Hosted by Author B.W. Thomas · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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Unwritten Paths is a podcast for and about independent authors. It’s a chance to hear stories good and bad about the author experience. Each week, we’ll talk with someone in the industry, a writer, a bookstore owner, to dive into their challenges and successes, with hopes they may help others experiencing similar challenges.
Author B.W. Thomas hosts Unwritten Paths, a arts show with 21 episodes published.
This week, we’re exploring what happens when creativity meets critique. My guest is Ashlyn Harmon — a talented romance author and a professional editor. Two roles that sound like natural allies, but sometimes end up in a
Welcome to the new and improved Unwritten Paths, where today we’re deploying some serious storytelling strategy. My guest is author Nick Nethery, who brings his military background into fiction with precision, honesty, a
Today’s guest is Maria Shield, a romance author from Omaha who’s bringing Greek mythology into the modern age. She blends timeless myths with heartfelt romance, creating stories that feel both ancient and new. We’re talk
This week, I sit down with Damien Thompson, whose 20-year journey to writing his memoir …And Then I Would Fly is nothing short of extraordinary. We dive into: Growing up in a dysfunctional family and breaking the creativ
Fantasy author J. Kenton Pierce joins me for this week's episode of Unwritten Paths. Pierce hypes up his novel, "A Kiss For Damacles", how his character creation drives his writing, and what's next for him. Follow J. Ken
This week, I’m joined by Bert from Bert’s Books out of Swindon, UK. He talks over the history of the store and the experience of shopping and attending events at Bert’s Books. We discuss his social media strategy and Ber
This week, fantasy author Wally Waltner talks about his path to being an author. He provides a great overview of his debut novel: “Muses War: Overture of Shadow”, talks how he gets inspiration from the arts, offers advic
This week, I talk with an author who works outside of traditional book publishing. Meet Artisticallyy, she's working on a new Web Comic called "All For One." She talks about this large undertaking and how she got started
This week's guest is a young writer out of Omaha, NE. Nora Barth began writing her first novel at the age of 14, publishing while she was in high school. Nora offers some great advice on how she made time through her hec
Tyler Tarter is my latest guest on Unwritten Paths. Tyler is a sci-fi writer out of Utah with several novels available now. And bonus - he's releasing a new book in September - preorder goes live this week on his website
This week I talk with Omaha, Nebraska author Demario Holley. Demario released his debut novel Ancestral Blurred Ancestry Book 1 in 2024, and tells us when to expect book #2. He also offers some great advice for what to d
The Book Nook Bookstore opened about five years ago in Papillion, NE. This week, I talked with owner, DaRonn Washington about how the store started, their take on working with independent authors, and all the crazy ideas
This week I talked with Matt Struven. Matt has already branched out from writing books to writing short films. His first novel, Secrets of the Erilaz is available now, and he wrote, acted in and directed The Cardinal Sin
Jacqueline Reinig recently released her debut novel Faery Academy of Quillsnap. I think you're going to love where her inspiration for the story came from - I know I did. Jacqueline also offers some suggestions for any a
Matt Rotundo is my latest guest. Matt's a fantasy author from Omaha, Nebraska with several books out and dozens of short stories. He discovered he wanted to be a writer at the ripe old age of 8 and has since had some mod
Jan Kaiser from Beaverdale Books (Des Moines, Iowa) joins me for my first interview with an independent bookstore. We talk about Beaverdale Books' huge impact on local authors from the Des Moines area, and the Des Moines
This week I talk with Amy Stanley, a children's chapter book author from Omaha, Nebraska. Amy talks about how she developed the idea for her book, The Bookworms and shares a great story about where she found her illustra
This week I talk with Omaha, NE author, Shawn Brink. Shawn is a Christian/Fantasy Horror author with six novels to his credit. He talks a bit about where his inspiration comes from, and goes pretty deep explaining a sign
This week I talk with Papillion, NE author, Kathy Nickerson. Kathy is a long-time writer with various credits to her name including six novels. She has some great anecdotes and stories from her career. She also touches o
This week I talk with Gretna, NE author, PJ Brown. PJ has released six novels since 2021 and has 2 WIPs. She was great to talk to. As my first interview for this podcast, she was gracious enough to learn a little along w
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