Each week I chat with Authors you should be reading.
Episodes
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Good Adventures,
I'm joined this week by my co-author Lisa Mahoney and our guest, Will Pepper, for another writing prompt show. Will picked the genre mashup edition of our Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journal Series. Don't worry, I cut out the actual writing so it's just the good stuff. You'll find the prompt options we rolled for today down below.
Comment over on our Youtube channel.
Links:
https://melissabanczak.com/roll-a-prompt-writing-journal-series/
Will Pepper:
You can follow Will on Twitter @WAPepperWrites, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WillPepperWrites, and his (and his wife’s) company Hustle Valley Press, LLC (or, as we call it, The Hustle) at https://www.facebook.com/hustlevalleypress/. Please follow them for the details about their upcoming short where all the author’s profits go to charity!
Listen for a chance to win an ecopy of Steel Guardians.
Prompts used today:
Will had:
Romance Novel Writer
Oxygen tank
Screams Echo Through a Ship
Lisa had:
Tree Trimmer
Stuffed Hedgehog
Called for Jury Duty
Melissa had:
Ambassador
Romance Novel Writer
Screams Echo Through a Ship
And that's it for this week. Go read a good book.
Melissa
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Good Adventures,
We're talking robots this week! Do you love them as much as me? I knew it! You're really gonna love this week's show. Post Apoc author Cameron Coral is on talking about her latest series, Rusted Wasteland and the first novel, Steel Guardians.
And you could win an ecopy of the book. Listen to the show for details.
Comment over on our YouTube channel.
Links:
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What do I write? Thanks for asking. I have a cozy mystery series, June Nash Mysteries. You can get the prequel, How to Bungle Your Jungle free here. and I co-write the Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journal Series with Lisa Mahoney. You'll find them here!
Now, go read a good book!
Melissa
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Good Adventures,
This week we're going to prep you for that family member, or maybe friend, who you just don't know how to talk to when it comes to beliefs that are the complete opposite of yours.
Comment over on our YouTube channel.
Links:
https://persuadedontpreach.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElHWWL4fFiuSmzmPXxORVg?vi
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What do I write? Thanks for asking!
You'll find my June Nash Mysteries, and The Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journal Series I co-author with Lisa Mahoney on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo.
https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Banczak/e/B01N7UG4ZW
See you next time. Go read a good book.
Melissa
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Good Adventures,
This week I'm talking science fiction with Michele Berger. The culture of hair, pandemics, and sisterhood that make up her novella Reenu-You.
Comment over on our YouTube channel.
Links: Blog (The Practice of Creativity)
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What do I write? Thanks for asking! You'll find my June Nash Mysteries, and The Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journal Series I co-author with Lisa Mahoney on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo. See you next time. Go read a good book. Melissa
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Good Adventures,
This week is a fun one with Nicolette Pierce. We talk Cozies in Las Vegas and camel poop. You can comment over on our YouTube channel.
Links:
https://www.nicolettepierce.com
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What do I write? Thanks for asking! How to Square Your Grouper is my latest June Nash Mystery.
See you next time. Go read a good book.
Melissa
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
(Yes! The Shining took place during the winter. I do know that!)
Good Adventures,
This week, I'm joined by fantasy author JR Pearse Nelson, YA author Terri M Collica, and soon to be published thriller author Dr. Will Pepper. (the other doctor pepper) We talk reader expectations. How we handle what's expected versus what we want to write.
Comment over on our YouTube channel.
Links:
JR Pearse Nelson:
J.R.'s website: jrpearsenelson.com
J.R. Pearse Nelson @ Books2Read.com
Terri M Collica:
https://www.amazon.com/Fuzzy-Visions-Sunny-McBain-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00OTQV6LI/
Will Pepper:
https://www.facebook.com/betterthanfreellc/
Books Cubed is on Instagram
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What do I write? Thanks for asking. My latest book, How to Square Your Grouper is out. You'll find the series on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and kobo.
See you next time. Go read a good book.
Melissa
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Good Adventures,
This week we're playing in the Roll-A-Prompt series again. This time, I'm joined by my co-author Lisa and our friend Kristina. I picked a random set of elements from the Genre Mashup Edition, we cut to write (so you don't have to be bored while no one is talking) then come back and read. It was lots of fun. If you'd like to play along, the prompt is below. Grab some dice, roll for your elements, and write. Want to share? Comment on our YouTube channel.
The prompt we use today is from our Roll-A-Prompt Writing Journal Genre Mashup Edition
Character
Roll 1 number
Even = MC is alone
Odd = Roll again for a companion
- Stand-up comedian
- Delivery driver
- First officer
- Masked horse rider
- Phoenix
- Welder
IF the MC is alone, add an object
Roll 1 Number
- Roll of pennies
- Embroidered slippers
- Drone
- Wedding ring
- Bag of dirt
- Syringe
Scenario
Roll 1 number
- Getting fit for a spacesuit
- Boss dies in the middle of a job interview
- Car stalls in the fast food drive-thru
- Light never turns off
- Probe is discovered drifting in space
- Is there a troll under that bridge?
Now write and have fun! If you want to share. Comment here.
See you next time. Good a good book.
Melissa
PS My latest is How to Square Your Grouper.
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
Good Adventures,
Ghosts, a grisly murder, a serial killer and the dead man’s detective.
Lori Drake reads from her new novel, Ghost Magnet, a between the books standalone in her Grant Wolves Series.
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Links:
Undead Tales: 15 Thrilling Zombie Stories
Lori's other appearances on Books Cubed
Ep 11 Grant Wolves https://youtu.be/vzPjMDgA0H4
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What do I write? Thanks for asking. You'll find my books on Amazon including my latest, How to Square Your Grouper.
See you next time. Go read a good book,
Melissa
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Good Adventures,
Grab a cup of tea and find a comfy spot on the couch. This week, paranormal romance author TK Lawyer is reading from one of her new books, Serenade. Enjoy!
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Links:
TK on Facebook , Instagram, Twitter
TK's Website
Serenade on Amazon,
Borrow ebooks and audio from your library through Libby.
Ep 5 of Books Cubed featuring TK Lawyer
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What do I write? Thanks for asking.
How to Sex Your Snake. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo
Pre-order for May 10, 2020 How to Square Your Grouper
That's it for this week. Go read a good book!
Melissa
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Good Adventures,
This week I'm reading from my new book, How to Square Your Grouper.
Gifts from strangers are never good. Especially when they're big bundles of drugs.
June Nash is back. In Key West on vacation. And not at all hiding out from her famous brother's crazy fans, The Dewzers. It's been a tough couple of months and she just wants a little peace and quiet. But life doesn't work that way in June's world. Drug runners have mistaken her for their contact and she ends up with a sailboat full of Square Groupers. Which the Coast Guard immediately takes off her hands. So she's in the clear, right? Not even a little. Now she's dodging bullets from rival drug runners as she tries to escape her mom's attempt to bond and Morgan's obsessive need to figure out why someone from their past has followed her to Key West. How do you go from sipping rum one minute to running for your life the next? With June, it's just another Tuesday.
Links:
Comment over on our YouTube channel.
How to Square Your Grouper Amazon Barnes and Noble Kobo
That's it for this week. I'll see you next time. Go read a good book.
Melissa