Hosted by Colleen Heidecker · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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Book Craft — Conversations from Every Side of the Story Book Craft is a podcast for readers, writers, and publishers who love the magic of books—from the first spark of an idea to the moment a story reaches a reader’s hands. Each episode brings together voices from every corner of the book world. Debut and bestselling authors talk craft, creativity, and the realities of publishing. Readers share what they love, how they read, and the questions they’ve always wanted to ask. Industry professionals offer insight into trends, book clubs, translations, and what really happens behind the scenes. However you love books, there’s a place for you here.
Colleen Heidecker hosts Book Craft, a arts show with 18 episodes published.
What separates the writers who finish from the ones who don't? In this episode of BookCraft, I sit down with Steven Puri — former film executive at DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox, entrepreneur, and producer of the Acade
In this episode of Bookcraft, I'm sharing my experience attending the Writers' Guild of Alberta conference and the lessons I brought home from a weekend of learning, networking, and talking books with fellow authors. I h
In this episode of BookCraft, I'm joined by debut author Zack Slingsby for a conversation about writing, publishing, and building a creative career in today's ever-changing media landscape. Zack shares his journey from c
In this episode of Bookcraft, I’m taking you behind the scenes of hosting a reading retreat and sharing everything I learned from creating a cozy, restorative experience for book lovers. We talk about choosing the right
Welcome back to Bookcraft and to another episode of Author Notes, where I share what I’m learning in real time as an indie author balancing writing, publishing, events, and all the moving pieces in between. In this episo
In this episode of Bookcraft, I’m sharing a little behind-the-scenes look at what’s been happening lately — from a cozy writing retreat to some very real lessons learned while editing a long manuscript. I recently spent
Hello Book Crafters! Today I wanted to chat about reader events, how to think about them and create them. I have been offering events for years as I've always worked in Hospitality. But, I had to put myself into the mind
Welcome back to Book Craft podcast and another episode of Author Notes , where I share what I’m learning in real time as an indie author building a book career from the ground up. This week I’m talking about something th
Welcome to the first episode of Author Notes, a new solo series where I’m pulling back the curtain on my writing life and sharing what I’m learning in real time as an indie author. As I work on my second novel, I’ve been
In this episode of Book Craft, I’m joined by author and event organizer Cathrine Swift , and this conversation was such a joy. Cathrine started her journey at an early age; her love of storytelling and event planning tur
This week on Bookcraft, I’m showing up a little under the weather—but still showing up. Croaky voice and all, I wanted to share a short, honest reflection on what it really looks like to learn a new craft in the bookish
This week on Bookcraft, I’m doing something a little different. Instead of an interview, I’m sharing a solo episode about literary events, reader retreats, writing retreats, and why community has become such an important
In this episode of Book Craft , host Colleen Heidecker sits down with Canadian paranormal romance author Scarlett Moro , and honestly? This conversation is a treat. Scarlett opens up about her ambitious publishing plans,
In this episode of Book Craft, I’m joined by Canadian poet Kim Germsheid, author of A Collection of Ashes, for a heartfelt conversation about poetry, loss, and finding the courage to finally share your work. Kim has been
What does it really take to run a successful Kickstarter as an indie author—and live to tell the tale? 😅 In this episode of Book Craft, I’m joined by author Amanda Rautio, who just wrapped up her first-ever Kickstarter
It's that time of year for many readers out there where they've got all the holiday books and no where to put them! Today I am talking about a book unhaul I just did but in a bit of a different way. What books I am unhau
Episode Overview In today’s episode of Book Craft , I’m chatting all about reading goals, publishing dreams, and why your reading life should actually feel good — not like another thing on your to-do list. I’m sharing ho
Why I created Book Craft and some of the 2025 bookish trends I'd love to leave behind. Let's start 2026 with excitement for all the books waiting to be enjoyed, written, and published.
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