Thriving Authors Podcast
Episodes
Episode 25: Interview with Hope Bolinger
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hope Bolinger is the author of the modern-day Daniel retelling trilogy, Blaze, Den, and Vision (releasing in August 2021). The YA superhero romance sh...
Episode 24: Interview with Samantha Vitale
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Vitale has an insatiable hunger for two things: big challenges and amazing stories. When not working at her highly technical day job, she can...
Episode 23: Interview with E.K. Baer
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
E.K. has been writing poetry ever since she was very young. She published her first book, A Collection of Poems, when she was 10 years old. Her second...
Episode 22: Interview with Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Lynn Alvarez is the author of two middle grade book series, each published by HarperCollins Children's Books, THE GUARDIAN HERD (a quartet) a...
Episode 21: Interview with Karen Strong
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Strong is the author of the critically acclaimed middle grade novel Just South of Home, which was selected for several Best of Year li...
Episode 20: Interview with Lisa Moore Ramée
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Moore Ramée was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in the Northern California, with her husband, two kids, two obnoxious cats and...
Episode 19: Interview with Caitlin Horrocks
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin Horrocks is author of the novel The Vexations, named one of the Ten Best Books of 2019 by the Wall Street Journal. Her story collection This I...
Episode 18: Interview with C. Hope Clark
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
C. Hope Clark is the Editor of FundsforWriters, named one of the Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers for the past 10 years. She is also a ...
Episode 17: Virtual Book Launch for THE BEST WEEK THAT NEVER HAPPENED
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I'm excited to share this very special episode! My debut YA novel, The Best Week That Never Happened, was published on April 21st by Month9Books and B...
Episode 16: Interview with Morris Ardoin
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Morris Ardoin earned a bachelor’s in journalism from Louisiana State University and a master’s in communication from the University of Louisiana. ...
Episode 15: Interview with Natalie Lund
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Lund is the author of the young adult novels, We Speak in Storms and The Sky Above Us (forthcoming Nov. ’20). She is a former middle and hig...
Episode 14: Interview with Laura Sibson
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a career in undergraduate counseling, Laura Sibson pursued an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When she’s not writing in a local coffee ...
Episode 13: Interview with Farrah Penn
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Farrah Penn was born and raised in a suburb in Texas that’s far from the big city, but close enough to Whataburger. She now resides in Los Angeles, ...
Episode 12: Interview with Mark Gottlieb
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Gottlieb is a highly ranked literary agent both in overall deals and other individual categories. Using that same initiative and insight for iden...
Episode 11: Interview with Tara Lynn Masih
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Lynn Masih has won multiple book awards in her role as editor of The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction and The Chalk Circle: ...
Episode 10: All About Book Covers!
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode to celebrate the cover reveal for my novel The Best Week That Never Happened (check it out + read an exclusive excerpt at The ...
Episode 9: Interview with Kelly Jensen
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Jensen is a former teen librarian who worked in several public libraries before pursuing a full-time career in writing and editing. Her current ...
Episode 8: Interview with Nathan Leslie
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Leslie won the 2019 Washington Writers' Publishing House prize for fiction for his collection of short stories, Hurry Up and Relax. Nathan’s ...
Episode 7: Interview with Julie Hoag
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Hoag lives in Minnesota with her husband and three sons. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a scientist at the University of Minnesota, as ...
Episode 6: Interview with Parker Peevyhouse
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Parker Peevyhouse is the author of the YA science fiction thrillers Where Futures End, The Echo Room – which Kirkus called “a thrilling ride” in...
Episode 5: Interview with Stephanie Kuehn
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Kuehn is a psychologist and an author. She has written five novels for teens, including Charm & Strange, which won the ALA’s 2014 Will...
Episode 4: Interview with Jim & Stephanie Kroepfl
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl are a husband-and-wife team who write novels and stories of mystery and adventure from their rustic cabin in the Rocky Mount...
Episode 3: Interview with Jennieke Cohen
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jennieke Cohen writes historical fiction for young adults inspired by real people and events because life is often stranger than fiction. Her deb...
Episode 2: Interview with Tobie Easton
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning author Tobie Easton was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where she's grown from a little girl who dreamed about magic to a tw...
Episode 1: Interview with Andrew Buckley
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Buckley attended the Vancouver Film School’s Writing for Film and Television program. He pitched and developed several screenplay projects fo...