Rendezvous With A Writer Podcast

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

January 16, 2026 49 mins

EXCITING WESTERN ADVENTURES!  NICK WALE and SCOTT MCCRAE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell   Join us for a lively conversation with NICK WALE, CEO of Dusty Saddle Publishing, and returning guest SCOTT MCCREA author of westerns, thrillers, adventure and a whole lot more! They enlighten us with what’s happening in the Western genre today and what we can look forward to reading this year. We take an in-depth look with Scott McC...

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WELCOME TO THE RANCH! KRISTYN HARRIS, NATALIE ARAMENDIA, and HENRY C. PARKE CHAT with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell  January 2026 kicks off with a special show all about film! Three guests join us. Award-winning singer and entertainer KRISTYN HARRIS and film director NATALIE ARAMENDIA join True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE. Henry presents his monthly, “Henry’s Western Round-up,” reporting on current Western films and...

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December 20, 2025 50 mins

THE FINAL SANDHILL ISLAND STORY PITS SISTER AGAINST  BROTHER IN A LIFE-OR-DEATH S T R U G G L E PEGGY CHAMBERS chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Bell We eagerly awaited this final Sandhill Island story, SMUGGLERS OF SANDHILL ISLAND, and it was worth the wait! Longtime friend and returning author, PEGGY CHAMBERS, has done it again! Faithful readers of this book series love the characters who live on this little island on the Gulf Co...

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December 12, 2025 50 mins
STRAP IN. BRACE YOURSELF. AND REMEMBER TO B R E A T H E! LAURIE BUCHANAN chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. Is there someone on your gift list eagerly awaiting a gritty crime thriller? Do you hunger for a story so riveting it will keep you up all night? Anyone you know a fan of mystery or suspense? How about books from a series that is all this and more?? Meet author LAURIE BUCHANAN, author of the Sean McPherson Novel...
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WHAT GOOD ARE YOUR MORALS, IF YOU'RE MARKED FOR THE DEAD LETTER O F F I C E? CRAIG JOHNSON & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. December 2025 kicks off with two guests, award-winning author CRAIG JOHNSON joins True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE, author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.   

Returning guest, Craig Johnson, brings us up to date with his news and shar...
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TWO AUTHORS WRANGLE OVER THE TRUTH ABOUT  THE MYTHIC WEST Returning guests John Goodwin and Emily Goodwin of Galaxy Press kick off tonight's show with news of the upcoming annual 93rd Hollywood Christmas Parade. This beloved parade takes place on Hollywood Blvd, just outside the doors of Galaxy Press.  Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell interview award-winning authors BILL MARKLEY and KELLEN CUTSFORTH  about their two coauthored books...

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TWO AUTHORS – THREE WESTERN ADVENTURES MANUELA SCHNEIDER AND JEFF CRAWFORD

Two authors, MANUELA SCHNEIDER and JEFF CRAWFORD, join us for a fast paced conversation about their passion for the American West and how they bring that passion to life both on the page and on the screen. Born and raised in Germany award-winning author, filmmaker, and songwriter MANUELA SCHNEIDER'S fascination with pioneer life, cowboy heroes, and treach...
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MURDER CAN BE COLD-BLOODED IN SPACE RICHARD PAOLINELLI & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell 

November 2025 kicks off with two guests, award-winning author RICHARD PAOLINELLI joins True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE, Film Editor for True West Magazine and author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.  RICHARD PAOLINELLI shares the story behind his newly released Sp...

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WOMEN WERE THERE  Three Award-Winning Authors Join Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell

Three dynamic authors, members of “The Hottie Historian Collective,” join us for their second October appearance. Meet award-winning authors JANELLE MOLONY, JANE LITTLE BOTKIN, and LYNN DOWNEY.  A common theme running through their writings is that strong women have always played impactful roles in history, yet their stories remain in the shadow...
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October 27, 2025 50 mins

A NATIONAL COMPETITION AND A DEADLY DETOUR Cozy Mystery Writer Mary Seifert Joins Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell

Do you enjoy a good puzzle wrapped in a heartwarming story? Award-winning guest, MARY SEIFERT, is the author of the "Katie & Maverick Cozy Mysteries." She was named the 2024 International IMPACT Award winner for books in a series, a collection of fun and thrilling tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat...
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UNCOVERING FAMILY SECRETS  Three Award-Winning Authors Join Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell

Three dynamic authors, members of “The Hottie Historian Collective,” join us for the first of two October appearances. Meet award-winning authors JANE LITTLE BOTKIN, LYNN DOWNEY, and JANELLE MOLONY. According to Janelle, “We’ve all dipped into our own family histories to give a voice to some incredible characters with mysteries or scandal...
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AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Join Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell Step into the extraordinary with guests JOHN GOODWIN and EMILY GOODWIN of Galaxy Press as they present two award-winners featured in the newly released L. RON HUBBARD PRESENTS WRITERS OF THE FUTURE VOLUME 41. Meet RANDYN C.J. BARTHOLOMEW and TREMANI SUTCLIFFE, the award-winning author and illustrator of the riveting short story “Ascii.” This is just on...

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AWARD WINNING WESTERN S T O R I E S ROD MILLER, MICHAEL NORMAN & HENRY C. PARKE chat with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell  October 2025 kicks off with three guests. Award-winning authors ROD MIILLER and MICHAEL NORMAN join HENRY C. PARKE. 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 ...

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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STORY!  Award-Winning Authors and Illustrator chat with Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Award-winning author, RICHARD PROSCH, leads an engaging conversation with three award-winning guests - children’s authors PHIL MILLS, JR. and GINA PROSCH and illustrator KYLE MERRIMAN. We feature their children’s titles The Story written by Western author Phil Mills, Jr. and Love! It’s SHOW And Tell by Gina Prosch with illustrations ...

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September 19, 2025 50 mins

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...

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September 12, 2025 50 mins

"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...

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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 ...

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August 29, 2025 50 mins

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...

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August 22, 2025 50 mins

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...
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August 15, 2025 50 mins

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...

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