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Living The Next Chapter: Inspiring Conversations with Amazing Authors and Writers – Better Questions, Better Conversations, Better Connections

Are you an avid reader or an aspiring writer seeking inspiration to embark on your own literary journey? Look no further! Welcome to “Living The Next Chapter,” the podcast that celebrates the world of books and writing. Join us as we connect you with captivating authors who have mastered the art of storytelling.

Living The Next Chapter is more than just a podcast. It is a platform built for meaningful conversations, authentic storytelling, and real connection within the literary world. Each episode highlights inspiring authors who openly share their journeys, including the struggles they have overcome, the triumphs they have achieved, and the lessons they have learned along the way.

This is a space where better questions lead to better conversations, and ultimately, stronger connections. Whether you are an experienced author or continuing to grow your voice, this platform offers a unique opportunity to expand your reach, elevate your message, and connect with a global audience that is passionate about books and writing.

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E266 - Kyllie Martin - From Grief to Joy, Unlocking a Joy Filled Life Nov 03, 2023

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EPISODE 266 - Kyllie Martin - From Grief to Joy, Unlocking a Joy Filled Life
Meet Kyllie, a debut author with a passion for storytelling, the Word of God, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. As a wife, mother, and friend, she brings warmth and connection to every relationship she cultivates. A church leader and speaker, Kyllie is passionate about empowering women and seeing the church embrace the fullness of the Kingdom. Recently returning to New Zealand after completing ministry school in California, she is settling back into a slower pace of life and finding inspiration for her subsequent books. She is enjoying the rich coffee culture, delectable food, and the midcentury modern design of her family home.
The Book: Unlimited Joy
Kyllie Martin thought she’d navigated two decades of suffering well, joyfully even, until God placed her in an environment where she encountered authentic, attractive, overflowing joy. After witnessing first-hand the strength that joy imparts, she wanted it for herself. So, she asked the Lord to teach her about His joy. Thus began a two-year journey of study and exploration. In her debut book, Unlimited Joy, Kyllie shares what the Lord taught her as she traced the theme of joy throughout the Bible and allowed the Holy Spirit to fill her again and again with the joy of the Lord.
As you read, you will discover there’s more to be had than simply getting through life’s challenges with your faith intact. You’ll learn how to:
Overcome despondency and encounter heaven’s joy
Practically activate joy in your life
Facilitate a joy-outbreak in your community, church, and nation!
Jesus wants you to have more than just a little bit of joy. He wants you to experience the fullness of it! Receive it, release it, and be transformed by the power of supernatural joy.
https://www.kylliemartin.com/
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E265 - Stephanie Cotta - Editing Tips, Betta Readers and Her Book - The Conjurer's Curse Nov 02, 2023

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EPISODE 265 - Stephanie Cotta - Editing Tips, Betta Readers and Her Book - The Conjurer's Curse
Stephanie Cotta writes epic fantasy and is the award-winning author of the young adult fantasy novel The Conjurer’s Curse. After discovering the world of Star Wars and the land of Narnia at a young age, her love of Sci-fi/Fantasy has been undying ever since. She loves writing stories of hope amidst insurmountable odds. Her goal as an author is to create realistic characters who struggle, who fail, who question, who doubt, but ultimately triumph so that readers young and old can use these journeys as a conduit that sheds light, hope, and truth on their own struggles. For it is often in peering through the lens of a fictional character that we find courage for ourselves, and the resiliency to face hardships.
The Conjurer’s Curse
Seventeen-year-old Rowan is a walking, breathing curse. He just hasn’t realized it yet.
Since birth Rowan has been the object of scorn in his village. The reason? He’s a dikyli—an outsider with albino skin and an ominous mark blazoned on his neck. So when his fourth guardian-mother is found dead, all blame falls on him, and he is banished before his life-draining curse can strike again. The only path left to Rowan is clear: He must discover who cursed him and alter his horrible fate, or forever lose everyone he loves.
THE CONJURER’S CURSE is a YA epic fantasy packed with fast-paced action-adventure, twists, turns, and romance. Featuring multiple POVs and a morally gray antihero, this novel will keep young and adult readers breathless and yearning for more.
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E264 - Donna Edman - Women of Wisdom - A Book of Photos and Stories of Women and Capturing Legacy Nov 01, 2023

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EPISODE 264 - Donna Edman - Women of Wisdom - A Book of Photos and Stories of Women and Capturing Legacy
Hello, I'm Donna.
I want to know you.
Anyone can click a camera. I spend extra time connecting with you because I want to tell your story, your vision.
What is it that brings you joy? An aura of contentment can be elicited by a sweet thought of a child. A bold gaze can be conjured by sharing a vision for the future. Some people like to talk. Some people need to run, dance, or sit thoughtfully in silence.
I capture the best images by allowing you to be who you truly are.
Women of Wisdom Book
This began as a art project to honor women over 50 with a custom portrait and to give them a voice.
I found these women so interesting, it developed into a book!
May you be inspired to share YOUR wisdom.
Are you a woman looking for direction in a complicated world? Do you long for guidance from wise women who have been there?
Many women have not had a role model to help them find their way. They feel pressured by society to only please others or focus on making peace among their friends and family.
In this powerful collection of stories and portraits, you’ll hear wisdom from women ages 50-95 who share hard-won lessons about courage, grace, and strength.
No matter your age, you will appreciate the advice these 49 women have given to their 20-year-old selves. The portraits are not retouched. These women want to be seen as they truly are. Every wrinkle, age spot, gnarled knuckle and pound has been earned. They are beautiful.
There is no need to travel the road alone. Let these wise women be your guide.
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E263 - Angela R Hughes - Returning Guest - Working With a Writing Coach, Publishing 101 and Author Tool Suggestions Oct 30, 2023

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EPISODE 263 - Angela R Hughes - Returning Guest - Working With a Writing Coach, Publishing 101 and Author Tool Suggestions

Angela R. Hughes is a historical fantasy author based in Waco, Texas. It has been her ambition to write stories that grip and inspire the readers, alluring them into myth and legend.
Angela believes in the power of storytelling, as dynamic and inspiring tales have been told for thousands of years. She has always been inspired by mythologies and legends of the hero’s quest, and has always loved the idea of creating her own. She has been particularly drawn to Arthurian legend, and its ancient roots that spanned into the Cymru world. She has studied Arthurian legend, as well as Celtic Mythology. While living in Ireland, she fell in love with the history and landscapes of England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.
The Once and Future Chronicles, Book One: Elanor and the Song of the Bard was her first published novel. Book Two: Merlin and the Magic of Time, and Book Three: Arthur and the Golden Dragon are available now. Soon to follow: The Lost Son of Orcades, Part I – Debuting in 2025.
In addition to writing, Angela enjoys painting, inspiring others, being with her family, chatting with fellow nerds over coffee, baking, visiting wineries, and traveling.

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BONUS - Dave's Book Suggestion for November - Storyworthy - Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks Oct 27, 2023

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BONUS - Dave's Book Suggestion for November - Storyworthy - Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks
A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story — and why doing so matters. Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big orsmall). He shows that anyone can learn to be an appealing storyteller, that everyone has something “storyworthy” to express, and, perhaps most important, that the act of creating and telling a tale is a powerful way of understanding and enhancing your own life.
About Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, The Other Mother, Something Missing, Unexpectedly, Milo, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, Twenty-one Truths About Love, as well as the nonfiction Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Art of Storytelling, and Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life.
His novels have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide.
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was the 2014 Dolly Gray Award winner and was nominated for a 2017 Nutmeg Award in Connecticut. Matthew has been awarded first prize in the Magazine/Humorous Column category by the CT Society of Professional Journalists in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
He is also the author of the rock opera The Clowns and the musicals Caught in the Middle, Sticks & Stones, and Summertime. He has written comic books for Double Take comics. He is the humor columnist for Seasons magazine, an advice columnist for Slate magazine.
Matthew is the creator and co-host of the podcasts Speak Up Storytelling, a podcast that helps listeners improve their storytelling and Boy vs. Girl, a podcast about gender and gender stereotypes.
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BONUS - National Podcast Post Month - New Podcast Episodes Every Day in November - NaPodPoMo Oct 27, 2023

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BONUS - National Podcast Post Month - Release a Podcast Episode Every Day in November - NaPodPoMo
National Podcast Post Month is celebrating 16 years! Join the 30 days of podcasting fun starting on November 1st!

Learn more at ⁠www.napodpomo.org⁠

Interested in listening to the daily NaPodPoMo LIVE show?

Visit ⁠www.napodpomo.live⁠

Use the hashtag ⁠#napodpomo⁠ and share your experiences with one another and to have fun!

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E262 - Lauren Eckhardt - The Power of a Story, Joining a Writer's Group and How Ghostwriting Transforms Oct 27, 2023

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EPISODE 262 - Lauren Eckhardt - The Power of a Story, Joining a Writer's Group and How Ghostwriting Transforms
About Lauren
Lauren is an award-winning and best-selling author and CEO, ghostwriter, and book coach at Burning Soul Press. She’s also the mama to two little guys who are her why that drives her every day. She’s an advocate for determined and passionate writers who listen to their soul’s calling and the number one cheerleader for authors who want to share their life through a story, whether fiction or nonfiction. Lauren believes that every single person’s life journey has provided valuable learning opportunity to forge deeper connections with others and make a true difference in this world.
Book Coaching
With book coaching, we work on elements of your book such as structure, voice, tone, message delivery, target audience connection, storytelling, industry expectations, and identify any gaps that may exist between the author telling what they know vs. what the reader still needs to be able to understand. We also set a timeline for when we want the entire book to be done, and I keep you accountable to the milestones we set.
Writing & Publishing Programs
Two options: With the Soul Writer Society program, you join an inspiring community of writers keeping each other accountable to writing their life stories.
The Soulful Author Journey program helps you write, publish, and promote your book in 12 months with weekly group coaching, a transformative coach, and supportive community.
Ghostwriting
Ghostwriting is a service that takes the ideas and stories of the client and transforms them into books that fit the client’s authentic vision, tone, and vision. It is best for clients who have a very specific idea or concept for a book and are willing to provide the ghostwriter with the information and stories they need to be able to write the client’s book in the timeline set.
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E261 - Eric Guttmann - The ABC's of Writing Your Book, Fat Loss After 40, and Building Coaching into Your Author Journey Oct 25, 2023

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EPISODE 261 - Eric Guttmann - The ABC's of Writing Your Book, Fat Loss After 40, and Building Coaching into Your Author Journey
First it’s five pounds, then ten. Before long, you find yourself fifty pounds overweight and relying on motivation to magically melt the pounds—only your motivation is gone.
Perhaps you’ve always struggled with weight gain. Or maybe this was never a concern until your forties. For most of us, though, weight gain is a constant battle that becomes harder to win the older we are.
How do we make progress against Mother Nature? When do we stop fighting our own bodies? In Fat Loss After 40, retired Naval Officer Eric Guttmann—a health and fitness expert—provides his sensible system for shedding fat without starvation or excessive exercise. He shows you how to adopt a successful mindset and incorporate an elimination diet to reduce inflammation and drop pounds—potentially ten to fifteen in the first thirty days. You’ll learn how to reap benefits from fasting, incorporate a single exercise to boost human growth hormone, and use supplements to optimize cellular energy. If you’re tired of bearing the burden of excess weight, Fat Loss After 40 is the inspiration and know-how you need to lose the pounds—for good.
Eric Guttmann is an author and an Ultimate Human Performance (UHP) certified physio/kinesiology expert who served for more than twenty years in active duty as both a Naval Flight Officer (NFO) and a Foreign Area Officer (FAO). With several instruction certifications, including Elite Combat Fitness and Commando Krav Maga, Eric is a US Navy Certified Fitness Leader (CFL) with degrees in Physical Education and National Security Affairs. He studied acupuncture and Eastern medicine. He was also a collegiate track athlete in the javelin, along with judo and gymnastics.
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E260 - Aly Bird - Grief Allyship - the act of supporting and advocating for those who are grieving by providing unconditional love, empowerment, and deep reverence for their experience Oct 23, 2023

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EPISODE 260 - Aly Bird - Grief Allyship - the act of supporting and advocating for those who are grieving by providing unconditional love, empowerment, and deep reverence for their experience
My Story
When I was thirty the person that I loved and trusted the most in this world died without any warning or time to prepare. I wasn’t left with just heartbreak and longing, I was leftover in a world that no longer made sense to me anymore and sensations in my body that were foreign, involuntary and happening without my consent.
Before my beloved died I’d never experienced a loss that changed my life so dramatically. From my spiritual beliefs to my worldview right down to not knowing what possessive pronouns to use, I was left bewildered. Was it still our bed if I would be the only one sleeping in it now?
In the world I was familiar with, people died when they were old, if you were a good person then good things happened to you. I longed for my future because I thought we, me and my beloved – the person that I chose to spend my life with – were in control of it. But my beloved’s death changed all of that.
In the aftermath of my loss, I quickly realized that my experience of support was unique and unlike the horror stories of isolation and ignorance that I would hear from my widowed peers. With a willingness to lean into personal development, my support network and I dove headfirst into a world that none of us ever wanted to live in. And with unconditional love, courage, and brutal honesty, we’ve been auspiciously navigating how to live without my beloved, together. It’s our collective experience that inspired me to write Grief Ally, and develop a practice in teaching grief allyship because no one will ever know how to support someone they love through the long-haul of grief if we’re not willing to talk about it.
My Philosophy
I believe that grief is a primary human experience that should not be pathologized.
I believe that every human experiences grief in their own unique way.
I believe that it is our right as humans to be able to grieve without judgment from others.
I believe that grief lasts forever, we don’t “get over it” or “move on” or “fix it.”
What is Grief Allyship?
Grief Allyship is the act of supporting and advocating for those who are grieving by providing unconditional love, empowerment, and deep reverence for their experience.
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E259 - Steve Lubetkin - The Business of Podcasting - A Book For All Podcasters Oct 20, 2023

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EPISODE 259 - Steve Lubetkin - The Business of Podcasting - A Book For All Podcasters
ABOUT THE BOOK
Two of the pioneers in podcasting have joined forces to co-author The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional, which focuses on the business aspects of producing audio programs for the Web.
The book is now available in trade paperback at this link. It is also on the Amazon Kindle, for instant purchase and download.
The authors are Donna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications, host of the popular “Trafcom News Podcast” and an internationally known trainer and seminar leader; and Steve “@PodcastSteve” Lubetkin, founder of Professional Podcasts , one of the first podcast production companies and now a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC, an award-winning producer of business and organizational podcasts, with more than three quarters of a million downloads.
Unlike other podcasting books that delve into the mechanics of creating a podcast, The Business of Podcasting describes the business side of podcasting: how to position clients’ expertise through podcasting, the best business models, how to find clients, contracts, legal reviews, and much more.
A nationally published writer and photojournalist, he is a member of the Online News Association, Radio & Television Digital News Association (RTNDA), National Press Photographers Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Professional Photographers of America. Since 1996, he has written “CompuSchmooze,” a technology column in the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey (www.jewishvoicesnj.org), and since 2014, he has been the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com, a commercial real estate news website, and a contributing editor to Real Estate Forum, its sister print publication.
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