Finding the Magic Book Podcast

Tricia Copeland
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Finding the Magic Book Podcast

What makes you love a book? I find my favorite stories are those where I'm crying with the MC, celebrating their victories, and screaming at their missteps. Welcome to Finding the Magic, a podcast all about books, plots, characters, and the authors that create them. I write young adult fantasy and sci-fi dystopian, as well as fun and inspiring romances. Listen in as I highlight books and authors from these genres as well as mysteries, thrillers, and horror. Find me and intro to my books at triciacopeland.com or all my links at https://linktr.ee/triciacopeland

  1. S5 E4 with Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author Kristina W. Kelly

    4 DAYS AGO

    S5 E4 with Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author Kristina W. Kelly

    Professional Bio She is the coauthor of the epic fantasy and sci-fi fusing series, the Etherea Cycle including Trials of the Innermost. Her scifi and fantasy poetry collection Imaginari includes her photography, and her fantasy adventure Tavern Tale (inspired by RPGs) releases Jan 7, 2025. Since childhood, writing stories on her mother’s typewriter or trying to catalog her own books like a library, Kristina has been in love with storytelling. Her undergraduate pursuits focused on Psychology, Music, and Computer Science. With trumpet as her main instrument and a connection to nature, Kristina often works music and visual landscapes into her writings. Several of Kristina’s recent short stories received honorable mentions from the Writers of the Future contest, including 2023 2nd Quarter Semi-Finalist and 2023 3rd Quarter Silver Honorable Mention. She won second place in the 2024 Poe-it Like Poe Contest. Kristina resides in Indiana with her husband and sons. In her spare time, she takes photography, makes various crafts, plays video games (RPGs are her favorite), dabbles in other instruments, and tends to her flower garden. She loves going on new adventures in the great wide somewhere (sometimes just by picking up a new book). Find Kristina and her books here: http://kristinaseyes.com/

    25 min
  2. S5 E3 with Fantasy Author Fern Brady

    JAN 14

    S5 E3 with Fantasy Author Fern Brady

    Fern Brady is the founder and CEO of Inklings Publishing. She began her professional life as a foreign correspondent, and taught for 15 years in Alief ISD. She has published numerous short stories, two children's picture books, and a couple of poems. Her debut novel, United Vidden, which is book one in her Thyrein’s Galactic Wall Series, was given a glowing review by Dr. Who Online, the official site of the fandom. Love’s Call, which is book one of The Dragon and His Kitten, released in 2023. She also has a graphic novel collaboration, Mr. Landen’s Library, with the amazingly talented Rosa Maria Garza. She has returned to the leadership of the Houston Writers Guild, with whom she served as CEO for four years previously, and is a full time teacher again for Cy-Fair ISD. Find Fern and all her work here: https://www.fernbrady.com/

    54 min
  3. S5 E2 with Fantasy Author Brian D. Anderson

    JAN 7

    S5 E2 with Fantasy Author Brian D. Anderson

    From an early age, in the small town of Spanish Fort, Alabama, Brian delighted in conjuring fantastical worlds and unique characters. Alone in his room, he imagined them in most dire of situations, overcoming impossible odds, and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. It was fun and gave a hyperactive child a way to occupy his mind constructively, rather than wreak havoc and get into trouble.  By the time Brian reached his teens, he was doing his level best to give his inner voice a real world platform for expression. Though it was not likely that anyone else would take time to read the fruits of his labors, he didn't care. The simple act of creation was where he derived his pleasure.  As an adult, other interests dominated his life. He continued writing, but without hopes of turning it into a career, instead focused on the dream of being a rock star. As it turned out, he wasn't cut from the right cloth and was never able to realize his ambitions.   It was in his late thirties, now with a wife and young son, his love of writing circled back into his life. And with the encouragement of those who love him, and with no small amount of inspiration of his boy, he finally found his purpose. It was in front of him the entire time. But he just didn't see it.  Many worlds, thousands of characters and more than a dozen novels later, he can look back at the events leading him to this point with a sense of humor. The various misadventures and terrible choices had become sources of inspiration, whereas before they had been thorns of regret - memories he would use to malign himself in those dark moments of reflection.  Find Brian and his books on his website here: https://www.briandanderson.com/

    56 min
  4. S5 E1 with Author Lance Robinson

    JAN 2

    S5 E1 with Author Lance Robinson

    In his day job, Lance Robinson is an environmental social scientist who often works closely with mobile peoples. He is a sporadic nomad himself, having lived variously in countries such as Ghana, the Gambia, Colombia, and Kenya. He began writing speculative fiction as a child, and by his early twenties his stories began appearing in small press magazines. In the early 1990s, he even entered the Writers of the Future Contest two or three times. Eventually, though, his life filled up with other things and he set creative writing aside. Recently, however, when he returned home to Canada, he decided it was also time to come back home to writing. Since then, his stories have often explored how our relationship with the natural world is intertwined with our spiritual journeys—as individuals, as communities, and as a collective humanity. Lance is also an avid astronomy and space-travel nut, and he found the germ of his story “Five Days Until Sunset” at the intersection of pondering the spiritual search that never ends and wondering what life might be like on a tidally locked, “eyeball” planet. The story also asks what it means to live in harmony with a world that is ready to kill you, and what it means to have faith in the face of inconvenient truths. Lance and his two children currently make their home in Robinson-Superior Treaty territory on the traditional land of the Anishnaabeg peoples and Fort William First Nation in the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Our exodus family awoke on the new world—a paradise inexplicably teeming with Earth life, the Promise fulfilled. But 154 of us are missing. . . .—“Five Days Until Sunset” by Lance Robinson Find Lance and his books here: https://lancerobinsonwriter.com/

    23 min
  5. S4 E30 with Fantasy Author Alex Kingsley

    12/17/2024

    S4 E30 with Fantasy Author Alex Kingsley

    Alex Kingsley (they/them) is a writer, comedian, and game designer. They graduated from Swarthmore College with High Honors and are a part of the SFWA. They are a co-founder of new media company Strong Branch Productions, where they write and direct science-fiction comedy podcast The Stench of Adventure and edit weird fiction anthology show Tales From The Radiator . Their sci-fi play “The Bearer of Bad News” was produced by the Annenberg Foundation. In addition to their fiction, their non-fiction has appeared in Interstellar Flights Press, Ancillary Review of Books, and more. Alex’s tabletop games can be found at alexyquest.itch.io, and their dramatic catalog can be found on the New Play Exchange. For more information, visit alexkingsley.org Twitter: @alexyquest Mastodon: alexyquest.podvibes.co Instagram: hitchhikersguidetothealexy

    30 min
  6. S4 E29 with Fantasy Author DC Gomez

    12/10/2024

    S4 E29 with Fantasy Author DC Gomez

    A long time ago, she used to enjoy long walks at the park and long days under the sun. Unfortunately, due to a mysterious condition, she is now allergic to those pesky UV rays. Rumor has it that her true nature is coming out and her vampirism is now showing. But don’t fear my friend, she doesn’t bite (much…). Now she has a legit medical condition to hide indoors and indulged her passions of reading, sometimes cooking, and of course writing. DC writes in multiple genres from Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Lit, YA, Children’s Books, and even Devotionals. Her dark sense of humor and infatuation for action/adventure can be found in many of her books. As a self-proclaim serial-hobbyist, her passions expand to podcasting as well as live hosting. You can find DC every Monday night interviewing a new author on her podcast Inside the Minds of Authors. If you enjoy a more active experience, catch her online live on her Amazon Channel – The Book Corner. Where she features authors releasing books within the next 90 days. Explored the website and check out many of her award-winning books (Death’s Intern, Plague Unleashed, Forbidden War, and The Origins of Constantine). Get lost in a mesmerizing adventure, full of quirky characters, zany plots, and always in the pursuit of their own tribe. Happy reading! Find DC Gomez and her books here: https://dcgomez-author.com/

    27 min
  7. S4 E28 with Fantasy Author Loz Cadman

    12/03/2024

    S4 E28 with Fantasy Author Loz Cadman

    Laurel 'Loz' Cadman was born and raised in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. She is an aspiring author who has been writing fiction since she was young. She went on hiatus after failing her GCSE English thus losing her confidence, thinking she will never become a published author, that is until the creative spark came back in 2021. Loz doesn't let anything stand in her way from achieving her dreams and always wants to prove to the world that people on the autism spectrum are capable with living independent and are able to achieve big! Reality bending fiction is what Loz loves to write about as she has always admire stories that defy reality and allow the imagination to run free. She has always found this to be her interest in all medias, especially in video games. Her debut novel 'Midnight Devotion' was written after attending a gig in Birmingham late October 2021 and she immediately became inspired to write again when she rediscovered her passion for fiction. She felt as though she would have full control of its content and the way it is being presented if she were to self-publish rather than going traditionally. Her love for rock and metal, along with ambient post rock music play a huge influence for her writing, especially for her vampire punk band novel series! Music is her biggest influence for creativity as she can emotionally connect to the music she listen to, whether it's music from video games, movies and TV, a playlist compiled by Spotify towards a certain genre, or connecting songs and albums to her memories. When she isn't writing, Loz would either be working out at the gym, playing guitar, playing video games, catching up on the wrestling, reading, gardening, or listening to music and a variety of podcasts. Loz currently resides in Staffordshire with her partner, her two house bunnies, and his two guinea pigs! Find Loz and her book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197507858-midnight-devotion

    18 min
  8. S4 E27 with Breakfield and Burkey Sci-Fi Authors

    11/26/2024

    S4 E27 with Breakfield and Burkey Sci-Fi Authors

    Breakfield & Burkey, professional technology experts, have series and standalone stories available, with more planned. Find sample chapters, author interviews, scheduled events, reviews, Q&A, and book trailers at https://www.EnigmaSeries.com. Using their knowledge of technology, they weave compelling, relevant contemporary stories filled with TechnoThriller suspense, romance, humor, travel, and intrigue. They also ventured into writing cozy mysteries with the Underground Authors in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles. Reach out directly to Authors@EnigmaSeries.com.

    27 min
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What makes you love a book? I find my favorite stories are those where I'm crying with the MC, celebrating their victories, and screaming at their missteps. Welcome to Finding the Magic, a podcast all about books, plots, characters, and the authors that create them. I write young adult fantasy and sci-fi dystopian, as well as fun and inspiring romances. Listen in as I highlight books and authors from these genres as well as mysteries, thrillers, and horror. Find me and intro to my books at triciacopeland.com or all my links at https://linktr.ee/triciacopeland

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