We ring in the new year with the news from Epona Muse Publishing. We’re still reading for several anthologies dealing with the lived experience of autism and neurodivergence. Check out our submission guidelines and topics at EponaMuse.com. Stay tuned as we hope to announce fiction anthologies coming later this month.
Welcome to the first news show for Epona Muse Publishing. Each month I hope to let you know which anthologies are still open, provide news from our authors, and answer your questions/talk a little about Epona Muse Publishing. You are encouraged to subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform or on YouTube. You’re also welcome to sign up for our newsletter where we’ll also provide a mid-month reminder of outstanding themes and upcoming books. If you have questions about submitting to us or our anthologies, please reach out!
TJ Radcliffe is a poet, engineer, actor, businessperson, writer, and scientist who lives in the Gulf Islands off Canada’s west coast with his wife and a couple of cats. A sailor between boats, he kayaks and hikes, and is involved in community theatre. His writing is focused on novels in formal verse. Learn more about TJ’s work and get all the links to purchase his book at our show notes.
Alana Lorens (aka Babs Mountjoy) has been a published writer for over 45 years, including seven years as a reporter and editor at the South Dade News Leader in Homestead, Florida. She writes non-fiction, romance, adventure, and suspense novels. Ahe also writes sci-fi and fantasy as Lyndi Alexander. She is the author of the Pittsburgh Lady Lawyers series, which draws on her years as a family law attorney in the state of Pennsylvania. . Alana resides in North Carolina, and she loves her time in the smoky blue mountains. She lives with her daughter, who is the youngest of her seven children, and five crotchety cats. Watch the video, learn more about Alana and the book we discuss by visiting our show notes page
Our fourth #NaNoWriMo encouragement interview is a joyful one with Daniel Cross where we talk about how he turned a DND campaign into his book, the NPC author persona he created, and shared some love for his gorgeous cover. About the author I’m an electrical engineer / integrated circuit designer, tired of writing technical specifications. I’m also a game master for tabletop roleplaying games. I ran an adventure to introduce my children to the game, and it was so much fun I said “This would make a great book.” I took advantage of NaNoWriMo to get that project started, and 5 years later I’m releasing book 2 of the series, under the pen name R. A. Klepsis. Visit our website to watch the interview, check out the gorgeous cover and all of Daniel’s links, and maybe even buy the book.
Our third #NaNoWriMo author interview is with prolific fiction and nonfiction author, Zara West. About the Author In a life full of misadventures, award-winning author Zara West has had sunstroke on the top of a Greek mountain, been partially trampled by a herd of four hundred sheep, and while she has never been kidnapped, she has been marooned on an uninhabited island in the middle of the Canadian wilderness for longer than she wants to remember. When not chasing after Greek shepherds or strolling along sand beaches searching for sea glass, Zara spends winters in New York where the streets hum with life, summers in the Maritimes where the sea meets the shore, and the rest of the year anywhere inspiration for tales of mystery, adventure, and romance is plentiful. Visit our website to watch the interview or to check out Zara’s links or the books we talked about.
In our second interview with authors who have completed #NaNoWriMo I’m chatting with WT Meadows about his book Introduction Events and it’s ten-year journey from NaNo project to published, as well as his very successful Kickstarter campaign for it. About the Author WT Meadows is the best-selling co-author of The Shaman States of America: The South series beginning with The Mantle. He recently published the Young Adult novel Introduction Events about three teens who discover difficult-to-control powers and must keep them secret while being recruited by rival clandestine academies. All of that while dealing with all of the rest of the things that make it hard to be a teenager nowadays. It’s available on all digital platforms now and he hopes to make paperbacks available once they are fulfilled from the kickstarter. He lives in Austin with his wife, kids, and their two huskies. Check out all of WT Meadows’ links, the books we talked about, or just watch the interview video
In the first of our #NaNoWriMo 2023 interviews, I’m joined by multi-genre author D.V. Stone who will talk about how she successfully completed NaNoWriMo and offer encouragement to those participating this year. About Our Guest D. V. Stone is a multi-award-winning, multi-genre, traditionally and independently published author. She writes books people want to read. Her stories are about the importance of friends and family, regardless of genre. They are about overcoming obstacles, often with humor. Since retiring, she has been a full-time author and blogger. Around the Fire is a popular weekly blog where she introduces both established and new authors, giving an insider’s look into their lives and books as well as tidbits about her own life. A former Emergency Medical Technician, she volunteered in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and worked professionally in a women’s state prison. D. V. was the proprietor of a coffee shop and then a small restaurant/ice cream stand. The years following were as a manager in an animal emergency hospital, while her last position was in a human medical office. When not behind the wheel of 2Hoots—a 41-foot long 13.2 feet high 5th Wheel camper, she rambles around town in Northern New Jersey in a white Camaro. She also loves travel and history. D.V. is a wife to an amazing husband, mother to one son, and not your average grandma to three beautiful grands. A woman of faith, she believes and trusts in God. “My greatest pleasures are spending time outside with friends and family, cooking over the open fire, sipping a glass of wine, and reading.” Hali, her rescue dog, always reminds her to let readers know, “Woof, woof.” Which loosely translates as support your local animal rescue.“ You can learn more about D. V. by following her on Social Media. Look for all her links on her website Visit our website to watch the interview or to learn more about DV and her books read our full show notes.
Our final NaNoWriMo prep episode provides some last minute considerations, things to think about, and reminders about setting goals and how to bounce back when life happens. I hope you’ve enjoyed this series and it’s something you can come back to year after year. Watch episode or view full show notes
Life happens and it tends to really like to happen during the month of NaNoWriMo. In this episode I talk about some ways to regather, regroup, and even begin again should life happen to your NaNo project. There’s lots of encouragement and support so you know you’re not alone. This might be a great relisten to if you’re in the middle of NaNoWriMo, too! Watch this episode or view the full show notes
In this second NaNoWriMo prep episode I share some considerations for choosing your NaNoWriMo project. We’ll discuss various writing styles and how they might, or might not work with NaNoWriMo, and then we’ll give some next steps for how to prep. Watch the episode or view the full show notes
Welcome to the very first episode of Write Talk Wednesday. I’m kicking off this livestream with a month of preparation for NaNoWriMo. Today’s topic? Should you even do #NaNoWriMo? Learn some considerations to think about before planning on doing #NaNoWriMo and learn about some “alternative” NaNoWriMo options. Think of it as a choose your own writing adventure. See full show notes or watch the video on our website