In this episode, I talk about the troubles of sleep when you are on night duty with the kids. I continue with progress on The Hidden Heritage series and how I'm right around the corner from publishing another book, and some of the potential expansions happening to our homestead in 2025.
With Urmi, we talk about her passion for writing and how her journey started with blogging and is now on guides and novels. We discuss the importance of her book for everyone, and how life long learning is essential for success in both writing and normal life.
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In this episode, I share more about life with seven kids and will continue to share more about family life. I dive into more homestead plans for the future, and some of the challenges with cows today. I talk about progress with the six book series, The Hidden Heritage and plans for publishing all the books in the future.
With Douglas, we dive into the importance of reading for our ability to craft stories. We talk about characters and how writing is about cause and effect. We discuss the travesty of mens' reading rates decreasing over time.
SHOW NOTES:
To find out more about Douglas, his books and podcast at https://douglasvigliotti.com/
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In this episode, I share more about running a homestead and some of the things you don't consider when you aren't on the inside doing the work. I share that my short story, Between Life & Death, is now available for free to any follower on Ream (https://reamstories.com/dankenner)
With Artemis, she shares some sage advice for newer authors now that she is one day out from publishing her debut novel, Awakened. She talks about writing the same story for years and year and how she went through a few different publishers until she found the right one for her book and to sustain her life as a writer.
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To find out more about Artemis and her book athttps://linktr.ee/RogueHawk
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In this episode, I talk about the thaw and what kinds of things we'll be dealing with now that the weather is turning around. I discuss the writing of my series, The Hidden Heritage, and some of the exciting things and challenges around that.
With Amy, we dive into her vision as an author and mother, and how she strives to help others who are experiencing similar challenges as she did as a young mother. We talk about how she brings her book to life, and leverages it for fun and assistance to other parents.
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To find out more about Amy and her book at https://magicalsleepfairy.com/
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In this episode, I talk about some of the day to day things to consider when dealing with bitter cold weather. I talk about my progress on my authoring and changes I'm making to how I operate, i.e. using Patreon and Ream as a type of personal social media in place of other social media.
With Dana, we talk about connecting with the right audience and being authentic from the beginning. We discuss how she built a business in this way and has established herself with a clear audience and sets her own rules of engagement.
SHOW NOTES:
To find out more about Dana and her books at https://www.aslobcomesclean.com/

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In this episode, I talk about managing the homestead in the coldest weeks of the year, which is where we are headed for the next fourteen days. I discuss my progress on projects and look forward plans for my author business. I realize the 'subscribe' button to the email list for my podcast has been broken (but it should be fixed now!)
With H.H., we talk about her 25 year long story, the journey to making it publish ready, and her querying process. We discuss her ultimate decision to go independent, why it was the best and most rewarding decision for her, and how to view your successes as an author.
SHOW NOTES:
To find out more about H.H. and her books at https://hhrune.com/
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In this episode, I talk about the troubles of having a cow with mastitis, and how it turned out to be a lot more work than expected. I dive into my current WIPs and how those are going, in addtion to how I'm trying to hone in my time for a more effective 2025, part of that is leaving social media, at least for awhile.
With J.D., we talk about his early writing career starting with ghost writing and how that was a spring board into more professional self writing. He talks about starting with pantsing and moving into plotting, how co-authoring is a great opportunity, and how to mix up genres to make yourself different.
SHOW NOTES:
To find out more about J.D. and his books, head to https://jdbarker.com/
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In this episode, I catch up with where things have been for the past few weeks on the homestead and with my authoring. I discuss some of my hopes for 2025. I also talk about dealing with some of the winter challenges while having homestead animals.
With Katee, we discuss what it's like writing with ADHD, how we handle the various challenges, and what are the pros and cons of writing with it. There are many things we can accomplish with the skills and other things that slow us up.
SHOW NOTES:
To find out more about Katee and her books, head to https://kateestein.com/
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