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Midwest Writers RoomSeason 2, Ep. 18 - Luella Schmidt, October 2024Luella is the board president of the Wisconsin Writers Association, and is co-founder & co-host of WWA's podcast, Midwest Writers Room. She writes fiction and essays about culture, democracy, justice, and history. She is the author of the America This Week series on Medium and the creator of Mirror in the Sky, a virtual community that explores the top 100 novels, movies, and albums. Prior to writing, Luella was a CPA and founded the professional services firm, Fine Point Consulting. She lives in Madison with her husband, Roger, and the best dog ever, Cece.LINKS:https...2024-10-2129 min
Cops and Writers Podcast173 True Crime, Murder by Antifreeze, and Blending Fact and Fiction With Ken Humphrey!Send us a textToday on the show we are going to blend true crime and fiction with Ken Humphrey who was the jury foreman for the longest trial in Wisconsin history (lucky him) who eventually turned his experience into a novel, The Breakfast Jury, that blends fact and fiction during this extraordinary event. Ken Humphrey is the author of nine novels, consisting of a middle grade trilogy, a pair of teen books, a thriller trilogy titled The Killing Arc and now The Breakfast Jury. This latest novel arose from a month-long t...2024-06-021h 07
Cops and Writers PodcastBonus Episode! My Interview on The Midwest Writers Room Podcast With Luella Schmidt and Ken Humphrey!Send us a textToday, we are speaking with Patrick O’Donnell. Patrick O’Donnell is a retired police sergeant with 25 years experience with the city of Milwaukee Police Department. During his police career he worked exclusively on the street in patrol, and he participated and supervised different special units (anti-gang unit, licensed premise unit, violent crime task force, and armed robbery unit). He is now the author of nine books, including the police procedurals Cops and Writers reference guides. His last four books in the Brew City Blues series are collaborations with Michael Anderle and...2024-05-2148 min