Archive - Reading, Writing, & Roaming with Author Valerie Biel

Writers' Forum - August 2025

The month's important publishing news, helpful writing craft tips, and savvy book marketing and publishing advice curated for you!

Aug 29 •

Strange but True: Tales from Author Tim Chapman

Tim Chapman gives us the dirt on what it was really like to work for the West Coast Detective Agency back in the 80s in this episode of Strange but…

Aug 22 •

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Strange but True: Tales from Author Tracey S. Phillips

Tracey lets us in on why she writes paranormal mysteries . . . you might find her truth 'stranger' than her fiction.

Aug 15 •

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Tracey S. Phillips

People Who Summer

Ah, August. The last hazy, lazy days of summer. There’s something special about summer, and I’ve always been fascinated by people who treat these months…

Aug 8 •

Writers' Forum - July 2025

The month's important publishing news, helpful writing craft tips, and savvy book marketing and publishing advice curated for you!

Aug 4 •

July 2025

Winning a major book award . . .

. . . is pretty darn cool, but what does it REALLY mean? (to me?)

Jul 25 •

11:15

47 Days Later . . . the editing process

The truth of publishing quickly, 47 writing days, 47 days later the editing is finished . . . but not in a zombie apocalypse kind of way.

Jul 18 •

7:12

June 2025

May 2025

Writers' Forum - May 2025

The month's important publishing news, helpful writing craft tips, and savvy book marketing and publishing advice curated for you!

May 30 •

Manuscript Readiness & Book Interiors

Season Two: Episode 5 -- making sure your manuscript is ready for publishing and what you need to know to format a beautiful interior.

May 23 •

44:15

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