the best way to gauge development of a character over the course of a story. As well as what constitutes as development.  Book Recommendations: The Dispatcher By John Scalzi The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers Textbook By Christopher Vogler About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

For this last episode of the pantsing verses plotting series Stevie and Gretchen challenge each other to go outside their comfort zones and write using the other person's method of choice. Will they succeed? Of will change prove to be too much for these authors of habit? Book Recommendations: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

We did it guys! We made it to the end of 2020. It's the end of the year and we know it. Join Stevie and Gretchen as they crunch the numbers for what it cost each of them to run their author businesses during the pandemic. We will also hear what their current plans are for 2021.  About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

Listen in as Stevie and Gretchen not only discuss where they ended up at the end of NANOWRIMO but they read you a exercise they are writing together about a young werewolf and as a bonus Stevie reads you some works done by your writers.  About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

While the west coast was basically on fire Stevie conducts a fantastic interview with Way, a published author and creative writing instructor with a ton of insight into the minds of authors.  Stuff Way Recommends for plotters: https://www.dabblewriter.com/ Scrivener: https://t.co/TIwC2kH5GI?amp=1 Book Recommendations: Ready Player One By Ernest Cline The Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman Witches of Eastwick By John Updike About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes Our Lovely Editor: https://www.fiverr.com/christineribal

*Sorry for the audio qualities. We had some issues this time around* Join Stevie and Gretchen as they discuss which method works best when writing, plotting or pantsing. Even though they each feel strongly rooting in one method, they may just find that when it comes to writing it isn't so black and white.  Stuff We Talked About: Plottr: https://getplottr.com/ Book Recommendations: Immortal House By Elizabeth Guizzetti Caffeine By Michael Pollan Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Stevie and Gretchen inevitably bit off some pretty big goals for National Novel Writing Month. But is it going to be more than they can chew? Listen in as they discuss their progress and all of the other things life has thrown at them while they NANO.  Will their goofy mystery project be what they need to succeed? Links We Talk About: https://www.inkshares.com/books/king-s-prisoner# About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

It happens once a year...much to the terror and chagrin of authors everywhere... It’s National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO). In this short episode Gretchen and Stevie walk through their ambitious plans for NANOWRIMO. Will they reach their goals or burn out in a magnificent dumpster fire of glory? You will just have to stay tuned to find out. Wanna NANO with us? Join the party -  https://nanowrimo.org/ Find Stevie: BeautifulChaos Find Gretchen: GretchenSB About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Join Stevie and Gretchen as they start off talking about dogs, again. Then Stevie walks us through the mechanics of building a new fictional world. Follow along as they go through the four parts of world building Stevie has mapped out. Though they are all tangled together, in the long run, they are all equally important and missing one could bring a story down faster than a field day tug-of-war. Book Recommendations: The History of the World in Fifty Dogs By Mackenzi Lee  Written in Red By Anne Bishop About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Join Stevie and Gretchen as they talk about what can create the spark that can build a new world...and DOGS! They are also joined by Elizabeth Guizzetti, a creative jack of all trades. Elizabeth specializes in books, a fiction podcast, and both comic illustration and writing. She is a wealth of knowledge and ideas. All About Elizabeth: Paper Flower Consortium is available on:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paper-flower-consortium/id1504006875 https://open.spotify.com/show/4cgm0XphtSK9huaq4joKvR Honor Among Vampires: https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Among-Vampires-Elizabeth-Guizzetti/dp/1950708063/ Immortal House: https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-House-Elizabeth-Guizzetti/dp/0999559869/ You can learn more about Elizabeth Guizzetti’s books, comics, and podcast at https://www.elizabethguizzetti.com Book Recommendations: The Costume History by Auguste Racinet The Discriptionary by Marc McCutcheon The Shaping of an "Angry" Black Woman by Tamara Woods and Derek Vasconi The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury (Author) About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

If you don't build the world first how are you going to tell the story? We might be partial, since world building is both Stevie and Gretchen's favorite part of writing, but if you don't take the time to world build first then your fantasy story is just going to fall apart. But you have to be careful, because if you get stuck in a world building spider web, You'll be spinning, World Building's got you for its prey... ;) Book Recommendations: The Plot Dot: A Visual Guide to Plotting Unforgettable Scenes By Derek Murphy  Miss Frost Solves A Cold Case By Kristen Painter  About Us: Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

*Please note: We are not experts, we can only speak to our own experiences*  So, we are still isolating at home, who knew it would last this long? Rhetorical question, lots of people did. But with this in mind Stevie and Gretchen decided to take a break from our three episode formula to chat about mental health as a writer. What are issues we as writers can deal with? What do Stevie and Gretchen do to cope? Why Boston Legal? Is it because of the flamingos? Join us as we barely scratch the surface on this window into our writer souls.  Links We Talked About:  Polyvagal theory  https://www.justinlmft.com/polyvagal101 Reading and the brain www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201401/reading-fiction-improves-brain-connectivity-and-function%3famp NAMI (national alliance on mental illness) https://nami.org/Home Remember, you are not alone, no matter how lonely things may feel -  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255 , suicidepreventionlifeline.org Book Recommendations:  Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving - Book by Pete Walker You're Strong, Smart, and You Got This: Drawings, Affirmations, and Comfort to Help with Anxiety and Depression - Kate Allan About Us:  Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree)  Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0)  Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1  Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Join Stevie and Gretchen as they talk about what it means to them to be average independent authors. Listen in as they discuss stats from articles and a large yearly author survey that give a wider numerical insight into who really is average.   Links We Talked About:  Supercharge Your Scene: https://theauthorsuccessmastermind.com/superchargeyourscene/?fbclid=IwAR174eyS_BjJOeken_USXuZkDZtSGj0Zi7TcDHPEjOAA0mchfK7jdf_mq-8  Book Recommendations:  The Giver By Lois Lowry  The Third Eye of Jenny Crumb By Martina Dalton  About Us - Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Has being an indie changed since the early days of Kindle? How is it different? No, these aren't essay questions. Stevie and Gretchen will explore these questions and more in this episode, where Gretchen interviews indie author Jesikah Sundin.  Links We Talked About: Plottr : https://getplottr.com/ All About Jesikah: https://www.facebook.com/jesikahsundinauthor/ http://jesikahsundin.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jesikahsundin/ Æroreh (The Ealdspell Cycle Book 1) https://www.amazon.com/%C3%86roreh-Ealdspell-Cycle-Book-1-ebook/dp/B083QP91PH/ Book Recommendations: Piece of Cake By Tami Franklin The Brave By James Stone Elite Trials By Becky Moynihan  Moon Burning Cycle By Claire Luana  Folk of the Air By Holly Black An Enchantment of the Ravens By Margaret Rogerson  About Us - Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Stevie and Gretchen talk about what the industry looks like for an exceptionally average indie author. Whether it be fitting writing into an already busy lifestyle or thinking long and hard about spending money. They weave between jokes and facts as they work through the idea that average is something to be proud of. Links We Talked About: Author Incubator (the name changed since we recorded) https://thrivingscribes.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1006942 Book Recommendations: The Hobbit By J. R. R. Tolkien Something From the Nightside By Simon R. Green About Us - Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Join Stevie and Gretchen as they fall down the rabbit hole of 'what if' in the future of 2020. From drones donned with doll heads to the discovery of  Sasquatch in the woods,  what starts as an homage to a game they play at cons devolves into a choose your own adventure where we start to get concerned about Gretchen's imagination. Links We Talked About: Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 Author Incubator (the name changed since we recorded) https://thrivingscribes.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1006942 Who are PB&J Otter? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PB%26J_Otter Gretchen's Free Story: https://www.gretchensb.com/blog Vampire Hunter Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311361/ Book Recommendations: Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell From Front Porch to Back Seat by Beth L. Bailey About Us - Find Stevie at: Instagram  Join my newsletter and get a free book (https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree) Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Facebook.com (https://www.facebook.com/authorGretchenSB/) Join my mailing list (https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0) Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Is quarantine ever going to end? Did the zombie apocalypse happen and no one told me? Well, we don't have the answers to any of those questions but we do have an interview with T.M. Franklin, yes she knew what was happening ahead of time. So join Stevie and Gretchen as they wade through the best strategies for working while stuck at home.  Links We Talked About: Author Incubator (the name changed since we recorded) Energized Writer's Website Tami's definitely not a creepy drone romance book. Book Recommendations: Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper Today's Guest: T.M./Tami Franklin Find her here! or on Facebook or Instagram About Us - Find Stevie at: Instagram   Join my newsletter and get a free book Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Twitter  Facebook.com  Join my mailing list  Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes

Meet Stevie and Gretchen, two extraordinarily average authors, who want to take you with them on a journey through the nooks and crannies of being an indie author during lock down. What are they doing while cooped up in their homes? Starting a podcast of course! Book Recommendations: The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall Naked in Death (First in Series) By J.D. Robb About Us -  Find Stevie at: Instagram.com/stevieraecausey   Join my newsletter and get a free book: https://www.subscribepage.com/amasairisingfree Find Gretchen at:  Gretchensb.com  Twitter.com/GretchenSB  Facebook.comauthor/GretchenSB  Instagram.com/authorgretchensb  Join my mailing list: https://www.subscribepage.com/q5n9x0 Opening and Closing music: Corazon-Flamenco Guitar 1 & Corazon - Chord Patter 1 Artwork By: Becca Rocconi Instagram: Bexbakes_cakes