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Stephanie Oswald chats with author, Lindsey Rice, about her book Birdenwheel:

"BIRDENWHEEL features an ensemble cast of Deadheads in the 1990s who follow the iconic rock band, The Grateful Dead on their summer tour."
You can find the full book description on Lindsey Rice's website here.

It was such a fun conversation.

Stephanie first met Lindsey at her book release party in Salida, CO because the Grateful Dead cover band, Roundhouse Assembly, was playing and since following the Grateful Dead is the foundation of the book it had piqued Stephanie’s curiosity.

Lindsey describes her novel as a braided narrative that weaves together the lives of her characters as they follow the Grateful Dead.

You’ll have to listen to discover a unique poetry technique Lindsey used to creatively weave the music of the Grateful Dead into her novel.

There’s a lot packed into this episode from what inspired her characters to how she decided to self-publish.

At the end of the conversation, Lindsey offers great advice for new writers with the encouragement to keep writing:

" Keep writing, keep writing, keep writing, keep writing. I think writing is a practice and however it works for you, whether it is isolating yourself or it's doing it every single day in a journal, just develop your own practice of writing and be in a community too. I've also had a lot of writing dates with people. I had writing partners over the years where we would just meet and we would either write for 10, 15 minutes and then check in and then we do it again."

 Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing.

You’re invited to connect with us by joining our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.

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There's so much to be grateful for at this time of the year! It's our annual reflection of what we've accomplished that's beyond what we could've ever imagined. We're reminded of how much we grow and embrace our authenticity with each episode.

Elizabeth Wilson celebrates the success of another round of the Memoir Master Plan Cohort with a group of amazing women. They found clarity with their core message and scene development for their memoirs.
Stephanie Oswald shares about her new writing coaching for neurodivergent women. Offering support in the in-between stages of the writing process when you're spiraling with self-doubt or not sure how to keep showing up to the blank page. Or, traditional "rules" for writing don't fit your process.

We're especially thankful for our viewers and listeners! We invite you to reach out and connect. Our writing community is very important to us and we believe so strongly in the benefit of finding your people. We're here to support you!

 Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing.

You’re invited to connect with us by joining our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.

Join our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. This is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.

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In this episode, Elizabeth Wilson chats with Jacci Prior about being an audiobook narrator. Jacci encourages authors to leverage their audiobook for marketing purposes.

At the end, get a sneak peek of Elizabeth Wilson's memoir being read by our guest, Jacci Prior, an audiobook narrator.

Jacci Prior, when talking about being an audiobook narrator says: " it truly is an acting job. If you don't live and breathe those characters and you're not conveying those emotions with your voice in a real way, that that feels authentic to the listener, it's probably not gonna be a very successful audiobook."

It's most common for authors who enjoy listening to audiobooks themselves to decide they want to turn their own print book into audio.

Get to know Jacci Prior:

Since launching her career in 2022, Jacci Prior has lenther resonant and lyrical voice to over 75 audiobooks.Jacci maintains memberships with SAG-AFTRA, and theAudio Publishers Association. She has narrated titles forleading audiobook publishers such as: MacMillian,Tantor, Podium, Dreamscape, Aethon, Pink Flammingo.Additionally, she regularly narrates and producesaudiobooks for independent authors, adding her ownmusical flare to those passion projects.

Jacci's background is in classical guitar performance andinstruction, as well as in art history and gallerymanagement. She worked as a gallery docent for over 6years. Before that she was a tour guide & deckhand on ahistoric passenger ferry. You can often find her enjoyinglocal art walks, concerts, book signings, and escapingout to the beautiful San Juan islands with her family.

It was her daughter’s struggle with dyslexia thatintroduced Jacci to the world of audiobooks. She ispassionate about the role of audiobooks in education,making great stories accessible, and the art ofstorytelling.

Connect with Jacci Prior:
www.jacciprior.com
https://www.instagram.com/jaccipriornarrator/
https://www.tiktok.com/@jaccipriornarrator

 Welcome to the Inspired Writer Collective podcast. If you've ever felt the pull to write your truth, to shape the chaos of real life into something meaningful and to share your journey with the world, you're in the right place. We're your hosts, Elizabeth and Stephanie, writers, coaches, and entrepreneurs who believe in you and know how important it is to find a writing community to guide you on your path to self-publishing.

You’re invited to connect with us by joining our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. Whether you’re working on a memoir, a novel, or journaling for yourself, this is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.

Join our Embodied Writing Experience where you’ll get a writer’s retreat directly to your inbox on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays each week. This is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and write with embodied intention.

Get on the waitlist for the Memoir Master Plan cohort here.

If you prefer to watch our conversations, you can find all of them on our YouTube channel.

You can find us on Instagram and Threads