Ep. 818 – Tech Savvy Tales and Cozy Mysteries with Charles Breakfield & Rox Burkey (@EnigmaSeries)

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03/30/24 • 36 min

"We're a society of people that, in general, try to help other people, and that makes us very vulnerable." - Rox Burkey

Today’s featured award-winning authors are professional technology experts with 25+ years of expertise who craft relevant 21st-century TechnoThriller stories incorporating layers of romance, suspense, and intrigue with a splash of humor, Charles Breakfield & Rox Burkey. Breakfield. Burkey, and I had a fun chat about their books, tips for digital safety, the value of reader feedback, and more!!

Key Things You’ll Learn:

What inspired Breakfield and Burkey to write a cozy mystery after writing many techno-thrillers

The art of character development and how co-authoring can be fun

The human connection in business and technology

A major cybersecurity risk that most folks don't consider

Breakfield & Burkey’s Site: https://www.enigmabookseries.com/

Breakfield & Burkey’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08SHP6L91/allbooks

The opening track is titled "Kareru R Daichi Q-MIX" by Rukunetsu AKA Project R (@Rukunetsu). Use the following link to hear the full track and support his craft. https://on.soundcloud.com/62w8X

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"We're a society of people that, in general, try to help other people, and that makes us very vulnerable." - Rox Burkey

Key Things You’ll Learn:

What inspired Breakfield and Burkey to write a cozy mystery after writing many techno-thrillers

The art of character development and how co-authoring can be fun

The human connection in business and technology

A major cybersecurity risk that most folks don't consider

Breakfield & Burkey’s Site: https://www.enigmabookseries.com/

Breakfield & Burkey’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08SHP6L91/allbooks

The opening track is titled "Kareru R Daichi Q-MIX" by Rukunetsu AKA Project R (@Rukunetsu). Use the following link to hear the full track and support his craft. https://on.soundcloud.com/62w8X

Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming!

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Donate on PayPal: @DBrightmon

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