S4 Ep10: Paul Regnier

03/09/24 • 27 min

Paul Regnier is a speculative fiction author. He believes one of the closest things to magic on this earth is imagination. His favorite type of story is filled with adventure, humor, and heartfelt moments between characters. He likes to dream up worlds of fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and the supernatural. Sometimes they end up in a book.

Paul is the writer of a new fantasy book called Bard Tidings, as well as the Luke and Bandit cozy mystery series, the Paranormia series, and the Space Drifters series.

Paul lives in Treasure Valley, Idaho, with his wife and two children.

You can learn more about Paul and his books at PaulJRegnier.com

THIS EPISODE WAS LIVESTREAMED ON TWITCH.TV/LDK_PODCAST ON JULY 22, 2023.

Paul is the writer of a new fantasy book called Bard Tidings, as well as the Luke and Bandit cozy mystery series, the Paranormia series, and the Space Drifters series.

Paul lives in Treasure Valley, Idaho, with his wife and two children.

You can learn more about Paul and his books at PaulJRegnier.com

THIS EPISODE WAS LIVESTREAMED ON TWITCH.TV/LDK_PODCAST ON JULY 22, 2023.

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S4 Ep9: John Otte & How to Win at Kickstarters

We had the incomparable John Otte on the show this week!

John W. Otte is a husband, a father, a Lutheran pastor, and a big ol’ geek. He graduated from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a theatre major, and then from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. By night, he writes unusual stories of geeky grace. He lives in the Kansas City area with his wife and two boys.

On today's show, we discussed his recent forays into Kickstarter campaigns, both for his Drawn in Ash novel and forthcoming sequel, Drawn Through Blood. His influence to try the Kickstarter method? Novel Marketing Podcast (which is a great podcast for novelists! Check out this podcast about Kickstarting with Chris Fox, which we think is the episode John refers to in the episode.)

We also hear about balancing his life as full-time Lutheran pastor and writing novels, and the challenges there.

Many shout outs today! John W. Otte Novel Marketing Podcast John's editor, Megan Gerig One Year Adventure Novel

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LDK S4 E11 - Thomas Doscher

Thomas Doscher is an author and retired Air Force journalist with a degree in history from the University of Maryland University College. During his Air Force career, Thomas wrote news and feature stories for the Air Force and joint military publications across 20 years and three deployments. Thomas retired from the Air Force in 2021 and now spends his time writing and being with his wife and two sons in Illinois. We had a delightful chat with author Thomas Doscher, primarily discussing his upcoming book in the Vixen War Bride series. Highlights included: Reading 'Blossoms in the Wind', cultural mixing, being a history nerd Having an epic troll in the book, matching tone of the book with the subplots. Upcoming projects! American Isakai Getting punched by wife for editing. 20 Books to 50K Don't sweat the marketing!

Be sure to check out Thomas's books on Amazon and Facebook.

THIS EPISODE WAS LIVESTREAMED ON TWITCH.TV/LDK_PODCAST ON AUGUST 12, 2023.