Podcasts

Azul and Steve share how grief, legacy, and compassion shaped their novel Greenbrier River, turning family stories into meaningful fiction.

359: Family Stories to Fiction | Azul Terronez & Steve Vannoy

The Journey of Creating Adventures in Cinder Bottom with Azul & Steve   When the world slowed during the pandemic, Steve Vannoy and I found an unexpected gift in that stillness. We began recording stories from his father, Smokey Vannoy—vivid tales of a bygone West Virginia filled with cinder-bottom towns, red-light districts, and river adventures.

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Azul explores the real reasons people don’t write their books, debunks common myths, and shares actionable steps to help you finally move from wishing to writing.

357: The Real Reasons You Haven’t Written Your Book—And How to Move Past Them | Azul Terronez

Break Through the Blocks and Start Writing with Azul Terronez   Have you ever felt like you had a book inside you, but just couldn’t get started? 81% of North Americans believe they have a book in them—but only a tiny fraction ever see that dream to completion. In this episode, I explore the real

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In this episode of Authors Who Lead, Scott Jeffrey Miller offers a refreshingly candid perspective.

355: Building Author Platforms and Handling Critique | Scott Miller

From Feedback to Platform with Scott Miller   Many aspiring authors feel a pull to share their wisdom—especially about something as universal yet challenging as parenting. In this episode of Authors Who Lead, Scott Jeffrey Miller offers a refreshingly candid perspective. Miller, an eight-time Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling author, recently co-authored “Parenting: Wrong

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In this episode of Authors Who Lead, Azul sits down with Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson, the powerhouse writing duo behind the riveting thriller Dark Rising.

352: Inside the World of Jack Ryan’s Newest Writers | Andrews & Wilson on Co-Writing, Thrillers & Dark Rising

How These Thriller Writers Keep the Legacy Alive with Andrews & Wilson In this episode of Authors Who Lead, I sit down with Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson, the powerhouse writing duo behind the riveting thriller Dark Rising. Both veterans with storied pasts—Brian, a former submarine officer with business acumen, and Jeffrey, a trauma surgeon

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