Oh My Word!

THE LIE OF TRUE LOVE In chasing the lie of “true love”, we've left actual values behind. Disney's lost a lot of money. Critics, commentators, and consumers point to the...

BONUS! Episode of Oh My Word! Podcast, also a farewell-wrap up episode. Who know what will be, but the podcast is going on long-term hiatus. All episodes will still be...

BONUS! Episode featuring author and publisher Katie Otey! Katie shares about how her love of books and humor eventually led to becoming an author and publisher of all sorts of...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Heidi McCahan! Heidi shares her path to publication, particularly writing under Harlequin's Love Inspired imprint, writing inspirational romance, writing a mini series, internal conflict, and more,...

BONUS EPISODE! Host and author E. L. Tenenbaum goes behind the scenes of her book Shadow & Crown to talk about the story behind the story, structure, character development, and...

BONUS! Episode featuring short story “No One to See” by E. L. Tenenbaum! Listen or read below: (Originally published in Ami Magazine, August 2023.) For those who do good, even...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Leia M. Johnson! Leia shares her journey to publication, from her early days as a blogger to writing nonfiction for adults, from a hospital ship in...

BONUS! Episode featuring author and podcaster Kitty Felde! Kitty shares her journey to publication, from her early days as a sportscaster to reporting hard news radio in D.C., plus starting...

BONUS! Episode featuring voice actor Ana Jacobsen! Ana shares about becoming an audiobook reader, trying out different genres, word pronunciations, and most importantly, recording the Silhouettes audiobook! Find out more...

BONUS! Episode featuring author/illustrator S. J. Winkler! Samantha shares about karate and cake decorating, murals and pubs, sifting through standard industry advice, her unique path to publishing, and more! Find...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Derek Taylor Kent! Derek shares his path to publishing, re-finding light and funny humor, following inspiration across genres, Stanley Kubrick, founding whimsical with his wife Sheri...

BONUS! Episode featuring bestselling author Sheri Fink! Sheri shares about the push that moved her off the corporate ladder and into publishing, founding Whimsical World, overcoming fear, colorful wigs, and...

BONUS! Episode featuring author and former broadcaster Kim “Kid” Curry! Kim chats about his unique name, getting into broadcasting, dealing with a life changing diagnosis, The Fairness Doctrine, writing his...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Kathleen Troy! Kathleen shares about how her father's diagnosis led to her first manuscript, switching audiences, creating her own publishing company, and more! Find out more...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Moni Ritchie Hadley! Moni speaks about her unanticipated path to publication, approaching revisions like puzzle solving, writing art notes, trusting the process, and more! Find out...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Mark Rosendorf (again)! Mark shares updates on The Witches of Vegas series, talks about writing series for new and returning readers, and more! Find out more...

BONUS! Episode featuring agent and radio show host Grace Sammon! Grace shares about founding Author Talk Network, hosting a radio show, differing approaches to academic and fiction publishing, author success,...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Ethan Gallogly! Ethan shares about his inspiration for writing his first novel, learning how to write fiction, focusing on revisions, writing like painting Monet, and more!...

BONUS! Episode featuring author and book reviewer Beth Castrodale! Beth shares her road to publication, beginning with a degree in journalism to working for a textbook company to getting published...

BONUS! Episode featuring agent Kayla Cichello! Kayla discusses her unexpected path to becoming an agent, rights and contracts, her wish list, commercial versus literary fiction, themes in picture books, and...

BONUS! Episode featuring author/illustrator Susi Schaefer! Susi shares her journey to becoming a picture book author and illustrator from painting stained glass in Austria to graphic design in the US,...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Lori Polydoros! Lori talks about how losing a writing competition was the start of it all, her love of words and language, mixing lyrical and commercial...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Claire M. Andrews! Claire shares about her path to publishing, reimagining Greek mythology, following maps, comeback genres, cliffhangers, and more! Find out more about Claire M....

BONUS! Episode featuring author Linda Rosen! Linda shares about finding her love for writing, switching from blog posts to novels, planning the right kind of research trip, book clubs, small...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Patricia Ricketts! Patricia shares about writing her debut novel, channeling creative energies, the musical aspects of words, writing from different perspectives, and more! Find out more...

BONUS! Episode featuring bestselling author Barbara Conrey! Barbara talks about becoming a USA Today Bestseller with a debut published at 70, working on craft, accepting critique-feedback, the women's fiction genre,...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Sandra Rostirolla! Sandra shares about how she went from writing a ballet to a novel to a trilogy, tips for using maps to keep track of...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Shanti Hershenson! Shanti published her first novel at the age of twelve and she's kept writing since! Shanti talks about her novels, interest in sci-fi, plans...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Saralyn Richard! Saralyn shares about realizing her deferred dream to write, crafting mystery, writing tips, and more! Find out more about Saralyn Richard at www.saralynrichard.com Listen...

BONUS! Episode featuring podcast writer and producer Chris “Mad Dog” Russell! Chris talks about starting his post-apocalyptic podcast, episodic writing, big questions, hearing the sounds of words, and more! Find...

BONUS! Episode featuring TV/film/visual effects producer Zach Hamelton! Zach shares about getting into “the industry,” just what post-production visual effects are, why it's an artform, and more! Find out more...

BONUS! Episode featuring journalist, publisher and editor Ruksana Hussain! Ruksana shares about how she became a writer, switching over to travel writing, starting her own magazine, organizing content, and more!...

BONUS! Episode featuring comedian and author Brad Gosse! Brad talks about writing “picture books”, finding a niche, business models, and more! Find out more about Brad Gosse at https://bradgosse.com Listen...

BONUS! Episode featuring writer Lorna Rose! Lorna shares about getting into writing, balancing writing and homelife, turning her memoir into an essay collection, and more! Find out more about Lorna...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Ally Malinenko! Ally shares about her not-always-easy path to publication, the starting ideas for her novels, writing spooky stories for kids, and more! Find out more...

BONUS! Episode featuring founder/editor-in-chief Kolby Granville! Kolby shares about the start of his literary/philosophy/ethics magazine, what sort of stories are published, getting down to core questions which lead to thought,...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Michelle Cox! Michelle talks about writing her first novel and turning it into a series, historical fiction, hybrid publishing, and more! Find out more about Michelle...

BONUS! Episode featuring screenwriter, author, and podcaster Geoffrey D. Calhoun! Geoffrey shares about becoming a screenwriter on a bet, writing an accessible book on screenwriting, weaving in subplots, and more!...

Some trends are self-made, some trends are manufactured, but however they come about, trends affect culture and culture affects trends. As part of an ongoing, multi-episode series, we're taking a...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Erik Bean! Erik speaks about finding bias in media, learning to assess information, how these techniques may benefit fiction writers, and more! Find out more about...

Lyrical and wonderfully written, The Girl Who Drank the Moon weaves a story relatively good to our pearls, although there are certain descriptions and themes that may not be well-suited...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Angela Ruth Strong! Angela shares about writing romance…right after her husband left, writing clean romance, adaptations, and more! Find out more about Angela Ruth Strong at...

Hairspray, here to have a good time or musical with a message? Are bright colors and upbeat songs enough to make a good musical, or does there need to be...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Syd Blue! Syd talks about writing, flying, writing about flying, adaptations, and more! Find out more about Syd Blue at https://sydblue.com Listen on App/Subscribe to Oh...

The World Between Blinks is a middle grade adventure which lands well on our pearl scales, and gets extra points for bringing in historical fiction! However, a sense of rushed...

BONUS! Episode featuring voice actor Ray Buffer! Ray talks about voice acting, recording bears, collecting golden age comic books, and more! Find out more about Ray Buffer at https://raybuffer.wixsite.com/raybuffer Listen...

Game of Thrones is a highly lauded TV adaptation of a book series of the same name, which developed a very rapt, devoted fan base. Somehow, this international hit wasn't...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Natalie Mae! Natalie shares about becoming an author, her YA fantasy debut series, creating complex characters, and more! Find out more about Natalie Mae at https://nataliemaebooks.com...

Many people have a general idea of what happened on the western front during World War II, but what about the atrocities of the eastern front? Between Shades of Gray...

BONUS! Episode featuring editorial cartoonist Phil Hands! Phil shares about how he got into cartooning, how he thinks up ideas, the aim of editorial cartooning, and more! Find out more...

The Phantom Tollbooth is a wonderful example of a middle grade book with a perfect pearl clutching score, delightful wordplay, and a place on the shelf of classic children's literature....