Rendezvous With A Writer Podcast
Hosts OutWest Shop’s Bobbi Jean Bell and Jim Bell chat LIVE with creators of the written word including authors, songwriters, and poets. Unscripted. Entertaining. Informative. Tune in to enjoy live conversation with their guests about their latest project and their creative process. Supporters of the wordsmith are included too like literary agents, publicists, publishers and more. To inquire about appearing on the broadcast: bobbijeanbell@gmail.com
Episodes
A SHOCKING REVELATION RESULTS IN TRAGEDY KATHLEEN M. RODGERS chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell
We eagerly awaited this return visit of award-winning author KATHLEEN M. RODGERS! We chatted about her soon to-be-released, and much anticipated new work, THE LLANO COUNTY MERMAID CLUB. It tells a story of childhood friendships, an adult affair, and the lost innocence of a group of young girls longing for the sea. Scandal, traged..."MY CURES WORK IF YOU CAN STAND THEM." Dr. Gamla CANDACE SIMAR chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell
Award-winning author CANDACE SIMAR returns to chat about her new title MONTANA MATRIMONIAL NEWS, and we can’t wait! This captivating book tells the story of lonely homesteaders on the Dakota prairie who are looking for wives in the newspaper called the "Montana Matrimonial News," an entire newspaper dedicated to personal ads. Th...SOME THINGS ARE JUST HARD TO K I L L JIM JONES AND HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell September 2025 kicks off with two returning guests, True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE and Storyteller JIM JONES. Tune in for this month's update of what's happening in Western film and TV with co-host HENRY C. PARKE, Film Editor for True West Magazine and author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE ...
A COWBOY'S DILEMMA E. JOE BROWN chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Returning author E. JOE BROWN joins us to chat about A COWBOY'S DILEMMA, the newest installment of his popular "Kelly Can Saga." Tune in for the latest news on the lives, and dreams, of Charlie and Susan Kelly. It's the precipice of Prohibition in Oklahoma, business is booming and the Kellys plan to expand their Kelly Oil business but there are major threats...
GRIPPING TALE OF FAMILY, LEGACY, AND L A N D R I G H T S MICAH THORP chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell
Oregon homesteader struggles to protect his heritage after a new species of vole is discovered on his land....well, it's about that... and So Much More!!! Author MICAH THORP sits down with us to chat about his new award-winning book AEGOLIUS CREEK available September 16, 2025. We talk about his writing background and the...BROTHERS, BEST FRIENDS, PARTNERS IN C R I M E R. G. STANFORD chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell A family saga starring engaging characters, the choices they make, and the consequences that stretch across the years will keep you turning the pages. Meet Morris and Jane and their sons Robert, Albert, and Matt. You'll laugh, you'll gasp, you'll ponder, and you'll eagerly await Book 2! Raised on the beaches of South Texas, g...
WELCOME TO D E A D W O O D.... ANN CHARLES AND HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell We kick off August with two announcements! It's our THIRD BIRTHDAY! Rendezvous With A Writer launched on August 4, 2022 - the first Thursday of the month. Today's broadcast celebrates our Third Birthday and Anniversary! We just launched a web page for "everything Rendezvous" in one place! A BIG thank you to Janell Madison of "...
RIDE WITH HEWEY CALLOWAY ON HIS LATEST ADVENTURE Author JOHN BRADSHAW chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell
We are looking forward to chatting with author JOHN BRADSHAW about his new novel Elmer Kelton's The Familiar Stranger: A Hewey Calloway Adventure. We met John Bradshaw recently at the 2025 Western Writers of America conference in Amarillo and are eager to share the fascinating backstory of the book as well as his insi...ROMANTIC SUSPENSE! Author DENISE F. MCALLISTER sits down with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell
We have much to talk about with special guest DENISE F. MCALLISTER! Are you a writer? You'll appreciate Denise's insights into the benefits of working with a professional editor. And, we take an in-depth look at her latest titles, the three book "Katy McKim Mystery" series. We know you will enjoy following Katy McKim's adventures as much ...WILL YOU SURVIVE THE LION'S DEN? Author MATT SCOTT visits with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell SURVIVING THE LION'S DEN is both the first book in author MATT SCOTT's trilogy and the title of this riveting series. If you enjoy reading an action-packed story with covert military missions, a "superman like" CIA agent, wild car chases, and international intrigue then this book and series is for you! With "conflict on every page" you wo...
LET'S RENDEZVOUS AT HAGGARD HOUSE! Author ELISABETH RHOADS sits down with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. Once you enter HAGGARD HOUSE you'll never forget your visit there! Psychological suspense author ELISABETH RHOADS joins us to discuss her brand new historical fiction title HAGGARD HOUSE scheduled for release July 15, 2025! If you enjoy historical fiction and/or the psychological suspense genre, this book is for you! Early r...
JOURNEY ALONG WITH A WESTERN TIME TRAVELER HENRY C. PARKE and ELIZABETH WOOLSEY chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell We kick off July with an update of what's happening in Western film and TV with co-host HENRY C. PARKE, author and Film Editor for True West Magazine. Featured Guest Author ELIZABETH WOOLSEY DVM joins us for a discussion about the first book in her entertaining Western Time Travel series THE TRAVELS OF DR. REBE...
FAMILY SECRETS, MIDLIFE CRISES & A DREAM COMES TRUE Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell chat with award-winning author DEBBIE RUSSELL about her book Crossing Fifty-One: Not Quite A Memoir. There's so much to discuss! Finding a treasure trove of family correspondence dated 1951-1952 takes Debbie on an engaging quest into her family history...and she invites us to go along with her. About the Book - From the Author's Website: Debbie...
GUEST HOST TOM SWEARINGEN CHATS WITH AUTHOR RICK STEBER While hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell attended the Western Writers of America (WWA) annual conference in Amarillo, they were so pleased that award-winning Western poet, Tom Swearingen, took the reins and sat down with his special guest author Rick Steber. They chatted about Rick's books, Devil At The Gate and A Cowboy Goes to War and Out Killing Indians. Learn more about autho...
THERE'S A NEW MARSHAL IN TOWN... AUTHOR JEFF CRAWFORD joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell for an engaging conversation about his newest western series MARSHAL MICAH GOLD: A WESTERN ADVENTURE
For more than 30 years, JEFF CRAWFORD, has worked thoroughbred racehorses and raising Charolais cattle. He has written in several genres with 30 westerns under his belt - now working on his 56 & 57th titles! We'll be taking an in-depth lo...R E N O - THE WILD WEST OF DIVORCE SANDRA V. MCGEE, PEGGY WYNN BORGMAN, and HENRY C. PARKE engage in lively conversation with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. It's a full house! True West Magazine Film Editor, Henry C. Parke, and authors Sandra V. McGee and Peggy Wynn Borgman are featured in this episode. Henry shares his Henry's Western Round-up - the latest news on what's happening in Western Film and TV. Sandra and Peggy share t...
DADS LIKE US Join us for an engaging and informative conversation with our featured guest, author STEVE HARRIS, the father of two sons, Matthew and Andrew, both of whom were diagnosed at an early age with a rare, debilitating, and incurable neurological condition called Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His experience of being a dad of two children with special needs recently led him to write and publish his second book, DADS LIKE US: ...
OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE Join us for an engaging conversation with featured guest author DON BENDELL about his recent release, a riveting "hold on to your Stetson" action packed military thriller, topped off with steamy romance! Meet OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE cast of characters: Brent, Suzanne, Billy, Hondo and more! A national treasure, Don Bendell – is a tracker, rancher, Green Beret Vietnam combat veteran and a 4-time number one be...
WHEN IS A WESTERN ALSO A THRILLER? It is when written by the engaging and entertaining author SCOTT MCCREA! When plain speaking, straight shooting, and fearless Wyoming cowboy LUCAS WHEELER enters the story you are guaranteed a transatlantic plot with heart-stopping action, engaging characters, humour, twists and turns - all leading to an unexpected ending! And...TARGETS WEST is just Book One McCrea's new exciting series! This is ...
MEET ARTHUR NAKAI AND SKYE ROANHORSE Award-winning author MARK EDWARD LANGLEY joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell to chat about his two mystery series and their main characters - Arthur Nakai and Skye Roanhorse. We begin with a look at the first three ARTHUR NAKAI MYSTERY SERIES titles and then an in-depth look at his soon-to-be released new book, the first of his next series - BLOODLINES: SKYE ROANHORSE NOVELS. Books of the Arthu...
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