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Join award-winning, indie author, Dianne Burckhardt, as she chats with fellow authors and industry insiders around the world about their work, inspirations, greatest challenges, and triumphs. Writing is often the easy part, and the real work begins once the author writes, "The End."
Dianne and her guests shed light on what it takes to be a successful author in today's markets whether as an indie author or traditionally published. Dianne's guests share their insights on their personal journeys to creating a successful writing career. They discuss everything from their writing process, common obstacles in publishing today, marketing, customer engagement, and resources to help create engaging content, and so much more!
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Wednesdays are better with a little good book banter ... join us for chats that are entertaining, uplifting, and help you find new books to feed your soul!
BIO: Dianne Burckhardt is a podcaster and award-winning designer and author (writing as Stephen Burckhardt). Her historical fiction series, The Into the West Saga Serial is complete and she is currently writing her medical memoir Free Bad Haircut With Each Craniotomy. Dianne is an American from Wichita, Kansas, but currently resides in Germany with her Chilean husband, and their Russian rescue dog, Shaggy. She is also a proud bonus mom to twin adult daughters in Chile.
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Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, Imagine waking up in your childhood home, with your ten-year-old self still living there. How different would look past be when seen though your adult eyes? That’s the wild premise at the heart of You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened by award-winning author Amy Weinland Daughters. In this week’s episode, Amy joins me to talk about memory, forgiveness, and what really happens when you face the ghosts of your own p...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, we’re heading back to the wild, wonderful 1990s. A Time before smartphones, Google Maps, or Instagram-worthy selfies. Author Candace MacPhie joins us to talk about her Back in a Year travel series, a hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of one woman’s global backpacking adventures. Her debut, Finding Color, took home the Silver in the 2024 Global Book Awards for Humor and Satire, and it’s...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy Fiends, This is my favorite time of year. Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt I celebrate with a hauntingly good discussion with award-winning author K.T. Anglehart, creator of The Scottish Scrolls trilogy. Her stories weave Celtic folklore, reincarnation, and the pull of destiny into modern-day magic that feels just right for seasonal reading in October. K.T.’s debut, The Wise One, won the Chanticleer Paranormal Book Award and earne...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy Fiends, Halloween is quickly approaching and the nights are growing darker, a perfect time to read a great thriller. Which is why I'm sharing my chat with award-winning author Chad Boudreaux with you all today. We discussed his latest thriller, Homecoming Queen, and all of his incredible work. His latest book delivers the perfect amount of chills in the form of a dangerous storm, long buried secrets, and struggles for survival. What more cou...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy Halloween Fiends, We are just spiriting away though this Halloween season. Today is another hauntingly good episode with award-winning, best-selling author, and podcaster, Tricia Copeland. Tricia joins me for a magical episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast. Tricia believes magic infuses every part of life and love, aided by the stories that transport us to new worlds. Her Realm Chronicles series begins with To Be a ...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words: Murd3r/Su!c!de, K!ller Hello My Happy Fiends, My favorite time of year is in full swing. In this hauntingly good episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I sit down with J.E. Weiner, the author who’s turning heads and raising goosebumps with her Southern Gothic debut, The Wretched and Undone. Set in the mist-shrouded hills of Texas on the eve of the Civil War, this novel is a genre-bending tale of ghosts, grief, and...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words: Murd3r, k!ller (x2) Hello My Happy People, This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, we kick off our Hauntingly Good Reads for Halloween with debut middle grade author Carol Williams. We talked about her new book The Supernatural Files of CJ Delaney. CJ Delaney is a spirited and curious kid reporter whose summer vacation takes a wild turn with ghost dogs, mysterious symbols, and plenty of small-town secrets. Blen...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped Words: Murd3r, s3xual (2x), rap3, k!llers, hum@n traff!ck!ng (5x), dr*gs (3x), dr*g Hello My Happy People, This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, Dianne welcomes retired Air Force Special Agent Derrick Jackson, author of the military thriller Shadow One: Based on a True Story. Drawing on his 21 years of experience in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Jackson delivers a gripping story that blen...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped word: Murd3rbot Hello Happy People, In this week’s episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I share my chat with award-winning science fiction author and microbiologist Joan Slonczewski. Known for weaving real science into imaginative worlds, Joan’s novels explore everything from microbial intelligence to feminist futures. Her latest book, Minds in Transit, takes listeners into the dazzling city of Iridis, where huma...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words: murd3rbot (twice), k!lled Hello My Happy People, This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, I talk with author, journalist, and martial artist Jason Brick about his mission to make families safer. With decades of martial arts training, work as a bodyguard, and experience as a dad, Jason brings unique insight into personal safety and violence prevention. In our chat, we highlight his book There I Was…When Nothing Happened: True Tales of...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words: S3x, S3xuality (Twice) Hello My Happy People, Judy Blume transformed how young readers understood themselves and the world around them. In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, bestselling author and cultural writer Rachelle Bergstein joins me to talk about her book, The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us. Her book explores Blume’s life, groundbreaking novels, and enduring influen...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words: k!lled (twice), d!ed Hello My Happy People, This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I sit down with Qin (“Ching”) Sun Stubis, award-winning author of Once Our Lives. Her memoir shares the unforgettable story of four generations of Chinese women who endured war, revolution, superstition, and persecution, yet still found strength, hope, and resilience. Born in a Shanghai shantytown during the Great Chinese Famine, ...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, This week on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I am joined by Marcia Peck, an award-winning author and lifelong musician who has spent over 50 years as a cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra. Marcia brings her love of rhythm, melody, and storytelling together in her debut novel, Water Music: A Cape Cod Story. Her novel has been celebrated with multiple honors, including the Literary Titan Gold Award, National In...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I sit down with Alison Beder Solway, author of The Miles We Run, for an emotional and deeply moving conversation. Alison opens up about her personal journey through the challenges, heartbreaks, and triumphs of surrogacy in her quest to build a family. Our discussion goes beyond the pages of her book, exploring the resilience it takes to keep going when the road a...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, Have I got a show for you today! In this inspiring episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast, I share my interview with the effervescent Risa August—award-winning author, speaker, Gestalt practitioner, and rare disease warrior with sparkles in her hair and a tutu in her bag. Diagnosed with a pituitary tumor over a decade ago, Risa could have let life slow her down—but instead, she chose to pedal harder, ...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, Get ready to meet the remarkable mind behind some of Canada’s most beloved books for young readers! In this episode of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt – Book Talk Podcast. Dianne had the privilege to chat with Valerie Sherrard, the award-winning author of A Bend in the Breeze, The Glory Wind, Counting Back from Nine, and the fan-favorite Shelby Belgarden mystery series. With a writing career that spans picture books, histori...
Join the conversation, text us now. Bleeped words in today's episode: Drüg$, Hüm@n Traff!c!ng Hello Happy People, Dianne has spoken to many authors who co-write books, but usually the interview is only with one of the authors. Today, however, Dianne gets to share her second ever interview with both authors of the incredible writing team of Breakfield and Burkey. Charles Breakfield, as the CTO of the Enigma Series, leverages his decades of technology expertise, including security, networking,...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt–Book Talk Podcast get ready to step into a world where fairy magic meets real-world heart in my conversation with award-winning, middle-grade author Micki Bare. A graduate of NC State University with a BA in Speech Communication and a Master of Arts in Teaching in middle-school social studies, Micki brings decades of educational insight—and eighteen years as a columnist—to every page ...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne cannot wait to share today's episode with all of you. Her guest, Robert O’Connor, brings history to life in his latest book, Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge. His gripping new WWII novel has earned praise from Kirkus Reviews, Purple Heart Magazine, and Midwest Book Review, to name a few. Robert is a former Phi Beta Kappa at Kenyon College with a long successful career in marketing. Robert was a marketing exec...
Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, I am so thrilled to sharing with all of you today my incredible interview with award-winning author Joel Shulkin, MD. Not only is Joel a practicing physician, but he is also the author of engaging medical thrillers. There is nothing I love better than when actual professionals in the medical and criminal investigation fields write thrillers. You know you are going to get stories filled with accurate details that will give the s...
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