The roundtable is back for round two and we're introducing three new board members! On this episode, we introduce authors Lorraine Lai, Kim Poovey, and Crystal Wilkins for a discussion on their writing origins, writing journey, some haunted house talk, and the differences between indie and traditional publishing routes.

The roundtable is back and we're introducing all new board members! In the first of two episodes, we introduce authors Piper Huguley and D.C. Phillips for a discussion on their lives, thier writing journeys, Piper getting in trouble for researching, and D.C.'s dark humor.

On this episode, Zach is joined by screenwriter, comic book writer, and the author of Godfall, Van Jensen for an in-depth look into Van's new novel, his process of blending sci-fi with mystery, and the acquisition of Godfall by director Ron Howard.

You can find more on Van at https://www.vanjensen.com/.

Annell Garcia Gerson, owner and operator of Bookmiser bookshop in Roswell, Gerogia, joins Author and Broadleaf Board Member Dawn Major for a discussion on what author should, or should not, do when trying to get their books in a bookstore, and for a behind the curtain look at what bookstores actually make on each book. Hint, it's not much.

For more information on Bookmiser, visit them in Roswell or at https://www.bookmiser.net/

Broadleaf Board member and author Dawn Major is joined by author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, naturalist, and environmental activist Janisse Ray for a discussion on defining genre in your writing, journaling as a tool to help refine scenes, and her book Journey In Place: A Field Guide to Belonging.

For more on Janisse, visit her at https://janisseray.com/.

Our latest member spotlight with Patricia Boyd-Wilson.

Website: https://bene-log.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063344311914

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Patricia-A-Boyd-Wilson/author/B09237MWQM

Daniel Wallace, the bestselling author of Big Fish (adapted into a movie directed by Tim Burton) joins author and Broadleaf board member Dawn Major for a discussion on his new collected work, Beneath the Moon and Long Dead Stars, the importance of Southern fiction, and cultivating a strong sense of story in flash and short fiction.

To find out more about Daniel, visit him at danielwallace.org.

On this episode, author D.C. Phillips joins author and Broadleaf board member Dawn Major for a conversation on bringing the fear in horror and leaving your reader with a lasting scare. D.C. also discusses Effigies and Incantations, an anthology of horror, featuring several Broadleaf members, of which he served as editor.

To follow D.C. visit https://linktr.ee/frightfulfables.