MNINS: Season 3, Episode 1 – Surgeries, Stories and Star Wars

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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling (with People Not Named Steve). Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer chat about all of the things that occurred over the holidays, goals for 2016, That Catholic Girl VLog, a reading binge, and a small little movie […]

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2015 – Writing Year in Review

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells Novel, Independent Publishing, Writing

This year was very much an overall representation of my creative life… big goals, almost realized, yet undermined by my health. I started out this year having published nothing. I had spent years learning, writing, re-writing and trashing most of my work. 2015 was the year things finally started to come together. I started this […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 10 – Childhood Friendships and Story Telling

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 10 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer talk about how childhood friendships evolve as you move into adulthood and how to properly present that in fiction. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 9 – Allowing Stories to Take the Paths They Need to Take

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer talk about how stories can veer off the planned path and how that can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you […]

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What Nearly Dying Has Taught Me

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I’ve had Crohn’s disease for over half of my life and it has been trying to kill me from the beginning. From massive bleeding in emergency rooms to unexplained and devastating weight loss.  From post operative infections to pneumonia and kidney failure.  My disease has not liked me one bit. The feeling is mutual. The […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 8 – Authentic Catholic Characters

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. Pete Bauer and Dorothea Bauer talk about how bad Hollywood is at portraying authentic Catholic Characters, the two sides of faith, stupid angels and the Dan Brown Flaw. Mobile Users Listen […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 7 – Musictelling

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. Per the request our dedicated listener, Barbie, this time we talk about storytelling in music and its inherent place as part of the human species. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe […]

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Paperback Rewards

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In a digital world, writing can sometimes feel like I’m moving ones and zeros in a virtual world where nothing is real.  Even when I’ve finished the book and output it into various ebook formats, it still doesn’t feel like I’ve completed my goal until I hold the paperback novel in my hand. This week […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 6 – Finding New Life in an Old Series

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about attempts to bring new life into old material, using NCIS, Castle and Dr. Who as examples and how that relates to Gabby Wells. Mobile Users Listen […]

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Why There Should Always Be Books Printed on Paper

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Technology changes everything and you can’t un-invent disruptive tools once they enter the marketplace.  E-readers and portable computers masquerading as phones have made the world’s libraries one click away. But, I hope books will also continue to be available in paper. Reading a book that is intended to be nothing more than a single story […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 5 – Taking Advantage of Your Teen Years

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about great teens in history and how to use your teen years to be great. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes In this episode: Satan […]

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Why Young Adult Novels? Because Teens Are Amazing!

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells Novel, Writing

There is something special about the teen years.  You know enough about the world to figure out how it works, but you’re not embedded in it.  You see where the lines have been drawn by generations before you and you challenge whether they were sketched out in the right place. Teens also have more time […]

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Wrong Book, Same Journey

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells Novel

In the great expanse of writing, sometimes the world can get really small. Recently, my sister-in-law, Jean, suggested a co-worker read my Gabby Wells thriller, Kneel & Prey.  The co-worker remembered book and Bauer.  That was about it.  A few mouse clicks later the co-worker bought a novel written by a Catholic author about a […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 4 – Satan Wants to Kick Your Butt

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about the spiritual war of souls and why Satan hates us so much.  Then we tie it to the Gabby Wells Thrillers novel series. Mobile Users Listen […]

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My Divine Launch Team

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells Novel

Every writer needs help.  I’m banking on the saintly kind. Any new business could use the assistance from a group of advisers that can guide them through the pitfalls and challenges they will face in their new endeavor.  Not only have I pursued that in our world, but the next. I’ve enlisted the guidance from […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 3 – Your Muse Can’t Be Lazy

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about how to answer the call of your muse… and, hint, it takes a crap tone of hard work. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes […]

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Step Into Gabby’s World

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The local St. Pete/Clearwater tourist board put together a great video of Safety Harbor, the small town in which the Gabby Wells Thrillers take place.  You’ll see many locations used in the novels. Main Street The Gazebo The Big Oak Safety Harbor Spa The Pier The Marina Philippe Park The Whistle Stop Espiritu Santo Springs […]

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Writing through the Valleys

Posted Sonlight Press Gabby Wells Novel, Writing

Writing is fun.  Writing is hard. Like any creative endeavor, it has its peaks and valleys.  Moments of inspiration are short and writing through incomplete ideas, long.  For the hobbyist, indulging in your chosen art only when inspiration hits gives a false impression that, if one were to do it full time, everyday would offer […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 2 – Challenges with Writing a Novel Series

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about some of the challenges faced when writing the Gabby Wells novel series and discuss the best way to avoid pitfalls, using film and television examples.  More […]

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