Rendezvous With A Writer Podcast

#110 Guests Authors Jan D. Payne and Preston Lewis & Harriet Kocher Lewis

A THRILLER & PINTSIZED PIONEERS & CAT TALESHosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell welcome three guests to the show! The opening segment,  IN THE LIMELIGHT, features author JAN D. PAYNE talking about her new book, the mystery thriller RABBIT MOON.Taking CENTER STAGE are PRESTON LEWIS and HARRIET KOCHER LEWIS, authors of the newly released book, PINTSIZED PIONEERS: TAMING THE FRONTIER, ONE CHORE AT AT TIME.  Curious about the roles cats played in the Old West? Heard the term "herding cats?" Next, we chat about two engaging books written by Preston beginning with CAT TALES OF THE OLD WEST: POEMS, PUNS & PERSPECTIVES ON FRONTIER FELINES.  Followed by his second book in the series: MORE CAT TALES OF THE OLD WEST: TRIUMPHS, TRIALS & TRIVIA OF FRONTIER FELINES. With holiday gift giving season upon us - add these books to that gift list you are making and checking twice!  Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired November 14, 2024 

#109 Guests Author Craig Johnson & True West Film Editor Henry C. Parke

TOOTH AND CLAW - PRE-ORDER NOW!Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell welcome two guests to the show! The opening segment, IN THE LIMELIGHT, features True West Film Editor Henry C. Parke reporting on the latest Western movie and TV films and projects. Taking CENTER STAGE is award-winning author CRAIG JOHNSON, creator of the popular Longmire Series. Craig shares the backstory to his riveting new thriller (yes, it reads like a thriller!) featuring Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear in an unusual location - the Arctic Circle - TOOTH AND CLAW.  What a thrilling read! Available now to pre-order, the book releases November 19, 2024.  Craig treats us to live reading from Chapter 2, we chat about writing, about character development, and what's coming next! Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired November 7, 2024 

#108 Guests Author Kathryn Brown Ramsperger and Recording Artist Clint Bradley

Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell welcome two guests to the show!The opening segment, IN THE LIMELIGHT, features award-winning author and podcast host KATHRYN BROWN RAMSPERGER. We chat about her newest title, A THOUSAND FLYING THINGS.  Gorgeously written, thought provoking, and emotionally captivating nnce you begin this story you will not be able to put it down.Taking CENTER STAGE is singer, songwriter and recording artist CLINT BRADLEY. Joining us from "The Shire" in southern England, Clint shares the backstories to his songs "Soul Of The West," "The Lightning Ride," "A Fine Horse," and "Liberty Wind." Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 31, 2024 

#107 Guest Authors Vince Pinkerton and Ken La Salle

Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell welcome two authors to the show!The opening segment, IN THE LIMELIGHT,  features returning guest VINCE PINKERTON with his new book LEGACY. Is it a ghost story? Thriller? Mystery? YES! Can a Civil War surgical kit "come to life?" YES! And what happens when it does? Read LEGACY to find out!  Taking CENTER STAGE is author KEN LA SALLE We chat about his many book titles and his newest work, his newly released, entertaining autobiographical monologue CAMBRIA.  Join us!!Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 17, 2024 

#106 Guest Authors Laura Hern and Barry M. Putt, JR

Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell welcome two authors to the show!The opening segment, IN THE LIMELIGHT,  features guest Cozy Mystery author LAURA HERN to talk about her fun and engaging series Lainey Maynard Mysteries.Taking CENTER STAGE author BARRY M. PUTT, JR shares his insights into how any writer can turn their story into an audio drama. His excellent book, Stories Through Sound: The Craft Of Writing Audio Dramas For Podcasts, Streaming, and Radio provides everything you need to know, how to do it, and examples to get you started. Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 10, 2024 

#105 Guests Author Bill Markley and Film Editor Henry C. Parke

WHAT DO THESE TWO BILLS HAVE IN COMMON?Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell welcome October 2024 with True West Film Editor Henry C. Parke and award-winning non-fiction author Bill Markley.The opening segment, IN THE LIMELIGHT,  features returning guest HENRY C. PARKE shares the latest news of what's happening on the Western frontier of movies and TV. As the Film Editor for True West Magazine, Henry always has the latest news!IN THE SPOTLIGHT features award-winning non-fiction author, BILL MARKLEY. We take an in-depth look at his latest book WILD BILL HICKOK AND BUFFALO BILL CODY - PLAINSMEN OF THE LEGENDARY WEST. Tune in to find out what these TWO BILLS had in common! Many surprises await the reader in this well researched and engaging read. Think you know about these two legendary "Bills"? Think again!Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 3, 2024 

#104 Guest Authors Joni Franks and W. Michael Farmer

TWO WILL ROGERS MEDALLION WINNERS Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell continue September's theme MAYHEM, MEMOIR, MURDER, and MEDALLION WINNER with Will Rogers Medallion  award-winning authors W. Michael Farmer and Joni Franks.A new segment, IN THE LIMELIGHT, kicks off the show and features returning guest W. Michael Farmer. He catches us up on new publications recently released, new books coming out in 2025, and recently won awards.IN THE SPOTLIGHT features award-winning illustrator and author Joni FranksJoining us for the first time, Joni shares the backstories behind her award-winning book series: The Corky Tails: Tales of the Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush.  Joni Frank's Welsh Corgis – Sagebrush, Gyzmo, and Willow, offer her the inspiration to create impactful books that are changing the world one heart at a time.Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 26, 2024 

#103 Guest Author J. David Bethel

EVIL HIDES IN THE DARKHosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell continue September's theme MAYHEM, MEMOIR, MURDER, and MEDALLION WINNER continues with thriller writer  J. David Bethel. 
Author J. David Bethel joins us for an in-depth discussion about his riveting psychological thriller MAPPING THE NIGHT.
We read it on the "edge of our seats!"
The evil that hides in the dark is not always what it seems.About The Book:
FBI Special Agents Eileen Prado and Ira Fisher are inserted into the investigation of the Upper East Side serial murders at the instigation of forces working within government who want the identity of one of the victims kept quiet. Their partners in the NYPD have their own agenda. They are hiding the true identity of the man known as The Uptown Savage.
Join us! It was a great discussion! Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 19, 2024 

#102 Guest Author Jane Little Botkin

"EL PASO - YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD"Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell continue September's theme MAYHEM, MEMOIR, MURDER, and MEDALLION WINNER with memoir author Jane Little Botkin.  THE PINK DRESS: A MEMOIR OF A RELUCTANT BEAUTY QUEENJane Little Botkin, former Miss El Paso Texas beauty queen and Guyrex Girl, reveals the realities of becoming the first protégé of “Kings of Beauty” Richard Guy and Rex Holt amid the 1970s counterculture movement. Her experiences launch “GuyRex” into Miss USA pageant history, even as her family falls apart and she struggles to leave the pageant world.
Growing up in West Texas, Jane Little Botkin didn’t have designs on becoming a beauty queen.
A pink, rose-covered gown, a Guyrex creation, symbolizes the fairy tale life that young women in Jane’s time imagined beauty queens had. Its near destruction exposes reality: the author’s failed relationship with her mother, and her parents’ failed relationship with one another. Weaving these narrative threads together is the Wild West notion that anything is possible, especially do-overs. The Pink Dress awakens nostalgia for the 1960s and 1970s, the era’s conflicts and growth pains. A common expectation that women went to college to get “MRS” degrees; to find a husband and become a stay-at-home wife and mother; often prevailed. How does one swim upstream against this notion among feminist voices that protest “If You Want Meat, Go to a Butcher!” at beauty pageants, two flamboyant showmen, and a developing awareness of self? Torn between women’s traditional roles and what women could be, Guyrex Girls evolved, as did the author.The Pink Dress: A Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty Queen released September 10, 2024 and we are so excited to TALK ABOUT IT!! It's a fabulous read that will move you to laughter as well as serious contemplation.Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 12, 2024 

#101 Guest Author C. Courtney Joyner and Western Film Editor Henry C. Parke

MAYHEM, MEMOIR, MURDER, and MEDALLION WINNER!Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell kick it off September with Mayhem! Join us as we talk with C Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke about books and movies. Henry is an author and film editor for True West Magazine and he catches us up with his monthly "Henry's Western Roundup" of film and TV news. Courtney is an award-winning writer of fiction, comics and screen plays who will share the back stories about his two latest projects  - the book Video Tapes From Hell: Visual History of Cult, Collectibles, and Crazy Video Covers, releasing October 1st and the riveting film, Quadrant. Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency Clicks By Madison.  OutWest Shop  Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 5, 2024