Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk Podcast
Join award-winning, indie author, Dianne Burckhardt, as she chats with fellow authors and industry insiders around the world about their work, inspirations, greatest challenges, and triumphs. Writing is often the easy part, and the real work begins once the author writes, "The End." Dianne and her guests shed light on what it takes to be a successful author in today's markets whether as an indie author or traditionally published. Dianne's guests share their insights on their personal journeys to creating a successful writing career. They discuss everything from their writing process, common obstacles in publishing today, marketing, customer engagement, and resources to help create engaging content, and so much more! Be sure to check out our website: BurckhardtBooks.com. Wednesdays are better with a little good book banter ... join us for chats that are entertaining, uplifting, and help you find new books to feed your soul! BIO: Dianne Burckhardt is a podcaster and award-winning designer and author (writing as Stephen Burckhardt). Her historical fiction series, The Into the West Saga Serial is complete and she is currently writing her medical memoir Free Bad Haircut With Each Craniotomy. Dianne is an American from Wichita, Kansas, but currently resides in Germany with her Chilean husband, and their Russian rescue dog, Shaggy. She is also a proud bonus mom to twin adult daughters in Chile.
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Bleeped words: Murd3r/Su!c!de, K!ller
Hello My Happy Fiends,
My favorite time of year is in full swing. In this hauntingly good episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I sit down with J.E. Weiner, the author who’s turning heads and raising goosebumps with her Southern Gothic debut, The Wretched and Undone.
Set in the mist-shrouded hills of Texas on the eve of the Civil War...
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Bleeped words: Murd3r, k!ller (x2)
Hello My Happy People,
This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, we kick off our Hauntingly Good Reads for Halloween with debut middle grade author Carol Williams. We talked about her new book The Supernatural Files of CJ Delaney.
CJ Delaney is a spirited and curious kid reporter whose summer vacation takes a wild turn with ghost dog...
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Bleeped Words: Murd3r, s3xual (2x), rap3, k!llers, hum@n traff!ck!ng (5x), dr*gs (3x), dr*g
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This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, Dianne welcomes retired Air Force Special Agent Derrick Jackson, author of the military thriller Shadow One: Based on a True Story. Drawing on his 21 years of experience in the Air Force Office of Special Investigat...
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Bleeped word: Murd3rbot
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In this week’s episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I share my chat with award-winning science fiction author and microbiologist Joan Slonczewski. Known for weaving real science into imaginative worlds, Joan’s novels explore everything from microbial intelligence to feminist futures.
Her latest book, Minds in Transit, takes l...
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Bleeped words: murd3rbot (twice), k!lled
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This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, I talk with author, journalist, and martial artist Jason Brick about his mission to make families safer. With decades of martial arts training, work as a bodyguard, and experience as a dad, Jason brings unique insight into personal safety and violence prevention.
In our chat, we highlight...
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Bleeped words: S3x, S3xuality (Twice)
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Judy Blume transformed how young readers understood themselves and the world around them. In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, bestselling author and cultural writer Rachelle Bergstein joins me to talk about her book, The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us. Her book explore...
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Bleeped words: k!lled (twice), d!ed
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This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I sit down with Qin (“Ching”) Sun Stubis, award-winning author of Once Our Lives. Her memoir shares the unforgettable story of four generations of Chinese women who endured war, revolution, superstition, and persecution, yet still found strength, hope, and resilience.
Born ...
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This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I am joined by Marcia Peck, an award-winning author and lifelong musician who has spent over 50 years as a cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra. Marcia brings her love of rhythm, melody, and storytelling together in her debut novel, Water Music: A Cape Cod Story.
Her novel has been celebrated with multiple h...
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In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I sit down with Alison Beder Solway, author of The Miles We Run, for an emotional and deeply moving conversation. Alison opens up about her personal journey through the challenges, heartbreaks, and triumphs of surrogacy in her quest to build a family.
Our discussion goes beyond the pages of her book, expl...
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Have I got a show for you today! In this inspiring episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I share my interview with the effervescent Risa August—award-winning author, speaker, Gestalt practitioner, and rare disease warrior with sparkles in her hair and a tutu in her bag. Diagnosed with a pituitary tumor over a decade ago, Risa could have let life...
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Today I get to introduce all of you to the incredible Wendy Dale – Memoir Coach, Author, and Writing Myth-Buster. Have you ever been told to "just write" or "crank out a crappy first draft"? Wendy Dale says no thanks—and she’s leading a full-blown rebellion against those tired writing clichés!
Wendy is the brilliant mind behind The Memoir Engineering Syste...
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Get ready to meet the remarkable mind behind some of Canada’s most beloved books for young readers! In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast. Dianne had the privileged to down to chat with Valerie Sherrard, the award-winning author of A Bend in the Breeze, The Glory Wind, Counting Back from Nine, and the fan-favorite Shelby Belgarden mystery...
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Bleeped words in today's episode: Drüg$, Hüm@n Traff!c!ng
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Dianne has spoken to many authors who co-write books, but usually the interview is only with one of the authors. Today, however, Dianne gets to share her second ever interview with both authors of the incredible writing team of Breakfield and Burkey.
Charles Breakfield, as the CTO of the Enigma Series, leverages his d...
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Bleeped words: naz!, prost!tute
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Today Dianne is excited to share with you her chat with romantic women's fiction author, Linda Hughes. For many years Linda worked internationally as a seminar leader and public speaker. It was a her dream job. It allowed her to meet people from other countries and cultures from around the world. When Linda finally made the decision to settle...
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Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast get ready to step into a world where fairy magic meets real-world heart in my conversation with award-winning, middle-grade author Micki Bare. A graduate of NC State University with a BA in Speech Communication and a Master of Arts in Teaching in middle-school social studies, Micki brings decades of educational i...
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Dianne cannot wait to share today's episode with all of you. Her guest, Robert O’Connor, brings history to life in his latest book, Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. His gripping new WWII novel has earned praise from Kirkus Reviews, Purple Heart Magazine, and Midwest Book Review, to name a few.
Robert is a former Phi Beta Kappa at Kenyon College with a long ...
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I am so thrilled to sharing with all of you today my incredible interview with award-winning author Joel Shulkin, MD. Not only is Joel a practicing physician, but he is also the author of engaging medical thrillers.
There is nothing I love better than when actual professionals in the medical and criminal investigation fields write thrillers. You know you are going to get sto...
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Bleeped words in this episode: M@ss@cre, 3x Sl@ughter, Ass@ssin@tion
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Dianne is pleased to share her interview with the amazing Miles Spencer. Miles is a self described curious guy from Pittsburgh who strayed far from home—and even farther from the expected path to create an incredible life and career that is as fascinating as it is impressive.
For more than 30 years, he’s ment...
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Dianne is thrilled to bring you her chat with the incredible award-winning, YA, epic fantasy author, Anne Mollova. While Anne attests to having been a writer since the age of five–even creating her own hand made books–it would be decades before she gave herself permission to follow her passion for the written word.
As an accomplished violinist, Anne chose to pursue music as her ...
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Today Dianne is so happy to share with all of you her chat with the incredible author, Jennifer Vido. Jennifer is not only a wonderful person to just sit and chat with about anything, she is also an accomplished and highly acclaimed author.
Her sweet Lowcountry romances in the Gull Island series, earned her recognition both locally and nationally. Her novel, "Serendipity ...
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