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Writer Craft PodcastHow to Start a Ghostwriting BusinessMain Topic: Starting a Ghostwriting Business Up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code VALERIE20 at checkout You can claim it at: https://magicmind.com/VALERIE20 #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance PATREON: Thank you to our existing patrons for believing in our work offline and here in the podcast. Become a patron of the arts at Patreon.com/valerieihsan for books, writing instruction, coaching, and planning. Go to Patreon.com/strangeairstories for short stories in the paranormal mystery genre. ...2025-04-1054 minWriter Craft PodcastThe Process of Planning Your Book Without Getting BoredHello Writers and Crafters! I'm Valerie Ihsan, And I'm Erick Mertz, and this is Episode 171 of the podcast and it's November 20, 2024 as we record this. Main Topic: PATREON: Thank you to new patron Elizabeth Amber from Anchorage, Alaska. THANKS! I appreciate you. Thank you to our existing patrons for believing in our work offline and here in the podcast. Become a patron of the arts at Patreon.com/valerieihsan for books, writing instruction, coaching, and planning. Go to Patreon.com/strangeairstories for short stories in the paranormal mys...2024-11-2055 minWriter Craft PodcastEp170: Courage in Story Telling with guest Anne AbelThank you to our existing patrons for believing in our work offline and here in the podcast. Become a patron of the arts at Patreon.com/valerieihsan for books, writing instruction, coaching, and planning. Go to Patreon.com/strangeairstories for short stories in the paranormal mystery genre. Segment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates): (Accidental Stranger Book 2 out) Print out NOW! On Amazon. Write in the Harbor (Erick teaching.) (Valerie will be at Write in the Harbor in Gig Harbor, WA this year, too! back from Ghost Story Weekend in Rainbow, OR. (Erick) https://wordcrafters.org/u...2024-11-0658 minWriter Craft PodcastWriting as a Black Woman in the Speculative Fiction Genre, with guest Dr. Michele Tracy BergerMain Topic: Writing as a Black Woman in the Speculative Fiction World (Main Topic starts at 28:00.) PATREON: Thank you to our existing patrons for believing in our work offline and here in the podcast. Become a patron of the arts at Patreon.com/valerieihsan for books, writing instruction, coaching, and planning. Go to Patreon.com/strangeairstories for short stories in the paranormal mystery genre. Segment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates): (Accidental Stranger Book 2 out) Print out NOW! On Amazon. Write in the Harbor (Erick teaching.) (Valerie will be at Write in t...2024-10-301h 05Writer Craft PodcastEp168: Fostering CreativitySegment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates): (Accidental Stranger Book 2 out) Print out NOW! On Amazon. Write in the Harbor (Erick teaching.) (Valerie will be at Write in the Harbor in Gig Harbor, WA this year, too! Host of Ghost Story Weekend for Wordcrafters. (Erick) print books going forward. wrapping up writing projects, PB out on the 15th of Accidental Stranger (plus prequel), finishing another book in Melville series "Signal Shadow" (Erick) https://wordcrafters.org/unlock-the-heart-of-your-memoir/ (Valerie's teaching a class in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, December 7, 2024; 10am-5pm.) What are you reading? Valerie: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Manag...2024-10-2327 minWriter Craft PodcastHow to Maintain Your Writing Business During CrisisHello Writers and Crafters! I'm Valerie Ihsan, And I'm Erick Mertz, and this is Episode 146 of the podcast and it's February 14, 2024 as we record this. Happy Valentine's Day! Main Topic: How to Maintain Your Business During Crisis PATREON: Thank you to our existing patrons for believing in our work offline and here in the podcast. This podcast is sponsored by our patrons at Patreon.com/valerieihsan. Become a patron of the arts at Patreon.com/valerieihsan. Patreon.com/strangeairstories for short stories in the paranormal mystery genre...2024-02-1545 min
Chatting with SherriChatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author Nina Kiriki Hoffman!Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author and WOTF Judge Nina Kiriki Hoffman!
, Nina Kiriki Hoffman has creaed adult and young adult novels and stories and books for 40 years now.she's sold about 400 short stories and a number of novels and young adult books, plus several collections.. Her works have been finalists for the World Fantasy, Mythopoeic, Sturgeon, Philip K. Dick and Endeavour Awards. Her first novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones, won a Bram Stoker Award, and her short story “Trophy Wives” won a Nebula Award in 2009. Her most recent novels are Fall of Light and Thresholds.
She's teach science f...2023-12-1955 min
StoryHelixOutro Episode: Thank You!In this final episode of our first season, our host and program coordinator, Leah Velez gives thanks to the many people who made this first year of StoryHelix possible!You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0802 min
StoryHelixMary Sollo and Dania Covarrubias-SolloThis mother and daughter duo close out our very first season. Open your ear nuggets, and hear these intergenerational experiences. Mary and Dania celebrate what they love, mourn what they no longer have, or don't know about the places where they live, describe the foods that make them feel like home, and share inspiration for creating community and feelings of belonging where none exist around them-- through music, dance, and will power.You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon...2023-03-0826 min
StoryHelixRoad Rage and Self AwarenessThis community member talks about road rage directed at her for reasons she cannot figure out, and answers questions about self awareness from a high school interviewer. You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0803 min
StoryHelixIris JaKayCommunity listener Iris JaKay submitted this Oregon coming-of-age story on our online form. Listen, as her words transport you from growing up on canned food, powdered milk, and government cheese, to becoming a teacher, and living all over the state. You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0803 min
StoryHelixDevin JohnsonDevin Johnson talks about coming to Eugene for better medical care for his brother, and about skate parks creating feelings of belonging.You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0803 min
StoryHelixWorn Out with HolesThis storyteller describes their experience of constantly being told they were not "mixed enough" in Lane County. You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0802 min
StoryHelixNathaniel JohnsonNathaniel Johnson tells us about the friendship that has begun to make him feel more like he belongs.You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0806 min
StoryHelixSharon ErzSharon Erz takes us on a journey to the way 5th Street Market and the Valley River Mall have transformed the community over her lifetime of living in Eugene. You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0806 min
StoryHelixNeighborsThis high school student tells the story of a time his neighbors called the police on his friend.You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0803 min
StoryHelixOne of the First Settler Families in FlorenceInterviewed by a high schooler, this Eugene resident talks about their escape from Florence and the notoriety of their infamous family. You can read more about the project, about Wordcrafters in Eugene, about our sponsors and community partners, and send in your own Lane County, Oregon stories at StoryHelix.Wordcrafters.Org. Thanks for listening!2023-03-0804 min