Category: Discovered Wordsmiths

Episode 65A – Lori Rochat – Schizophrenia, Your Guide to Surviving and Thriving

Lori is a Clevelander, and has used her life experiences to write a book that she wants to help others. Lori was diagnosed with schizophrenia and has dealt with the disease most of her life. She would like her book to help others and the change people’s opinions of those suffering from schizophrenia.

Episode 64B – Dave Millbrandt – Writing for 15 years

Dave spent 15 years writing his first book. Off and on. This is an interesting topic since many authors take years to write their first book, but once that is done, they don’t spend nearly as long on subsequent books. Find out what Dave has to say about taking so long to write his first… Continue reading Episode 64B – Dave Millbrandt – Writing for 15 years

Episode 64A – Dave Millbrandt – Fool’s Luck

Dave lives in Southern California – San Dimas of Bill & Ted fame – and is a teacher. He has spent 15 years to write his first book about a teacher that runs for president. The lessons he tries to teach his kids were applied to his book. They’ve discussed it in the classroom, but… Continue reading Episode 64A – Dave Millbrandt – Fool’s Luck

Episode 63B – Jessica Bertrand – Taking Risk

Even though Jessica is fairly new to her writing career, she has taken some risks that have helped build her confidence and achieve heights she didn’t think possible – including winning a writing contest. We discuss how risks help your career and can change your mindset for even more success. As a great bonus –… Continue reading Episode 63B – Jessica Bertrand – Taking Risk

Episode 63A – Jessica Bertrand – Finding God in Anime

Jessica is a teacher in Colorado and also works in the library system. She just released 2 things- a devotional for anime and a novella collection with a bunch of friends. She has tried to include deaf characters in her writing, and we discuss how that is good for the community and affects the writing.… Continue reading Episode 63A – Jessica Bertrand – Finding God in Anime

Episode 61B – Jess Lederman – Agony and Ecstasy of Book Marketing

Back talking with Jess about his learning experiences in marketing. He conveys ways he has marketed his first book that cost him money but wasn’t necessary to spend that money. Most of the marketing he has been able to learn and do himself. He has been successful using PR techniques – including getting reviews through… Continue reading Episode 61B – Jess Lederman – Agony and Ecstasy of Book Marketing

Episode 59A – Catherine Spader – Mask of the Soul Eater

Catherine lives in Colorado and moved there to do the Colorado things – like ice hockey. She even helped start the first women’s ice hockey league in Illinois. She started her writing career doing journalism, which helped her fiction writing. While she didn’t like journalism in high school, after she was a Deadhead, she got… Continue reading Episode 59A – Catherine Spader – Mask of the Soul Eater