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Hello Happy People,
Today Dianne chats with bestselling author and author coach, Benecia Ponder. Since 2006, Benecia has been on a mission to help individuals prosper with purpose. She is the author of several bestselling books and has also helped her clients write and publish bestsellers as well.

Benecia started out her career in law before following her passion as an author. She talks about the moment she decided to write and self publish her first book and the full-blown panic she felt because she had no idea what to do next. She spent an entire year feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed with the stress of it all before she finally reached out to a mentor for help.

She has gone on to build an impressive career and loves connecting with others to help them get past their fears and stress to publish their own books. You can get a free consultation or pick up one of her coaching books to get you started. But before you do that, go listen to what she has to say to Dianne in today's episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt.

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Dianne
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S3 EP106: Terreece Clarke, International Bestselling Romance Author

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02/21/24 • 62 min

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Hello Happy People,
Today Dianne shares her chat with Terreece M. Clarke. It is impossible to spend time speaking with Terreece and not come away in a better mood than when you started the conversation. With a ready smile and a kind word for everyone she meets, it is easy to see how her personality plays into her ability to connect so well with her followers.

Terreece's Courageous Love Series is more proof of her ability to connect with others. At the time of this writing, her first book in the series, Heartbeat, is sitting at number one and number two on two similar Amazon bestseller lists. While this book was released in 2022, it is still gaining traction in the romance reading community. It continues to be mentioned on various romance review book sites as being one of the best books on the market today.

According to several reviews listed on Amazon.com, Heartbeat is a well rounded story that makes the readers laugh out loud, cry, and delivers engaging, sexy characters who readers love. From Terreece's website, she is "passionate about representation, amplifying voices that are often muted, championing small businesses, highlighting workers who make a big business great, and taking on society’s tough topics. We have to model the change we want and share the megaphone so everyone is included."
It is obvious from her stellar reviews and her placement on bestseller lists that her readers appreciate her work and her storytelling. Which makes it all the more amazing that she was not always focused on becoming an author. Terreece started out her college career with the intention to be a broadcast journalist, but quickly found out that the stories she wanted to tell were not the ones she would be assigned. She took a leap of faith in herself and changed her career path. Listen now to hear her story.

Please Note: Some of her books come with trigger warnings. Please visit her website for more information.

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S3 EP144: Chad Willardson, Wealth Management Expert and Amazon Bestselling Financial Author

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11/13/24 • 31 min

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Hello Happy People,

We are thrilled to share with you today Dianne's interview with Wealth Management Specialist, Chad Willardson. To say Chad has an impressive background in finance and publishing does not come close to painting an accurate picture of his achievements. He is the President and Founder of Pacific Capital, five-time bestselling author, long-time Certified Financial Fiduciary, and recently launched his latest book, Wealth Wired Differently .

Following the success of his previous bestsellers, Fit for Wealth , Stress Free Money, Beyond the Money, and Smart, Not Spoiled, Wealth Wired Differently dives into essential topics for entrepreneurs navigating the financial landscape and looking for the best advice and strategies available.

It is easy to understand how Chad could write such books when you look at his own entrepreneurial and financial background. Chad was a senior vice president of investments for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management from 2003–2011. He took that experience and used it as a launching pad for his own ventures.

Embracing his entrepreneurial spirit, Chad would go on to create several companies of his own. Besides Pacific Capital, Chad is the Co-founder and Board Member of GravyStack and the Founder and President of Platinum Elevated.

Through his businesses, Chad manages more than $1.4 billion in investments, offering specialized services to high-net-worth entrepreneurs. As successful as he is in the field, Chad has first-hand knowledge of what it is like for an entrepreneur to take great financial risks to build a company from concept to a lucrative enterprise. Don't wait, go listen now to learn more about Chad and his work.

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S1 EP 18: A HodgePodge of Goodness ... and BOOKS!

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06/15/22 • 20 min

Hello Happy People!
In this episode, Dianne gives updates on the state of the website/social media updates and consolidations under Burckhardt Books. Changes are coming fast and marketing things will be so much simpler and less time consuming once they are all completed. It will remove many distractions from (and excuses for not) writing.
Book Banter has lined up a number of amazing guests we hope to feature as soon as possible. We are working to set interview times now. We already have commitments from several amazing guests we preview in today's episode. We hope to schedule the interviews very soon and will update you as soon as they are definite.
We have an update on the new series from Dianne's friend, author Mark L Redmond. His The Box M Gang is on sale now. Plus, Dianne shares her favorite book since ninth grade, the sci-fi novel The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee. The love is real and DEEP.
The show ends with a short reading from chapter one of the final book in the Into the West Saga Serial, Into the West: Family Ties. This book is currently in production and will be released in 2022.
It's a fun filled show today with lots of information. Why not take a few minutes out of your day and listen now on your favorite podcast provider or on our own Burckhardt Books website. Why not take a moment to relax and listen now?
Have a great day!

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S4 EP170: Josh Mendoza, Author of Shadow of the Eternal Watcher

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05/14/25 • 45 min

Hello Happy People,

Dianne is thrilled to bring you today's guest author, Josh Mendoza. Josh had already established himself in the film industry before he decided to add published author to his credits. Josh is an award-winning filmmaker known for his post-apocalyptic feature film, What Still Remains. Working with veteran actors Mimi Rogers and Jeff Kober among a varied and talented cast, the film earned a 90% rating from Rotten Tomatoes.

Even with his success in film, Josh wanted to explore other creative outlets. Having earned a BA in English and creative writing from Stanford University and an MFA in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Josh was well prepared to take on the task of writing and publishing novels in addition to his cinematic projects.

Shadow of the Eternal Watcher is Josh's debut novel. It is climbing up the Amazon bestsellers list and has 4.6 rating just months after it's release. Josh currently splits his time between the City of Angels and the deserts of Arizona with his wife and two children.

Don't wait, go listen now to the full interview to hear about this author's journey from the man himself.

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S2 EP 57: Lance S.A. Nielsen Interview, Part 2 of 2

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03/15/23 • 43 min

Hello Happy People!
In today's episode, Dianne finishes her chat with her good friend, Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen. Between the common jokes, the two focus todays chat more on Lance's screenplays and theater work.
Be sure to check out Lance's social media sites for more information on him and his work and be sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel so you can see all the amazing industry insiders he brings on for interviews about various creative arts fields including, authors, actors, directors, playwrights, and so much more!
Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen, Author of Diamonds in the Sky Series

Lance interviews Dianne and bestselling author, Val Collins, recorded live March 1st.

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S2 EP 56: Lance S.A. Nielsen Interview, Part 1 of 2

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03/08/23 • 44 min

Hello Happy People!
In today's episode, Dianne chats with her good friend, Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen. Dianne always looks forward to chatting with Lance for several reasons. Besides the fact that he is multi-talented, working as an author, a playwright, an acting coach, and a director, but Lance knows how to make her laugh too.
Lance was born in South Africa and adopted at a young age by an English mother and Danish father. Raised in Kingston-upon-Thames in the United Kingdom, it was here, according to his website, "... he spent much of his time engaged in designing fictional worlds for role-playing games, rolling dice, renting videos, going to the cinema and forgetting to tell his mother what time he would be home when he went out." While under the influence of JRR Tolkien, he made his first attempts at writing a book series, The Prophecy of the Witch-King. Since then, Lance has written many amazing works for stage, screen, and print. He chats about them all with Dianne in episodes 56 & 57, be sure to catch them both.
Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen, Author of Diamonds in the Sky Series

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S2 EP 55: Kirstie Page, Visual Storyteller, Artist, and Author

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03/01/23 • 48 min

Hello Happy People,
Today, Dianne gets to chat with her good friend, visual storyteller and mixed media artist, Kirstie Page. They chat about what it was like for Kirstie to go from being a virtually unknown artist with a dream of creating a business, to having her work in collections around the world and seeing her designs on everything from greeting cards to housewares.

Kirstie shares what it has been like to push her own comfort boundaries to begin attending art shows and sharing the hidden stories behind all of her creations with the public, face to face. She talks about how her own insecurities led to write her book, 5 Tips to Help You Master Imposter Syndrome, available as a free download on her website.
Kirstie explains where her inspirations come from and the driving force behind her overall vision for her artwork and career goals. Kirstie is currently working to build an incredible catalog of products which she is creating with her inspirational stories and artwork.

Don't wait, listen now.
Dianne

Kirstie Page, Visual Storyteller/Artist of Remember When Art

On a Side Note: Dianne will be interviewed LIVE tonight with bestselling author, Val Collins, on Industry Interviews with Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen on The Outcast Creative YouTube Channel. Click HERE to watch this show March 1st, 2023 at 9 PM GMT (3 PM central standard time if you are in the US). The show will also be available on The Outcasts Creative YouTube channel after the live show.

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S2 EP 53: C. D'Angelo, Women's Fiction Author

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02/15/23 • 28 min

Hello Happy People,
In this episode, Dianne Chats with award-winning, Women's Fiction author, C. D'Angelo about their mutual love of Italy, books, and ukulele music! D'Angelo shares how her love of history and family has inspired her to write her multi award-winning books, The Difference and The Visitor. D'Angelo also gives a few insights on her current work in progress, The Gift.
The women have a great five quick questions round and D'Angelo opens up about her plans for the future and her aspirations to see her books brought to life on the big screen.
We also talk about the Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany) in this episode. If you would like to find out more about this event, click here.
Don't wait, listen now.
Dianne

C. D'Angelo, author of The Difference and The Visitor, with The Gift coming soon.

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S3 Hiatus EP152 Frankfurter Buchmesse: CosPlayer Hannah Gässler, Climate Hackerz

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01/08/25 • 12 min

Hello Happy People,
Welcome to our holiday hiatus between podcast seasons. We usually play "The Best of" shows from the season that is ending, but this year we are bringing you interviews we recorded live at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. This Buchmesse is the world's largest publishing convention and with these interviews we barely scratched the surface of the incredible vendors attending this conference.
In today's show you will hear Dianne and Pedro Burckhardt conducting interviews on the convention floor with these companies. They discuss business practices and products these companies provide.
Cosplayer Hannah Gässler (no link)
Walking around the Frankfurter Buchmesse you are greeted with a sea of literary fans many of whom are cosplayers, bringing their favorite literary characters to life. One such fan, Hannah Gässler (24), was dressed as Ashoka from Star Wars. Dianne has see many woman wearing this costume over years , but Hannah’s had the best headpiece she had seen. Dianne had to stop her and speak with her.

Climate Hackerz
Pedro met with Joerg Osarek founder of Climate Hackerz, a Think- and Action-Tank focused on transforming civilization into a climate positive state. Joerg not only has a passion for educating people on climate change, but he is also an expert in IT and business transformation, working as an independent management consultant and co-founder of the its-people group. In 2019, he founded ClimateHackerz. Joerg also shares his knowledge through workshops, customer projects, and as a keynote speaker.

Frankfurter BuchmesseTo learn more about the worlds largest publishing convention, check out the link above.
Enjoy,
Dianne and the Book Banter Productions Crew
PLEASE NOTE: these interviews are all recorded live on the convention floor. There is of course background noise due to the numerous amount of convention goers around us. We did our best to clean up the sound for you. We are looking into new technology to bring you even better sound next year. These are also minimally edited just to clean up the sound.