I think this was for suggesting published authors though, which I am not.

Not necessarily. This is for suggesting authors who have something to teach on. E will be being interviewed before long, and she is not published at this point. That’s why I want to know what people want their suggestions to talk about.

Okay, so I have Brock Eastman's podcast being set up at the moment. That will be with me and Nemo. Then Bethany Faith is tentatively set up. We are still ironing out the details, which will be finalized when she returns. And E, Jay, and I will have an informal General Writing podcast coming out (announcement on that will be made soon).

Craig Gordon has agreed to be interviewed! He should be contacting you shortly, Airi.

Awesome!!! *hugs her zoey girl *

Now that our Za is a published author...

Airi, do you want me to contact Mr. Schwabauer now?

Yes, please do.

Where did he request an interview, Brendan?

So did he contact you, then? I ask because I will need contact information if I am to talk to him at all.

*clicks*
Woah. That is awesome.

His e-mail so I can talk with him.

Thank you, I will contact him.

*Humbly inches in* My oldest sister, Camille Esther, self published a book last year, if you're needing someone to interview...but it sounds like you've got quite a line-up already...

*chuckles * Cammie and I e-mail all the time, I'd love to have her, if she would want to do one.

Wait! So Camille gets to decide whether or not she wants to do one, but the rest of us don't have a choice?

Most people will say yes. You, on the other hand, I had to man handle.

She loves me, can't you just tell?

I don't bother man handling people if I don't like them. Takes too much time and effort.

When do you handle me?

Um... okay.

Sorry, just a lot going on. I have my newspaper, and it will surface again at some point.

This is very off topic, however, and I would prefer to return to the subject at hand.

Philli, if need be, I shall use my persuasive powers on Cammie.

*sly smile*

So, currently I have an interview set with E Wednesday. Bethany is sending her books and will be scheduled thereafter. I have Brock on the list, still finalizing a date with him and his schedule, Randy Blackwell is being negotiated, and Daniel Schwabauer and I have just about set a date.

Luke Alistar is trying to hook me up with Ted Dekker, and Raven of the Wood is trying to get an author she knows to get in touch with me.

We are doing well, guys.

Anyone else have an idea?

Nope, I was thinking Mr. Davis would be a good option. I should get his contact info and send him an e-mail...

That's an amazing line-up.

I am very happy with it.

Yes. I will have a lot of fun interviews to listen to.

N.D. Wilson? He could be fun.

Why does that name ring a bell.....?

He wrote the 100 cupboards trilogy, and is writing the Ashtown Burials series. And there's Leepike Ridge and Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl, for something a little less fantasy.

Ah! That is why he sounds familiar. Does anyone have his contact info, or should I work on hunting him down?

Airi, has Craig Gordon contacted you yet? If not, I can hunt down his email address for you.

He has not.

Okay. I'll dig it up and PM it to you, then.

Thank you.

I wonder if it would be possible to get Ridley Pearson on the podcast. He's the co-author of the Peter and the Starcatchers series (which is turning into a Broadway play now). He's also author of the Kingdom Keepers series which is AMAZING. He's written tons more books I have not read, too. Here's his contact page: http://www.ridleypearson.com/adventure/contact/

I'd be willing to contact him, but I'm not sure if I should contact Mr. Pearson himself or if I should contact the person in charge of setting up school times to set up... I suppose starting with Mr. Pearson would be best.

Edit: I don't know if Mr. Pearson is a Christian or not... but I wouldn't think that would be a problem for the podcast, would it?

I'd LOVE an N.D. Wilson podcast.

A couple of suggestions...
--Andrew Peterson (who is currently on tour at the moment, but he might be able to do it sometime later this year)

--The Winter's Writing War winners or judges. That would be cool. The winners could talk about their inspiration for the piece, etc. And the judges could vent about having to choose, if need be.

I like this idea, Shawnabeth.

*would be very interested in having Ridley Pearson* I'd love to ask his take on writing collaboratively, since he co-authored Peter and the Starcatchers.

Very good ideas, guys. I'll come back to them. Right now I'm booked 3 or 4 *can't remember * Podcasts out, so once I get a bit closer to the end of the tunnel, I'll come look more closely into these suggestions.

Hey, I know you're probably booked right now, but for a future podcast, I have another recommendation. He's a published author, though it's business related, not fiction. But he's an incredible writer, and I have a really close connection to him. He has a LOT of good information about publishing and tons of good tips in writing. He has his own radio show and appears on Fox Business a lot. He is also a minister.

His name is Scott Kays. He's the president of Kays Financial Advisory Corporation. Would you like me to hook you up with him? I've already asked if he'd like me to suggest him for the podcast, and he said yes.

I vote for Nemo's idea. * grins *

Yes. That would be excellent, actually.

Alright. I sent you his email. You just need to mention you're from the Holy Worlds Podcast so he knows who you are.

Excellent my wonderful Podcast advocate!

And, would you like me to see if I can get Ridley Pearson, too? Or are we going to wait on him? I'm going to meet him in about a month, so maybe I should try and ask him in person? *shrugs* Whatever you prefer.

I will leave that up to your discretion. You've got a good head on your shoulders, you let me know.

Haha. I'll talk with Mom, but I'm thinking I'll probably email him as he'd most likely be too busy to answer at the book signing.

Edit: I've emailed his speaking Agent. I'll let you know when she responds.

Edit 2: Wow, they're fast at responding. Here's what they said:


Although it's a small window if time, I think we should take it. It would be an incredible opportunity to have Ridley on the podcast (he is a best selling author). Although you may only be able to ask him a few questions and it would be a shorter podcast, I think it would be advantageous to do it.

Thoughts?

Edit Thrice: I would like to request that if we do end up having Ridley Pearson on the podcast, that I get to co-host that episode. It's OK if you would rather me not, but I wanted you to know that I'd love to do it. *loves Pearson's books*