Red River Radio

Last month I missed doing my show for a medical test.  I am so lucky to have a great co-host who filled in for me.  Tracy did a fantastic job. I always enjoy talking with my guests, but it is even a bigger treat when I've had the pleasure of meeting them in person. That is exactly the case with my two November guests, Ellen Kirschman and Bob Doerr. This year I attended the Public Safety Writers Association conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Ellen and Bob. where both their too. Bob grew up in a military family, graduated from the Air Force Academy, and then had a 28 year career of his own in the Air Force.  It was a life style that had him moving every few years, but also one that exposed him to the people and cultures of numerous countries around the world. In the Air Force, Bob specialized in criminal investigations and counterintelligence gaining significant insight to the worlds of crime, espionage and terrorism. His field of work involved close coordination with the investigative and security agencies of many different countries with the FBI and CIA.  Bob is now a full time author, with three mystery/thrillers already published, and a fourth to be released in the fall, 2011.   Ellen Kirschman is a clinical psychologist, consultant, and trainer with over twenty years experience working with public safety personnel, their agencies, and their families. She has written two books. "I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know" and "I Love a Fire Fighter: What the Family Needs to Know" (2004). "I Love a Cop" was first published in 1997. A revised--post 9/?11, post Katrina--edition was released in 2007. It has sold more than 85,000 copies and is used worldwide in police and spousal academies. Please join me as I talk with these two fascinating people.

Today on RRWL Tales from the Pages my guests are two of my favorite authors from MuseItUp Publishing. One of them Roseanne Dowell is the author of multiple books, mostly sweet romances, and Nancy Bell, author of young adult novels also from MuseItUp Publishing. Nancy was my copy editor and I am looking forward to learning more about her. Please tune in to find out more about these fascinating authors. If you read my blog you have seen both of them interviewed there. This should be a lively show!

This month's guests on What's Write for Me will be authors James Ross, Eden Baylee, Mandy Maxfield Howe and GR Holton. These guests write in a wide variety of genre, so this should be a very fact & fun filled show!

Mike Dubisch, Wade Zahares, and Carolyn Watson Dubisch interview artists from all walks of life.  For our Halloween episode we have special effects artist and reality TV show star, Megan Areford, from last season's run of "Face-off" on the Syfy channel.  Megan grew up in Pittsburgh, PA in a loving household with her mother and stepfather. At the age of seven, her grandmother taught her how to put on makeup and encouraged her to paint and draw. She's a graduate of Tom Savini's Special FX School of Makeup. Our next guest is Mark Thompson from Monstark Studios. Mark is the primary artist for bay area band "Nuclear Rabbit" and has a natural tendency towards drawing horrible monsters. Mark resides reclusively in San Rafael, California with wife and fellow weirdo, Laura. Our third guest is horror artist Joel Trudeau from Niagra Falls in Ontario, Canada.  He's the lead artist of Wormfood Studios, and currently lives with his wife in Brampton, Ontario.

Join our team as we talk about community topics and events.

GATE BEAUTIFUL Radio Show--If you're interested in the craft of writing or just enjoy reading what these fabulous authors write, tune in and take notes!  Your hosts--Linda Kozar, Sharon Leaf, Lynette Sowell and Lena Nelson Dooley welcome fellow Christian authors and guests, Leanna Ellis, Kathi Macias, Chris Fabry and Nancy Rue. Please call in while we're on the air to ask our guest authors questions or make comments. Or if you prefer, message your questions in our convenient Chat Room. We'd love to hear from YOU!

Join Red River Radio Tuesday October 19 3 PM EST 2PM CST 1 PMT NOON PST WHEN OUR SPECIAL GUEST author RJ Ellory will be in the spotlight. RJ’s novel Simple Act of Violence will keep readers glued to the printed page with its twists, turns and surprise ending. RJ Ellory is the author of The Anniversary Man, Ghost Heart and many other best selling novels. RJ is going to do an exclusive interview at 3 pm est. Joining in the discussion will be Dr. Kenneth Weene and Sandra Elrod. This is one show you definitely do not want to miss. 

Join Fran on Tuesday October 18 at 4PM EST 3PM CST 2PM MT 1PM PST. Red River Writers is honored to welcome New York Times Best Selling author Iris Johansen and New York Times Best Selling author Haywood Smith. Iris Johansen’s Eve Duncan series is outstanding and her latest novels Eve, Quinn and soon to be released Bonnie will hopefully tie up all the lose ends regarding what happened to Eve’s daughter Bonnie and much more. I am your host for this special edition of Book Discussion Fran Lewis. The show airs are four eastern. Iris will be interviewed at four followed by Haywood Smith. At five I am honored to announce actor and author Wayne Rodgers will take the spotlight along with his co-author Josh Stone. Wayne’s book is title Make Your Own Rules: A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success.    

My guests for October are two ladies who are true dynamos, Vijaya Schartz and W.S. Gager. Judging by Vijaya's bio, she's never met a thrill she didn't embrace whole-heartedly.  Vijajya's books have collected many five star reviews and her stories have been compared to Indiana Jones with sizzling romance. W. S. Gager's series character, MItch Malone, introduced himself to WS during an insomnia episode on Christmas Eve two years ago.    Mitch is a crime beat reporter with three simple rules, he never lets the blood and guts he covers bother him, he always works alone and he hates kids. Come join me as we find out more about these talented authors.

Red River Writers and Blog Talk Radio would like to welcome New York Times Best Selling Author James Grippando. James is the author of Afraid of the Dark which will be spotlighed today. Author Caroline Bock will follow. She is the author of LIe a thought provoking YA book that every teen, highschool student and parent should read. This is a special editon of Book Discussion and I am your Host interviewer, author and book reviewer Fran Lewis. 

October's almost here! Welcome it with Dellani's Tea Time on October 10th! My guests will be author & editor, Carol Saller. Also on the show, Daniel Ferry, author of "Tumbleweed Forts". Please join us at 4:00 PM Eastern time for a great show and a fun chat. Oh, and please be sure to bring the pot of Earl Gray and scones.

"Worlds imagined, worlds displayed. interpretations of past, present, and future." I will be interviewing David M Kennedy's book You voted for who? And you call yourself a Christian? presents a unique view of the political world in relation to the Bible. The Author's book will also serve to inspire to investigate and evaluative political parties to see where they stand according to the Scriptures and the Christian mission. Let know one change your heart or mind, when you “dare to dream”. Tony Angelo http://thedreamsofourchildren.weebly.com/

I've got a great guest lined up for my show on September 28. Join Christina and me when we welcome T.L. Jones. She's going to read an excerpt she's never read before, so tune in for the show! We're having some fun, here at the radio.... 

For September, our first guest is Matt Tavares, author and illustrator of numerous children's books. His artwork has been exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, the Brandywine River Museum, and the Mazza Museum of Picture Bok Art. His books have won many awards, 3 Parents' Choice Gold Awards 3 Oppenheim Gold Seal Awards, an International Reading Association Children's Book Award, and an Orbis Pictus Award for Oustanding Nonfiction for Children.  We're thrilled to have him on the show. Matt lives with his family in Maine and his website is  www.matttavares.com. The next guests on the show are Becky and Frank from "Tiny Kitten Teeth". Tiny Kitten Teeth is a hand painted online comic that updates a couple times a week.  They are also the creators of "Tiger Buttah" a hand painted all-ages book inspired by Golden Books.  Other published work includes anthology contributions to Popgun Vol. 3 & 4 (Image Comics), You Ain’t No Dancer Vol. 3 (New Reliable Press) and Discovered (Top Shelf). After living in New Zealand for quite some time they have recently moved to Los Angeles, CA. See their work  at their website, http://tinykittenteeth.com/ Our final guest is artist/illustrator Nick Gucker. Nick  has been involved with comics, story boarding, painting and illustrating with a focus on horror and the Lovecraftian genre since graduating from The Art Institute of Seattle. In 2010 Nick joined Strange Aeons magazine, working as the sole staff artist. Recent collaborations include illustrations for a comic and a short story with Los Angeles-based writer and raconteur Cody Goodfellow, artwork for a story by Sci-Fi mythos writer David Conyers for Perilous Press. Originally from Alaska, he lives with his wife Denise in Seattle, Washington and his website is http://www.nickthehat.com/

For this show I have two amazing writers from MuseItUp Publishing who are here to talk about their new books. The first guest is Sameena Bachmeier who has a new book called Banyan which was released in August. Sameena was the first Muse author to invite me for an interview and her blog is really beautiful: Sameena's Sphere. My next guest is C.K. Volnek, who has written Ghost Dog of Roanoke Island which will be released this Friday. She is also a very good friend and like me she has been participating in the monthlong MG/YA Blog-A-Thon. Her book as is Sameena's is MG/YA. This is going to be a great show and I would love you to call in to ask these authors some questions. Also perhaps I will have a surprise guest.