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On this week’s "POV - Time Management" episode, Cathi give Christie a mini masterclass in goal planning, achieving the goals through time management, and remaining accountable. This inspiring chat comes at just the right time as we head into 2024. We especially love the twelve week year idea!
Episode Highlights02:00 - Times Square New Years?04:00 - Identify your natural instincts05:22 - Time blocking07:18 - Edit daily09:55 - Time suck - email and text14:38 - There is a season for everything15:10 - The execution16:20 - Shout out to Hank Phillippe Ryan17:30 - Hard things first19:39 - Twelve Week Year23:17 - Accountability - Fail?26:40 - The magical part of the plan
 

On this week’s Corks & Conversation III with Lisa Unger episode, Christie & Cathi meet up again with the Master of Suspense, Lisa Unger, for an fun and inspiring chat.  She again delights us with her humorous and insightful answers to all our questions. We also recommend Lisa's new novella, Christmas Presents, as a perfect gift for the thriller lover in the family. 
Episode Highlights02:30 - The Season for writing04:44 - The edgy side of Christmas06:20 - Comfort food authors07:40 -  Evoking reader joy08:55 -  Omnivorous reader11:20 - Classic rereads14:10 - Best piece of writing advice19:10 - Pivotal events22:00 - Always about the writing23:55 - Sleuthfest Guest of Honor
 

On this week’s  Holiday Mix episode, Christie & Cathi ask fun holiday questions  and get answers from these amazing crime fiction authors: Michael Farris Smith, Lisa Unger, Alan Orloff, and Peg Tyre. Laugh your way through this little diversion from the holiday stress. You might even get some ideas!

On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Peg Tyre episode, Christie & Cathi talk with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and crime writer, Peg Tyre, about her novel, Strangers in the Night, reissued on it's 30th anniversary. We also delve into harrowing crime reporting, working as a woman in a male dominated career in the 80s and today, and Peg's philanthropic work on education. Oh and the strangest things we've eaten ... do we even know?

On this week’s "POV - Minimalist Gifting" episode, Christie & Cathi discuss what to get the minimalist for gifts during the holidays.  We like consumable and experience gifts! Hear our ideas!

On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Michael Farris Smith episode, Christie & Cathi have an inspiring chat with this author who the New York Times calls an “intoxicating literary stylist.” Michael writes darkly poetic novels and screenplays set in his native Mississippi. He shares everything from his perfect Manhattan recipe to his take on a dystopian "reality" found is his novel, Salvage This World, which is also our GOBRecs Book of the Month.
Episode Highlights03:55 - Michael's Manhattan recipe05:40 - Origin Story08:55 - Dystopian - fiction and reality11:50 -  Being part of the solution12:45 -  Distance for perspective15:00 - Novels to Screenplay16:56 - Best piece of writing advice18:52 - Question in a Bottle22:00 - Success comes from routine27:22 - Writing isn't romantic28:58 - Mississippi Renaissance 33:10 - Intoxicated Literary Stylist!