Archives: Captivate Podcasts

EPISODE 152E There are times when I’m thinking about or talking about something happening in my life and I mention what didn’t go well, and…

EPISODE 151I Today’s guest is Jodie Brandt, senior bookseller at Brilliant Books, an independent bookstore in Traverse City, Michigan. Jodie shares some ideas on how…

EPISODE 150T When I self-publish my own books or work with clients to publish theirs, I use my Book Specifications Worksheet to collect all the…

EPISODE 149E I like to share things that I have recently found encouraging, and today it is the poetry Song of Solomon, also called Song…

EPISODE 148I Today’s guest is Margaret Ethridge, author of Contentment and Commitment, who also writes as Maggie Wells, author of Love Game and Play Dates.…

EPISODE 147I Alice Rendell is an acclaimed video game writer currently working as a Senior Narrative Designer. Today she explains how writing for video games…

EPISODE 146E One of my favorite verses is at the beginning of Joshua – “Be strong and courageous.” It’s written four times in just that…

EPISODE 145I Today’s guest is Sara Megibow, an agent at kt Literary in Colorado. While Sara is quick to point out that many of the…

EPISODE 144T We’ve finally settled down enough to start watching Game of Thrones (now that it’s ending!) and it occurred to me that George R.R.…

EPISODE 143I Our guest today is romantic comedy author, Rich Amooi. He’s been obsessed with romantic comedies since the 1980s, watching When Harry Met Sally,…