December 28, 2025 • 38 mins
NYC dynamic children’s author Steph Katzovi talks about latest release “Miscommunicamp!” along with her first “Hurricamp!” as part of the Camp Hillside Series focused on sharing the humor found uniquely tumultuous world of tweens! Steph began her career announcing she was going to be an author in the 3rd grade, graduated from Law School and serving as strategic communications consultant at Deloitte, her first book is about Noodle Newman going to camp for the first time and becomes a disaster while the second is about Noodle at 11 ¾ old with friends at Camp Hills and her radio show dreaming to be a sensation! Check out the amazing Steph Katzovi and her latest release on all major platforms and www.stephkatzovi.com today! #podmatch #stephkatzovi #nycauthor #noodlenewman #miscommunicamp #hurricamp #camphillsideseries #camphillside #deloitte #strategicconsultant #camp #radioshow #tweens #spreaker #spotify #iheartradio #applemusic #bitchute #rumble #youtube #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerstephkatzovi #themikewagnershowstephkatzovi
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a New York City children's author. Began her current in
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the third grade, announcing she was going to be an author.
Talk about that, graduate from law school and serving a
strategic communications consultant at Deloitte. Also focused on sharing the
humor found in Uniquely Tumultuous, A World of the Tweens
and a new book which is about eleven and three
quarter old Noodle Newman at Camp Hillside. We'll talk more
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he Is and Beautiful Downtown New York City. The amazing
author of from New York's children's author began a career
in third grade announcing she's going to be an author
and she's fulfilling her dream. The multi talent Steph Kutzelzie, Steph,
good morning, Good afternoon, Gave. Thanks for joining us today.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Thank you, Mike. I'm so excited to be here.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
It's great to have you on board and your New
York City children's author began a career in third grade
announcing you're going to be an author. Looks like you
held your bargain, which is good most people.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah, it took me a couple of years since third grade,
but I made it.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
And that's right too. You get down the fifth a
bit more on that. You graduate from law school, served
as a or serving as strategic communications consult at Deloitte.
Focus on your focus on sharing the human found uniquely
on tumultious world of tweens. You have a new book
about eleven three quarter old Noodle Newman at camp hill
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side with friends and her own radio show and dreaming
via Sensation. You also have your first book about the
same Noodle and going to camp for the first time
and becomes a disaster. The books are called mis Kinery
Camp and her Camp. Part of the camp Hillside series for
getting all of step. Tell us how I first got started.
Speaker 5 (03:09):
Well, as you mentioned, I was thinking about becoming an author.
Back in third grade. I had an essay from the
English teacher of what do you want to be when
you grow up? And you know, I know a lot
of kids don't take those essays seriously, but apparently I did.
And when I was in third grade, I said, I
wanted to become an author. And what's remarkable because I
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actually have a copy that my mom had saved for me,
and I went back and looked at what I wrote
when I was a young kid, and I said, I
want to be an author. I like writing stories. I
like making people laugh. I'm not sure I'll make a
lot of money. It would be nice if I did,
but that's also okay if I don't. I just really
enjoy making characters and you know, having interesting things to share.
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And what's really ironic about that is I fast forward
to my age now, which is far older than third grade,
and I still have the same philosophy. I still love
to make characters that people can relate to. Things that
make you laugh, things that make you think, things hopefully
that don't make you cry. But maybe give you a
moment's pause. And I think the fun of writing for
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me comes from being able to just go through that
whole series of emotions and.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Keep you entertained and engaged along the way.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
And you know, one of the things I love to
focus on is the positivity that we have, both as
children and as adults. And so most of my books
feature an element of something that the main character may
not have realized she had inside of her, but through
the course of the story it comes out and she
realizes that it's kind of like a superpower, like confidence
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or the power of friendship. And so, you know, these
are things I really enjoy exploring. And it was a pause,
you know, when I went to college in law school,
but you know, this was the dream that I wanted
to come back to, and I'm so grateful and fortunate
that I had the opportunity to do so.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
And that's certainly great as well too. Usually people kids
make up their minds by the fifth grade and they
have it down, but you seem to be like two
years ahead. And the course, you know, I thought about,
you know, going back to my third grade, thinking about
maybe being on a microphone. Somehow people thought it was crazy,
ridiculous doing sports fifth grade. I guess I invertently found myself,
you know, you know, you know, doing some reporting, I say, hey,
(05:23):
so and so is doing this, so and so doing that.
But it's all sayings that you really don't know until
it comes out. And girls Noodle Newman being about eleven
three quarters old, I guess she's trying to figure out
what she wanted to do.
Speaker 5 (05:35):
Yeah, I think, Well, for me, one of the great
secrets I'll share with you is that the main character
is sort of a better version of who I.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Was as a child.
Speaker 5 (05:43):
So it's it's fun and interesting to explore that side
of myself. But yeah, she's like me, I think, and
like many people are trying to figure out who they are,
what makes them happy, what you know, motivates them, what's
their passions, and you know, just the way to explore
that in the context of a story. And in my case,
I have two published and I have one that I
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am in the process of editing. So I just finished
a first draft of the third book and probably the
final book in the series.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
But yeah, it's all about the.
Speaker 5 (06:12):
Human experience and I think, you know, the relatability that
comes from finding commonality with even if it's a fictional character,
it's something that brings us together as people.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
And I think that's what makes me tick as a.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Writer, and I think it certainly does. And besides announcing
third grade wanbia an author, was that one other, exact,
precise moment that simply influenced you into what you do
in a rest of their career?
Speaker 6 (06:36):
No words, light bulb moment.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
You know what?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
I think it was probably when you got that black
and white composition notebook. I don't know if you had
that where you used it for writing essays.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
I remember that I've got plenty of it, except can't
dig them up. But well, maybe does this counter something
like that?
Speaker 2 (06:53):
So yeah, for me, it.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
Was getting a place to write and to share my ideas,
my thoughts and as I learned from the grades that
I got when I was younger, and all through the
rest of my academic career, I did very well in
writing classes. And when you do well, it's something and
you enjoy it. It sort of motivates you keep pushing
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and keep doing it. And I will say, throughout my career,
I have always gravitated towards jobs that involved writing. I
have worked in a corporate communications environment. When I was
in law school, I found the least legal jobs but
the most writing related. So you know, it's a really
fun way to explore your passions, and for me, I
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think it sort of helped me create a really meandering.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Path of how I got to where I am.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
But I spent many years sort of honing my skills
in a professional environment, and then when I decided to
take the leap to go to the creative side, I
felt like I had sort of a background that I
already knew I was going to be a good writer
if I was going to do the professional stif But
you know, the challenge for me was could I do
it in a creative sense? And I was a little
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bit scared and nervous about it, but I kept going
back to, well, I've done it professionally for many years.
That can't be that hard to transition. Of course, it
was harder than I thought, because nothing comes easy when
you're really passionate and you want to do something to
the best of your abilities, and so you work harder
and you're you know, challenging yourself, and you're in a way,
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I think a little bit very high standards I had.
You know, I wanted this to be something that I
was proud of and that I wouldn't be embarrassed if
somebody said, oh, you wrote that book. And so for me,
you know, having really high standards, I think it pushed
me to limits that were beyond.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
What I had originally thought I was capable of.
Speaker 5 (08:44):
And I'm glad that I have that sort of mentality
when I try and do something. And you know, for me,
anxiety is a great motivator. There is saying I think
Billy j And King said pressure is a privilege, and
I really have found that to be the core of
my existence.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Certainly and did as well too, pressure being privilege. And
of course you'd be in a law school. How'd you first,
you know, get into law school? And what was the
idea behind it?
Speaker 5 (09:08):
When I was in college, I took pre law classes
and I found that I was so good at scheduling
that I would have extra time before I graduated. So
I said, well, I have my practical pre law degree
that i'll get, but you know what, I really love English,
and so I think I can add that into my
course studies and be able to graduate in four years
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and I'll have a double major.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
So I added in English as.
Speaker 5 (09:33):
My second major, and in the back of my mind,
I said, I want to do something that, you know,
I'll pay the bills when I graduate, but I don't
know what. And at the time, I didn't know enough
about business school to say maybe that's the right step
for me, and graduate school seemed like it was too specific.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
I didn't know what I wanted to focus on.
Speaker 5 (09:51):
But law school was three years and you could probably
do just about anything with a law degree, you know,
whether it's practicing law doing something else.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
And so for me, I thought that having.
Speaker 5 (10:02):
A law degree would give me the most opportunities once
I graduated and not pigeonhole me into a specific field
of study. And I think what actually came out of
law school, because I'll admit I didn't love it. It
was incredibly hard and incredibly stressful, and again that motivated
me to work hard and push the limits of what
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I thought I was capable of. But when I graduated,
having a bar exam that I passed into states that said, well,
this girl must be sort of smart. So it ended
up helping me in the job market, and ultimately, you know,
having that piece of paper that said she accomplished something
was kind of the ticket to where I was able
to advance my career professionally, and then, you know, give
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me the confidence to take those risks in business that
I might not have taken had I not had the
courage and confidence from my years of experience.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
And that's being a strategic communications console at Delai. Right, Yes,
that's correct, Okay, I.
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We're here an amazing New York City children's author.
Speaker 3 (13:15):
We began her career in the third grade the claric
She's going to be an author, and she became one
Steph Cozopi here on the Mike Wahner's show and before
it gets to our campheld size series. You enjoyed writing
for quite some time and at the making announcement, of course,
my authors and writers growing up, how are your favorite books?
Speaker 5 (13:34):
I think, you know, if I had to narrow it down,
there were a bunch of authors when I was really
little that I loved their style of writing. I think
Beverly Cleary had quirky characters that you just had to love.
You know, the Ramona series. I don't know if you
remember it, but.
Speaker 6 (13:50):
Yes, yes, Ramona, that's right, and you kind of, you.
Speaker 5 (13:54):
Know, you saw yourself and her because she was just
a little bit of a pain in the butt, but
she was also sweet and endearing, and that really was
a character that I just I loved how.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Beverly Cleary was able to just.
Speaker 5 (14:09):
She was so amazing at developing characters that you just
could really visualize. And the same I think for Judy Bloom,
another adolescent author that had a huge impact on me,
just the way she wrote the dialogue that was you
felt like you were just sitting and watching, you know,
the action happened right in front of you, even though
they were.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
On the pages of the book.
Speaker 5 (14:28):
And so over the years that sort of seeped into
my inner conscience, and I think as I became a writer,
that was what I was trying to emulate with the
way I write and my style, which you know, I
try to inject a lot of humor, characters that are memorable,
and you know, in my case, I have some characters
that you love to hate, but you could probably pick
them out in your own world if you were walking
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down the street or in a classroom or somewhere, and
you know, it's just I think the power of an
amazing writer helps transplant you into the setting of the book.
And for me, one of the greatest joys in bittersweet
happiness that I feel when I read is that when
you end a really good book, you're kind of sad
to see it end.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
And you know, I hope that I get that with
my work.
Speaker 5 (15:12):
But you know, as a reader, that's something that I
strive for, you know, when I pick up a book,
and now as a writer, it's the same thing I
try and do when I'm creating the stories myself.
Speaker 6 (15:22):
That is so amazing.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
And maybe you think of the Princess Brian, you know,
the oh I love why I hated the book, and
he's like, is that all, Grandpa?
Speaker 6 (15:29):
I want to hear more.
Speaker 3 (15:30):
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our great story right there. Yeah, read books and everything
that's right, And how about your other favorite books as well?
Speaker 5 (15:40):
You know, I think for me, I also don't really
like historical fiction, but I have yet to tackle that
as my own sort of brand of writing. I know
how much work goes into, you know, researching something in history.
But if I could have another chance at writing some
other kind of book, it might be to take take
a peek into history oracle fiction and see where I
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could go with that. But I think that's a huge,
huge effort, and I really can just maybe for now
appreciate somebody that's an amazing historical fiction writer. I mean,
there's so many out there that you know, I probably
will forget them all as I remember them all, but
you know, uh, just a lot. I think the world
has so many great writers that you know, if I
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tried to narrow it down, I would then forget. Oh.
But I also really love this person, this style, and
so I'm sorry that I kind of worked my way
around the question, but it's it's a tough.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
One to try and narrow down the world of literature.
I mean I could feel like William Shakespeare.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
No, I don't worry about it. There are some favorite
books out there, you know, people can pick up. You know,
one of one of my favorites side of the Bible
is what was it?
Speaker 6 (16:48):
How to? How to?
Speaker 3 (16:49):
How to win friends and influence people? Dale Carnegie, And
I think there was one that Stephen Klobe. And of
course I read some books about Larry King, like Tell
It to the King, and I think there was also
something about Rush Limbaugh sports books and Jim Bouten's Ball
four and you'll love reading humor and everything else, but
inspirational books like that, you know, just get Going and
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whatever else. Now getting back to his historical fiction as well,
what subject would you cover and turn to fiction?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
Oh, I don't know.
Speaker 5 (17:18):
I am a lover of history, and you know, there's
so many different periods of history that are fascinating and interesting.
You know, I love any show frankly that's got a
British accent involved. Oh nice, you know, anything like turn
up the Century, World War two, going back to you know,
the seventeen hundred. It's a revolutionary war, you know, there's
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so much to be learned from history, and I think
that's probably the root of why I enjoy historical fiction
so much. It's because, you know, for me, going back
to square one to see, you know, how did this
impact what happened at the present time that it occurred,
and then what are the effects that happened into the future,
Like how is this impacting our daily life?
Speaker 2 (18:00):
And I'm guessing that that's probably why I'm drawn to history.
Speaker 5 (18:05):
Also, probably because I was really good at history when
I was in school, So I think that I've always
held onto that I had a better memory when I
was younger, so I could remember facts and figures and
dates much.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
Better than I can now.
Speaker 5 (18:17):
But you know, for me, it's remembering my kid's birthday,
my husband's birthday, and my anniversary, and I think as
long as I get those down, I'm good.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
And I think that's great as well too. You crazy
some history yourself at the Camp Hillside series with her
Camp and Miss Communic Camp, and it's about eleven three
quarrel old Noodle Newman, and you usually say about close
to twelve of them eleven three quarters old.
Speaker 5 (18:41):
I never heard of that, so it was a fun
way to just you know, make the character shine in
a way that she's not exactly twelve, but she's almost there.
And you know how kids often want to feel like
they're older than they actually are, and so for me,
I'm a birthday girl of August and I'm the end
of August. So I always was the youngest in my class,
and I think it comes from me feeling like I
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was always the little kid in the in the classroom,
even though you know, I wasn't physically little, but age wise,
I was amongst the youngest, and I think that's sort
of a nod to my own birthday.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
And that's why she's three quarters and not a whole number.
Speaker 6 (19:17):
Okay, I could see it right there.
Speaker 3 (19:19):
And of course the first book is about Youdle going
to camp for the first time and becomes a disaster.
Speaker 5 (19:25):
Oh no, yeah, well, you know, as they say, you
write what you know. And my first time at sleep
away camp it was a disaster, not because there was
a storm, but because I don't think I was really
ready to embrace the camp experience. And I was horribly
homesick and spent the time that I was away wishing
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I were somewhere else. Mainly back in my house with
my nice clean sheets in my bedroom, my mom's good cooking.
Speaker 6 (19:53):
Yeah we all miss mom's cooking, yes absolutely.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
But for me writing this book, it was almost a
chance for me to go back and rewrite the history
that I wish I had if I were a more
self aware child. The essence of the book, and I
will spoil it for anybody, so cover your ears if
you don't want to hear the ending. But she ends
up loving sleep away Camp, and it's because she changed
her attitude and found her inner confidence, and using that
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she was able to overcome being homesick, and she was
open to the camp experience and embracing all the amazing
things that can happen when you're independent and you're growing
up and all the benefits that come with that. So
a fun way to explore that. And if I had
done that, I'm sure that my childhood would have been
a little bit different than the day camps I.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
Went to after right, and crows a great place to
make new friends as well and new memories.
Speaker 5 (20:46):
That's right exactly, And I think you know that's one
of the great things about being open to an experiences.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
You never know where it's going to take.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
You exactly Yeah, and this goes into a miscommunic camp
with the camp Hillhouse start series. Why is there a
Miscommunic Camp? Sample final when Men with author Steph Kosovi.
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Speaker 6 (23:06):
Right place?
Speaker 1 (23:07):
Right time?
Speaker 3 (23:08):
Tuned into the Mike Wagner Show.
Speaker 4 (23:11):
You heard me.
Speaker 3 (23:16):
Going back on Outh theor stuff co Sylvia of the
Camp hill Side series, Her Camp and Miss Communicamp.
Speaker 6 (23:21):
Here the Mike Wadner Show, we cover the hurri Camp.
Speaker 3 (23:23):
Now we go into Miss Communic Camp and tell us
about that where Noodle goes to camp. It is basically
coming back in this time. She's got friends and her
own radio show.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
Yeah, who knew this is a perfect match.
Speaker 5 (23:39):
Yeah. This book is about having a second chance in
a way, and Noodle, the main character, is amazing plans
for the summer. She's got a whole group of friends,
she's got this radio show and it's immensely popular. And
of course, as much as you can plan in life,
the more you plan, the more things go wrong. So
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she had her road set on having the perfect summer
where it's all fun and all happiness and blue skies.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
And since this book is around.
Speaker 5 (24:10):
Over one hundred pages, obviously it doesn't go as according
to plan. And in this case, she has a falling
out with one of her best friends and ultimately you know,
again i'll spoil it, but since this is a PG
children's book, things end up working out, but it's a
bit messy on the road to that process. And again,
(24:31):
this is about discovering the challenges that come with growing up,
and in Noodle's case, it's about being good at communicating
when you.
Speaker 2 (24:39):
Are upset about something.
Speaker 5 (24:42):
And she doesn't say what she's upset about to her friend,
and her friend doesn't say what's upsetting to her, and
then they have a big blow up and get lost
in the woods. So it's kind of a far fetched story,
but actually takes elements of my life with different friends
you've had. And then I also incorporate stories that my
children and have because they're away at Sleepway Camp and
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they have some stories that I can share on air,
and many stories that I don't think would be appropriate
for the audience as they are boys.
Speaker 6 (25:12):
That's perfectly.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
Okay, that's why we're here, so work loud.
Speaker 6 (25:16):
We're not FCCU regulate.
Speaker 5 (25:18):
I got to say, oh goodness, Yeah, it's fun to
borrow from real life because I think that authenticity that
comes from somebody's story makes it even better. And you know,
of course, to make it a great story that's fun
and engaging for kids.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
I love to.
Speaker 5 (25:35):
Embellish and take something at one level and blow it
up to an even bigger level, and that makes it
a really fun story and hopefully a page turner.
Speaker 6 (25:45):
It totally does.
Speaker 3 (25:46):
And was the idea about having the radio show was
she was she get involved a radio or try to
run a radio station back in the day.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
She basically is sort of a host with comedic skills
and a funny story.
Speaker 5 (26:01):
When I was in college, I wanted to get a
job to get a little extra spending money, and I
ended up interning at a radio station.
Speaker 2 (26:10):
Oh wow, Okay, I wasn't on the air initially.
Speaker 5 (26:13):
I was usually just helping out behind the scenes and
I would help write and do different you know, go
get this, go get that, and yes, that's a nice
way of putting it. And the station was an FM station,
but they also had.
Speaker 2 (26:29):
An AM arm and it was manned or you know.
Speaker 5 (26:33):
There were two DJs that worked long shifts, and since
it was AM and that wasn't a big, uh big
money maker for the station, they didn't put a lot
of time and effort in.
Speaker 2 (26:43):
But one day one of.
Speaker 5 (26:43):
The DJs called in sick, and I happened to have
been at the station doing my gophering work, and they said, Steph,
would you like to be on air? And I said,
oh gosh, that sounds pretty interesting, And okay, I assume,
like I don't have a video background, but I know
how to talk and I can figure instructions out.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
So I had to play music and do a little
you know, prelude to the songs like banter and all
that stuff.
Speaker 6 (27:11):
Yes, you were really good at I got to sing well.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
As it turns out, I ended up being pretty good
at it.
Speaker 5 (27:17):
So the first day I didn't mess up and I
followed the directions and they asked if I wanted to
come back again.
Speaker 2 (27:23):
So throughout the.
Speaker 5 (27:25):
Last you know, year of my college, I'm on this
AM radio station and it was it was the tagline
was the Music of your Life, And it was music
starting from the thirties, all the way up through the
current era.
Speaker 3 (27:38):
So oh yeah, like a big band classic sound. Yeah,
like that song in your Life. I worked with some
of those. It's almost like some of the music just
brings back the memories and just emulates how you present.
Speaker 6 (27:50):
Yeah. The Top of format was very fun to work with,
very fun.
Speaker 5 (27:54):
Well. It was great because they said, all right, you
choose one song from every decade, and you could do
one novel song, which is like a really funny song
that has really no place on pop music except that
it's you know, fascinating, and it's either really quirky or
it's really silly. And I had such a great time,
and I didn't talk too much because I was still
a little nervous about.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
Over talking and I, you know, no training.
Speaker 5 (28:18):
And when I graduated from college, I was on my
last show and nobody that was listening to the radio
knew I was a college student. They just thought I
was this DJ that appeared out of nowhere. And so
I said, I'm going to be signing off for in
a few minutes. I'll exploring new opportunities. Thank you so
much for listening. It's been a lot of fun. And
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people actually called into the station and said, you were amazing,
We're really going to miss you.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
What are you going to do?
Speaker 5 (28:44):
And then I said, oh, I'm graduating from college. And
they were absolutely floored that I was this college student
because I played things from the thirties and forties and
you know, way back when it was it was really
surreal experience. But I just assumed nobody was listening. But
it turns out there were people listening. And I surprised
myself that I was a good radio DJ.
Speaker 3 (29:05):
And people are listening to you right now on the
podcast Mike Whinner Show and some of the other podcasts
you've been on. And of course I also thought about
since we're on the Camp a Hillside series with Ms
kimminnic Camp and her camp I was taking Alan Sheurtan's
Camp Granada would have been perfect.
Speaker 5 (29:21):
Oh yeah, that would have been a novelty song. There
was one that I love called Beans in my Ears.
I don't know what era that was from, but I
think it was the forties or fifties. It's a really
really funny song with a very catchy chorus, and I
love to play that, but I would only do it
every two weeks so that nobody would catch on that
that was my favorite novelty song.
Speaker 3 (29:42):
Right ors, just like you had Benny Hill with shaving
cream that was fun. Anything by Doctor the Mento was
on the air fish Heads and we had some music
we were wearing Chicago. Jonathan Brammer had some really parody
songs Steve Dahl, Gary Meyer and all that. So it's like,
I mean, parody was king and you create your own
stuff and people just love listening to it. So it's
(30:03):
like I just missed and now the radio. I gotta
say that. Of course you can get online, but it's
not as fun just being you know, the actual radio itself.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
So yeah, yeah, that's true. It's not a pop hit,
you know, it's probably not going to be as popular.
Speaker 6 (30:16):
Right exactly.
Speaker 3 (30:16):
And then eventually her dreams is of Rado is going
to be successful, but then it ends up like you know,
she ends up having a good time anyway.
Speaker 2 (30:25):
Hmm, exactly.
Speaker 5 (30:26):
And in my story there's always something that goes wrong
and then goes right, so I won't spoil that part.
But something goes horribly wrong on the radio and she's
got to figure out how to get over the embarrassment
of what it.
Speaker 3 (30:37):
Is exactly, and that's a big key as well too,
and what do you want readers to get from the books.
Speaker 5 (30:45):
I think, for me, the reason that I write is
to create connections with people. I love talking to kids,
especially those that have read my book and they're like,
this was the best book I ever read.
Speaker 2 (30:56):
I really love this story. Why did you write this?
Why did you write that?
Speaker 5 (30:59):
It's just kind of opens doors and a lot of
what I write about our life lessons that I've learned
looking back on my childhood and for me to communicate,
you know, things like empathy, friendship, common adolescent themes that
you just are all part of the growing up process
and that frankly we repeat as adults in different forms.
Speaker 2 (31:20):
The more that I can create a positive.
Speaker 5 (31:24):
Character that just emulates positivity, great values, things that make
you think, things that make you want to become a
better person, I hope that I capture that in my work.
And that's really what I hope people take away when
they finish my book.
Speaker 3 (31:39):
And encourage kids to go to camp. That's another one too,
So yeah, there's a lot that.
Speaker 2 (31:43):
Comes from that.
Speaker 5 (31:44):
I think. You know, camp's an amazing place to find yourself,
to grow and be independent and to take risks that
you might not have taken. If you grow up in
the same small town or whatever size town you're from,
you know you have to think about this is how
people see you. And at camp you can sort of
try something else out and see if that fits and
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then take that back home with you.
Speaker 6 (32:07):
I think that's a great thing.
Speaker 3 (32:08):
Where can we find all your books at Miss Community Camp,
her Camp and more?
Speaker 6 (32:12):
Where can you find them at?
Speaker 5 (32:13):
Well, you can find them on Amazon of course, They're
also on Barnesonnoble dot com and other major online retailers.
And you can visit my website www dot Steph st E,
p h Katsov Katzovi dot com and you can find
different links there and also read my blogs or check
out my media appearances which this will be on very
(32:35):
soon once this is broadcast, and I can't wait to
share it with you.
Speaker 6 (32:39):
That sounds great, Well, make sure we do that.
Speaker 5 (32:40):
Well.
Speaker 3 (32:40):
Here's the amazing multi Taniel author Stephcasovi of her camp,
Miss Community Camp, part the Campside Hillside series. Here Mike
Winners showing stuff. Just a few more things. What else
can we expect you twenty twenty five and beyond.
Speaker 5 (32:53):
Well, as I mentioned earlier, I am working on my
third book in the series, and the more I talk
about it on podcas Us, the more I'm motivated to
make sure that I stay focused and I keep on
my schedule that I've created to make sure it's out
and into the world as soon as possible. But right now,
I've got the first draft written and hopefully will not
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be too tied up in the editing process, which takes
almost as long as the writing process.
Speaker 2 (33:18):
I've discoveraged.
Speaker 5 (33:21):
And then just you know, being out in about in
the world, hopefully writing more blogs, which I love doing,
and meeting more people and connecting with great folks like yourself,
and just promoting being a good person and positive values.
Speaker 3 (33:37):
And that's certainly amazing as well. With great people like you,
a bigger influence. And who do you consider biggest influence
in your career?
Speaker 5 (33:44):
You know, I think if my mom is listening, I
would say the first person that I would go to
with her. She's a teacher by training, but she was
somebody that taught me to love reading and to support
and foster my love of writing, and so I have
to give a big shout out to her. I'd also
say that all the teachers that I had that were
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encouraging of my writing.
Speaker 2 (34:06):
When I was little.
Speaker 5 (34:08):
I'm sure they did not expect me to become what
I did, but they saw that I had potential. And
I look back on my childhood and it's amazing that
what positive reinforcement and just great feedback on your work
and helping me improve has had an enormous impact on
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where I was able to go in my life. And
I think just giving kids confidence and support is an
amazing thing that teachers can provide. So I have to
also give a big shout out to the educators of
the world.
Speaker 3 (34:41):
And certainly a lot of great praise indeed as well.
And what's the best advice you can give the AMBI
at this point?
Speaker 5 (34:48):
I think for me, it's being persistent and being confident
that if you're putting the work in and you are
taking every opportunity that comes your way, or creating opportu
cotunities that may not look like an opportunity but our
opportunities in disguise, and just being open to different experiences
that can enhance who you are, what you want to be,
(35:10):
key what you want to be, or you know how
you can support the passions that you have in life
and make it for a happier and healthier existence.
Speaker 3 (35:18):
And certainly great as well too. Truly amazing were with
outh there stephcos Sylphia, Miss Communia, Kent and her camp
car the camp hill Side series here on the Mike
Wedders Show. Steph a verb, thank you. Time you've ben
aso amazing, learned a lot, looking for having soon, keep
stuff today, keep in touch, lave be back and what's
your website? How do people contact you? Or in people
purchase or check out your books?
Speaker 5 (35:40):
Stephcatsoviy dot com is the best place to find all
the resources, but any great search on on a browser will.
Speaker 2 (35:47):
Also lead you to me.
Speaker 5 (35:48):
It's Steph with a pH and a K, A t
Z O V I and hopefully you'll you'll look me up.
I love to hear from people, and I look forward
to what the future holds.
Speaker 3 (35:59):
And will do as well once you get Stepha Verbie,
thank you the time you've been abste fantastic, looking forward,
having soon, keeps up today, keep in touch, live at back.
We wish I'll best and Steph, you definitely have a
great feature you.
Speaker 2 (36:10):
Thank you so much, Mike. This was a real pleasure.
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the third grade, announcing she was going to be an author.
Talk about that, graduate from law school and serving a
strategic communications consultant at Deloitte. Also focused on sharing the
humor found in Uniquely Tumultuous, A World of the Tweens
and a new book which is about eleven and three
quarter old Noodle Newman at Camp Hillside. We'll talk more
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he Is and Beautiful Downtown New York City. The amazing
author of from New York's children's author began a career
in third grade announcing she's going to be an author
and she's fulfilling her dream. The multi talent Steph Kutzelzie, Steph,
good morning, Good afternoon, Gave. Thanks for joining us today.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Thank you, Mike. I'm so excited to be here.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
It's great to have you on board and your New
York City children's author began a career in third grade
announcing you're going to be an author. Looks like you
held your bargain, which is good most people.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah, it took me a couple of years since third grade,
but I made it.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
And that's right too. You get down the fifth a
bit more on that. You graduate from law school, served
as a or serving as strategic communications consult at Deloitte.
Focus on your focus on sharing the human found uniquely
on tumultious world of tweens. You have a new book
about eleven three quarter old Noodle Newman at camp hill
(02:50):
side with friends and her own radio show and dreaming
via Sensation. You also have your first book about the
same Noodle and going to camp for the first time
and becomes a disaster. The books are called mis Kinery
Camp and her Camp. Part of the camp Hillside series for
getting all of step. Tell us how I first got started.
Speaker 5 (03:09):
Well, as you mentioned, I was thinking about becoming an author.
Back in third grade. I had an essay from the
English teacher of what do you want to be when
you grow up? And you know, I know a lot
of kids don't take those essays seriously, but apparently I did.
And when I was in third grade, I said, I
wanted to become an author. And what's remarkable because I
(03:30):
actually have a copy that my mom had saved for me,
and I went back and looked at what I wrote
when I was a young kid, and I said, I
want to be an author. I like writing stories. I
like making people laugh. I'm not sure I'll make a
lot of money. It would be nice if I did,
but that's also okay if I don't. I just really
enjoy making characters and you know, having interesting things to share.
(03:53):
And what's really ironic about that is I fast forward
to my age now, which is far older than third grade,
and I still have the same philosophy. I still love
to make characters that people can relate to. Things that
make you laugh, things that make you think, things hopefully
that don't make you cry. But maybe give you a
moment's pause. And I think the fun of writing for
(04:16):
me comes from being able to just go through that
whole series of emotions and.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Keep you entertained and engaged along the way.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
And you know, one of the things I love to
focus on is the positivity that we have, both as
children and as adults. And so most of my books
feature an element of something that the main character may
not have realized she had inside of her, but through
the course of the story it comes out and she
realizes that it's kind of like a superpower, like confidence
(04:45):
or the power of friendship. And so, you know, these
are things I really enjoy exploring. And it was a pause,
you know, when I went to college in law school,
but you know, this was the dream that I wanted
to come back to, and I'm so grateful and fortunate
that I had the opportunity to do so.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
And that's certainly great as well too. Usually people kids
make up their minds by the fifth grade and they
have it down, but you seem to be like two
years ahead. And the course, you know, I thought about,
you know, going back to my third grade, thinking about
maybe being on a microphone. Somehow people thought it was crazy,
ridiculous doing sports fifth grade. I guess I invertently found myself,
you know, you know, you know, doing some reporting, I say, hey,
(05:23):
so and so is doing this, so and so doing that.
But it's all sayings that you really don't know until
it comes out. And girls Noodle Newman being about eleven
three quarters old, I guess she's trying to figure out
what she wanted to do.
Speaker 5 (05:35):
Yeah, I think, Well, for me, one of the great
secrets I'll share with you is that the main character
is sort of a better version of who I.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
Was as a child.
Speaker 5 (05:43):
So it's it's fun and interesting to explore that side
of myself. But yeah, she's like me, I think, and
like many people are trying to figure out who they are,
what makes them happy, what you know, motivates them, what's
their passions, and you know, just the way to explore
that in the context of a story. And in my case,
I have two published and I have one that I
(06:03):
am in the process of editing. So I just finished
a first draft of the third book and probably the
final book in the series.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
But yeah, it's all about the.
Speaker 5 (06:12):
Human experience and I think, you know, the relatability that
comes from finding commonality with even if it's a fictional character,
it's something that brings us together as people.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
And I think that's what makes me tick as a.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Writer, and I think it certainly does. And besides announcing
third grade wanbia an author, was that one other, exact,
precise moment that simply influenced you into what you do
in a rest of their career?
Speaker 6 (06:36):
No words, light bulb moment.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
You know what?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
I think it was probably when you got that black
and white composition notebook. I don't know if you had
that where you used it for writing essays.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
I remember that I've got plenty of it, except can't
dig them up. But well, maybe does this counter something
like that?
Speaker 2 (06:53):
So yeah, for me, it.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
Was getting a place to write and to share my ideas,
my thoughts and as I learned from the grades that
I got when I was younger, and all through the
rest of my academic career, I did very well in
writing classes. And when you do well, it's something and
you enjoy it. It sort of motivates you keep pushing
(07:17):
and keep doing it. And I will say, throughout my career,
I have always gravitated towards jobs that involved writing. I
have worked in a corporate communications environment. When I was
in law school, I found the least legal jobs but
the most writing related. So you know, it's a really
fun way to explore your passions, and for me, I
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think it sort of helped me create a really meandering.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Path of how I got to where I am.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
But I spent many years sort of honing my skills
in a professional environment, and then when I decided to
take the leap to go to the creative side, I
felt like I had sort of a background that I
already knew I was going to be a good writer
if I was going to do the professional stif But
you know, the challenge for me was could I do
it in a creative sense? And I was a little
(08:04):
bit scared and nervous about it, but I kept going
back to, well, I've done it professionally for many years.
That can't be that hard to transition. Of course, it
was harder than I thought, because nothing comes easy when
you're really passionate and you want to do something to
the best of your abilities, and so you work harder
and you're you know, challenging yourself, and you're in a way,
(08:25):
I think a little bit very high standards I had.
You know, I wanted this to be something that I
was proud of and that I wouldn't be embarrassed if
somebody said, oh, you wrote that book. And so for me,
you know, having really high standards, I think it pushed
me to limits that were beyond.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
What I had originally thought I was capable of.
Speaker 5 (08:44):
And I'm glad that I have that sort of mentality
when I try and do something. And you know, for me,
anxiety is a great motivator. There is saying I think
Billy j And King said pressure is a privilege, and
I really have found that to be the core of
my existence.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Certainly and did as well too, pressure being privilege. And
of course you'd be in a law school. How'd you first,
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When I was in college, I took pre law classes
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that I would have extra time before I graduated. So
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that i'll get, but you know what, I really love English,
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and I'll have a double major.
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My second major, and in the back of my mind,
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I'll pay the bills when I graduate, but I don't
know what. And at the time, I didn't know enough
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I didn't know what I wanted to focus on.
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But law school was three years and you could probably
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A law degree would give me the most opportunities once
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having that piece of paper that said she accomplished something
was kind of the ticket to where I was able
to advance my career professionally, and then, you know, give
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We're here an amazing New York City children's author.
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We began her career in the third grade the claric
She's going to be an author, and she became one
Steph Cozopi here on the Mike Wahner's show and before
it gets to our campheld size series. You enjoyed writing
for quite some time and at the making announcement, of course,
my authors and writers growing up, how are your favorite books?
Speaker 5 (13:34):
I think, you know, if I had to narrow it down,
there were a bunch of authors when I was really
little that I loved their style of writing. I think
Beverly Cleary had quirky characters that you just had to love.
You know, the Ramona series. I don't know if you
remember it, but.
Speaker 6 (13:50):
Yes, yes, Ramona, that's right, and you kind of, you.
Speaker 5 (13:54):
Know, you saw yourself and her because she was just
a little bit of a pain in the butt, but
she was also sweet and endearing, and that really was
a character that I just I loved how.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Beverly Cleary was able to just.
Speaker 5 (14:09):
She was so amazing at developing characters that you just
could really visualize. And the same I think for Judy Bloom,
another adolescent author that had a huge impact on me,
just the way she wrote the dialogue that was you
felt like you were just sitting and watching, you know,
the action happened right in front of you, even though
they were.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
On the pages of the book.
Speaker 5 (14:28):
And so over the years that sort of seeped into
my inner conscience, and I think as I became a writer,
that was what I was trying to emulate with the
way I write and my style, which you know, I
try to inject a lot of humor, characters that are memorable,
and you know, in my case, I have some characters
that you love to hate, but you could probably pick
them out in your own world if you were walking
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down the street or in a classroom or somewhere, and
you know, it's just I think the power of an
amazing writer helps transplant you into the setting of the book.
And for me, one of the greatest joys in bittersweet
happiness that I feel when I read is that when
you end a really good book, you're kind of sad
to see it end.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
And you know, I hope that I get that with
my work.
Speaker 5 (15:12):
But you know, as a reader, that's something that I
strive for, you know, when I pick up a book,
and now as a writer, it's the same thing I
try and do when I'm creating the stories myself.
Speaker 6 (15:22):
That is so amazing.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
And maybe you think of the Princess Brian, you know,
the oh I love why I hated the book, and
he's like, is that all, Grandpa?
Speaker 6 (15:29):
I want to hear more.
Speaker 3 (15:30):
I'll come back tomorrow as a mister Colombo. That was
our great story right there. Yeah, read books and everything
that's right, And how about your other favorite books as well?
Speaker 5 (15:40):
You know, I think for me, I also don't really
like historical fiction, but I have yet to tackle that
as my own sort of brand of writing. I know
how much work goes into, you know, researching something in history.
But if I could have another chance at writing some
other kind of book, it might be to take take
a peek into history oracle fiction and see where I
(16:01):
could go with that. But I think that's a huge,
huge effort, and I really can just maybe for now
appreciate somebody that's an amazing historical fiction writer. I mean,
there's so many out there that you know, I probably
will forget them all as I remember them all, but
you know, uh, just a lot. I think the world
has so many great writers that you know, if I
(16:23):
tried to narrow it down, I would then forget. Oh.
But I also really love this person, this style, and
so I'm sorry that I kind of worked my way
around the question, but it's it's a tough.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
One to try and narrow down the world of literature.
I mean I could feel like William Shakespeare.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
No, I don't worry about it. There are some favorite
books out there, you know, people can pick up. You know,
one of one of my favorites side of the Bible
is what was it?
Speaker 6 (16:48):
How to? How to?
Speaker 3 (16:49):
How to win friends and influence people? Dale Carnegie, And
I think there was one that Stephen Klobe. And of
course I read some books about Larry King, like Tell
It to the King, and I think there was also
something about Rush Limbaugh sports books and Jim Bouten's Ball
four and you'll love reading humor and everything else, but
inspirational books like that, you know, just get Going and
(17:10):
whatever else. Now getting back to his historical fiction as well,
what subject would you cover and turn to fiction?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
Oh, I don't know.
Speaker 5 (17:18):
I am a lover of history, and you know, there's
so many different periods of history that are fascinating and interesting.
You know, I love any show frankly that's got a
British accent involved. Oh nice, you know, anything like turn
up the Century, World War two, going back to you know,
the seventeen hundred. It's a revolutionary war, you know, there's
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so much to be learned from history, and I think
that's probably the root of why I enjoy historical fiction
so much. It's because, you know, for me, going back
to square one to see, you know, how did this
impact what happened at the present time that it occurred,
and then what are the effects that happened into the future,
Like how is this impacting our daily life?
Speaker 2 (18:00):
And I'm guessing that that's probably why I'm drawn to history.
Speaker 5 (18:05):
Also, probably because I was really good at history when
I was in school, So I think that I've always
held onto that I had a better memory when I
was younger, so I could remember facts and figures and
dates much.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
Better than I can now.
Speaker 5 (18:17):
But you know, for me, it's remembering my kid's birthday,
my husband's birthday, and my anniversary, and I think as
long as I get those down, I'm good.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
And I think that's great as well too. You crazy
some history yourself at the Camp Hillside series with her
Camp and Miss Communic Camp, and it's about eleven three
quarrel old Noodle Newman, and you usually say about close
to twelve of them eleven three quarters old.
Speaker 5 (18:41):
I never heard of that, so it was a fun
way to just you know, make the character shine in
a way that she's not exactly twelve, but she's almost there.
And you know how kids often want to feel like
they're older than they actually are, and so for me,
I'm a birthday girl of August and I'm the end
of August. So I always was the youngest in my class,
and I think it comes from me feeling like I
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was always the little kid in the in the classroom,
even though you know, I wasn't physically little, but age wise,
I was amongst the youngest, and I think that's sort
of a nod to my own birthday.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
And that's why she's three quarters and not a whole number.
Speaker 6 (19:17):
Okay, I could see it right there.
Speaker 3 (19:19):
And of course the first book is about Youdle going
to camp for the first time and becomes a disaster.
Speaker 5 (19:25):
Oh no, yeah, well, you know, as they say, you
write what you know. And my first time at sleep
away camp it was a disaster, not because there was
a storm, but because I don't think I was really
ready to embrace the camp experience. And I was horribly
homesick and spent the time that I was away wishing
(19:45):
I were somewhere else. Mainly back in my house with
my nice clean sheets in my bedroom, my mom's good cooking.
Speaker 6 (19:53):
Yeah we all miss mom's cooking, yes absolutely.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
But for me writing this book, it was almost a
chance for me to go back and rewrite the history
that I wish I had if I were a more
self aware child. The essence of the book, and I
will spoil it for anybody, so cover your ears if
you don't want to hear the ending. But she ends
up loving sleep away Camp, and it's because she changed
her attitude and found her inner confidence, and using that
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she was able to overcome being homesick, and she was
open to the camp experience and embracing all the amazing
things that can happen when you're independent and you're growing
up and all the benefits that come with that. So
a fun way to explore that. And if I had
done that, I'm sure that my childhood would have been
a little bit different than the day camps I.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
Went to after right, and crows a great place to
make new friends as well and new memories.
Speaker 5 (20:46):
That's right exactly, And I think you know that's one
of the great things about being open to an experiences.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
You never know where it's going to take.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
You exactly Yeah, and this goes into a miscommunic camp
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You heard me.
Speaker 3 (23:16):
Going back on Outh theor stuff co Sylvia of the
Camp hill Side series, Her Camp and Miss Communicamp.
Speaker 6 (23:21):
Here the Mike Wadner Show, we cover the hurri Camp.
Speaker 3 (23:23):
Now we go into Miss Communic Camp and tell us
about that where Noodle goes to camp. It is basically
coming back in this time. She's got friends and her
own radio show.
Speaker 2 (23:35):
Yeah, who knew this is a perfect match.
Speaker 5 (23:39):
Yeah. This book is about having a second chance in
a way, and Noodle, the main character, is amazing plans
for the summer. She's got a whole group of friends,
she's got this radio show and it's immensely popular. And
of course, as much as you can plan in life,
the more you plan, the more things go wrong. So
(24:00):
she had her road set on having the perfect summer
where it's all fun and all happiness and blue skies.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
And since this book is around.
Speaker 5 (24:10):
Over one hundred pages, obviously it doesn't go as according
to plan. And in this case, she has a falling
out with one of her best friends and ultimately you know,
again i'll spoil it, but since this is a PG
children's book, things end up working out, but it's a
bit messy on the road to that process. And again,
(24:31):
this is about discovering the challenges that come with growing up,
and in Noodle's case, it's about being good at communicating
when you.
Speaker 2 (24:39):
Are upset about something.
Speaker 5 (24:42):
And she doesn't say what she's upset about to her friend,
and her friend doesn't say what's upsetting to her, and
then they have a big blow up and get lost
in the woods. So it's kind of a far fetched story,
but actually takes elements of my life with different friends
you've had. And then I also incorporate stories that my
children and have because they're away at Sleepway Camp and
(25:03):
they have some stories that I can share on air,
and many stories that I don't think would be appropriate
for the audience as they are boys.
Speaker 6 (25:12):
That's perfectly.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
Okay, that's why we're here, so work loud.
Speaker 6 (25:16):
We're not FCCU regulate.
Speaker 5 (25:18):
I got to say, oh goodness, Yeah, it's fun to
borrow from real life because I think that authenticity that
comes from somebody's story makes it even better. And you know,
of course, to make it a great story that's fun
and engaging for kids.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
I love to.
Speaker 5 (25:35):
Embellish and take something at one level and blow it
up to an even bigger level, and that makes it
a really fun story and hopefully a page turner.
Speaker 6 (25:45):
It totally does.
Speaker 3 (25:46):
And was the idea about having the radio show was
she was she get involved a radio or try to
run a radio station back in the day.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
She basically is sort of a host with comedic skills
and a funny story.
Speaker 5 (26:01):
When I was in college, I wanted to get a
job to get a little extra spending money, and I
ended up interning at a radio station.
Speaker 2 (26:10):
Oh wow, Okay, I wasn't on the air initially.
Speaker 5 (26:13):
I was usually just helping out behind the scenes and
I would help write and do different you know, go
get this, go get that, and yes, that's a nice
way of putting it. And the station was an FM station,
but they also had.
Speaker 2 (26:29):
An AM arm and it was manned or you know.
Speaker 5 (26:33):
There were two DJs that worked long shifts, and since
it was AM and that wasn't a big, uh big
money maker for the station, they didn't put a lot
of time and effort in.
Speaker 2 (26:43):
But one day one of.
Speaker 5 (26:43):
The DJs called in sick, and I happened to have
been at the station doing my gophering work, and they said, Steph,
would you like to be on air? And I said,
oh gosh, that sounds pretty interesting, And okay, I assume,
like I don't have a video background, but I know
how to talk and I can figure instructions out.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
So I had to play music and do a little
you know, prelude to the songs like banter and all
that stuff.
Speaker 6 (27:11):
Yes, you were really good at I got to sing well.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
As it turns out, I ended up being pretty good
at it.
Speaker 5 (27:17):
So the first day I didn't mess up and I
followed the directions and they asked if I wanted to
come back again.
Speaker 2 (27:23):
So throughout the.
Speaker 5 (27:25):
Last you know, year of my college, I'm on this
AM radio station and it was it was the tagline
was the Music of your Life, And it was music
starting from the thirties, all the way up through the
current era.
Speaker 3 (27:38):
So oh yeah, like a big band classic sound. Yeah,
like that song in your Life. I worked with some
of those. It's almost like some of the music just
brings back the memories and just emulates how you present.
Speaker 6 (27:50):
Yeah. The Top of format was very fun to work with,
very fun.
Speaker 5 (27:54):
Well. It was great because they said, all right, you
choose one song from every decade, and you could do
one novel song, which is like a really funny song
that has really no place on pop music except that
it's you know, fascinating, and it's either really quirky or
it's really silly. And I had such a great time,
and I didn't talk too much because I was still
a little nervous about.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
Over talking and I, you know, no training.
Speaker 5 (28:18):
And when I graduated from college, I was on my
last show and nobody that was listening to the radio
knew I was a college student. They just thought I
was this DJ that appeared out of nowhere. And so
I said, I'm going to be signing off for in
a few minutes. I'll exploring new opportunities. Thank you so
much for listening. It's been a lot of fun. And
(28:39):
people actually called into the station and said, you were amazing,
We're really going to miss you.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
What are you going to do?
Speaker 5 (28:44):
And then I said, oh, I'm graduating from college. And
they were absolutely floored that I was this college student
because I played things from the thirties and forties and
you know, way back when it was it was really
surreal experience. But I just assumed nobody was listening. But
it turns out there were people listening. And I surprised
myself that I was a good radio DJ.
Speaker 3 (29:05):
And people are listening to you right now on the
podcast Mike Whinner Show and some of the other podcasts
you've been on. And of course I also thought about
since we're on the Camp a Hillside series with Ms
kimminnic Camp and her camp I was taking Alan Sheurtan's
Camp Granada would have been perfect.
Speaker 5 (29:21):
Oh yeah, that would have been a novelty song. There
was one that I love called Beans in my Ears.
I don't know what era that was from, but I
think it was the forties or fifties. It's a really
really funny song with a very catchy chorus, and I
love to play that, but I would only do it
every two weeks so that nobody would catch on that
that was my favorite novelty song.
Speaker 3 (29:42):
Right ors, just like you had Benny Hill with shaving
cream that was fun. Anything by Doctor the Mento was
on the air fish Heads and we had some music
we were wearing Chicago. Jonathan Brammer had some really parody
songs Steve Dahl, Gary Meyer and all that. So it's like,
I mean, parody was king and you create your own
stuff and people just love listening to it. So it's
(30:03):
like I just missed and now the radio. I gotta
say that. Of course you can get online, but it's
not as fun just being you know, the actual radio itself.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
So yeah, yeah, that's true. It's not a pop hit,
you know, it's probably not going to be as popular.
Speaker 6 (30:16):
Right exactly.
Speaker 3 (30:16):
And then eventually her dreams is of Rado is going
to be successful, but then it ends up like you know,
she ends up having a good time anyway.
Speaker 2 (30:25):
Hmm, exactly.
Speaker 5 (30:26):
And in my story there's always something that goes wrong
and then goes right, so I won't spoil that part.
But something goes horribly wrong on the radio and she's
got to figure out how to get over the embarrassment
of what it.
Speaker 3 (30:37):
Is exactly, and that's a big key as well too,
and what do you want readers to get from the books.
Speaker 5 (30:45):
I think, for me, the reason that I write is
to create connections with people. I love talking to kids,
especially those that have read my book and they're like,
this was the best book I ever read.
Speaker 2 (30:56):
I really love this story. Why did you write this?
Why did you write that?
Speaker 5 (30:59):
It's just kind of opens doors and a lot of
what I write about our life lessons that I've learned
looking back on my childhood and for me to communicate,
you know, things like empathy, friendship, common adolescent themes that
you just are all part of the growing up process
and that frankly we repeat as adults in different forms.
Speaker 2 (31:20):
The more that I can create a positive.
Speaker 5 (31:24):
Character that just emulates positivity, great values, things that make
you think, things that make you want to become a
better person, I hope that I capture that in my work.
And that's really what I hope people take away when
they finish my book.
Speaker 3 (31:39):
And encourage kids to go to camp. That's another one too,
So yeah, there's a lot that.
Speaker 2 (31:43):
Comes from that.
Speaker 5 (31:44):
I think. You know, camp's an amazing place to find yourself,
to grow and be independent and to take risks that
you might not have taken. If you grow up in
the same small town or whatever size town you're from,
you know you have to think about this is how
people see you. And at camp you can sort of
try something else out and see if that fits and
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then take that back home with you.
Speaker 6 (32:07):
I think that's a great thing.
Speaker 3 (32:08):
Where can we find all your books at Miss Community Camp,
her Camp and more?
Speaker 6 (32:12):
Where can you find them at?
Speaker 5 (32:13):
Well, you can find them on Amazon of course, They're
also on Barnesonnoble dot com and other major online retailers.
And you can visit my website www dot Steph st E,
p h Katsov Katzovi dot com and you can find
different links there and also read my blogs or check
out my media appearances which this will be on very
(32:35):
soon once this is broadcast, and I can't wait to
share it with you.
Speaker 6 (32:39):
That sounds great, Well, make sure we do that.
Speaker 5 (32:40):
Well.
Speaker 3 (32:40):
Here's the amazing multi Taniel author Stephcasovi of her camp,
Miss Community Camp, part the Campside Hillside series. Here Mike
Winners showing stuff. Just a few more things. What else
can we expect you twenty twenty five and beyond.
Speaker 5 (32:53):
Well, as I mentioned earlier, I am working on my
third book in the series, and the more I talk
about it on podcas Us, the more I'm motivated to
make sure that I stay focused and I keep on
my schedule that I've created to make sure it's out
and into the world as soon as possible. But right now,
I've got the first draft written and hopefully will not
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be too tied up in the editing process, which takes
almost as long as the writing process.
Speaker 2 (33:18):
I've discoveraged.
Speaker 5 (33:21):
And then just you know, being out in about in
the world, hopefully writing more blogs, which I love doing,
and meeting more people and connecting with great folks like yourself,
and just promoting being a good person and positive values.
Speaker 3 (33:37):
And that's certainly amazing as well. With great people like you,
a bigger influence. And who do you consider biggest influence
in your career?
Speaker 5 (33:44):
You know, I think if my mom is listening, I
would say the first person that I would go to
with her. She's a teacher by training, but she was
somebody that taught me to love reading and to support
and foster my love of writing, and so I have
to give a big shout out to her. I'd also
say that all the teachers that I had that were
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encouraging of my writing.
Speaker 2 (34:06):
When I was little.
Speaker 5 (34:08):
I'm sure they did not expect me to become what
I did, but they saw that I had potential. And
I look back on my childhood and it's amazing that
what positive reinforcement and just great feedback on your work
and helping me improve has had an enormous impact on
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where I was able to go in my life. And
I think just giving kids confidence and support is an
amazing thing that teachers can provide. So I have to
also give a big shout out to the educators of
the world.
Speaker 3 (34:41):
And certainly a lot of great praise indeed as well.
And what's the best advice you can give the AMBI
at this point?
Speaker 5 (34:48):
I think for me, it's being persistent and being confident
that if you're putting the work in and you are
taking every opportunity that comes your way, or creating opportu
cotunities that may not look like an opportunity but our
opportunities in disguise, and just being open to different experiences
that can enhance who you are, what you want to be,
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key what you want to be, or you know how
you can support the passions that you have in life
and make it for a happier and healthier existence.
Speaker 3 (35:18):
And certainly great as well too. Truly amazing were with
outh there stephcos Sylphia, Miss Communia, Kent and her camp
car the camp hill Side series here on the Mike
Wedders Show. Steph a verb, thank you. Time you've ben
aso amazing, learned a lot, looking for having soon, keep
stuff today, keep in touch, lave be back and what's
your website? How do people contact you? Or in people
purchase or check out your books?
Speaker 5 (35:40):
Stephcatsoviy dot com is the best place to find all
the resources, but any great search on on a browser will.
Speaker 2 (35:47):
Also lead you to me.
Speaker 5 (35:48):
It's Steph with a pH and a K, A t
Z O V I and hopefully you'll you'll look me up.
I love to hear from people, and I look forward
to what the future holds.
Speaker 3 (35:59):
And will do as well once you get Stepha Verbie,
thank you the time you've been abste fantastic, looking forward,
having soon, keeps up today, keep in touch, live at back.
We wish I'll best and Steph, you definitely have a
great feature you.
Speaker 2 (36:10):
Thank you so much, Mike. This was a real pleasure.
Speaker 1 (36:13):
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