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episode 15: The Spirit of Place with James Morgan-Jones
Apropos of the haunting month of October, we are joined by James Morgan-Jones. He is the author of The Glasswater Quintet, a series of psychological thrillers with a supernatural slant. The novels are linked by character and location but set in different decades from the last century up to the present day. In this "spirited" discussion, James and Alex discuss writing about the supernatural and the haunting of the mind...
episode 14: Dario Cannizzaro's Road Trip with Death
Would you take a road trip with death? Our guest Dario Cannizaro has a surprising answer. Dario is an Italian-born writer, director and all-round storyteller. The author of DEAD MEN NAKED emigrated to Cork, Ireland where he is currently working on different creative projects, including books and films. Listen in this Halloween season to this fascinating artist.
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episode 13: Writing Both Sides of the Badge with Frank Zafiro (Part 2)
In this episode, we welcome back author Frank Zafiro, for Part Two of our conversation on police procedural writing and more.
Catch Part One here: https://anchor.fm/j-alexander-greenwood/episodes/Writing-Both-Sides-of-the-Badge-with-Frank-Zafiro-e14gum2 or wherever you get your podcasts.
Frank has many tales to tell about his journey to becoming the author of more than thirty novels of gritty crime fiction told from both sides of the badge...
episode 12: Writing Both Sides of the Badge with Frank Zafiro
Ever wonder if TV and movies get police work right? Or what police procedural tropes drive a former police officer crazy? Well, you're in luck as we welcome one of our favorite guests, author Frank Zafiro, who has many tales to tell about his journey to becoming the author of more than thirty novels of gritty crime fiction told from both sides of the badge...
Update: The Next John Pilate Mystery
Alex gives an update on the next John Pilate Mystery series book. Check it out, and don't forget to enter the contest on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/John.Pilate.Mysteries.
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episode 12: Defending Nature with Sandra Shaw Homer
Sandra Shaw Homer is an environmental activist, author, adventurer, and survivor. She tells her inspiring life story in an engaging memoir, Evelio’s Garden, which is partly a defense of nature and partly a powerful human-interest story.
Listen to the fascinating story of this international traveler, who once saw the world for 49 days from the vantage point of a cargo freighter, was born and raised in Philadelphia. She relocated to Costa Rica 30 years ago...
episode 11: Luke Hohmann on Investing in Civics and Financial Education
Luke Hohmann is a serial tech entrepreneur who bootstrapped and sold his last company, Conteneo, an enterprise SaaS company. Today he shares his work to encourage civics education and FirstRoot, which empowers young people to take control of their financial lives. FirstRoot is a SaaS company selling schools a software platform and integrated curriculum that teaches financial literacy and civics...
episode 9: Surviving Chaos with Harold Phifer
Today we meet an author who survived a suicide attack in Afghanistan--and found that his traumatic experience helped him to see the person he had been running from all his life. All the drama Harold Phifer faced in his past was never put to bed until he poured out his life story to a stranger named Dylan on a Southeast Asian Tropical beach. Listen in for a conversation about the all-too-current topic of Afghanistan, trauma, and more.
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Alex Greenwood's New Story on Kindle Vella
Alex talks about his new serialized story, "The Sign," available exclusively on Kindle Vella. Don't know what Kindle Vella is? Fear not, as Alex will explain and offer updates about his other projects...
episode 7: Creating a Sense of Place with Matty Dalrymple
Making the setting of a book a character can be one of the best storytelling assets for writers. Just ask Matty Dalrymple. She is the author of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Suspense Shorts and the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers. She lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and enjoys vacationing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, and Sedona, Arizona, and these locations provide the settings for her work. Today we will talk about that sense of place in her work and much more...