Sr Maria Dateno loves Lord of the Rings, and being a media missionary nun! Inspired by ‘The Magic Treehouse’, she powered through her own series of children’s novels to explore the time and life of Christ.
The Catholic Author Show
How a mom writes full time, designs covers, and runs a publishing imprint – with Roseanna M. White
Roseanna M. White is a best-selling, Christy-Award winning writer with dozens of books in print–and also a homeschooling mom, cover designer, and she and her husband run the WhiteFire Publishing Group.
How an architect creates supernatural fiction for modern teens, with Verity Lucia
A young mom with several children, Verity draws on her experience as an architect to craft a unique series of stories on spiritual warfare.
Creating a fantasy magic system out of music! Chatting ‘Brio’ with with Chris Cross
Chris Cross loves music – so it made sense to create a fantasy world where magic is based in music!
Writing dystopian Christian fiction with an invisible hero with Allison Ramirez
Allison shares a sneak preview of her upcoming dystopian novel, and the challenges of writing an invisible hero! In fact, the character is dead. Together, with a friend, they tackle the difficulty of a kingdom divided along religious lines, and discover a lost third way.
Motherhood, modern cities, & writing domestic noir with Maya Sinha
Maya and I chat about her first novel, ‘The City Mother’, and how being a young mother in a strange city prompted her to think and observe.
Combat veterans, exorcists, & serious storytelling with Douglas Ernst
For mature audiences | Sometimes writing serious storytelling for Catholics feels like a minefield – ‘it’s not Catholic enough!’ or ‘it’s too Catholic!’
Ghost towns, shipwrecks space debris, & children’s stories with Elizabeth Fust
Elizabeth Fust, self-published picture book author and freelance writer by night and writer for a startup aerospace company by day.
Romance, High Seas, & the Revolutionary War – ‘In Pieces’ with Rhonda Ortiz
Rhonda’s childhood love of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and marathoning of the ‘Horatio Hornblower’ series tapped into a great reverence for the Story of Eden.
How Lord of the Rings & the Odyssey inspired historical novels, with Scott Gates
Scott Gates’ fascination with Civil War-era life, and how we all work through our own Odyssey of experiences, impelled him to write ‘Hard Road South.’
Vampires, Werewolves, & Gothic Novels with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
By night, Eleanor reads the Victorians, writes Gothic novels, and cares for small children.
Citlalin Ossio on Magic, Mistakes, and Short Story fun
Citlalin and Dominic talk about having fun with magic and character journeys in short stories!
Katy Campbell on Parody, Cliche, and Fairy Tale Novels
Katy and Dominic talk about fairy tales, powerful women in the ancient world, scheduling with deadlines, and self publishing.
Pedro Gabriel & The Chronicles of Dumah
Pedro chats about his new novel Ironcraft: The Chronicles of Dumah, a fantasy fiction epic.
Announcing: The new YouTube show Silhouettes of the Truth
The show about Catholic fiction for ordinary, modern authors! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction!