Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Karen Grassle, author and actor (Ma Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie) about her new memoir, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust.

Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: News
1) Spotify is acquiring audiobook platform Findaway Voices;
2) Written Word Media reveals its new findings about authors;
3) 20Booksto50K presentations are available free on YouTube; and
4) BookBub reveals what tropes and genres do best.

Chapter 3: Interview
Bernhardt interviews Karen Grassle about her extraordinary career and actor and author. Among other topics, she discusses:
1) why she wrote this memoir;
2) her writing process (no outline, many years); 
3) the importance of writing groups and education;
4) life on Little House on the Prairie, and
5) Her new movie, Not to Forget

Chapter 4: Parting Words
Bernhardt has a new novel out, Exposed, Book 2 in the Splitsville legal thriller series, and a story in a new Christmas anthology, Christmas Tapestry. a collection of holiday tales written by authors who have series characters, featuring their series characters! 
Take a closer look at Exposed: https://amzn.to/3HWg1Br

The next episode of this podcast will be recorded on Dec 9 and will feature all six authors who contributed stories to Christmas Tapestry. It’s gonna be a party!

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During the interview, Karen Grassle mentions her new movie, Not to Forget. Here are some links to locations you can stream the film:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Forget-Karen-Grassle/dp/B09M2J74TB/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=not+to+forget&qid=1637953082&s=instant-video&sr=1-1
Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/not-to-forget/umc.cmc.2lh30lzgkt5c04dnk56foq3p8
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Not_to_Forget?id=e1saAxGmGWc.P&hl=en_US&gl=US

Making Memoir Matter with Karen Grassle

William Bernhardt