How cool is this?

As many of you are aware, I have been co-hosting Tikiman and The Viking Podcast with long-time friend Brian Johnson for a little over a year now. We’ve fashioned our show around a conversational style, discussing aspects of the craft of writing and other creative ventures. We also have interviewed writers from all genres, and even our friend Alex Gordon from Scotland.

But it was at this year’s OWFI Conference (where Brian and I were presenters) that I met Melissa Hearn who has been long associated with Tornado Alley, an affiliate of Sisters/Siblings in Crime. She bought “Secrets of the Righteous”, Book Two of the Ark City Confidential Chronicles and casually referenced being interviewed for their podcast. Naturally, I was thrilled and honored but knew I had to be patient.

Melissa does all her interviews via Zoom. This gives her a broad range of folks to be able to interview. While Brian and I did that for an interview in Scotland and in Oklahoma, we have, thus far, primarily remained local. Melissa was very organized. There were email and text inquiries as to ideal dates for an informal get-to-know-you followed by recording. Beyond having read one of my books to glean my style and voice, she wanted to get to know the person she was interviewing, not just the writer. It all went splendidly.

So, this podcast host has now been a podcast interviewee. The episode will be released on Friday September 13, 2024. As it turns out, that will be a luck day! They can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. I’m dying to listen to it myself. I hope you will as well.