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A series of topics focused on writing influences and writing tips to inspire and help other indie authors improve on their craft. Each week will have a different topic associated with creative writing, storytelling, and drafting a work in progress (WIP).

Garrett K. Jones


    • Apr 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 76 EPISODES


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    6.10: Dating Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 36:53


    Host Garrett K. Jones spends this (mostly unscripted) episode sharing about his dating life and how the decisions he made impacted his walk with Christ.Connect with Garrett on Instagram (@gkj_publishing) or email (gkjpublishing@gmail.com). #StoryTellers #Podcast #FaithMatters #Christianity

    6.09: College Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 37:04


    Host Garrett K. Jones discusses how his faith got impacted during his time in college and how he had to learn how to respond to the jokes and judgment he received because of what he believed.Connect with Garrett: Instagram (@gkj_publishing) or by email (gkjpublishing@gmail.com).#FaithMatters #StoryTellersPodcast #Christianity #GKJPublishing #GarrettKJones

    6.08: Returning Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 36:04


    Host Garrett K. Jones resumes sharing his spiritual journey of Christian faith by discussing the reverse culture shock of returning to America after his year abroad as an exchange student in Japan.Connect with Garrett through Instagram or X: @gkj_publishing or email: gkjpublishing@gmail.com.#FaithMatters #StoryTellersPodcast #IndieAuthor #Christianity #RotaryExchangeStudent

    6:07: Japan, Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 28:20


    Host Garrett K. Jones shares about another element from his time in Japan where God helps shape him in the perseverence and endurance of his faith.Connect on Instagram (@gkj_publishing) or by email: gkjpublishing@gmail.com#FaithMatters #Christianity #StoryTellers #Podcast #Japan

    6.06: Japan, Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 43:15


    Host Garrett K. Jones describes a key element of seeing God's provision during his time studying abroad in Japan when things seemed to feel like they were on the shakiest of ground.Connect with Garrett on Instagram & X (@gkj_publishing) or by email: gkjpublishing@gmail.com#StoryTellers #Japan #RotaryForeignExchange #ExchangeStudent #FaithMatters #Christianity

    6.05: Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 28:08


    Host Garrett K. Jones shares about trying to figure out how he fit in with his high school youth group and the best places for him to serve as he deepens his understanding of being a Christian.Connect with Garrett through Instagram (@gkj_publishing) or through email: gkjpublishing@gmail.com#FaithMatters #StoryTellersPodcast

    6.04: Angry Opposition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 32:17


    Host Garrett K. Jones continues sharing his testimony by talking about how his own actions and choices impacted his ability to live out and share his faith during his middle school years. #FaithMatters #Christian #StoryTellers Connect with Garrett via email: gkjpublishing@gmail.com

    6.03: Ear Piercing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 34:48


    Host Garrett K. Jones discusses purpose for why he chose to get his ear pierced on his 13th birthday, and the spiritual implications the act held for him. Connect with Garrett through Instagram & X (@gkj_publishing), by email at gkjpublishing@gmail.com, or on YouTube (GKJ Publishing). #FaithMatters #Christianity #StoryTellers #EarPiercing #Sin

    6.02: Agency in Baptism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 34:21


    Host Garrett K. Jones discusses the active decision he made in his faith by taking a pastor's invitation to enter the waters of baptism. Connect with Garrett through Instagram & X (@gkj_publishing), by email at gkjpublishing@gmail.com, or on YouTube (GKJ Publishing). #FaithMatters #Christianity #StoryTellers #Baptism

    6.01: In the Beginning...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 33:49


    In which host Garrett K. Jones opens the newest season sharing about the earliest days of his exposure to Christianity, and the environments where he first learned about God, the Bible, and faith. Connect with Garrett through Instagram (@gkj_publishing) or https://www.youtube.com/c.gkjpublishing.

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    Season 6 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 0:36


    Welcome to the sixth season of the Story Tellers Podcast as host Garrett K. Jones breaks down his journey as a Christian and shares his testimony.

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    5.15: Settlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 29:18


    In the Season 5 finale, host Garrett K. Jones shares what he recalls of what went into the settlement of his divorce, both the expenses and the costs. Connect with Garrett through Instagram and X (@gkj_publishing) or on https://www.youtube.com/c/gkjpublishing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

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    5.14: The Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 26:36


    Host Garrett K. Jones discusses the waiting interim that took place as the special counselor hired by his ex-wife prepared a report based on all of the evaluation sessions for which he was hired to do and how that impacted the final court appointment in Mid-December 2021. Connect with Garrett through Instagram and X (@gkj_publishing) or on YouTube (@GKJPublishing). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.13: CRAVED

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 36:54


    Host Garrett K. Jones reflects back on the limbo interim waiting for instruction on how to participate with the special counselor hired by his ex-wife and the experience he had during the actual counseling sessions. Connect with Garrett on Instagram and X (@gkj_publish8ng) or on YouTube (@GKJPublishing). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.12: The Second Court Appointment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 29:28


    Host Garrett K. Jones shares the next steps of what happened in the legal process of his divorce - the custody mediation and the next court check-in - and the consequences of what was unfolding. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.11: The First Court Appointment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 32:44


    Host Garrett K. Jones recalls the first court appointment during his divorce and the thoughts rolling through his mind, and how prayer and truth helped him get through the anxiety of that day. Connect with Garrett on Instagram and X - @gkj_publishing - or on YouTube (@GKJPublishing). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.10: Opening Salvos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 23:58


    Host Garrett K. Jones shares the initial legal steps taken in the divorce process and how it ties back to the Jezebel spirit. Connect with Garrett on Instagram and X: @gkj_publishing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.09: Phalanx of Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 31:11


    Host Garrett K. Jones provides encouragement on making sure you have a solid group of friends to help you through the difficulty of divorce and keep you encouraged through those challenging times. Connect with Garret via Instagram and X @gkj_publishing or on YouTube @gkjpublishing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.08: Leadership in Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 39:24


    Host Garrett K. Jones provides listeners with a discussion on why it is crucial that a husband leads his family and the damage that can occur when he fails to lead well or has his leadership stripped from him and given to someone else by his wife. Connect with Garrett on Instagram & X: @gkj_publishing | YouTube: @GKJPublishing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.07: Five Human Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 34:22


    Host Garrett K. Jones discusses what he describes as the five human emotions - Joy, Sorrow, Anger, Fear, & Revenge - and how they can negatively impact a marriage relationship, sharing how they impacted his own marriage. Connect with Garrett through Instagram & X @gkj_publishing or on YouTube @GKJPublishing. If you'd like to help donate to the podcast, you can reach out via email: gkjpublishing@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.06: Comms Down!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 38:41


    Host Garrett K. Jones discusses what happens and what it can look like when communication in a marriage breaks down, and the steps that can be taken to resolve that broken connection while providing insight from his experiences. Connect with Garrett on Instagram & X: @gkj_publishing, and if you're interested in supporting the podcast, head over to https://patreon.com/gkjpublishing for different support tiers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.05: What's Love Got to Do With It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 30:27


    Join host Garrett K. Jones as he ironically discusses the topic of love in marriage on the day before Valentine's Day 2024. Connect with the host through Instagram and X: @gkj_publishing. And feel free to leave voice messages through Anchor/Spotify. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

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    5.04: Committed to commitment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 38:52


    In this episode, host Garrett K. Jones explores how commitment fits into a marriage relationship while sharing how a lack of prioritization can kill a marriage. Connect with the host via social media on Instagram & X: @gkj_publishing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

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    5.03: Compatibility… what's that?!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 39:37


    Host Garrett K. Jones spends time discussing the importance of compatibility to a marriage relationship, and the necessity of being equally yoked. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.02: Five Stages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 33:06


    Host Garrett K. Jones continues to share his journey through the divorce landscape by sharing his experiences with the five stages of grief. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

    5.01: Naked and Afraid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 35:01


    In the Season 5 opener, host Garrett K. Jones shares the vulnerability, hurt, and fear he experienced on the day his ex-wife told him she was leaving, and the lesson he pulled from that initial experience in dealing with divorce. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gkjpublishing/message

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    4.10 Memorial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 34:15


    In which host Garrett K. Jones closes out the season finale by talking about the importance of being a care provider and the legacy that his grandmother left behind. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

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    4.09: Faith Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 22:15


    In which host Garrett K. Jones talks about the most important lesson he learned from his grandmother’s personal faith journey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

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    4.08: Driving Miss Daisy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 31:28


    In which host Garrett K. Jones discusses his memories of driving his grandmother to her various appointments and activities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

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    4.07: Popped Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 57:17


    In which host Garrett K. Jones condenses three episodes into one and getting back in track with the podcast release schedule. This episode also features references to “Alien” (1979), “Predator” (1987), and the “Star Wars” franchise. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    4.06: Nonna Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 31:09


    In which host Garrett K. Jones talks about the tall tales and exaggerations his grandmother shared with her family and the inherent lessons that he didn’t know were there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

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    4.05: The Cabin In The Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 40:38


    In which host Garrett K. Jones continues to honor his grandmother’s memory by sharing the lessons he learned about helping take care of Nonna’s cabin in the mountains of Central California. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    4.04: Nonna’s Cooking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 33:38


    In which host Garrett K. Jones shares about the many dishes Nonna made that created fond, life-changing memories for everyone sitting at her table... from the Lasagna to the Tiramisu, the dishes may not be traditional, but they instilled a strong tradition in her family. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    4.03: Beetlejuice and the Nice Effing Model

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 24:18


    In which host Garrett K Jones talks about the first time he learned about discipline from his grandmother and why it’s never a good idea to cuss in front of Nonna. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    4.02: To Catch a Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 43:23


    In which host Garrett K. Jones continues honoring his grandmother’s life by discussing her love for fishing; Garrett is joined by his cousin Nathan Mills. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

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    4.01: La Storia dell’Italia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 29:03


    In the Season 4 opener host Garrett K. Jones begins a series of of episodes honoring the passing of his Grandmother, the woman he and his family affectionately called Nonna. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 13: Authors Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 72:05


    Garrett K. Jones sits down to have a great conversation with English authors Luke Partridge and Markus McKinley about the writing processes. You can find Luke on Instagram: @luke_partridge_writer, and you can find Markus on Instagram: @ookamikori13. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 12: The Pond With No Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 36:05


    This episode features a dynamic piece of poetry by Billy J. Barnum, a direct descendant of P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman himself. “Move Over Shakespeare” can be found through most major book retailers including Amazon: https://amzn.to/2GzX5gm --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 11: The Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 54:14


    This episode features an excerpt from the award-winning indie thriller “The Circle” by Stephen J. Galgon. You can find this move on Amazon in paperback and Kindle or you can order it directly from the author by going to www.mjepublishing.com. You can follow Stephen on Instagram @thecircleisreal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 10: Somewhere in Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 18:19


    A man is haunted by an event from his past, the tragic and mysterious disappearance of the young woman he loved. Luke Partridge returns with yet another enthralling piece of flash fiction... you can follow him on Instagram @luke_partridge_writer --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 9: ...Long Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 24:56


    For nearly a year a brutal and methodical killer has plagued the police and the FBI until a mistake Is made that cracks the case wide open. Written by Kay Griffin Peterson (@KayGriffinPete1 on Twitter). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 8: Watashi No Katana Desu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 13:11


    In which Author and Podcast host Garrett K. Jones shares a piece of original poetry focused on his memories of living in Japan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 7: The Poetry of Tanya Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 17:53


    Mental health - while often considered a sore or taboo topic - is incredible important. It is necessary to have these conversations because they are literally life saving. You can also get an additional interview with Tanya from Season 2, Episode 7. Tanya’s work can be found on Instagram: @tizzymiller. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 6: The Monster Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 27:59


    Two boys are hunted by a horrific creature, but nothing is more horrifying that what the creature turns out to be. The author can be contacted through social media: Facebook.com/markusmckinley. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 5: The Kismet of Arundel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 22:20


    Theodore Winfrey recalls the unique events he experienced with Lord Mason Arundel which led him into a state of hopelessness. A short story written by Antonio Martinez. IG: @crawdaddoh. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 4: The Mystic Loner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 37:46


    Drew experiences a once-in-a-lifetime voyage through the cosmos and encounters an entity that feels too good to be true... or is it really all in his head? This episode features a short story written as part of a larger body of work by Harrison Giannola. IG: @granolalagann --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 3: The End of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 22:21


    The end of time has come and the narrator find themselves looking out over a field in the “afterlife”, contemplating the reason for what they are seeing. The looming gravestones have the answers to the questions the narrator is searching for. Connect with Luke in Instagram: @luke_partridge_writer --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 2: Indifferent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 30:49


    An abbreviated short story about bullying in schools. Bianca commits suicide after years of rampant bullying in school go unaddressed. Told from the perspective of her best friend, the narrator explores ideas of regret, indifference, and denial as ponders conflicted feelings about one of Bianca’s bullies. Connect with the author on Twitter: @denaelerian --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Storytellers 1: Salvage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 46:30


    In the Season 3 opener, indie author and vlogger Garrett K. Jones shares a cyberpunk/Sci-Fi short story he’s been developing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

    Foolproof Escape Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 20:43


    In which indie author and vlogger Garrett K. Jones spends the season 2 finale breaking down how to formulate an escape plan for getting out of the prison of the Comfort Zone --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

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    To Quit or Not to Quit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 33:04


    In which indie author and vlogger Garrett K. Jones breaks down Chuck Wendig’s six signs it’s time to quit writing and Project Manager Writer’s five reasons to not quit writing. Wendig Article: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/06/08/six-signs-its-high-time-to-give-up-writing/. Five reasons article: https://projectmanagerwriter.com/writing/5-reasons-not-quit-writing/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gkjpublishing/message

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