A Conversation with Highway 20 Writers – RWLJ138

Women from Highway 20 Writers join author Laura Joy Lloyd to answer the question: “What advice would you give your 50-year-old self?” Learn more about … Darlene Danner: Essea White: https://www.esseawhite.com/ Wendy S. Miller: https://www.wendysmiller.com/ Joan Rawlins Husby: https://rainsongpress.com/ Inna Chon: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14594550.Inna_Chon Marlene Anderson: https://www.focuswithmarlene.com/ Sylvia Stewart: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5138133.Sylvia_Stewart Ginger Kauffman: https://gingerkauffman.com/ Books by Laura Joy Lloyd: https://laurajoylloyd.com/books/ Wren Island, the …

A Conversation with Robin W. Pearson Part 2– RWLJ137

Christy Award-winning novelist Robin W. Pearson joins Laura Joy Lloyd to discuss how it felt to win that prestigious award, her grandfather’s continuing influence in storytelling, why it’s admirable to “make way” for others, and when to be wary of spiders. Plus, Robin answers a question Laura spent a year and a half working up the courage to ask. Learn …

A Conversation with Robin W. Pearson Part 1 – RWLJ136

Christy Award-winning novelist Robin W. Pearson joins Laura Joy Lloyd to discuss how it felt to win that prestigious award, her grandfather’s continuing influence in storytelling, why it’s admirable to “make way” for others, and when to be wary of spiders. Plus, Robin answers a question Laura spent a year and a half working up the courage to ask. Learn …

A Conversation with Jeremiah Friedli – RWLJ135

Author Jeremiah Friedli joins Laura Joy Lloyd to discuss how losing his own father fueled a desire to write strong father figures into his stories. Why a story originally set in Iceland had to be relocated to Hawaii. Where to find the latest ice cream flavors. And so much more. Learn more about Jeremiah Friedli: https://jeremiahfriedli.com/ Learn more about Wren …

A Conversation with Tessa Burns Part 2 – RWLJ134

Author and artist Tessa Burns joins Laura Joy Lloyd to discuss how a character “in the back of the room” became a story’s heart-wrenching focal point. What happens when an author pours themself into the story. Why bumblebees are a metaphor for life. Whether or not bloopers should be included in podcast episodes. And so much more. Discover more about …

A Conversation with Tessa Burns Part 1 – RWLJ133

Author and artist Tessa Burns joins Laura Joy Lloyd to discuss how a character “in the back of the room” became a story’s heart-wrenching focal point. What happens when an author pours themself into the story. Why bumblebees are a metaphor for life. Whether or not bloopers should be included in podcast episodes. And so much more. Discover more about …

Music from Read with Laura Joy – RWLJ132

Author Laura Joy Lloyd shares a musical soundtrack that accompanies episodes of Read with Laura Joy. This is episode 132, Music from Read with Laura Joy. Find the original home for this episode here: https://laurajoylloyd.com/music-from-read-with-laura-joy-rwlj132/   Email subscribers are among the FIRST to hear about new releases and opportunities to influence the current project. This is interactive serialized fiction, where …

How Readers Influenced Interesting Enough: A Wren Island Novel – RWLJ131

Discover Wren Island, where there’s always more to the story and YOU influence what happens next! In this episode, the author talks about the newest Wren Island novel, Interesting Enough, and shares interactive aspects of the story.   Get your copy of Interesting Enough: https://laurajoylloyd.com/   Become a Wren Islander: https://laurajoylloyd.com/sign-up-for-lauras-posts/   What is Interesting Enough about?   Three unexpected …