I would like to welcome one of Red River Radio's hosts, inspirational author, Linda Kozar. She and her co-hosts present Gate Beautiful on Blog Talk Radio.
What
prompted you to become a show host?
April
(Robins) contacted me out of the blue one day. Though I’m an author
now, I worked for community newspapers before and was used to the
interview process. I was excited at the prospect of interviewing live
on air. And as it turned out, doing it on air was a whole lot more
fun.
How
did you decide on the subject matter for your show?
Interviewing
fellow inspirational authors seemed a natural fit since I had access
to them and wanted to focus on readers, fans and writers who aspire
to become published authors.
How
do you balance being a show host, author, artist, etc?
I’m
still working on that part! Promoting the show, organizing the other
hosts and putting together our script takes a lot more time than I
thought it would. And yes, working off of a script gives us a
reference, but we have license to deviate from it and wing our
questions. Having a script is also nice for emergencies, when one of
us has to take over for another host.
Before
you became a host, did you ever think you would have your own talk
show?
No
way! I never envisioned it. But I lovelovelove it and can envision
myself in radio for a very long time.
Do
you have books out? If so, share with us where they can be purchased.
Yes,
I’m a hybrid author in that I am both traditionally published and
indie published (as many are these days). Go to my website.
www.lindakozar.com, where I
have links to take you to Amazon, etc. Some of my books are available
in bookstores as well.
If
you're an artist, where can we find your work?
I
love to paint in oils, but don’t get to do much of it any more.
Some of my oil paintings are on one of my Pinterest Boards if you
want to check them out.
What
do you like best about doing your shows?
Discovering
the story behind the story. People’s lives are so intricate and
interesting, their backgrounds so diverse and different.
When
beginning your shows, what was the easiest thing for you?
Talking!
What
has been the most difficult aspect of hosting your show?
Having
to interrupt someone else when they’re talking and I’m running
out of time.
Who
is the best guest you've ever had?
One
of my favorite guests was Terri Blackstock who wrote “The
Restoration Series” (Last Light, Night Light, True Light, and
Dawn’s Light). We had such fun relating her books (about what would
happen if we had a global catastrophe--lost all modern conveniences,
electricity, gas, access to food, health care, etc.) to current
events and the Doomsday Preppers show.
How
do you select your guests?
At
first, I asked my close friends to be on the show. Then I began to
contact more authors I knew on Facebook, or the authors who are
clients at the same literary agency I’m also a client of. Now I
have relationships with publicists and marketing people and have a
wider range to choose from—which is great. I like to interview
authors in a wide range of genres, as do two of my co-hosts, Jeane
Wynn, and Lena Nelson Dooley. Carla Hoch interviews all the
speculative fiction authors as that is her specialty. The show has
gained a wider audience since we started three years ago. I’m
booked well into 2014 and my slots are almost full.
How
can people who would like to be on your show contact you?
They
can message me on Facebook, but as I said, I am booked for 2013 and
for almost all of 2014. My co-hosts might have some openings
available in 2014, but none in 2013. Although we wing it at times
when we interview, we try not to wing it when it comes to booking our
guests
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