Bestselling authors William and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Cynthia Pelayo, the author of a new novel, Vanishing Daughters. She is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Forgotten Sisters and other genre-blending novels that incorporate fairy tales, mystery, and horror elements. Esquire called her novel Loteria, one of the "Best Horror Books of 2023."

0:00: Opening Thoughts
Travel recaps, plus a discussion of which wives prefer, diamonds or acrostics.

5:01: News
1) ElevenLabs offers Universal AI-narrated Audiobook Options for Authors
2) Amazon Ends Downloads from Kindle Devices by USB

17:26 Craft Corner
Desire Duffy of Black Chateau and Writers Who Make You discusses how to get endorsements for your books.

22:19 Interview with Cynthia Pelayo

39:34 Parting Words
LDon't forget to register for the WriterCon Cruise. Our reserved room block is running out. Take advantage of the rookm discounts while you can. You’ll get over 20 hours of writing instruction, scheduled when the boat is at sea, not when you’d rather get off and go see the icecaps melt. It’s May 31-June 7 leaving from Seattle. For more info, please visit our website. I’ll leave a link in the show notes. If you have any questions, just email. 

Let me also remind you that my novel Challengers of the Dust has just been released. This is set in 1935 Dust Bowl Oklahoma. Two young men are forced to perform an impossible mission—find a local bigwig’s wayward daughter—which sends them on a cross-country journey during which they meet many Depression-era people, including the famous or soon-to-be famous. Change of pace, but I hope a lot of fun and a good read, especially for those interested in the Great Depression, WWII era, the period that literally transformed America. In a good way.

Until next time, keep writing, and remember: You cannot fail, if you refuse to quit.

William Bernhardt 
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