The Nature Of Authors
Are you curious about the world behind a writer's words? Join wordsmith Chrissy Holm as she discovers the nature of how authors work. Each month, Chrissy interviews novelists on the writing craft and their book's mission. If you love conversations about books and wonder how authors craft their stories, this show is for you.
Episodes
Hey ya'll! If you liked this show, be sure to check out Stirred By Words: Meditations and Conversations About Writing and Wellness. I'm no longer actively publishing Nature of Author episodes, but it merged into my other show. Come check it out!
In this last episode of Season 2 of The Nature Of Authors, Chrissy interviews Allison Hong Merrill, author of Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops: A Memoir. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker related to nature and one question related to writing.
Allison's memoir, Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops, is all about the power of choice. The book starts when she was fifteen-year-old, unwilling to bend to the conditioning of her Chinese culture, whi...
Welcome to the sixth episode of Season 2! This season is all about memoirs.
In this episode of The Nature Of Authors, Chrissy interviews Jennifer Zollo, author of When Grief Gets a Passport: Lessons Learned About Grief & Healing Through Solo Female Travel. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker game related to nature and travel and then asks one question related to writing.
Jennifer's memoir, When Grief Gets a...
Welcome to the fifth episode of Season 2! This season is all about memoirs.
In this episode of The Nature Of Authors, Chrissy interviews Martina Clark, author of My Unexpected Life. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker related to nature and one question related to writing.
Martina's memoir, My Unexpected Life, is about her journey getting tested positive for HIV and launching herself into activism, leading her ...
Welcome to the fourth episode of Season 2! This season is all about memoirs.
In this episode of The Nature Of Authors, Chrissy interviews Heidi Parker Colonna, author of Dear Gretchen: Letters to My Dog. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker related to nature and one question related to writing.
Heidi's memoir, Dear Gretchen: Letters to My Dog, is about how she set out to reconnect with her kindred spirit, Shephe...
Welcome to the third episode of Season 2! This season is all about memoirs.
In this episode of The Nature Of Authors, Chrissy interviews Christine Reed, author of Alone in Wonderland. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker game related to nature and one question related to writing.
Christine's award-winning memoir, Alone in Wonderland, is an adventure memoir. Christine discovered long-distance backpacking while s...
Welcome to the second episode of Season 2! This season is all about memoirs.
In this episode in Season 2 of The Nature Of Authors, Chrissy interviews Carolyn Lee Arnold, author of Fifty First Dates After Fifty. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker related to nature and another one related to writing.
Carolyn's memoir, Fifty First Dates After Fifty, is about finding Mr. Right and how it becomes a sexy dating proj...
Welcome to Season 2! This season is all about memoirs.
In this first episode in Season 2 of The Nature Of Authors, Chrissy interviews Laurie Easter, author of All The Leavings. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker related to nature and another one related to writing.
Laurie's memoir, All The Leavings, is a collection of essays about a young woman becoming a mother early and moving to be off the grid. It explore...
In this last episode in Season 1 of The Nature Of Authors and the first episode recorded outside of Instagram Live, Chrissy interviews Stacey Potter, author of The Project. Chrissy starts with an icebreaker related to nature and her favorite thing about being a writer.
Stacey's award-winning debut novel, The Project, is about Sabella, a sophomore in college who has to do a volunteer project: being a companion for eig...
What started as an Instagram Live series has now turned into a podcast. The first seven episodes are from that series, so if you missed it on Instagram, no worries. Here you go!
In this seventh episode, Chrissy interviews Ofelia Martinez, author of Hiding in the Smoke. Chrissy starts with a question about nature and Would You Rather questions about books. Then she launches into Ofelia Martinez's romance, Hiding in the...
What started as an Instagram Live series has now turned into a podcast. The first seven episodes are from that series, so if you missed it on Instagram, no worries. Here you go!
In this sixth episode, Chrissy interviews L.M. Bennett, author of Wax and Wane. Chrissy starts with Would You Rather questions related to books and nature, and then she launches into L.M. Bennett's romance, Wax and Wane.
This story is...
What started as an Instagram Live series, has now turned into a podcast. The first seven episodes are from that series, so if you missed it on Instagram, no worries. Here you go!
In this fifth episode, Chrissy interviews (Ash and Marcus) A.M. Kusi, co-authors of several romance novels, including Brave Love. Chrissy starts with Would You Rather questions related to nature, love, and books, and then she launches into A.M. Ku...
What started as an Instagram Live series, has now turned into a podcast. The first seven episodes are from that series, so if you missed it on Instagram, no worries. Here you go!
In this fourth episode, Chrissy interviews Damyanti Biwas, author of You Beneath Your Skin. Chrissy starts with Would You Rather questions related to books and nature, and then she launches into Damyanti's crime fiction novel, You Beneath Yo...
What started as an Instagram Live series, has now turned into a podcast. The first seven episodes are from that series, so if you missed it on Instagram, no worries. Here you go!
In this third episode, Chrissy interviews Shyquana Bennett, author of A Knot On My Dreams. Chrissy starts with Would You Rather questions related to books and nature, and then she launches into Shyquana's semi-romance/semi-suspense novel, A K...
Content Warning: Sexual Assult
Welcome to another episode of The Nature Of Authors!
What started as an Instagram Live series, has now turned into a podcast. The first seven episodes are from that series, so if you missed it on Instagram, no worries. Here you go!
In this second episode, Chrissy interviews Shannon Jump, author of Even Though It's Breaking. Chrissy starts with Would You Rather questions...
Welcome to The Nature Of Authors!
What started as an Instagram Live series, has now turned into a podcast. The first seven episodes are from that series, so if you missed it on Instagram, no worries. Here you go!
In this first episode, Chrissy interviews Essence Bonitaz, author of Ajah's Web.
Chrissy starts with icebreakers related to nature and then dives into Essence's contemporary novel, Aj...
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